Comedy
‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 3 Is A Filler Episode Making Us Feel Sorry For Scott
“Murder at Slaughterbridge Manor” is a grim title, but do not worry. Trying Season 4 hasn’t suddenly turned the series dark. No, Episode 3 is...
The Ending of ‘The Sympathizer’ Casts The Entire Show In A New Light
Throughout The Sympathizer, we’ve always known that The Captain would end up back in Vietnam, being interrogated by the people he has spent the entire...
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 1 Ending Has Major Twist With More Questions Than Answers
It’s only fitting that Season 1 of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory has a chaotic ending with the idea that there will be a few more...
Netflix’s ‘Tires’ Was Filmed In A Real Auto Shop
There was a time when sitcoms were a staple of the TV schedules, but they are a little scarcer these days. However, Netflix is looking...
Review: ‘In Good Hands 2’ Focuses On Alcohol Addiction After Losing A Loved One
I know someone who has had to grieve the loss of a romantic loved one too early in life, so I was quick to sympathize...
Golden Kamuy 2 Will Be a Drama Series Despite Successful Live-Action Movie
Golden Kamuy, a highly anticipated adaptation of Satoru Noda’s manga, will see a sequel series titled Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Irezumi Shuzin Soudatsu-hen (Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble...
Trying Season 4 Premiere Sees Princess Desperate To See Her Birth Mom
In case you didn’t know, as the series does not exactly tell you from Episode 1, Trying Season 4 is set six years later, with...
Recap: The Captain Has Had Enough In ‘The Sympathizer’ Episode 6
If Episode 6 of The Sympathizer has a point, it’s that being a spy is a lot of work. The logistics are a nightmare. Once...
‘The 8 Show’ Is Not A Real Reality Show, But It Sure Feels Like One
Mean-spirited, juvenile satirical thriller The 8 Show is another slice of reality show weirdness to feel oddly realistic and plausible, despite its occasional lurch into...
Golden Kamuy Is Not a True Story Exactly, But It’s Inspired By Real History and People
Netflix Asia projects continue to evolve and inspire, and Golden Kamuy is no exception. The exciting story has an intriguing historical backdrop, and the plot...
‘Golden Kamuy’: A Thrilling Action-Adventure Encapsulating War, Treasure, and Heart
Originally a manga, Golden Kamuy has enjoyed adaptations. In addition to getting a popular anime series, the Japanese story has been adapted into a feature-length live-action...
The 8 Show Season 2: Will It Happen? What Could Happen?
Nasty game shows have always had a place in film and TV, and The 8 Show is another offering that features eight poor saps, trapped...
The Ending of ‘The 8 Show’ Is As Miserable As The Rest Of It
The obvious question to ask about the ending of a series like The 8 Show, which is based around a bizarre reality TV competition that...
‘The 8 Show’ Review: When You Have ‘Squid Game’ At Home
Whenever I write about a K-Drama, I typically avoid played-out comparisons to Squid Game, which seems to be the only Korean show Western critics have...
5 Quirky Crime Shows like ‘Bodkin’ With Unique Settings
Netflix’s quirky Irish crime caper Bodkin has a podcast mystery at its heart, an ensemble cast of off-the-wall characters, thrills, chills, dark comedy surprises, and...
The General Has A Plan in The Sympathizer Episode 5
The Captain’s adventures in moviemaking in Episode 4 of The Sympathizer were, in a word, unsuccessful. But the deviation into outright parody was a somewhat...
The Captain Makes A Movie In The Sympathizer Episode 4
I imagine when The Captain left Vietnam, he didn’t imagine he’d find himself on a movie set. And yet that’s where he ends up in...
The Sympathizer Episode 3 Makes A Mess Of Murder
It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. has been a key selling point of The Sympathizer, and for those who tuned in specifically for his...
‘Bodkin’ Season 2 Needs A New Mystery, But Not New Characters
You can’t solve a mystery twice, which is the primary obstacle standing in the way of Bodkin Season 2. The first season’s ending seemed to tie up...
Nikki Glaser Roasts Herself In HBO Special ‘Someday You’ll Die’
Things are going pretty well for Nikki Glaser. She was once again the clear stand-out in The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, which shouldn’t...