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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

This recap of the Peacock series A Friend of the Family season 1, episode 1, “Horseback Riding in American Falls,” contains spoilers. Beginning with a direct-to-camera...

Mike season 1, episode 8 recap – the finale and ending explained

September 17 2022, by Adam Lock

This recap of the Hulu series Mike season 1, episode 8, “Phoenix,” contains spoilers. The controversial miniseries from Hulu comes to an end with “Phoenix”,...

Mike season 1, episode 7 recap – “Cannibal”

September 17 2022, by Adam Lock

This recap of the Hulu series Mike season 1, episode 7 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 6 recap – the ending explained

September 10 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Narco-Saints season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers, including a full discussion of the Narco-Saints ending. Narco-Saints hasn’t exactly been immune to cliches, but...

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 5 recap – the mole is revealed

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Netflix’s Narco-Saints season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. So, here’s why Jeon went to see Chen Zhen at the end of the...

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 4 recap – changing schedule

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Narco-Saints season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. The fourth episode of Narco-Saints starts with a bang — literally. With the cocaine having been intercepted...

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 3 recap – special delivery

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Netflix’s Narco-Saints season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. What I wonder about Pastor Jeon is how much he believes his own nonsense....

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 2 recap – cult of personality

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Netflix’s Narco-Saints season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. You’ll recall that, at the end of the premiere, the intrepid Korean fishman —...

Narco-Saints season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Netflix’s Narco-Saints season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. Have you heard of Suriname? These are the first words of Netflix’s Narco-Saints, delivered in somewhat...

Narco-Saints season 1 review – an entertaining if unoriginal crime drama

September 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Netflix’s Narco-Saints season 1 is spoiler-free.  The word narco has been around for a long time, but in recent years, thanks largely...

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 Marc Miller

The Electrical Life of Louis Wain streams on Amazon Prime Video on October 5th! Writer and director Will Sharpe’s The Electrical Life of Louis Wain...

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 Marc 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...