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‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Finale’s Tragedies and Atrocities

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Pretty much everyone dies in American Primeval, which is to be expected. Nobody thought a happy ending was coming to any of these characters, even...

‘American Primeval’ Review – Netflix’s Western Is Awful, Which Is Entirely The Point

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

American Primeval is awful, but largely in a way that’s terrifically entertaining. It’s about a lot of horrible people doing a great many heinous things,...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Ending Explained – A Thorough Finale Is Worth the Wait

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes a fair amount of time and a lot of concentration to get to the climax of Hound’s Hill, so most viewers will enter...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Review – Netflix’s Dark Small-Town Mystery Is Worth Persevering With

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Hound’s Hill is the kind of bleak small-town mystery that dumps you in the middle of a world and lets you acclimate on your own...

‘The Breakthrough’ Ending Explained – A Long-Awaited Arrest Finally Brings Closure

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Breakthrough has an ending that’s a little like releasing a long-held intake of breath. It isn’t the usual kind of crime drama tension, I’ll...

‘The Breakthrough’ Review – Netflix’s Patient Crime Drama Lingers Over Process

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It wouldn’t be right to call Netflix’s The Breakthrough a thriller, since it doesn’t contain any thrills. Then again, it isn’t supposed to. Lisa Siwe’s...

‘Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy’ Review – A Feature-Length List Of Excuses For Not Being Funny

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Filmed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy opens with a bit of self-aggrandizing artifice that...

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Remains Very Weird In Episode 2

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Stick with me here as this is a slightly weird thing to say on just Episode 2, but When the Stars Gossip is almost like the anti-K-Drama.

‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ Review – Brilliant Netflix Doc Highlights Trash TV’s Moral Bankruptcy

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At one point in Netflix’s brilliant two-part docuseries Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action, The Jerry Springer Show is described as a modern-day version of the...

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Is All Over the Place in Episode 1

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that sci-fi isn’t exactly a go-to genre for K-Drama, and sci-fi-comedy even less so, which makes When the Stars Gossip an especially curious choice for a Netflix series.

‘When the Phone Rings’ Ending Explained – It’s Finally Happily Ever After For Hee-joo and Her Husband

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Allow me to spare you the suspense – When the Phone Rings has a happy ending. For a long time, it was easy to suspect...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Perfunctory Climax Offers A Mediocre Haul

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of any good heist/treasure-hunting show isn’t as much of a will-they-won’t-they as it seems. Nobody ever gets the loot, really. It’s either cursed...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Review – Returning To The Same Well Yields Very Little Treasure

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s really no surprise that Bandidos was popular, despite it not being very good. It had the format of a heist thriller and the aesthetics...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Delivers Several Late Twists In Episode 11

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Phone Rings is clearly the kind of show that delights in keeping its audience guessing (and close to a health event).

‘Cunk on Life’ Review – Diane Morgan Remains Exquisite In Charlie Brooker’s Silly Satire

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes an effort to remember this now, but there was a time when nobody knew who Sacha Baron Cohen (The Spy) or any of his...

‘Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever’ Review – Chris Smith’s Netflix Documentary Treats Its Subject With Kid Gloves

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate Bryan Johnson. Not that I’ve ever met him, obviously. Never spoken to him either. In fact, now that I think about it, I...

‘The Love Scam’ Ending Explained – A Predictable Rom-Com Climax Offers No Surprises

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s obvious what the ending of The Love Scam will be ten minutes after pressing play. Depending on who you are and what you’re looking...

‘The Love Scam’ Review – Stalking Gets Results In A Misguided But Oddly Amusing Netflix Rom-Com

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Look, The Love Scam isn’t very good. That’s unavoidable. I’m going to outline the premise in a moment and anyone who has seen a rom-com...