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‘Tin Soldier’ Review – An Inexplicably Good Cast Obscures A Thoroughly Terrible Movie
I have no idea what Tin Soldier is, where it came from, how it was released, or who thought it’d be a good idea. Only...
‘Nonnas’ Review – Netflix’s Frictionless Foodie Drama Is Just Charming Enough
Sometimes a movie exists for no better reason than to simply mind its business, and that’s very much the vibe I get from Nonnas. It’s...
‘Bad Influence’ Ending Explained – Netflix’s Teen Romance Goes Completely Off the Rails
I know what you’re thinking – a teen romance about two radically different but implausibly attractive people has to have a happy ending, right? The...
‘Bad Influence’ Review – Netflix’s Spanish Teen Erotica Hits The Usual Notes
There’s a very simple and obvious formula for a movie like Bad Influence, which shouldn’t be confused with Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, a...
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 6 Recap – Hope Is The Most Dangerous Thing Of All
If we're being frank, Your Friends & Neighbors hasn't been an especially contemplative show, which is perhaps why Episode 6 is such a standout installment.
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 5 Recap – And We’re Finally Back at the Beginning
It has taken Your Friends & Neighbors five weeks to circle back to the brutal crime scene it began with, but Episode 5 finally gets us there with a little more context.
‘The Studio’ Episode 8 Recap – Matt’s Ego Takes Another Heavy Hit
The Studio is a show about Hollywood that clearly enjoys an impressive amount of access to its stars and executives, but it has rarely felt quite as insider-y as it does in Episode 8, aptly titled “The Golden Globes”.
‘Untold: Shooting Guards’ Review – This Is The Pettiest High-Profile Sports Story Of All Time
It wouldn’t quite be accurate to call Untold: Shooting Guards a tale of two halves, but it’s pretty close. At a certain point in the...
‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2 Premiere Recap – A Man and His Bat
Conceptually, The Walking Dead: Dead City was supposed to capitalize on the unresolved and oddly sexually charged relationship between Maggie and Negan.
‘Heavenly Ever After’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap – To Hell and Back Again
I do wonder if Heavenly Ever After might be too mawkish for its own good. I continue to enjoy the K-Drama, don’t get me wrong, but in Episodes 5 & 6, I began to drift a little.
‘MobLand’ Episode 6 Recap – The Harrigans Are Historically and Now Internationally Awful
After MobLand revealed that we’d been following the bad guys all along, Episode 6 completely doubles down on the idea, as well as taking the Harrigans’ nonsense international (hence the title, “Antwerp Blues”).
‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Introducing Bonkers Bad Guy Jeffrey Wright
The Last of Us, as a game and a TV show, is bleak to an extent that borders on parodical, like a social experiment designed to psychologically break huge swathes of people with their so-called entertainment.
‘Happy Face’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Can’t Resist A Last-Minute Tease
A cliffhanger ending really doesn’t suit Happy Face, and I spent most of Episode 8, “The Star”, believing that it wasn’t going to get one....
‘Exterritorial’ Review – A Very Competent Action Thriller With A Handful Of Underused Ideas
Straightforward European action movies are ten-a-penny on Netflix – we had, say, Ad Vitam recently, but it’s rubbish, so don’t think about it too much...
‘The Eternaut’ Ending Explained – A Vague Climax Provides Few Meaningful Answers
I’m not sure what I was expecting from the ending of The Eternaut, but it probably wasn’t what we got. The Netflix series entered Episode 6...
‘The Eternaut’ Episode 5 Recap – Temporary Refuge Reveals Surprising New Ideas
Just when you thought you had things a little figured out, The Eternaut throws you for another loop. The previous episode revealed that bug-like aliens were invading.
‘The Eternaut’ Episode 4 Recap – A Pest Control Problem Emerges
Just in case you were wondering what the creature we glimpsed at the end of the previous episode was, we now have an answer.
‘The Eternaut’ Episode 3 Recap – A Widening Scope Offers A Glimpse Of A Bigger Threat
Episode 3 of The Eternaut, "Magnetism", is about widening the show's scope geographically and in terms of its mythology.