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‘At Witt’s End – The Hunt For A Killer’ Is Unusually Cinematic True Crime

August 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

What’s in a name, especially in the context of a true crime docuseries? There are a couple that Hulu and ABC News Studios would like...

Netflix’s ‘The Influencer’ Is Like Being Tortured At Length

August 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Times have changed, and if you didn’t think so already, The Influencer, a South Korean “social survival” series streaming on Netflix, will change your mind...

Recap: Layton Goes Off The Rails (Literally) In ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 3

August 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can take the man out of the train, but you can’t take the train out of the man – or something like that, anyway....

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 2 Delivers Classic Thrills

August 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

After the season premiere barely featured the titular Snowpiercer at all, Episode 2 of Season 4, “The Sting of Survival”, is set aboard it almost...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2’s Ending Is A Big Tease

August 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

One of the main talking points around the first season of House of the Dragon was that it was just setting up for all the...

Recap: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Might Have Tipped Its Hand In Episode 4

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s typical of Lady in the Lake to build to the most significant moment of the series thus far – the apparent death of Cleo...

Recap: Cleo Makes A Desperate Plan In ‘Lady in the Lake’ Episode 3

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The central tension of Lady in the Lake comes from the anticipation of something we already know happens – the intersection of Maddie and Cleo’s...

‘Miss Night and Day’ Has The Happy Ending Everyone Wanted

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A happy ending was always an inevitability for Miss Night and Day, but it was still important for the show to stick the landing. Episode...

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3 Ends With A Masterclass Of Tension

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

And… breathe. Blimey, that was something, wasn’t it? It seemed unlikely that Episode 10 – the aptly titled “Comeuppance” – would be able to tie...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 15 Wraps Up The Murder Plot

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 15 is the penultimate outing of Miss Night and Day, and you can tell. The stakes were already pretty high at the end of...

There’s Much More To Sal’s Death In ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’ Than It First Appears

August 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is primarily about the death of Andie Bell, a wayward teenager with a particular knack for getting everyone around her...

The Penguin Is A Woman In ‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ And It’s Not A Big Deal

August 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You’ve probably heard by now that Prime Video’s Batman: Caped Crusader gender swaps long-time rogue, The Penguin, who is now a woman named Oswalda Cobblepot,...

The South African Scenery and Customs Of ‘Lobola Man’ Set It Apart As A Rom-Com

August 2 2024, by Louie Fecou

Set and filmed in South Africa, Lobola Man is a distinctly regional take on the romantic comedy genre that revolves around an African tradition many won’t be...

‘Borderless Fog’ Review: An Intense Indonesian Crime Thriller by Director Edwin

August 1 2024, by Daniel Hart

Borderless Fog is not a movie to take lightly. Director Edwin (Vengeance Is Mine, All Others Pay Cash, Posesif) was not in the mood to...

The Ending Of ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Is Chaotic But Conclusive

August 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder takes ages to get going, but it saves almost all of its main reveals for the finale. Episode 6...

‘Batman: Caped Crusader’ Is A Stellar Throwback With Some Contemporary Twists

August 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It brings me great pleasure to announce that Batman: Caped Crusader is the best bit of Batman media in ages; at least since 2022’s The...

Review: Emma Myers Saves A Mediocre Mystery In ‘A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder’

August 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Should teenagers be solving crimes? I’d argue not, but A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder tries to make a case. To be fair, the sleepy...

Ranking Every Episode of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Season 4 Based on Strength of Mystery

July 31 2024, by Daniel Hart

Unsolved Mysteries can be hit and miss, and I was not expecting Season 4 to change. It’s easy to be an armchair detective today, especially...