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‘The Madness’ Is Middling… But Colman Domingo Rules As Usual
You can tell that The Madness would like to be described as “timely”, “biting”, or any number of other adjectives one would typically throw at...
Is Netflix’s ‘Our Little Secret’ the Worst Christmas Movie of 2024?
It’s November 24th, 4° outside, and it seems the perfect time to watch a Christmas movie. As I get my sweet cup of tea, a...
‘When the Phone Rings’ Coheres A Little Better In Episode 2
Can impersonating a kidnapper save a sham marriage? I guess this is the question being floated by When the Phone Rings Episode 2, which picks...
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3
Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...
The Legendary Swedish Crime Behind Netflix’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’
A grain of truth is a powerful thing, and there’s a big one behind Netflix’s Swedish limited series The Helicopter Heist. The 2009 robbery of...
‘The Helicopter Heist’ Delivers Serviceable True-Crime Thrills
If there are two things everybody loves these days, it’s true crime and heist thrillers. The Helicopter Heist knows this, which is why the Swedish...
‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 1 Introduces An Unusual Premise
When the Phone Rings is weird even by K-Drama standards, and that’s obvious right from Episode 1. A loveless marriage of convenience, selective mutism, and...
‘Adoration’ Is A Familiar Feeling Mystery With A Bad Attitude
Ironically for a show titled Adoration, everyone in this seems to hate each other. There are more arguments in the first couple of episodes that...
Angelina Jolie delivers a career best performance in ‘Maria’
Pablo Larrain rounds out his trilogy about iconic women of the 20th century with Maria, a film centered around the famed opera singer Maria Callas....
‘A Virtuous Business’ Makes A Crucial Mistake In Its Finale
Time skips can be useful narrative conceits, and in some cases, they can really reinvigorate a flagging show (hello, The Walking Dead.) But there’s one...
A Heartfelt Reunion In ‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 11
I think the smartest thing that A Virtuous Business has done thus far is entangling Da-hyun’s seemingly unrelated personal subplot with the core group dynamics....
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect
It’s accurate to say that Act 2 of Arcane Season 2 slows things down a lot relative to the balls-to-the-wall frenzy of Act 1, but...
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 10 Ends Part 2 With Unexpected Tragedy
Part 2 of Cobra Kai Season 6 comes to an end in Episode 10, “Eunjangdo”, and it’s a very decent stopping point full of action, drama, and...
Miyagi-do Finally Get On The Same Page In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 9
Now we know that Terry Silver is back and pulling the strings, there’s a sense of urgency to Cobra Kai Season 6 that feels fitting for the...
Guess Who’s Back In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 8?
Cobra Kai never dies, as we all know, and seemingly its villains don’t either. Like, ever. The big twist of Season 6, Episode 8, “Snakes on...
Daniel Gets Blindsided In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 7
Things are not going well for Miyagi-do in Season 6 of Cobra Kai. The much-talked-about Sekai Taikai kicked off in the Part 2 premiere and it...
The Sekai Taikai Begins In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 6
When we last left our intrepid heroes and heroines in the Part 1 finale of Cobra Kai Season 6, Miyagi-do’s representatives were lined up around the mats...
‘The Mothers of Penguins’ Is A Heartfelt Polish Family Drama
Despite the fact that The Mothers of Penguins centers around a woman who happens to be an MMA fighter, don’t worry – this isn’t just...