Drama

‘Reacher’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – Reacher’s Cover Being Blown Is a Good Thing

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, Episode 6 of Reacher Season 3 is a payoff to the excellent fourth episode. That was where you really felt the menace...

‘Adolescence’ Review – Harrowing Proof That Stephen Graham Is the Most Underrated Actor in the World

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Adolescence is being sold on the back of an interesting stylistic gimmick – each of its four episodes is shot in an uninterrupted real-time...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Episode 3 Recap – The System Works Right Up Until It Doesn’t

March 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s sometimes easy to forget that Matt Murdock is a lawyer since most of the justice he dispenses comes via his fists.

‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – We’re Oh So Close to Pulling the Trigger

March 11 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The White Lotus is always about a murder. Season 3 is potentially about several; we know this because the premiere featured a bunch of gunshots and at least one floating corpse.

‘The Hunting Party’ Episode 6 Recap – We’re Getting Back on the Right Track

March 11 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

This is more like it. Not to say, “I told you so”, obviously, but after an episode that let conventionality creep in, to its detriment, The Hunting Party really gets back on the right track in Episode 6.

‘Suits LA’ Episode 3 Recap – Oh No, the Dead Brother Is Back Again

March 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Bad news – the dead brother is back. And this is no offense to Carson Egan, who plays Eddie Black perfectly well.

‘Watson’ Episode 5 Recap – Finally Something Interesting to Say, But Still No Idea How to Say It

March 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“The Man with the Glowing Chest” isn’t about a man with a glowing chest, though one does briefly feature.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 4 Recap – Chemistry and Charm Are Keeping This K-Drama Comfortably Afloat

March 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s an easy charm to The Potato Lab that feels like alchemy; narrative gold from leaden rom-com tropes.

‘1923’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Welcome to America, Unless You’re Irish Or A Woman

March 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

America is the land of opportunity. It’s also, apparently, the land of thieves, sexual deviants, racists, judgy bureaucrats, and very long-winded travel options.

‘The Potato Lab’ Episode 3 Recap – Here We See a Show Really Finding Its Feet

March 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I get it. I get why The Potato Lab works, and it’s a surprisingly obvious realization, highlighted really capably by Episode 3.

‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’ Volume 1 Recap – A Love Letter to Jeju Island Examines a Life Back to Front

March 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Ever proving that there’s more than one way to skin a cat – or, in this case, air a K-Drama – Netflix elected to release When Life Gives You Tangerines, the expensively-produced IU-starring drama doubling as a love letter to Jeju Island, in four four-part volumes.

‘Beauty in Black’ Part 2 Ending Explained – The Chances of Season 2 Are Distressingly High

March 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Tyler Perry continues to torment streaming audiences worldwide with execrable garbage like Divorce in the Black and A Fall from Grace, but Beauty in Black...

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Even with A Firing Squad, Still Struggling to Pull the Trigger

March 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s clear that Yellowjackets Season 3 has entered more exciting territory now. And yes, I agree it’s about time.

‘Delicious’ is an Outstanding Directorial Debut from Nele Mueller-Stöfen Nele that Delivers a Deliciously Dark Tale

March 7 2025, by Daniel Hart

If there is ever a resounding example of a hidden gem on Netflix, look no further than the German thriller film Delicious. What makes it...

‘Surface’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – A Long-Awaited Confrontation Provides Interesting Food for Thought

March 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Surface Season 2 hasn’t been very good, at least not if you ask me, but Episode 3, “Kintsugi”, provides an interesting turning point.

‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – Even Great Shows Sometimes Have an Episode Like This

March 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Severance is a great show, of that there can be no doubt, and Season 2 is on track to exceed the freshman outing in almost every way. But Episode 8, “Sweet Vitriol”, doesn’t help its case.

‘Reacher’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Something Is Holding This Season Back, And I Think I Know What

March 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There's something just a little bit off about Season 3 of Reacher, and now we've returned to the present day after an episode spent almost entirely in the past, I think I've figured out what.

‘Just One Look’ Ending Explained – Let’s Break Down the Biggest Twists and Surprises in Netflix’s Harlan Coben Thriller

March 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

As with all Harlan Coben thrillers, Just One Look is built on a nested series of twists and turns that gradually reveal the truth of...

‘Just One Look’ Review – The Foolproof Coben Template Continues to Work in Netflix’s Latest Polish Thriller

March 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

We have long since reached a point where “It’s a Harlan Coben thriller” will pretty much suffice as a description of a TV show. But...

‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Premiere Recap – It’s Not Entirely Unpleasant Seeing Matt Murdock Again

March 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Let me just be clear out of the gate. Yes, they did it. Daredevil: Born Again is like the Netflix shows, which is worth mentioning...