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‘Malice’ Ending Explained – Sometimes the Villains Get to Win
In most shows, the finale of Malice would constitute a happy ending. The pampered, privileged family is taken to task for their selfishness, after all,...
‘Malice’ Review – Somehow, Jack Whitehall’s First Dramatic Role Really Works
Nothing about Prime Video’s Malice should work. It’s very silly, totally implausible, and stars Jack Whitehall, of all people, not as bumbling comic relief but...
‘Playdate’ Review – Prime Video’s Abominable Action-Comedy Is An Insult
Having spent over a decade as an entertainment critic, one of the things I have realised is that I have deeply unsophisticated taste. Ordinarily, a...
The ‘Bat-Fam’ Controversy Is Ridiculous, But I Kind Of Get It
I was fully prepared to declare the “controversy” around Prime Video’s Bat-Fam utterly ridiculous, and a complete overreaction by so-called fans with nothing better to...
‘Tyler Perry’s Finding Joy’ Review – Prime Video’s Christmas Rom-Com Commits A Terrible Sin
Five days into November, and I’m not only reviewing my second premature Christmas movie of the year, but weirdly enough, the second one with “Joy”...
Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Ending Explained – Twist After Twist After Twist
Predictably, Harlan Coben’s Lazarus has one of those endings that seem to go on forever, delivering twist after twist just for the fun of it....
Harlan Coben’s ‘Lazarus’ Review – Too Ridiculous By Half, Even For This Author
The work of Harlan Coben is perfectly suited to our current era of relentless home entertainment, where audiences swallow stories wholesale and barely have time...
‘Gen V’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Well, That Was Easier Than Expected
I’m not sure I’d consider the climax of Gen V Season 2 to be a “good” ending in the traditional sense of the term. Sure,...
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Can’t Say I Didn’t Tell You So
Not to say I told you so, but, well, I told you so. It isn’t like Gen V Season 2 had been especially subtle about what was really going on with Cipher and Thomas Godolkin, but it’s nice that Episode 7 clarifies it – and with immediately chilling effect.
‘Maintenance Required’ Review – Prime Video’s Wildly Derivative Rom-Com Kind Of Works
There is no way to scientifically measure this, but I reckon Maintenance Required is the most derivative romantic comedy ever made. It’s You’ve Got Mail,...
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Getting Closer to the Truth
Gen V Season 2 continues to lean on more explicit cameos and connections to The Boys.
I’m Convinced A Certain ‘Gen V’ Season 2 Theory About Cipher Is Correct
I think I know who Cipher is, or at least who he’s a puppet of. The mysterious new dean of God U has been a...
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Supes Don’t Like Being Locked Up
You can’t keep a good Supe down, or so the saying that I’ve just made up goes, and it’s similarly difficult to keep them locked up, too.
‘Gen V’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – A Celebrity Deathmatch and Cipher’s Power Revealed
Cipher, the new dean of God U, immediately became one of the more interesting figures in Season 2 of Gen V.
‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Ending Explained – No Surprises To Be Found Here
There’s a popular argument against prequels that suggests our knowledge of what happens in the future kills any real suspense around what might have happened...
‘Gen V’ Season 2 Premiere Recap – A Nasty But Surprisingly Sensitive Return to School
Prime Video’s spin-off from The Boys returns for Season 2 with several pretty important mandates.
‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Episode 6 Recap – We Finally Know Who the Shepherd Is
It has taken a while, but The Terminal List: Dark Wolf really gets going in Episode 6, fittingly titled "Pawns & Kings".
‘The Terminal List: Dark Wolf’ Episode 5 Recap – Torture Is Bad (And Other Lessons)
I've realised what The Terminal List: Dark Wolf reminds me of. It isn't a show, funnily enough, but the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, specifically the reboot from 2019.