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‘The Franchise’ Ends With Hope – Though It’s Hard to Tell Who For

November 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been convinced for weeks that the ending of The Franchise would be the catastrophic failure of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, since really, how...

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Episode 2 Is At Its Best In Conversation

November 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Let’s be clear – Episode 2 of Dune: Prophecy, “Two Wolves”, is very good. And it’s good in a number of interesting and specific ways...

‘Landman’ Isn’t In A Hurry To Get Anywhere In Episode 3 — And That’s Fine

November 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Taylor Sheridan shows have a tendency to fall in love with themselves, and Landman might be there already. Episode 3, “Hell Has a Front Yard”, has the...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Coheres A Little Better In Episode 2

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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’

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

‘Before’ Finally Provides Some Answers In Episode 6

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, Before is heating up a little, isn’t it? Episode 6, “Fever Dream”, continues a recent trend of being quite coherent, actually providing some answers...

The Balance Of Power Is Tipping In ‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 2

November 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 2 of Silo continues to be about vibes, and the general underlying feeling of Episode 2, “Order”, is civil unrest, fomenting rebellion, and abuses...

Amazon’s ‘Wish List Games’ Is An Energetic Gameshow With An Insidious Undercurrent

November 21 2024, by Kieran Burt

Amazon is a company that needs no introduction, known to many as the monolithic e-commerce store (though it’s most important product is Amazon Web Services),...

‘Adoration’ Is A Familiar Feeling Mystery With A Bad Attitude

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

‘Gangnam B-Side’ Goes A Little Off The Rails In Episodes 5 & 6

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s safe to say that Gangnam B-Side goes a little off the rails in Episodes 5 and 6. While there’s still a lot to like...

A Serial Killer Comes to Gibsons In ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 7

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Just in time for the finale, a serial killer has come to Gibsons to shake things up and inevitably bring all the core characters together....

It’s All Going Wrong In ‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 7

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a lot to like about Episode 7 of Shrinking Season 2, though admittedly less so if you’re one of the characters. “Get in the Sea” —...

Grief Looms Large In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 3

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 2 of Bad Sisters got off to a slightly stunted start, so it’s a shame that Episode 3, “Missing”, doesn’t have much urgency either. But it...

Everyone’s Getting Laid In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 8, Including the Elderly

November 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Once you get over the obvious hilarity of the premise – it’s about a sweet old lady who wants to have sex all the time,...

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Continues To Suffer From Circumstance In Episode 10

November 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“The Apocalypse of Change” is exactly the kind of episode you get when you have to kill off a show’s main character over a contract...