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