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‘Mantis’ Review – Netflix’s Spin-Off Boasts Fun Action But Is Lacking Character
2023’s Kill Boksoon became one of the most successful South Korean Netflix Original Films ever, somewhat unexpectedly. It was good, an action-packed assassin thriller with...
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – In Which Everything Happens All At Once
I’ve been waiting ages for Peacemaker Season 2 to really get going. I thought the process might be incremental, but in Episode 6, it happens all at once.
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 7 Recap – Another Kind Of Prison
And just like that, Amanda Knox is free. But there’s a difference between “free” and “not in prison”.
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – How Many Murders Is Too Many?
How many murders have to happen in a small town before it stops being a noteworthy enough occurrence for a show title?
‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – It’s Game Over for the Game Maker
And just like that, the Game Maker mini-arc that has been the focal point of High Potential in both the Season 1 finale and the Season 2 premiere has come to an end.
‘Task’ Episode 3 Recap – Brad Ingelsby Won’t Let Anyone Be Happy
At this point, I’ve given up on my quaint hope that anyone in Task doesn’t have a deeply traumatic personal backstory. It’s a waste of time.
‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap – Dwight Has A New Boss And A New Rival
Tulsa King was a bit of a disappointment in Season 2. I think enough time has passed to admit that, right? So, Season 3 has...
‘The Rainmaker’ Episode 6 Recap – Rudy Finally Gets the Upper Hand
Every legal drama needs a moment when the tables turn, and The Rainmaker gets it in Episode 6.
‘Billionaires’ Bunker’ Ending Explained – Even The Filthy Rich Aren’t Safe
There has long been a cliché about rich people and buying immortality. Popular tropes involve cryogenic freezing, downloading consciousnesses into AIs, and so on, and...
‘Billionaire’s Bunker’ Review – A Dynamite Premise Devolves Into Tedium
Some shows get people in the door with a premise alone, and such is the case with Billionaire’s Bunker, another effort from beloved Spanish creative...
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Chris Finally Takes the Plunge
Peacemaker has spent most of Season 2 in the grip of a holding pattern, one that is very funny and silly in the moment but has largely only achieved reiterating its clutch of underlying character ideas (you’ll notice that there’s no real overarching plot or villain this season).
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 6 Recap – A Surprisingly Hopeful Turning Point
I’ve been singing Grace Van Patten’s praises all throughout The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, but I think there’s a case to be made that in Episode 6, “Colpevole”, she delivers her finest work.
‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Let The Games Begin
It has been a while since High Potential was last on our screens, something that I was reminded of in the Season 2 premiere.
‘Task’ Episode 2 Recap – Mark Ruffalo Might Be Delivering the Best Performance of the Year
If the first episode of Brad Ingelsby’s Task was about a crime, Episode 2 is about all the other complications and consequences spilling out from it.
‘The Rainmaker’ Episode 5 Recap – The Tables Turn On Rudy In A Big Way
It was bound to happen eventually. Rudy’s ability to fall on his feet couldn’t last forever, and Episode 5 of The Rainmaker marks the end of the road for his run of good luck.
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
The pacing of Peacemaker Season 2 is a little weird, right? Every episode seems like filler, setting up the next key moment, which never seems to arrive when you think it will.
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 5 Recap – A Change In Perspective
It shouldn't come as much of a surprise to anyone that a show titled The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox is primarily about Amanda Knox.
‘Task’ Episode 1 Recap – This Is Immediately Can’t-Miss, Prestige TV
With some TV shows, you can just tell they’re good. I don’t mean “decent”, either – I mean properly, prestige.
‘The Rainmaker’ Episode 4 Recap – Rudy and Sarah Reach A Predictable Breaking Point
I don’t like to say “I told you so”, but it only took until Episode 4 for The Rainmaker to prove me right about Rudy and Sarah.
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review – Big-City Spike Lee Joint Runs A Little Too Long
You can always tell a Spike Lee joint, even if those very words didn’t reliably pop up in the opening credits every time. There’s always...