Crime

‘Jingle Bell Heist’: A Christmas Caper That Steals Your Time, Not Your Heart

November 26 2025, by Naomi Mairs

It’s late November, the temperature has significantly dropped, cars are frosted and frozen in the driveway, and that can only mean one thing: Netflix is...

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 9 Recap – Now This Is More Like It

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Mileage may vary, but I think it has taken until Episode 9 for The Last Frontier to figure out the mode it operates best in.

‘Missing: Dead or Alive?’ Season 2: A Dull Return Saved Only by Vicki Rains

November 24 2025, by Daniel Hart

There’s no doubt in my mind that being a Missing Persons Investigator must be one of the most—if not the most—anxiety-inducing jobs in law enforcement....

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 5 Recap – From Bad to Worse

November 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Things are not going well for Mike McLusky. To be fair, things are never going well for Mike, but it seems the main objective of Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 is to have things go as badly for him as humanly possible.

The Ending Of ‘Tulsa King’ Season 3 Is A Backdoor Pilot For A Spin-Off

November 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

If the penultimate episode of Tulsa King Season 3 didn’t quite feel like a penultimate episode, that’s counterbalanced somewhat by the fact that the ending really does...

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 8 Recap – Goodness, That Was Dull, Wasn’t It?

November 21 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

"L'air Perdu" is the last thing that The Last Frontier needed so close to its finale.

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – Getting Silly Now

November 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I know I’m always moaning about this show for reasons that it sometimes can’t even help, but “Masterpiece” – a provocative title in itself, I think – doesn’t really feel like Murder in a Small Town, you know what I mean?

‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap – Hey, Look, It’s Samuel L. Jackson

November 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“Dead Weight” is the penultimate episode of Tulsa King Season 3, but it doesn’t feel like it.

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 4 Recap – The Calm Before the Storm

November 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There has been quite a lot of death in Mayor of Kingstown Season 4 thus far.

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 5 Recap – Everything About This Show Works

November 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

People are sleeping on Sheriff Country. I’m not suggesting it’s secretly a prestige drama or anything, but as far as procedurals go, it’s really a very fine version of that oh-so-familiar format, and I think you can see it quite clearly in Episode 5, “Expecting Trouble”.

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 5 Recap – Thank Goodness, People Aren’t Getting On

November 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You see how much difference a bit of disagreement makes? For all its strengths as a procedural, this is the one area where Boston Blue...

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 7 Recap – There’s A Pretty Big Problem Here

November 14 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, “Change of Time” is the most significant episode of The Last Frontier thus far. It’s the one with the big reveal about Frank’s past, including the meaning behind the gun he’s keeping hidden in that copy of Walter Coates’s Alaska.

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – A Clear, Welcome Turning Point

November 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When a show like Murder in a Small Town has an episode like “This, That, and the Other Thing” in its locker, it can sometimes make you wonder why it’s so content to be mediocre most of the time.

‘Down Cemetery Road’ Episode 4 Recap – Things Are Picking Up

November 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I'm often claiming that episodes pick up where the previous one left off, but it's rarely ever as literal as it is in Down Cemetery Road.

‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 8 Recap – Things Take An Explosive Turn

November 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

And just like that, Montague Distilleries is once again open for business, thanks to Dwight’s slick power play to secure the loyalty of Attorney General...

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 3 Recap – Fighting Fire With Fire

November 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown isn’t pulling any punches in Season 4. Several Russians have been beheaded by a train, and Carney’s cold execution in front of his...

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 4 Recap – Mickey Goes Rogue to Save Skye

November 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I know I keep going on about it, but you’ll have to forgive me, since it’s really difficult not to compare Sheriff Country to Boston...

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 4 Recap – It’s Still All Too Easy and It’s Getting Dull

November 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s a good job Boston Blue is a decent procedural, because if it weren’t for the cases of the week, it’d be the dullest, most...

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 6 Recap – Something Still Feels Off, Right?

November 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Last Frontier is unashamedly a throwback to uncomplicated, slightly conspiratorial action thrillers of the ’90s, and I love that about it. Or, at least, I’d...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – This Isn’t Working

November 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 2 of Murder in a Small Town isn’t really working for me. I’ve thought that since the beginning.