Comedy
French Exit review – caustic and ambivalent
I never knew the term ghosting was not invented by millennials, but a phrase that came from when people left a party. While watching French...
London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck review – a raucously entertaining debut special
In the opening sketch of London Hughes: To Catch A D*ck, now streaming on Netflix, the titular comic gives herself a pep talk in the...
The Flight Attendant season 1, episode 8 recap – “Arrivals & Departures”
This recap of The Flight Attendant season 1, episode 8, “Arrivals & Departures”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – “After Dark”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 6, “After Dark”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – “Hitchcock Double”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 7, “Hitchcock Double”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...
The Big Show Show Christmas Special review – a festive farewell
This review of The Big Show Show Christmas Special is spoiler-free. You can check out our thoughts on the first season itself by clicking these...
Rose Island review – a charmingly optimistic small-scale ode to big dreamers
You wouldn’t expect a film about a dissatisfied engineer who builds his own island and applies for its independence to be described as “small scale”,...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – “Other People’s Houses”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 5, “Other People’s Houses”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – “Conspiracy Theories”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 4, “Conspiracy Theories”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – “Funeralia”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 3, “Funeralia”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – “Rabbits”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 2, “Rabbits”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking...
The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – “In Case of Emergency”
This recap of The Flight Attendant Season 1 Episode 1, “In Case of Emergency”, contains spoilers. Freed from the oppressive machinery of The Big Bang Theory,...
Just Another Christmas review – living up to the title
You really can’t move for Christmas content on Netflix this year, and the unfortunately-titled Just Another Christmas is indeed just another Christmas movie. It’s from Brazil, though,...
Bhaag Beanie Bhaag season 1 review – a comedy that encapsulates the pursuit of happiness
This review of Netflix’s Bhaag Beanie Bhaag season 1 contains no spoilers. The comedy series was released on the streaming service on December 4, 2020....
Leyla Everlasting review – a very “try hard” film that delivers nonsense
This review of Netflix film Leyla Everlasting contains no spoilers. The comedy was released on the streaming service on Dec 4, 2020. Leyla Everlasting follows a...
Ari Eldjarn: Pardon My Icelandic review – a modest version of nothing new
Pointing a finger at cultural quirks and geographical differences is the foundation of many comedy specials, so there’s little about Ari Eldjarn: Pardon My Icelandic...
Natalie Palamides: Nate – A One Man Show review – shallow, patronizing nonsense
Natalie Palamides: Nate — A One Man Show was released on Netflix on December 1, 2020. Nate is a man. And not just any man,...
Over Christmas Season 1 Review – an intermittently funny but familiar-feeling seasonal comedy
Fitting right into Netflix’s rapidly burgeoning collection of festive content, three-episode limited series Over Christmas is another seasonal offering — but, like Santa’s trusty sack, it’s a mixed...
Superintelligence review – AIC (Artificial Intelligent Comedy)
It doesn’t take any type of AI to figure out that the professional marriage between Melissa McCarthy and director Ben Falcone has to end. Their...
Happiest Season review – a queer festive romantic-comedy with some salient messaging
This review of Hulu film Happiest Season does not contain spoilers. The romantic comedy will be released on the streaming service on November 24, 2020....