Crime

‘Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap – “Well to Do”

October 6 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s been quite the journey in Pennyworth. With Season 1 and Season 2 both airing on Epix, the retitled third season is on HBO Max. Will...

‘A Friend of the Family’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Horseback Riding in American Falls”

October 6 2022, by Eamon Hennedy

Beginning with a direct-to-camera introduction from Jan Broberg, A Friend of the Family is a true crime story that has been previously explored in documentary format...

‘Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler’ Season 3 Review – A Change Is Coming

October 5 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

The war is now over. So what does that mean for Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler? Where will the story take us? And what...

‘Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons’ Season 6 Review – Does Everyone Deserve a Second Chance?

September 28 2022, by Romey Norton

Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons is a documentary series where Raphael Rowe, who was once convicted of a murder he did not commit in the UK,...

American Gigolo Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Rapture”

September 25 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

American Gigolo has made no secret of the fact that Julian Kaye was groomed as a child – but it has risked making the lifestyle...

10 Thrilling Movies like ‘Lou’ With Empowering Female Action Turns

September 23 2022, by M.N. Miller

Lou is an action thriller revolves around an unassuming government agent hiding in plain sight. The titular character is a bit of stunt casting, with...

Lou (2022) Ending Explained – How Does Lou Save Vee In Time?

September 23 2022, by M.N. Miller

I’m not sure Hannah and Vee knew the person they moved next door to in the Pacific Northwest, a statuesque woman named Lou. She stands...

Lou (2022) Review – A Horrendously Dull Thriller

September 23 2022, by M.N. Miller

I have now lived long enough to see a film where the Golden Girls can kick some ass and takes names later while their victims...

Snabba Cash Season 3 Is Not Confirmed Yet

September 22 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

The second season of Netflix’s Swedish noir, Snabba Cash, has arrived on the streamer a year after the first, dropping another six episodes of gang...

Snabba Cash Season 2 Ending Explained – Does Leya Succeed?

September 22 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Snabba Cash really circles the drain in its second season, touching on a lot of the same themes and ideas as the first season, as...

Snabba Cash Season 2 Review – A Dour Retread of the Same Ideas

September 22 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Snabba Cash was a solid entry into the overcrowded crime genre, adapting well-respected source material and providing a welcome, unique slant on the played-out tropes. It ran...

The Perfumier Ending Explained – What Was The Essence of Love?

September 22 2022, by Lori Meek

Loosely based on the novel Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind, The Perfumier (directed by Nils Willbrandt) tells the story of a police detective, Sunny, who...

The Perfumier Review – A Nonsensical and Boring Addition to an Intriguing Concept

September 22 2022, by Lori Meek

Written and directed by Nils Willbrandt, The Perfumier features Emilia Schüle as Sunny, a German police detective who lacks a sense of smell, and Ludwig Simon...

American Gigolo Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “Pretty Baby”

September 18 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

The messy premiere of Showtime’s American Gigolo remake was about flirting with the style of the beloved 1980 original but focusing on the least interesting...

Jogi Ending Explained – Does Jogi Manage To Keep His Community Safe?

September 17 2022, by Lori Meek

In this Indian action drama, Jogi, Diljit Dosanjh stars as the titular hero, a Sikh man caught in the middle of the 1984 Delhi riots,...

Jogi Review – A Thrilling and Emotional Roller Coaster Ride

September 17 2022, by Lori Meek

Jogi is an action drama film directed by Ali Abbas Zafar and set in 1984 Delhi during the anti-Sikh riots that occurred following the assassination...

Skandal! Bringing Down Wirecard Review — A Case of Financial Hubris

September 17 2022, by M.N. Miller

The Unlawful Internet Gambling Act was passed, making it illegal for foreign-owned companies to target Americans on gambling websites. This happens to be a company...

‘Goodnight Mommy’ Ending Explained: Is That Elias and Lucas’s Real Mother?

September 16 2022, by M.N. Miller

Goodnight Mommy is a 2022 psychological horror thriller by director Mark Sobel. This is a remake of the acclaimed Austrian horror film of the same...

Goodnight Mommy Review — Modern Day Phantasmagoria Theatre

September 16 2022, by M.N. Miller

Why studios are obsessed with remaking critically acclaimed foreign films is beyond me, especially in today’s day and age of streaming networks loading up on...

Confess, Fletch Review – As The Trailer Says There’s Only One Fletch — This Isn’t It

September 15 2022, by M.N. Miller

I’ve always thought Jon Hamm was an underappreciated and underutilized comedic performer. But before  I watched this, I contracted Covid-19, and I wondered if I...