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Johnny (2022) Review – paying homage to the late Father Jan Kaczkowski

March 23 2023, by Jessica Fontaine

We review the 2022 Polish Netflix film Johnny, which does not contain spoilers. Johnny is a Polish drama film on Netflix. Directed by Daniel Jaroszek, it...

‘A Friend of the Family’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Horseback Riding in American Falls”

October 6 2022, by Eamon Hennedy

Beginning with a direct-to-camera introduction from Jan Broberg, A Friend of the Family is a true crime story that has been previously explored in documentary format...

Mike Season 1 Ending Explained

September 17 2022, by Adam Lock

The controversial miniseries Mike comes to an end with Episode 8, “Phoenix”, another fast-paced twenty-minute installment that asks viewers to make up their own minds...

Mike Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Cannibal”

September 17 2022, by Adam Lock

No matter what Mike Tyson did in his past or what he does in his future, he will always be remembered for his infamous 1997...

Narco-Saints Season 1 Ending Explained

September 10 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Narco-Saints hasn’t exactly been immune to cliches, but it opens its final episode with the biggest one yet – a nightmare dream sequence in which...

Narco-Saints Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – The Mole is Revealed

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

So, here’s why Jeon went to see Chen Zhen at the end of the previous episode — he wants to use his European meth networks...

Narco-Saints Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – Changing Schedule

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 1, Episode 4 of Narco-Saints starts with a bang – literally. With the cocaine having been intercepted at the border by the Brazilian authorities, panic...

Narco-Saints Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – Special Delivery

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

What I wonder about Pastor Jeon is how much he believes his own nonsense. In the opening scene of this third episode, which follows on...

Narco-Saints Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – Cult of Personality

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

You’ll recall that, at the end of Episode 1, the intrepid Korean fishman — his words — Ingu was arrested for smuggling cocaine in amongst...

Narco-Saints Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – The Premiere Explained

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Have you heard of Suriname? These are the first words of Netflix’s Narco-Saints, delivered in somewhat artless explanatory narration by the protagonist, Kang Ingu. The documentary-style...

Narco-Saints Season 1 Review – An Entertaining if Unoriginal Crime Drama

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

The word narco has been around for a long time, but in recent years, thanks largely to the success of Narcos and Narcos: Mexico, it has become synonymous...

Clark episode 6 recap – the ending explained

May 5 2022, by Daniel Hart

This recap of the Netflix limited series Clark episode 6 — the ending explained — contains spoilers. Read the review of the series. If you’ve...

Clark review – a biographical series bringing to life the controversial celebrity gangster

May 5 2022, by Daniel Hart

This review of the Netflix limited series Clark does not contain spoilers. We are not short on biographical series on celebrity criminals. We’ve only just...

‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’ Review – An Overdose of Whimsy

October 22 2021, by M.N. Miller

Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain leaves the viewer overdosed on whimsy. The Flowers creator has two excellent performances by Benedict Cumberbatch (The...

The Billion Dollar Code Season 1 Ending Explained – who won the infringement case?

October 7 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This article contains major spoilers for the ending of The Billion Dollar Code on Netflix.  The Billion Dollar Code is, at the core of things, a...

The Billion Dollar Code Season 1 Review – the legal battle for Google Earth

October 7 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of The Billion Dollar Code Season 1 is spoiler-free. The idea that multinational mega-corporations might be a bit unscrupulous isn’t exactly a new...

Joe Bell review — an act of repentance

July 22 2021, by M.N. Miller

This review of Joe Bell is spoiler-free. The story of Jadin Bell is a heartbreaking one. The story of his father is an act of...

The Naked Director season 2, episode 8 recap – the ending explained

June 24 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of The Naked Director season 2, episode 8, “The Will of a Stone”, contains spoilers. It also contains an open discussion of The...

The Naked Director season 2 review – more of the same, for better and worse

June 24 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of The Naked Director Season 2 is spoiler-free. You can check out our thoughts on the first season by clicking these words. There...

Dream Horse review – an old fashioned nags to riches story

June 4 2021, by Louie Fecou

There’s a time and a place for films like Dream Horse. You have seen several like it before, though maybe not about a racehorse that...