Crime
‘Get Millie Black’ Offers A Smart Change Of Perspective In Episode 2
It’s official – Get Millie Black is really good. It was obvious after the premiere but Episode 2, which valuably switches perspective to better hone...
‘The Madness’ Is Middling… But Colman Domingo Rules As Usual
You can tell that The Madness would like to be described as “timely”, “biting”, or any number of other adjectives one would typically throw at...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Ends With A Bit Of Ambiguity — But At Least It Ends
It took a couple too many bloated episodes to get here, but the ending of Gangnam B-Side is… okay, I guess, very much like the...
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1 Sticks The Landing With A Predictable But Welcome Ending
Aggressively predictable though the ending might be, I think Murder in a Small Town Season 1 stuck the landing. I’ve been complaining all season long...
‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Kicks Into Gear With Episode 4
It hasn’t exactly been a smooth start for the second season of Bad Sisters, The two-part Season 2 premiere took a while getting out of the...
‘Get Millie Black’ Is Immediately Captivating in Episode 1
Get Millie Black had me in the first two minutes of Episode 1. It’s not just the narration, which is compelling. It’s the show’s entire...
The Legendary Swedish Crime Behind Netflix’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’
A grain of truth is a powerful thing, and there’s a big one behind Netflix’s Swedish limited series The Helicopter Heist. The 2009 robbery of...
‘The Helicopter Heist’ Delivers Serviceable True-Crime Thrills
If there are two things everybody loves these days, it’s true crime and heist thrillers. The Helicopter Heist knows this, which is why the Swedish...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Goes A Little Off The Rails In Episodes 5 & 6
It’s safe to say that Gangnam B-Side goes a little off the rails in Episodes 5 and 6. While there’s still a lot to like...
A Serial Killer Comes to Gibsons In ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1, Episode 7
Just in time for the finale, a serial killer has come to Gibsons to shake things up and inevitably bring all the core characters together....
Grief Looms Large In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 3
Season 2 of Bad Sisters got off to a slightly stunted start, so it’s a shame that Episode 3, “Missing”, doesn’t have much urgency either. But it...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Ends With A Quiet, Understated Finale
I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen in the finale of Tulsa King Season 2, but it probably wasn’t this. Saying that Episode...
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Makes A Major Mistake In Season 1, Episode 6
I know I’m always getting on Murder in a Small Town’s case for fundamentally misunderstanding its own appeal and occasionally having episodes that feel like...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Falls Into A Familiar Pattern In Episodes 3 & 4
I continue to like Gangnam B-Side, but it falls into a pattern in Episodes 3 & 4 that is very reminiscent of the two-part premiere....
‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 7 Delivers A Strong Midseason Finale and A Standout Lead Performance
Season 1, Episode 7, “One of Us”, is the midseason finale of High Potential, though I’m not sure it necessarily feels like one. A criticism?...
‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Takes A Dramatic Swerve In Two-Part Premiere
The first season of Bad Sisters was very good, but crucially it ended. That’s to say that it had a real, satisfying conclusion, with all...
The Ending Of ‘The Penguin’ Makes Oz One Of The Best Batman Villains Ever
The great achievement of The Penguin is that it has somehow managed to turn a perennial B-league second-stringer into – and I mean this –...
After ‘Tulsa King’ Season 2, Episode 9, What’s Left For Dwight?
After Episode 9 of Tulsa King Season 2, I’m not sure what’s left for Dwight Manfredi to prove. “Triad” removes the most dangerous new player...
‘10 Days of a Curious Man’ Is A Deeply Weird Movie
10 Days of a Curious Man is the third in a trilogy of Turkish movies that began with 10 Days of a Good Man in...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Turns Up The Heat In Episode 2
Episode 2 of Gangnam B-Side is a cut above what was already a sturdy premiere since it benefits from the basics having already been established....