Comedy
Dr. Stone Season 3 Episode 17 Recap – Who does Senku revive to fight Moz?
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in Episode 16 of Crunchyroll’s Dr. Stone Season 3. Despite many setbacks, Senku and his crew quickly...
In Love and Deep Water Review – A disappointing and incoherent romantic mystery
In Love and Deep Water is a Japanese romantic mystery film written by Yûji Sakamoto and directed by Yûsuke Taki, streaming on Netflix. Set on...
Best. Christmas. Ever! Review – A fun festive frenemies film
Holiday movie season is among us, and what do we love more than cheesy romantic comedies with simple acting and straightforward storylines? Probably a lot,...
Matt Rife: Natural Selection Review – A first-class comedy special
Netflix is hot with its comedy specials at the moment, and that run continues with Matt Rife: Natural Selection. Set in DC, this is Rife’s...
Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Episodes 11 & 12 Recap – Things are starting to get real
In its latest pair of episodes, Strong Girl Nam-soon is well-served by a bit more seriousness and drama. In many ways, the overarching Season 1...
Culprits Season 1 Ending Explained – What happens to Vincent’s money?
The ending of Culprits Season 1 is, in a word, weird. Odd. Unusual. Perhaps unconventional is the most fitting description, since little about it proceeds...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – The victim of the robbery is finally revealed
The penultimate episode of Culprits asks more questions than it answers. It’s a much slower – and, for that matter, lesser – outing than Episode...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – The Devil is in the details
“Vessels” technically starts with a cold open in which we see what really happened between Officer and Devil in Paris, but don’t worry about that...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – The nastiest outing thus far claims a key character
“Let Us Sit Bent, and Talk Straight” is a nasty, mean-spirited episode of Culprits that really raises the stakes heading into the back half of...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Episode 6 Recap – Who robs Ren?
As The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 continues the hunt Naofumi’s party embarked on in Episode 5, it’s clear that there’s more going...
Dr. Stone Season 3 Episode 16 Recap – How did Ibara figure out Senku’s plan?
After spending several episodes in the middle of Dr. Stone Season 3 in petrification, it seems Kinro is more than prepared to take on Ibara’s...
Upload Season 3 Ending Explained – What is Betta?
In the finale of Prime Video’s Upload Season 3, Nora and the gang take Freeyond to court, hoping to destroy the evil corporation for good....
Upload Season 3 Episode 7 Recap – A shocking death raises the stakes for the finale
The Prime Video comedy series Upload moves ever closer to its Season 3 finale, with its penultimate episode, “Upload Day.” In Episode 7, Nora and...
The Claus Family 3 Review – Lacks in magic, holiday cheer, and coherence
It’s that magical time of the year when all the streaming platforms start releasing a neverending outpour of holiday cheer. The Claus Family 3 is...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Better the Devil you know
Maybe it’s just me, but I wasn’t as enamored with Episode 4 of Culprits as I have been with Season 1’s first three installments. It’s hard...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Take me back to London
It’s probably safe to say at this point that the heist didn’t go especially well. Just like in Episode 2, the third episode of Culprits Season 1,...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Higher stakes and clearer targets
“Angler Fish” is about fear, in many ways, not all of them obvious. Sure, the sentiment comes through most bluntly when the title itself is...
Culprits Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – A stately premiere lays the blueprint for a big heist
There was before, and then there’s after. This is the narrative framing conceit employed by Culprits Season 1, with Episode 1, “Change of Use”, being divided...
Culprits Season 1 Review – Hulu heist thriller sticks to the plan and makes off with the loot
Culprits is a suspiciously undermarketed heist thriller streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ everywhere else, and like the best cons, it seems to...
Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Episodes 9 & 10 Recap – Shi-o’s past is revealed
In Episodes 9 & 10, Strong Girl Nam-soon continues to develop its characters into richer components of a wide-ranging narrative. At this point it’s a...