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New Jersey Cosplays As Florida In Prime Video’s ‘Space Cadet’

July 7 2024, by Louie Fecou

Space Cadet isn’t a clever movie, but it was at least clever with its production. Set in Florida, the Legally Blonde-inspired comedy was filmed across New Jersey,...

Review: ‘Desperate Lies’ Completely Mishandles Its Premise

July 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Every now and again Netflix will indulge in a soapy telenovela with a preposterous number of episodes, and Desperate Lies fits the bill. A grim,...

‘The Imaginary’ Explores the Conscious Boundary Between Childhood Innocence and the Transition to Adulthood

July 5 2024, by Daniel Hart

One thing I never had as a child was an imaginary friend, but I recall one night believing that Santa Claus was sneaking around the...

The Ending of ‘Space Cadet’ Makes You A Little Warm To This Stupid Astronaut Movie

July 4 2024, by Daniel Hart

The ending of Space Cadet would have reached a ludicrous level if Rex had managed to fool NASA and become a fully qualified astronaut despite...

5 Key Moments From ‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episode 6

July 4 2024, by Daniel Hart

Look, I get it—we like sensationalism and memes—but I do feel like The Boys is running out of gas, even if there is a story to be...

‘Presumed Innocent’ Is Set In Chicago, But The Apple TV+ Series Was Filmed In Pasadena

July 3 2024, by Louie Fecou

The Apple TV+ adaptation of the Scott Turow novel Presumed Innocent, which was the focus of a theatrically released movie starring Harrison Ford way back...

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 6 Loses All Momentum

July 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s difficult to know what to make of The Acolyte Episode 6, “Teach / Corrupt”, since very little happens in it but it’s full of...

Review: ‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Is The Perfect Summer Action-Comedy

July 3 2024, by Ricky Valero

Forty years after the debut of Axel Foley, Eddie Murphy returns to the iconic character in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, streaming on Netflix. The...

3 Key Moments from the ‘Trying’ Season 4 Ending

July 3 2024, by Daniel Hart

Rafe Spall and Esther Smith hinted that the Trying Season 4 finale would have a massive cliffhanger, so Episode 8 does not disappoint. While the...

Recap: ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 5 Gets The Trial of Rusty Sabich Underway

July 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s the small stuff that makes Presumed Innocent great. The plot isn’t especially compelling and the characters are largely awful and if, like me, you’ve read the...

Recap: ‘Land of Women’ Finds Its Groove In Episode 3

July 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

So, the Land of Women premiere wasn’t very good, but luckily Episode 3 is quite a bit better. As predicted, the show needed to settle in a...

Recap: ‘Land of Women’ Is Dull Through Episodes 1 & 2, But There’s Hope Yet

July 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

After hobbling through Episodes 1 and 2 of Land of Women, I have a concise summary: It’s pretty dull. This shouldn’t be the case. It...

‘Doctor Climax’ Season 2 Could Happen — But It Probably Shouldn’t

July 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Doctor Climax hasn’t been renewed for Season 2, and this is probably a good thing. After all, you can only prompt a cultural sexual awakening once...

REVIEW: ‘SPRINT’ is helped by a good format and a known journey ahead

July 2 2024, by Daniel Hart

Brought to you by the same people who produced Full Swing, Drive to Survive, and Break Point comes SPRINT, a sports docuseries following athletes competing...

Netflix’s ‘Supacell’ Cannot Be Separated From South London

July 1 2024, by Louie Fecou

Supacell is intimately tied to South London, so it makes sense the show was filmed on location in the estates, stations, high streets, and hospitals of...

‘My Lady Jane’ Season 2 Could Continue Exploring Alternative Historical Threads Or We Could Have ‘My Plain Jane’

July 1 2024, by Daniel Hart

Amazon Prime Video has not yet renewed My Lady Jane for Season 2, but if they did, there would be plenty of stories to explore....

Recap: In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 3, War Is Closer And Sillier Than Ever

July 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A misunderstanding. That’s what it all boils down to in House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 3 – a devastating civil war is about...

Recap: Romance Comes to the Forefront In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 6

June 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Miss Night and Day has been many things thus far, but perhaps a romance least of all. To be fair, it’s pretty difficult for love...