Comedy
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 10 Recap – As Good As This Show Has Been Yet
Since the very beginning, The Winning Try has been a superb show, but here in Episode 10, it reaches its zenith. Several developing subplots intertwine for a key cliffhanger, but that comes after several beautiful character moments.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 9 Recap – More Superb Character Drama Abounds
The Winning Try's sudden pivot into more serious and compelling drama continues apace in Episode 9, a brilliant hour dense with interlocking subplots and heightening stakes.
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Two For The Price Of One
Peacemaker is back for Season 2, and not just back, but back into a new DC Universe.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episodes 8 & 9 Recap – A Team-Building Exercise
There's no vehicular combat in Episodes 8 & 9 of Twisted Metal Season 2, which, for an adaptation of a video game franchise built entirely around vehicular combat, seems a tad concerning.
‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – An Eye For An Eye Leaves The Father-In-Law Blind
I think Season 2 is making me hate Platonic a little bit. It's a weird thing to say because it remains a well-made show with a handful of very funny lines, and Rose Byrne is especially great in Episode 4, "Fore!", but I'm so, so sick of Will.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 8 Recap – Several Serious Turns Keep Things Interesting
I'll level with you, readers -- I wasn't expecting half of what happens in The Winning Try Episode 7.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 7 Recap – Lovely Storytelling Weaves Multiple Threads Together
I’ve said this before, here and on various social media platforms, but it’s worth repeating — The Winning Try is much more than a sports drama. You...
‘Miss Governor’ Part 2 Ending Explained – And, Predictably, We Have A Cliffhanger
The first part of Miss Governor — previously titled She the People, which has been annoyingly changed without explanation — ended on a rather promising note, with Antoinette,...
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Mayhem’s First Time
The first major round in the Twisted Metal tournament isn't especially interesting, which, it turns out, is by design.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Bet You Weren’t Expecting That
Killing off major characters is often seen as a pretty cheap way of farming audience engagement.
‘Fixed’ Review – Netflix’s R-Rated Dog Comedy Has No New Tricks
Dogs have always been a movie-making cheat code, the easiest shortcut to making an audience laugh or cry – or both! – as necessary. The...
‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – The Second-Hand Embarassment Is Real
I get that Platonic is largely a show about college friends slowly realizing they’re not in college anymore, but by Season 2, you’d think it would have...
‘Jim Jefferies: Two Limb Policy’ Review – Jefferies Remains Impossible to Pin Down
Jim Jefferies occupies a great place in comedy these days. Having made his name as a — all together now — “controversial” comic back when...
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 6 Recap – Now Things Are Getting Serious
It wouldn't be fair to claim that The Winning Try has been unserious to this point, because it had me pretty much sobbing already, but it definitely hasn't been as serious as it is in Episode 6.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 5 Recap – Continuing to Hit the Target With Ease
While it's ostensibly a show about rugby, The Winning Try is really a show about people. And this is becoming more and more obvious as we progress, with Episode 5 being perhaps the best example of it.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – And The Tournament Begins
Drivers, start your engines -- the Twisted Metal tournament is officially underway.
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – A Brief, Anarchic Diversion
Tortured vehicular metaphors being my speciality, I'm happy to say that Twisted Metal pumps the brakes a little here in "LZGTBZY".
‘The Pickup’ Review – This Is One Of the Worst Things Eddie Murphy Has Done, and He Knows It
Almost everything you need to know about The Pickup is that it has Eddie Murphy, one of comedy’s all-time icons, play the straight man to...
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 1 Review – A Delightful Return to Nevermore Cleaved Needlessly In Half
Let me just start by saying that I’m not a fan of reviewing half a season either. But if Netflix is going to be adamant...
‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Part 1 Ending Explained – And The Killer Is…
As much as I despise Netflix’s new approach of releasing new seasons of key IP in several parts, Wednesday Season 2 is a good example of...