Comedy

Review: ‘Doctor Climax’ Treats Taboos With Humour But Overstays Its Welcome

June 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A show titled Doctor Climax knows what it’s doing. Sex sells, after all, especially on streaming platforms, and Netflix knows how to market an obscure...

‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episodes 1-3 Explained: Key Moments and Highlights

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Plenty is riding on Season 4 of The Boys because it arrived when Prime Video announced the fifth would be last. The first three episodes...

‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 5: Nikki Learns a Big Upsetting Secret on Mother’s Day

June 12 2024, by Daniel Hart

It’s Mother’s Day in Trying Season 4, Episode 5, and Nikki still suspects something is wrong with her adopted daughter Princess. But despite a big...

Keith Robinson Pokes Fun At Himself and Gives a Health Update in “Different Strokes”

June 11 2024, by Daniel Hart

Admittedly, I felt a little stupid when I started Keith Robinson: Different Strokes because I was not aware the comedian had suffered two strokes (the...

Review: ‘Hit Man’ Shows Glen Powell Having Fun With His Range With a Twisted Love Story Ending

June 7 2024, by Daniel Hart

For all its engaging fun, Hit Man has more meaning than the script suggests. It’s the ideal Netflix movie with obvious conversational points. I loved...

Princess Goes On A Road Trip To Find Her Birth Mom In ‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 4

June 5 2024, by Daniel Hart

While I understand that Princess wants to find her birth mom, I do feel uneasy that she’s not being truthful to her adoptive parents. They...

Review: ‘Marlon Wayans: Good Grief’ Is The Best Special Of the Year

June 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t go to Marlon Wayans – or any of the Wayans family, honestly – for earnest sentiment....

Review: ‘Jo Koy: Live from Brooklyn’ Is Tedious And Self-Congratulatory

June 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Luckily for Jo Koy, there’s always someone at his shows who finds him extremely funny – himself. Lots of comedians laugh at their own material,...

Review: ‘Ren Faire’ Is Tailor Made For TikTok Virality

June 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

What’s interesting about HBO’s Ren Faire is what’s also interesting about Renaissance Festivals – they’re silly but taken wholly seriously and they’re full of compelling...

Too Old for Fairy Tales 2 Ends Exactly How You’d Think

June 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You could predict the ending of Too Old for Fairy Tales 2 based entirely on reading the premise. If you’ve ever seen a movie, you...

Review: ‘Too Old for Fairy Tales 2’ Is A Pointless Sequel

June 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It might just be me, but I didn’t think Netflix’s so-so Polish coming-of-age movie Too Old For Fairy Tales really needed a sequel. You can’t...

‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 3 Is A Filler Episode Making Us Feel Sorry For Scott

May 29 2024, by Daniel Hart

“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

May 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

May 24 2024, by Daniel Hart

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

May 23 2024, by Louie Fecou

There was a time when sitcoms were a staple of the TV schedules, but they are a little scarcer these days. However, Netflix are looking...

Review: ‘In Good Hands 2’ Focuses On Alcohol Addiction After Losing A Loved One

May 23 2024, by Daniel Hart

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

May 23 2024, by Louie Fecou

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

May 22 2024, by Daniel Hart

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

May 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

May 20 2024, by Louie Fecou

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...