Crime
‘Sara — Woman in the Shadows’ Ending Explained – The System Remains Unchanged, But the People Don’t
Sara – Woman in the Shadows is pretty explicitly about institutional corruption and moral decay, which is precisely why its ending is less about revelations...
‘Sara – Woman in the Shadows’ Review – A Grounded Thriller With An Unconventional Hero
We’ve all seen our share of spy shows, but Sara – Woman in the Shadows wants to be a bit different. The clunky title should...
‘MobLand’ Ending Explained – The Real War Is Only Just Beginning
And here I was thinking that the ending of MobLand was going to be a showpiece for Harry Da Souza, the moment when he played...
‘Dept. Q’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Provides A Lot Of Well-Earned Payoff
The ending of Dept. Q is all about payoff, which is perhaps just as well given how long it took us to get here. The mystery of...
‘Dept. Q’ Review – Netflix’s Answer to ‘Slow Horses’ Is A Little Too Long For Its Own Good
The comparison to Slow Horses is unavoidable and unfortunately does Netflix’s Dept. Q no favours. An adaptation from Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit) of the...
‘MobLand’ Episode 9 Recap – There’s A Rat In the Kitchen (And Armed Police)
The games are very much afoot in MobLand, and it’s beginning to seem like Harry holds many more cards than he has let on.
‘MobLand’ Episode 8 Recap – Well, This Is All Getting Rather Complicated, Isn’t It?
Well, MobLand is getting rather complicated now, isn’t it? I thought that last week’s international introductions were enough to be going on with, but Episode 8 has other ideas.
‘Bet’ Ending Explained – Yumeko and Kira Go All In Against Each Other
Blackjack! Murder! Revenge! All the elements you’d expect from Bet’s ending are present and correct in Episode 10, “Winner Takes All”, as well as the...
‘Bet’ Review – It Doesn’t All Work, But Some Big Swings Make For An Engaging Adaptation
Netflix’s Bet (2025) is a live-action adaptation of an anime, itself transplanted from a manga, and at this point, I should probably mention that I...
‘American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden’ Review – Riveting And Crucial, If A Little Jingoistic
Netflix’s American Manhunt: The Boston Marathon Bombing was a sobering exploration of the impact of domestic terrorism and America’s post-9/11 psyche, and I thought about...
‘Fred & Rose West: A British Horror Story’ Review – A Truly Heinous Story, Superficially Recounted
It says a lot about how truly depraved two people can be that they remain at the forefront of the public consciousness decades after the...
‘MobLand’ Episode 7 Recap – Tom Hardy’s One-Man-Army Heroics Expand the Show’s Mythology
Until now, MobLand has been a tale of two families who each possess a relatively even share of London’s criminal underworld, but Episode 7, “The Crossroads”, introduces much bigger fish to that relatively tiny pond.
‘MobLand’ Episode 6 Recap – The Harrigans Are Historically and Now Internationally Awful
After MobLand revealed that we’d been following the bad guys all along, Episode 6 completely doubles down on the idea, as well as taking the Harrigans’ nonsense international (hence the title, “Antwerp Blues”).
‘Happy Face’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Can’t Resist A Last-Minute Tease
A cliffhanger ending really doesn’t suit Happy Face, and I spent most of Episode 8, “The Star”, believing that it wasn’t going to get one....
‘Havoc’ Review – A Movie That Lives Up To Its Title, If Not Its Director’s Reputation
Gareth Evans is a bona fide legend already, since the guy who made The Raid: Redemption deserves to live in eternal infamy as an action...
‘MobLand’ Episode 5 Recap – A Masterclass In Tension Builds To A Surprising Conclusion
The fifth episode of MobLand is built around a single sustained run of tension that plays like a breath held long enough to sting the lungs.
‘Happy Face’ Episode 7 Recap – And I Thought My Family Life Was Complicated
Happy Face raises some interesting new questions towards the end of Episode 7, but I prefer it when it’s languishing.
‘You’ Season 5 Review – “I’m Glad The Joe Goldberg Show Is Over – Do Not Bring Him Back”
I don’t know how you will feel—you’re probably opposed to me—but I am glad that Netflix has finally decided to wrap up You. It has...
‘Bullet Train Explosion’ Review – Netflix’s Sluggish Remake Isn’t In A Hurry to Get Anywhere
Let’s just clear up any confusion. Bullet Train Explosion is nothing to do with David Leitch’s demented 2022 action-comedy Bullet Train, though it would perhaps...
‘MobLand’ Episode 4 Recap – It’s Only A Matter of Time Until Harry’s Problems Catch Up With Him
Harry Da Souza has given his life for the Harrigan family in one way or another, and that’s going to become a literal statement sooner rather than later.