Drama

Episode 3 of Before is titled “The Liar”, and you have to wonder who it’s referring to. The obvious choice would be Eli, but that...

Episode 6 of Disclaimer not only proves me right – which is always fun – but completely and irrevocably inverts the premise of Alfonso Cuaron’s...

Oh, boy – people are going to hate this. And rightly so, frankly. It always seemed likely that Grotesquerie would have a somewhat ambiguous ending,...

If nothing else, The Diplomat knows how to do endings. Season 1 delivered a bang; Season 2 takes things a step further by upending the...

“Messy and dysfunctional” is how I’d describe my life most of the time, but it’s also a good way of summing up The Diplomat, perhaps...

The ending of Children of the Church Steps is guaranteed from the very beginning. This isn’t a story about surprises; it’s one about inevitability. Each...

Children of the Church Steps burns frustration for fuel. The four-part Netflix series is backdropped by the Candelaria massacre, a heinous event that took place...

Readers, I’ve been banging this drum for a while, but honestly – when is High Potential going to commit to Morgan being wrong? Episode 6,...

Shrinking has never just been a comedy, but it does feel like Season 2 is taking a more dramatic approach, especially in Episode 4, “Made You...

Brilliant Minds keeps surprising me. Episode 6, “The Girl Who Cried Pregnant”, doesn’t just offer up an interesting core case with some surprising and effective...

Not a great deal happens in Episode 6 of The Penguin, but it’s nonetheless the hour that best exemplifies everything great about the show. Colin...

After I spent a while going on about how the previous episode’s thematic and character depth, I’m forced to backpedal slightly with Episode 6 of...

I honestly think that Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon might be the biggest surprise of 2024 for me. Just what is going...

Tulsa King took a while to get going in Season 2, but things started to heat up – quite literally – in the previous episode...

Power is a funny old thing. Sometimes it’s obvious who has it – monarchs, elected officials, CEOs, etc. – and sometimes it isn’t. A Virtuous...

Jacques Audiard directs Emilia Perez, part of Netflix’s annual awards-season slate. The genre-blending movie boasts a star-studded ensemble led by four powerful performances by Zoe...

It’s unusual for me, but I’m perfectly happy to say I have no idea what’s going on in Before. The confounding drama from Sarah Thorp,...

It’s worth noting that Episode 8 of Beauty in Black is only the ending of Part 1. There are another eight episodes to come, more...

I can’t help but feel a little bit disappointed by the ending of The Old Man Season 2. It’s very popular, so I can’t say I was...

I’ll happily admit that I can’t stand the character of Nicholas in Disclaimer. Honestly — who does he think he’s talking to? If I spoke to...