Comedy

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 3 Recap – Here We See a Show Really Finding Its Feet

March 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I get it. I get why The Potato Lab works, and it’s a surprisingly obvious realization, highlighted really capably by Episode 3.

Picture This (2025) Review – A Shaky Rom-Com Saved by Simone Ashley’s Charm

March 6 2025, by Daniel Hart

Picture This has all the traits of a failed romantic comedy, but some elements hold it up at times, making it a decent option for...

‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 13 Recap – A Welcome Bit Of Focus in the Right Areas

March 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, it's worth reiterating that Poppa's House is a significantly better show when it's focusing on Poppa -- especially his relationship with Ivy.

‘Andrew Schulz: Life’ Review – Fatherhood Has Tamed an Un-Cancellable Comic

March 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You can’t cancel Andrew Schulz, that much is clear. And people have tried. This Netflix special, taped on his Life tour, was originally going to be filmed at...

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap – And from Here, Things Are Going to Get Interesting

March 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At a pinch, you could quite easily forget that The White Lotus is still a murder mystery in Season 3. It’s the only show that can devote an episode to characters lounging around poolside and doing basically nothing and still be considered prestige TV.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 2 Recap – There’s A Little Bit More Going on Here Than Novelty

March 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Oddly, my concern with The Potato Lab is now that the weirdness of it might put people off. And that’s an interesting position to be in as early as Episode 2, since I’m still making a few assumptions about where it might all be heading.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 1 Recap – These K-Dramas Are Getting Weirder and Weirder

March 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

What is it with K-Dramas these days? The concepts seem to be getting more and more bonkers. Now seems an odd time to suddenly decide that a good old rom-com isn’t enough anymore; there needs to be some kind of unique qualifying gimmick.

‘The Wrong Track’ Review: A Norwegian Comedy That Challenges the Ideal of Adulthood

February 27 2025, by Daniel Hart

Adulthood is complex—at least, that’s the main message of the Norwegian Netflix film The Wrong Track. I also believe that labeling this movie solely as...

‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 12 Recap – Same Structure, Same Tedium, Same Jokes

February 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Pardon my ignorance, but I thought a slumber party was something teenage girls did. Perhaps that’s true and Junior is just regressing even further into his default state of unevolved moron in the absence of his wife, who is sadly elsewhere for Episode 12 of Poppa’s House.

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap – Mike White’s Show Seems to be Taking A Slightly Different Approach

February 24 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

With the introductions out of the way, “Special Treatments” is another quintessential episode of The White Lotus.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Ending Explained – Catastrophically Bad, As Expected

February 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Look, it was virtually a given that When the Stars Gossip was going to have a lackluster ending given how increasingly bad it has become...

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 15 Recap – Don’t Worry, We’re Almost There

February 22 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Like many people, I can’t wait for When the Stars Gossip to end. And while that might sound a little harsh, don’t worry about it, since I firmly believe that the show itself can’t wait to end either.

The Ending Of ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Is Clearly Just the Beginning

February 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a lot going on in Episodes 9 & 10 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which is to be expected. “Hero or Menace” and “If...

‘Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode’ Review – A Hilarious Take on Motherhood

February 18 2025, by Daniel Hart

I’m grateful that I checked out the comedy stand-up’s premise before delving into Rosebud Baker: The Mother Lode or I would have been confused and...

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap – Another Trip to Paradise Commences

February 17 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The White Lotus isn’t getting predictable, but it is getting more familiar, which you can tell writer/director Mike White is playing with intentionally in Season 3.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 14 Recap – This Is Spectacularly Rubbish TV

February 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The weekly death of When the Stars Gossip is becoming quite a thing to behold, with Episode 14 hammering yet another nail into the coffin of a woeful drama that has, through sheer force of its ineptitude, begun tanking the South Korean TV market altogether.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 13 Recap – A Show Trying (And Failing) To Justify Its Continued Existence

February 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not exactly a soothsayer, but as soon as When the Stars Gossip returned to Earth, I just knew it had nowhere else to really go.

The Most Beautiful Girl in the World (2025) Review – A Must-Watch Indonesian Romance

February 15 2025, by Daniel Hart

To my surprise, at least four movie titles are titled The Most Beautiful Girl in the World. So, I want to clarify that I’m talking...

Love Forever (2025) Review – A Swedish Rom-Com That Falls Flat Despite a Beautiful Setting

February 14 2025, by Daniel Hart

Now and again, a romantic comedy movie is released where it’s not necessarily bad, but nothing is going for it. That can be applied to...

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 3 Ending Explained – As Perfect An Ending As We Could Have Hoped For

February 13 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Ending a show is no easy feat, and ending a beloved, long-running show is harder still. It brings me enormous pleasure to report, then, that Cobra...