Drama
‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Castle on a Cloud”
After Stephen’s bombshell and Lucy’s knowledge of Macy’s death, there could be some sticky situations around the corner for Drew in Tell Me Lies episode 7. It’s...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5, Episode 5 Recap – “Fairytale”
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5, Episode 4 ended with Serena being moved to Commander Wheeler’s house for her own safety after the unveiling of her...
‘The Patient’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Kaddish”
Not to point out the obvious or anything, but Steve Carell is known primarily for being funny. He’s had serious roles in stuff like Foxcatcher,...
‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “99 Problems”
The first two episodes of Reasonable Doubt set up the show very well, and it created a quality murder mystery after Kaleesha was murdered. But what...
‘Amsterdam’ Review – A Film for the Birds
There’s just no way around it. Amsterdam is for the birds. Even more shocking is that this comes from the esteemed, very mercurial, and yet...
‘High School’ Season 1 Review – An In-Depth Authentic Look at Life as a Teenager
The Amazon Freevee series High School tells the tale of two sisters, Tegan and Sara. The highs and lows of moving to a new city,...
Rainbow (2022) Review – Misguided and Convoluted
The Spanish Netflix film Rainbow is being labeled as a modern retelling of L. Frank Baum’s classic, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Viewed through a...
‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – What Happened in “Udûn”?
After The Rings of Power Season 1, Episode 5, things are building towards the climax of season 1, and in this week’s installment, we finally...
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Ending Explained – Did Chickie Find Meaning In Life?
The journey at the heart of The Greatest Beer Run Ever sees John ‘Chickie’ Donohue (Zac Efron) take a duffel bag full of beer to...
Story Recap: What Happened in ‘The Empress’ Season 1?
The outstanding German Netflix series The Empress does what only the very best films and series do — take you to another time and place....
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap and Ending Explained
The Empress closes its season, and all the conflicts come to a head. We are talking about Sophia’s power moves against Elisabeth (played by Devrim...
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “The Shoes”
If you remember, at the end of the second episode, our favourite conspirator Ava was snuck into a pair of shoes, which was unusual, even...
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “The Hunt”
A woman gifting a child to her husband is the subject of The Empress episode “The Hunt.” Sophia is loyal and, as we saw in...
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “The Wedding”
The wedding is on, and it’s a grand affair. Franz (played by Philip Froissant) waits for Elisabeth (played by Devrim Lingnau) at the end of the aisle as she takes...
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “The Arrival”
Where some things change, they really all stay the same. Elisabeth (played by Devrim Lingnau) has arrived at her new digs and has no idea what she...
‘The Empress’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “One’s Place in the World”
The Empress starts with a sullen-looking woman in her wedding dress and a delicate white veil covering her face. She is walking down the aisle...
‘Pantheon’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – “You Must Be Caspian”
Forget artificial intelligence, in Pantheon, Uploaded Intelligence is the way forwards. And the humans whose minds are uploaded to the cloud have become gods in...
‘Andor’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Aldhani”
If you asked me to make a list of all the cool things that happen in Andor’s fourth episode, I couldn’t, or at least it...
‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’ Review – Vietnam Drama Offers No Real Surprises
It’s hard not to get swept along by the narrative drive of Peter Farrelly’s The Greatest Beer Run Ever. There’s a road movie/physical emotional journey...
Blonde (2022) Ending Explained – Does Norma Find Love?
Andrew Dominick’s film Blonde is a polarizing experience. Many were expecting a sexy romp. And if you were in the critics screening I was in,...