Comedy

The Ending of ‘Technoboys’ Is Surprisingly Sensitive

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of a musical movie is usually a big performance, and while Technoboys gets there eventually, it’s beside the point. Instead, the Netflix movie...

Review: ‘Technoboys’ Has Its Heart In The Right Place

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Technoboys has its work cut out for it. It isn’t easy being a parodical musical comedy in a world where Popstar: Never Stop Never...

Recap: ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 6 Gives The Supporting Cast Their Spotlight

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Yancy spends most of Bad Monkey Episode 6 languishing in jail for reasons we’ll get to in a minute, which is not as disappointing a development as...

Recap: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Is Less Lively In Episode 2, But Connections Are Revealed

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Slow Horses Season 4 continues a string of rather obvious titling practices with Episode 2, “A Stranger Comes to Town”, which is about, among other...

Recap: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Gets Off To An Explosive Start — In More Ways Than One

September 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

River Cartwright is dead. Not really, of course, but the premiere of Slow Horses Season 4 would you like you to believe so, at least...

Recap: Evan Makes A Fool Of Himself In ‘English Teacher’ Episode 3

September 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The brilliance of English Teacher — and I’m ready, I think, even after three episodes, to say the show is brilliant — is how it handles potentially...

Recap: ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 5 Gets The Pieces In Position

September 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It would be an incredibly bold move for a crime drama to kill off its lead detective halfway through the season, so it’s perhaps just...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Episode 10 Finally Reveals The Circumstances of the Fire

September 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In Episode 10, Romance in the House finally digs deeper into Moo-jin’s past while continuing to deliver solid moments in the core relationships. Just two...

Recap: ‘Romance in the House’ Episode 9 Delivers Some Strong Drama

September 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I had a thought while watching Episode 9 of Romance in the House – this is more like it. In the previous episode, Mi-rae and...

Recap: Seung-hyo Finally Says His Piece In ‘Love Next Door’ Episode 7

September 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

We’re into the back half of Love Next Door now, and I’m starting to get worried. Not about the show, of course – Episode 7...

Recap: ‘Love Next Door’ Has Its Issues, But They Don’t Matter In Episodes 5 & 6

September 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There are criticisms that apply to Love Next Door that are as true of Episodes 5 & 6 as they have been of the previous...

Recap: In Episodes 7 & 8, ‘Romance in the House’ Finally Gets Romantic

September 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Romance in the House enters its second half with Episodes 7 and 8, thankfully focusing on the right areas – the parental relationship between Mi-rae...

Recap: The ‘English Teacher’ Two-Part Premiere Gets A Passing Grade

September 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

English Teacher doesn’t make things easy for itself. In its two-part premiere – comprising Episode 1, “Pilot”, and Episode 2, “Powderpuff” – it establishes itself...

‘Kaos’ Ending Explained – The Battle Lines Are Drawn And Season 2 Is Inevitable

August 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Look, Kaos is a big-budget Netflix series with a very good cast, so the chances of the ending actually being an ending and not an...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Reveals What’s Going On With the Underworld In Episode 6

August 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 6 is the obligatory Big Reveal™ episode of Kaos, in which we learn what’s really going on in the Underworld with the Frame and...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Deploys A Unique Gimmick In Episode 5

August 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 5 of Kaos introduces a unique framing device, with the story being divided into three distinct but interlinked parts titled “Part I: Furies”, “Part...

Recap: Kaos Raises The Stakes In Episode 4

August 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Kaos gets back to business as usual in Episode 4, pinging back and forth between different perspectives after the third chapter devoted most of its...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Hones In On A New Perspective In Episode 3

August 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite continuing to introduce more and more characters and plot elements, Episode 3 is easily the most focused outing of Kaos thus far. It’s largely...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Episode 2 Has A Real Mean Streak

August 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Kaos turns up the heat in Episode 2. It’s nastier, both literally and in its implications. It coheres more than the premiere did, with clear...

Recap: ‘Kaos’ Episode 1 Is A Stylish, Snappy Introduction

August 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve always imagined Greek mythology as a catty family drama, and if nothing else, Episode 1 of Kaos leans into that very idea. The premiere...