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Undercover season 3, episode 8 recap – the finale/ending explained
This recap of Netflix’s Undercover season 3, episode 8, “Showdown,” — the finale and ending explained — contains spoilers. Read the review of season 3. ...
Undercover season 3 review – the third installment brings an unlikely partnership
This review of Netflix’s Undercover season 3 does not contain spoilers. Undercover has calmly kept itself as a dark horse on Netflix. Building a steady...
American Siege review – Bruce Willis sleepwalks through more garbage
This review of American Siege is spoiler-free. I’ve been fortunate over the last few years in that I’ve only had to review a couple of...
See For Me ending explained – does Sophie make it out alive?
This article contains major spoilers for See For Me’s ending. Randall Okita’s See For Me is a home-invasion thriller with a twist, though admittedly one...
Four Lives review – damning true-crime with a profound sense of humanity
This review of Four Lives is spoiler-free. “To protect and to serve” has been the motto of the Los Angeles Police Department since 1963, and...
Stay Close season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 8 contains spoilers, including a discussion of Stay Close’s ending. Is “Creep” by Radiohead the singular most...
Stay Close season 1, episode 7 recap – in which a grim discovery is made
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 7 contains spoilers. After his last-minute recollection at the end of the previous episode, Ray is obviously...
Stay Close season 1, episode 6 recap – in which killers get carried away
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers. I’ve just learned, thanks to Netflix’s episode descriptions, that Goldberg’s smiley assassins are actually...
Stay Close season 1, episode 5 recap – in which a connection emerges
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. As if Stay Close didn’t have enough going on, the fifth episode opens with a new...
Stay Close season 1, episode 4 recap – in which the plot thickens
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. As someone who has had more than a few drug habits, I’m not one...
Stay Close season 1, episode 3 recap – in which one of the missing is found
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. So, it turns out Tawny Allure’s eccentric interrogators killed her. Stay Close episode 3 confirms this...
Stay Close season 1, episode 2 recap – in which everyone is lying or missing
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. Kids! They’re a pain, aren’t they? One minute they’re babies in need of nothing...
Stay Close season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained
This recap of Stay Close season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. A lot of these twisty, turny whodunit crime dramas, even the ones from far-flung...
Stay Close review – another lightning-fast, highly bingeable Harlan Coben thriller
This review of Stay Close is spoiler-free, though contains some plot setup from the first episode. There’s a particularly enthusiastic market for the adapted works...
‘The Unforgivable’ Review – Sandra Bullock’s Performance Shines a Light on a Weak Script
While not every movie has to be a cinematic piece of art, some genre films can’t help themselves from being an example of a rudderless...
Outlaws (2021) Ending Explained – The Broken Heart of Nacho
A film set during the late 70s Spain, Outlaws is about a gang of youth delinquents and their affairs with a series of burglaries, heists,...
Outlaws (2021) Review – Sex, Drugs and the Youth in Post Franco Spain
In the late 1970s, after the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco, when Spain was slowly moving towards democracy, the rebellious youth rose to prominence...
Dhamaka (2021) Review – A Waste Despite Having the Formula
In every democratic country, the media is considered the fourth pillar of democracy. India is considered the largest democracy in the world. So, it is...
The Card Counter review – small stakes with a big payoff
This review of The Card Counter is spoiler-free. Written and directed by Paul Shrader, The Card Counter is a tale of redemption and revenge set...
Mayor of Kingstown Season 1 Review – Another Dour, Macho Drama From Taylor Sheridan
Given the phenomenal success of Yellowstone, writer-director Taylor Sheridan has found his market. Or, maybe more accurately, his market has found him. Sheridan has been...