Drama
‘High Water’ Review – Netflix Blends Fact and Fiction to Recount a Real-Life Disaster
Netflix’s Polish original series High Water is about many things, but it’s mostly about denial. It turns out people don’t want to admit that their...
‘Jumping from High Places’ Review – A Touching Yet Forgettable Coming-of-Age Story
Jumping from High Places (original title: Per Lanciarsi Dalle Stelle) is a Netflix original feature written by Alice Urciuolo and directed by Andrea Jublin. The movie is...
‘Mr. Harrigan’s Phone’ Review – Average Stephen King Adaptation Worth Watching
As a huge fan of Halloween and the supernatural, I enjoy anything from the seriously scary to classic horror comedy. Mr. Harrigan’s Phone is a...
‘Andor’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “The Axe Forgets”
Even in a galaxy far, far away, you can always rely on your mother for a reality check. Syril‘s moping in the opening scenes of...
Soapy Dramas Similar to ‘Reasonable Doubt’ You Must Watch
The Hulu legal drama Reasonable Doubt is juicy, soapy, camp, and features a stellar cast. With murder in the first episode, the first season will leave...
‘Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler’ Season 3 Review – A Change Is Coming
The war is now over. So what does that mean for Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler? Where will the story take us? And what...
‘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...