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‘The Union’ Ending Could Lead To An Awesome Sequel

August 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

I liked the ending of The Union just as much as the rest of the movie. As I said in my review, Mark Wahlberg and...

‘The Union’ Surprisingly Works – Not Just Because Of Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry

August 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

I know what you are thinking. I’m a critic, so I’m going to predictably pan The Union as a trashy popcorn movie as part of...

Recap: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Episode 6 Is A Fanciful Diversion At The Wrong Time

August 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The penultimate episode of Lady in the Lake is easily the most formally daring, devoting most of its runtime to elaborate dream sequences in which Maddie grapples...

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 5 Says Goodbye To A Key Character

August 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Things are starting to heat up in Snowpiercer Season 4, though perhaps that isn’t exactly the right word given at the end of Episode 5 a major...

4 Key Moments From The Ending of ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4, Part 1

August 15 2024, by Daniel Hart

Season 4 of Emily in Paris at the halfway mark is everything we expected. Episode 5, “Trompe l’oeil,” sees trouble for Camille, an untimely revelation...

Breaking Down the Ending of ‘The Tyrant’ And Its Connection To ‘The Witch’

August 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Tyrant is aggressively complex for a show with a relatively simple story, and the ending of its brief four-episode first season contains almost all...

Review: ‘The Tyrant’ Is Dark In More Ways Than One

August 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s dominance in the K-Drama streaming market may never be challenged, and despite Hulu and Disney+ (through its international Star banner) having a good go...

Review: ‘American Murder: Laci Peterson’ Explores A Harrowing Murder

August 14 2024, by Romey Norton

From disappearance to murder. At eight months pregnant, Laci Peterson vanished, causing an extensive search that ended in tragedy. Across three episodes, American Murder: Laci...

Review: ‘Worst Ex Ever’ Tells Shocking Stories Of Betrayal, Lies and Murder

August 14 2024, by Romey Norton

Do you think your ex is bad? They’re probably not as bad as the exes in the Netflix series Worst Ex Ever. Blumhouse Television is...

Recap: Breaking Down The Two-Part Premiere Of ‘Bad Monkey’

August 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Severed arms, grubby land deals, some light witchcraft, and, yes, a monkey, all feature in the two-part premiere of Apple TV+’s Bad Monkey. Episodes 1...

Review: Vince Vaughn Is On Top Form In Apple TV+’s ‘Bad Monkey’

August 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Bill Lawrence is responsible for some of Apple TV+’s finest comedic endeavors, including Ted Lasso and Shrinking, but Bad Monkey showcases another of his talents,...

‘Matt Rife: Lucid’ Showcases His Crowd Work, Which Is A Problem

August 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

There’s no doubt that Matt Rife: Lucid – A Crowd Work Special shows off the stand-up comedian’s talent, but that’s a problem in itself. In...

Recap: ‘Industry’ Rings The Bell On Season 3 With A Dynamite Premiere

August 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Industry has always been good, but in Season 3 it’s exceptional. Episode 1, “Il Mattino ha L’Oro in Boca” — an Italian phrase meaning “the morning...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Gets A Little Silly In Episode 2

August 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The premiere of Romance in the House largely worked on the basis of mystery, but nobody – including me – stopped to wonder if perhaps...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Gets Off To An Intriguing Start In Episode 1

August 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Of all the subgenres of Korean drama, romance is among the most enduringly popular and closely associated with the nation’s output. Romance in the House...

Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Shifts Focus In Season 2, Episode 5

August 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Generally speaking, I like The Serpent Queen quite a bit, but something occurred to me in Episode 5 of Season 2 that gave me pause...

Recap: Big Alice Catches Up to ‘Snowpiercer’ In Season 4, Episode 4

August 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I don’t know about anyone else, but I expected it might take an episode or two for Big Alice to catch up to Snowpiercer. Lo...

Review: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck’s Chemistry Elevates ‘The Instigators’

August 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There isn’t much to The Instigators. It’s a surface-level crime caper with a forgettable plot, few big moments, and largely one-note characters. And yet I...