Comedy
Review: ‘Doctor Climax’ Treats Taboos With Humour But Overstays Its Welcome
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
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
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...