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Shock and Awe: Here Are 10 Provocative Shows Like ‘The Boys’

June 22 2024, by Louie Fecou

The Boys became a hit series for Prime Video by taking the tropes of comic book superheroes and subverting them into a shocking often ultra-violent...

‘Trigger Warning’: All the Production Details Behind One of the Year’s Worst Movies

June 21 2024, by Louie Fecou

Trigger Warning stars Jessica Alba as a special ops commando taking over her father’s bar and falling foul of local thugs. The Netflix thriller was...

‘Trigger Warning’ Review: Jessica Alba Competes With Jennifer Lopez For Worst Movie Of The Year

June 21 2024, by Daniel Hart

I highly doubt Trigger Warning needed three lead writers overseeing this project. If it did, I’d love to know what they were doing. Whether I...

The Boys Season 4, Episode 4 Explained: Homelander Wants His Audience To Feel Sorry For Him

June 20 2024, by Daniel Hart

As I enjoyed The Boys Season 4, Episode 4, I realized that Homelander breaks the fourth wall—not by looking at the camera and talking to...

‘Kleks Academy’ has a fairytale ending, but the movie falls short of expectations

June 19 2024, by Daniel Hart

It’s best not to take Kleks Academy too seriously, as it’s rooted in children’s imagination, after all. However, I am not convinced that director Maciej...

Recap: Did ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Just Break Canon Again?

June 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

First, the good news: The Acolyte Episode 4 is an improvement over last week’s episode, which according to some may have irreparably broken Star Wars...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 1 Promises A Bloodbath Is Coming

June 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

House of the Dragon Season 2 begins with some reassurances. It’s still good, for a start. Episode 1, “A Son for a Son”, is actually...

5 Crime Comedies like Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ That Are Loosely Based On A True Story — Or Seem Like They Could Be

June 15 2024, by Louie Fecou

Netflix have a surprise hit on their hands, in more ways than one, with Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, a comedy crime thriller inspired by the...

‘Ultraman: Rising’ Is Surprisingly Cute and Endearing

June 14 2024, by Daniel Hart

Taking on your father’s mantle can be difficult, and that’s what Ken Sato has to do in Ultraman: Rising, the latest addition to the Ultraman...

Explore Post-Apocalyptic Settings And Doomsday Scenarios With 7 Shows Like ‘Sweet Tooth’

June 14 2024, by Louie Fecou

Netflix’s comic book-based fantasy series Sweet Tooth sees a half-human half-deer boy trying to find his way through a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by other hybrids....

‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episodes 1-3 Explained: Key Moments and Highlights

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Plenty is riding on Season 4 of The Boys because it arrived when Prime Video announced the fifth would be last. The first three episodes...

5 Shark Movies like ‘Under Paris’ That Aren’t ‘Jaws’

June 13 2024, by Louie Fecou

Under Paris taps into one of our greatest fears — scary things in the water that want to eat you. There has been a long...

Theory: Is Darth Plagueis Pulling the Strings in ‘The Acolyte’?

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Social media is currently awash with responses to The Acolyte Episode 3, which depending on who you ask is either the worst episode of Star Wars television ever, a...

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Is Going to Upset Some People

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate to have to say it, but Episode 3 of The Acolyte, “Destiny”, makes me sympathetic to those who think this is the worst...

‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Shows Wendy’s Motherly Future

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Wendy has always been a quiet and understated character in Sweet Tooth, but Season 3 is her chance to shine. As well as being instrumental in...

The Fate Of Big Man In ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Deliberately Ambiguous — And That’s Good

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

From the beginning, Sweet Tooth was always the story of Gus and Big Man. But while the ending of Season 3 gives us a peek into...

Stop Googling Whether ‘Under Paris’ Is Based On A True Story

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I shouldn’t have to say this, but no — Under Paris is not based on a true story, and there are no sharks in the Seine...

‘The Atypical Family’ Left Enough Unresolved That A Second Season Might Happen

June 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite being slapped with Netflix’s now-common limited series designation, The Atypical Family might return for Season 2 if the performance merits it. There’s certainly enough meat on...

‘The Atypical Family’ Contrives A Happy Ending – But Not A Complete One

June 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Atypical Family contrived a happy ending in Episodes 11 and 12, which, thanks to the time travel gimmick, shouldn’t come as much of a...

Review: ‘Hit Man’ Shows Glen Powell Having Fun With His Range With a Twisted Love Story Ending

June 7 2024, by Daniel Hart

For all its engaging fun, Hit Man has more meaning than the script suggests. It’s the ideal Netflix movie with obvious conversational points. I loved...