HBO Max
DMZ review – a worthwhile adaptation hamstrung by its format
This review of DMZ on HBO Max is spoiler-free. Every now and again, you come across a show you really want to like, but that...
Minx season 1, episode 2 recap – “Au revoir, le double dong”
This recap of HBO Max series Minx season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. After the last episode, where we saw Joyce and Doug finally come...
Minx season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained
This recap of HBO Max series Minx season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. Minx is a brand new show coming to HBO Max set in...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Peacemaker Season 1, Episode 8, “It’s Cow or Never”, contains spoilers, including for the Peacemaker ending. The finale of Peacemaker begins with an apology...
‘Kimi’ Ending Explained – Exposing the Truth
The setup for Kimi has a woman, Angela, who is afraid to leave her apartment. Why? Because she has been sexually assaulted in the past...
‘Kimi’ Review – A Modernized Hitchcockian Thriller
Steven Soderbergh’s Kimi setup works as a modernized fusion for premises ripped from Alfred Hitchcock classics Vertigo and Rear Window. In addition to the director’s...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 6 recap – “Murn After Reading”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 6, “Murn After Reading”, contains spoilers. Following on from the cliffhanger ending of the previous episode, “Murn After...
Take Out with Lisa Ling season 1 review – a food and travel show that uncovers Asian influences
HBO Max series Take Out with Lisa Ling season 1 was released on the streaming service on January 27, 2022. For years, the streaming giants...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 5 recap – “Monkey Dory”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 5, “Monkey Dory”, contains spoilers. A morning routine is important, and Peacemaker’s involves eating raw eggs with Tabasco,...
Moses Storm: Trash White review – funny, witty and yet heartbreaking
HBO Comedy Special Moses Storm: Trash White was released on the streaming service on January 22, 2022. As I sat down to watch Moses Storm:...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 4 recap – “The Choad Less Travelled”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 4, “The Choad Less Travelled”, contains spoilers. As I said at the end of my recap of the...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 3 recap – “Better Goff Dead”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 3, “Better Goff Dead”, contains spoilers. Sometimes it’s easy to forget that Peacemaker is a DC property and not just...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 2 recap – “Best Friend, For Never”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 2, “Best Friend, For Never”, contains spoilers. “Best Friend, For Never” devotes almost 20 minutes to dealing with...
Peacemaker season 1, episode 1 recap – “A Whole New Whirled”
This recap of Peacemaker season 1, episode 1, “A Whole New Whirled”, contains spoilers. I’ve come to the realization that everything is funnier if John...
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts review – that same old magic
Only rarely will one ever encounter a piece of media so finely calibrated to evoke nostalgia. For anyone who came of age alongside or slightly...
King Richard review – a genuine crowd-pleaser
This review of the film King Richard does not contain spoilers. King Richard is a film that Hollywood has in short supply these days. A...
Dune (2021) review – a sophisticated sci-fi blockbuster
This review of Dune does not contain spoilers. As a self-proclaimed Denis Villeneuve superfan, and for that matter, a Dune novice, I found his tenth directed...
‘Cry Macho’ Ending Explained – Does Mike Find Redemption?
Mike is a former rodeo clown who is too old to run away from those drooling, bucking bulls in Cry Macho. Right after his boss,...