Action-Adventure

The Harder They Fall (2021) Review – Relentless and Bristles With Vitality

October 22 2021, by M.N. Miller

The revenge thriller has been done ten times over. Do you know the kind of Western? A man goes on one last ride to avenge...

‘The Forgotten Battle’ Review – A Gripping War Picture

October 16 2021, by M.N. Miller

The Forgotten Battle (De Slag om de Schelde) is a Dutch war film that happens to be one of the most expensive films Holland has...

My Name season 1, episode 8 recap – the finale/ending explained

October 16 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 8 contains spoilers, as well as a discussion of the My Name ending. And, as ever, it...

My Name season 1, episode 7 recap – before the storm

October 16 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 7 contains spoilers. Usually, a show being predictable is a negative quality. But in some shows it’s...

My Name season 1, episode 6 recap – the truth is out

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers. Mujin, you’ll recall, took quite a licking at the end of the previous episode,...

My Name season 1, episode 5 recap – secrets are close to being spilled

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. You have to respect My Name for not beating around the bush. The previous...

My Name season 1, episode 4 recap – putting a face to a name

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. It’s all about the execution, really. Very little about My Name is new, and...

My Name season 1, episode 3 recap – an old face returns

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. My Name doesn’t do cliff-hangers so much as take a break of a few...

My Name review – another quality k-drama for Netflix’s library

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of My Name is spoiler-free. The unprecedented success of Squid Game on Netflix has exposed how few people have really been paying attention...

My Name season 1, episode 2 recap – some years later

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. So, it turns out that Jiwoo has rather taken to gangster training. In a...

My Name season 1, episode 1 recap – the opening chapter explained

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of My Name season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. Meet Yoon Jiwoo. The seventeen-year-old daughter of an absentee, addict, and possibly gangster father,...

See season 2, episode 8 recap – the finale/ending explained

October 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of See season 2, episode 8, “Rock-A-Bye”, contains spoilers, including a discussion of the See Season 2 ending. Last week’s episode of See ended on...

‘Bright: Samurai Soul’ Review – A Story of Friendship, Betrayal and Retribution

October 13 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix anime film Bright: Samurai Soul is based on the 2017 American film Bright. Directed by Kyohei Ishiguro (Children of the Whales), this film is...

‘Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle’ Review – Childhood Nostalgia With a Relevant Social Message

October 9 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s animation film Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle takes me to childhood again. The global phenomenon of Ash and Pikachu got me at...

See season 2, episode 7 recap – “The Queen’s Speech”

October 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of See season 2, episode 7, “The Queen’s Speech”, contains spoilers. Well, “The Queen’s Speech” certainly lives up to its title — it...

‘The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light’ Review – An Adaptation You Shouldn’t Miss

October 1 2021, by Romey Norton

Anime fans, it’s here! The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light is out on Netflix. This is the second movie based on the manga and...

See season 2, episode 6 recap – “The Truth About Unicorns”

October 1 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of See season 2, episode 6, “The Truth About Unicorns”, contains spoilers. There are many benefits of keeping a mystic around, and one...

See season 2, episode 5 recap – “The Dinner Party”

September 25 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of See season 2, episode 5, “The Dinner Party”, contains spoilers. Baba Voss and his family are finally reunited in “The Dinner Party”,...

Intrusion (2021) Review – Is There More To This Robbery?

September 22 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Soapy, trashing, and thrilling. If those are qualities you want from a film, Intrusion may be for you! In just over 90 minutes, Intrusion tells...

The Stronghold (2021) Review – An (Almost) True Story Set In France

September 18 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

The Stronghold is a French crime thriller based on real events. Well, kind of. Those behind the making of the film have stated that whilst...