Comedy

The House of Flowers Season 1 Review

August 10 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Created and directed by Manolo Caro, The House of Flowers, or La casa de las flores, is a new Spanish-language Netflix Original Series – the...

‘Brij Mohan Amar Rahe!’ | Netflix Film Review

August 3 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix continues, sniper-like, to target the South Asian market with Nikhil Bhat’s Brij Mohan Amar Rahe, otherwise known as Long Live Brij Mohan, although the...

‘The Mansion’ (‘Le Manoir’) | Film Review

August 2 2018, by Alix Turner

Le Manoir made its mark at genre film festivals last year; Netflix has now picked it up for global distribution, put the translated title The...

Welcome to the Family Season 1 Review

July 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s world-gobbling expansion efforts continue apace, and after the remarkable success of the (very good) Indian crime series Sacred Games, it’s no surprise that international...

Succession Season 1 Episode 8 Recap – What Happened in “Prague”?

July 23 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody goes to Prague in season 1, episode 8 of Succession, but everyone goes nuts. It seems fitting that after weeks of boardroom backstabbing the...

Father of the Year Review

July 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Ah, the Happy Madison logo, the one thing at the start of any film that guarantees you are in for a terrible time. And Netflix’s...

Duck Duck Goose Review

July 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

You’d be forgiven for not having heard of Duck Duck Goose, which arrives on Netflix today after a sneaky UK theatrical release. It received virtually...

Jim Jefferies returns on Netflix with “This Is Me Now”

July 14 2018, by Daniel Hart

Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now shows how far the Australian comedian has come in his hour-long new stand-up. His heightened fame has enhanced his...

Succession Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – What Happened in “Which Side Are You On?”

July 9 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

This title of this week’s episode of Succession asks which side are you on. But it’s a trick question. Everyone’s on the same side: Their...

Succession Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – What Happened in “Sad Sack Wasp Trap”?

June 25 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a picture of an arsehole floating around in season 1, episode 4 of Succession. It belongs to a client of Shiv’s, and threatens his...

Lust Stories Review

June 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

New to Netflix, Lust Stories bring us four unique tales, all exploring themes of love, adultery and of course lust. Set in India, each short...

Social Animals (2018) Review

June 11 2018, by Daniel Hart

Social Animals is a stellar piece of filmmaking and not in a pretentious or complex kind of way. The storytelling transparently cuts through the usual bullshit,...

A Very English Scandal Finale Review

June 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve heard some complaints about the tone of the A Very English Scandal finale being wrong, and indeed that all three episodes of the BBC’s...

Bulletproof Episode 3 Review

May 31 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s an overarching plot in Bulletproof, one involving a gunman with a skin condition whose weapon of choice is a firearm from the 1930s. We...

Arrested Development Season 5, Part 1 Review

May 29 2018, by Daniel Hart

So, here we go. Arrested Development Season 5 is the latest installment the fans yearned for, molded into a strategic two-part semi-Netflix Original season to continue...

‘Vida’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – A Stellar Blend of Personal Drama and Social Insight

May 28 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

In Vida Season 1, Episode 4, which might have been the show’s best so far, both Lyn and Emma struck out on their own for...

‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Some Hope”

May 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Patrick Melrose Season 1, Episode 3, adapted from Edward St Aubyn’s third novel, “Some Hope,” took a cleaned-up Patrick to a glitzy party deep in...

A Very English Scandal Episode 1 Review

May 20 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I quickly lost count of all the wonderful lines in A Very English Scandal Episode 1, the first in a three-part dramatization of the events...

‘Catching Feelings’ Review – When Romance Meets Dark Comedy in Johannesburg

May 18 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Catching Feelings follows the lives of journalist Sam and author turned English teacher Max as they go day by day seemingly living a satisfactory lifestyle....

‘Vida’ Season 1 Episodes 1-2 Recap – Gentrification, Identity, and Homecoming

May 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Vida, debuted around the same time as Sweetbitter but is thankfully much, much better, is something of a minefield – for me, anyway. It’s about,...