Comedy
Ready, Set, Love Season 1 Review – A compelling premise amounts to little in this Thai rom-com
Imagine a parallel universe in which women wildly outnumber men. That’s either a paradise or a nightmare, depending on where you’re sitting, but to the...
Life & Beth Season 2 Ending Explained – What gender is Beth’s baby?
A baby is on the way in the Season 2 finale of Life & Beth. John and Beth have been struggling for weeks because she...
Life & Beth Season 2 Review – A second season triumph
Upon debuting on Hulu in March of 2022, Amy Schumer’s Life & Beth was met with critical praise, leading to its renewal for a second season. Season...
Delicious in Dungeon Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – How does Senshi kill the Kraken?
Despite a fairly dangerous encounter with a Mimic in Episode 6, Chilchuck survived long enough to make it to Episode 7 of Netflix’s newest fantasy...
A Soweto Love Story Review – A lovingly fun family affair
A Soweto Love Story is a South African romantic comedy that sees a desperate mother trying to get her three sons settled down and married...
The Heartbreak Agency Review – A predictable and dull rom-com
The Heartbreak Agency (Die Liebeskümmerer) is a German-language Netflix Original rom-com directed by Shirel Peleg and written by Antonia Rothe-Liermann, Elena-Katharina Sohn, and Malte Welding....
Players (2024) Review – A good gimmick goes a long way
Romantic comedies have a special place in film history because the conventions may be repetitive but there is almost always a happy ending. The conventions...
Five Blind Dates Review – Prime Video rom-com won’t be for everyone
If you think Five Blind Dates might be the next Crazy Rich Asians, think again. Despite a promising cast and premise, the film lacks comedy...
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 2 Recap – Larry David, Liberal Darling
Curb Your Enthusiasm usually has an overarching plot that threads through the standalone episode stories, and it’s usually less fun than whatever Larry David is...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – Jeong-woo delays his confession
In Episode 6 of Doctor Slump, the swirling problems in Jeong-woo and Ha-neul’s lives – the former’s scandal, the latter’s unemployment, both of their mental...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – Two’s Company
We’ve reached that stage in Doctor Slump where the leads are grappling with their feelings. Neither Jeong-woo nor Ha-neul quite know what to make of...
A Killer Paradox Season 1 Review – A brutal vigilante thriller with a questionable gimmick
A Killer Paradox is a vigilante thriller, but that doesn’t do it much justice. Sure, Season 1 starts that way, but across eight episodes this...
Upgraded (2024) Review – Fake it till you make it
Camila Mendes takes flight in this easy, enjoyable romantic chick flick. It’s the season of love, which means it’s time for cheesy meet-cutes, big gestures,...
Delicious in Dungeon Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – How old is Chilchuck?
As Netflix’s newest anime, Delicious in Dungeon, gears up for Episode 6 of Season 1, Laios and his party find themselves closer to locating his...
One Day Season 1 Ending Explained – Where is Dexter at the end of the series?
One Day tells the story of two people, Emma and Dexter, who first met on July 15th, 1988, at their graduation party. Each episode of...
One Day Season 1 Review – A heartfelt tale of friendship, love, heartbreak, and the challenges of young adulthood
David Nicholls’s best-selling novel, One Day, was first adapted as a full feature starring Anne Hathaway in 2011. We live in the age of remakes,...
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 1 Recap – The Brooke/Brookie Conundrum
Curb Your Enthusiasm is back, folks, and Season 12 will be the last run of Larry David’s curmudgeonly day-to-day. Episode 1 of the final season,...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Does Ha-neul get a new job?
This relationship is quite lovely, isn’t it? And I don’t say that lightly. All on-screen romances are designed to be lovely; they’re beautiful people working...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Karaoke Therapy
Doctor Slump debuted to immediate adoration, and it’s easy to see why. It paddles in the comfortingly warm waters of romantic comedy, with two immediately...
The Tiger’s Apprentice Review – Forgettable yet inoffensive animated fantasy
The 2020 pandemic caused plenty of delays in the entertainment business, and one of the films that experienced many setbacks before finally premiering to streaming...