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‘Rivers of Fate’ Review – An Unflinchingly Awful, Draining Crime Drama

August 20 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Rivers of Fate seems sprung to life as a dare, almost as if directors Fernando and Quico Meirelles were trying to win a bet about...

‘Devo’ Review – A Breezy Celebration Of Counter-Cultural Weirdness

August 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I wasn’t remotely familiar with the new wave band Devo before sitting down to watch Chris Smith’s Netflix documentary about the Akron, Ohio collective’s ‘80s...

‘America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys’ Review – ‘The Last Dance’ 2.0

August 18 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

As far as subject-approved, rather curtained docuseries go, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys is closer to something like WWE: Unreal than anything else....

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 6 Recap – The Question Of Consent Proves Tricky

August 17 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Consent is never a simple subject, and it’s the rare show that can do it justice without dipping into uncomfortable territory.

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 5 Recap – Hyo-min Stands On Her Own Two Feet

August 17 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, or so the saying goes, but the principle applies to K-Drama protagonists in a lot of ways. Beyond the Bar Episode 5 is built on it.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 8 Recap – Several Serious Turns Keep Things Interesting

August 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I'll level with you, readers -- I wasn't expecting half of what happens in The Winning Try Episode 7.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 7 Recap – Lovely Storytelling Weaves Multiple Threads Together

August 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve said this before, here and on various social media platforms, but it’s worth repeating — The Winning Try is much more than a sports drama. You...

Breaking Down All The Raunchy Drama In ‘Fatal Seduction’ Season 2

August 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m as surprised as you are, but Season 2 of Fatal Seduction is pretty good. It’s certainly a major improvement over the first season, even if that’s...

‘Fatal Seduction’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Surprisingly Thorough Conclusion

August 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Hey, credit where it’s due. Fatal Seduction Season 2 isn’t just a significant improvement over its predecessor, but it also has a proper ending, which,...

‘Fatal Seduction’ Season 2 Review – A More Typical Thriller With A Few Bad Habits

August 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The first season of Fatal Seduction, which was unashamedly an almost shot-for-shot remake of Netflix’s Mexican telenovela Dark Desire, had its fans. I don’t know...

‘Miss Governor’ Part 2 Ending Explained – And, Predictably, We Have A Cliffhanger

August 14 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The first part of Miss Governor — previously titled She the People, which has been annoyingly changed without explanation — ended on a rather promising note, with Antoinette,...

‘Fixed’ Review – Netflix’s R-Rated Dog Comedy Has No New Tricks

August 13 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Dogs have always been a movie-making cheat code, the easiest shortcut to making an audience laugh or cry – or both! – as necessary. The...

‘Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy’ Review – Jefferies Remains Impossible to Pin Down

August 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Jim Jefferies occupies a great place in comedy these days. Having made his name as a — all together now — “controversial” comic back when...

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 4 Recap – Where Is the Line Between Right and Wrong?

August 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

If there’s anything particular that Beyond the Bar does well, it’s navigating that incredibly wispy line between right and wrong.

‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 3 Recap – Fascinatingly Intricate Character Drama

August 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I can’t help but feel that Beyond the Bar is flying under the radar a bit.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 6 Recap – Now Things Are Getting Serious

August 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It wouldn't be fair to claim that The Winning Try has been unserious to this point, because it had me pretty much sobbing already, but it definitely hasn't been as serious as it is in Episode 6.

‘Stolen: Heist of the Century’ Review – A Slick Behind-the-Scenes Of A Notorious Heist

August 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In crime circles, one has to imagine that a diamond heist, from within Antwerp’s famous Diamond District no less, constitutes something of a final boss....

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 5 Recap – Continuing to Hit the Target With Ease

August 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

While it's ostensibly a show about rugby, The Winning Try is really a show about people. And this is becoming more and more obvious as we progress, with Episode 5 being perhaps the best example of it.