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Fargo Season 5 Episode 5 Recap – “The Tiger” retreads old ground
Fargo is an unashamedly stylish and often unconventional show. It isn’t afraid to do ballsy things or have characters speak very much like characters in...
Fargo Season 5 Episode 4 Recap – “Insolubilia” subverts expectations
Season 5 of Fargo is full of surprises. And that’s a little surprising in itself since the whole thing feels so much like quintessential return-to-form...
Finestkind Review – An overly long and discombobulated fishy snoozefest
As the year draws to a close, movies that had their initial premiere at the Toronto Film Festival are continuing to trickle down to the...
Reacher Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Who is Azhari Mahmoud?
An unlikely ally helps Reacher and the team in the latest episode of Reacher Season 2. Although he is willing to help them, Reacher and...
Reacher Season 2 Episode 2 Recap – Who wants the Special Investigations Unit dead?
An old face arrives in the picture to help Reacher and the crew discover who is killing their team in Episode 2 of Reacher Season...
Reacher Season 2 Episode 1 Recap – Who dies in “ATM”?
After one of his former soldiers dies, Jack Reacher begins investigating what happened in the premiere of Reacher Season 2. Reacher and Frances Neagley —...
Reacher Season 2 Review – Ritchson is bonafide action star
Jack Reacher has returned to kick ass and take names in the second season of the Prime Video series Reacher. The series is based on author Lee...
Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie Review – The nostalgic return of a worthwhile character
It’s hard to believe it’s been over a decade since the Emmy-winning series Monk took its final bow. A lot has happened since, including a...
Blood Coast Season 1 Review – A nasty, generic, overly complex crime series
With the recent news that Netflix has already renewed Criminal Code for a second season, it’s obvious that the streamer has quite an appetite for...
A Murder at the End of the World Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – What secrets does Andy reveal to Darby?
Darby finally confronts Andy about the many allegations she is ready to throw at him in Episode 5 of A Murder at the End of...
Slow Horses Season 3 Episode 3 Recap – Why was Catherine Standish kidnapped?
Disgraced MI5 agent River Cartwright has spent the majority of Slow Horses living in his grandfather’s shadow, whilst succumbing to some of the worst luck...
Hard Days Review – An exciting and fast-paced thriller
It seems every other new release is either a remake or a sequel (or a prequel), and the Japanese thriller Hard Days is no different....
Fargo Season 5 Episode 3 Recap – Dot steps up her home security for Halloween
The first two episodes of Fargo Season 5 were, naturally, about setup. They introduced the characters and their connections to each other, claimed to be based on...
Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Nam-soon and Hee-sik end up together?
The ending of Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 constitutes a “happy” ending, sort of, as well as a tease for the already-confirmed third spin-off. But...
A Nearly Normal Family Season 1 Review – A gripping thriller
It isn’t like Netflix is short on gripping international thrillers, but it’s always nice to have another. Enter, then, A Nearly Normal Family, an attention-grabbing...
Fargo Season 5 Review – A welcome return to form
The simplest thing one can say about Fargo Season 5, which debuts on FX three years after the maligned fourth season inexplicably explored inter-mob race...
Obituary Season 1 Review – A great premise ruined by lackluster writing
A journalist obsessed with death and with her job on life support takes drastic measures to save her career in the Hulu original series Obituary. Writer/Creator...
Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Episodes 13 & 14 Recap – Shi-oh goes on a killing spree
The latest two episodes of Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 are all about setting the stage for the big finale, which was probably pretty obvious...
Believer 2 Review – A gritty sequel that never quite matches the original
Believer 2 was commissioned by Netflix after the first film’s theatrical success in 2018. Directed by Baek Jong-yul, the gritty action movie premiered last month...
Feedback Season 1 Ending Explained – What happened to Piotr?
The ending of Feedback Season 1 is a quietly brilliant thing. After four episodes of build-up surrounding what happened to Piotr, the son of a disgraced former...