Drama

Summer Heat Season 1 review – yet more mediocre teen drama on Netflix

January 21 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Summer Heat Season 1 is spoiler-free.  At this point, I think it’s safe to say we’ve had plenty – perhaps too many?...

Munich – The Edge of War review – historical fan fiction that becomes an exciting war-time battle of wits

January 21 2022, by M.N. Miller

This review of the Netflix film Munich: The Edge of War does not contain spoilers. Director Christian Schwochow’s adaptation of the Robert Harris novel Munich is...

Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 14 recap – “Life Is Beautiful”

January 18 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 14, “Life Is Beautiful”, contains spoilers. All throughout Our Beloved Summer, the reason behind Yeon-su breaking...

Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 13 recap – “Love Actually”

January 17 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 13, “Love Actually”, contains spoilers. Life is a rollercoaster, or so that played-out expression goes, and...

Euphoria Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – “Out of Touch”

January 17 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

What you dream about while you’re in a coma is, I suppose, a bit of a clue about what you’re really thinking and feeling, so...

Sex Appeal (2022) Review – Funny, Sincere, and Perversely Sweet

January 15 2022, by M.N. Miller

There comes a time when you need to defend a film on its merits and break free from the corner the most stuck-up film critics...

This Is Not a Comedy review – beyond the smiles

January 14 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of the Netflix film This Is Not a Comedy does not contain spoilers.  The existential crisis is one of the critical concepts of...

‘Photocopier’ Review – Riveting Indonesian Neo-Noir

January 14 2022, by M.N. Miller

Photocopier, the Netflix Indonesian thriller, focuses on Suryani (Shenina Cinnamon), who everyone calls “Sur” for short. She is a student who is part of her...

‘How I Fell in Love with a Gangster’ Review – An Utterly Ridiculous Goodfellas Wannabe

January 12 2022, by M.N. Miller

Netflix’s Polish crime genre import, How I Fell in Love with a Gangster, is an utterly ridiculous Goodfellas wannabe. In fact, it comes closer to...

The Journalist (2022) season 1 review – a grim outlook to a festering corrupt political system

January 12 2022, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix’s The Journalist (2022) season 1 does not contain spoilers. Media narratives on political corruption and the assumable cover-up are not new....

Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 12 recap – “Begin Again”

January 11 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 12, “Begin Again”, contains spoilers. The past has always had a close relationship with the present...

9-1-1: Lone Star season 3, episode 2 recap – “Thin Ice”

January 11 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 3, episode 2, “Thin Ice”, contains spoilers. 9-1-1: Lone Star isn’t opposed to doing these high-stakes two-parter episodes,...

Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 11 recap – “Our Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days”

January 10 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Our Beloved Summer season 1, episode 11, “Our Nights Are More Beautiful Than Your Days”, contains spoilers. Another week, another episode of...

Euphoria Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door”

January 10 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

There is an erect penis in the first couple of minutes of the Euphoria Season 2, Episode 1. This isn’t news for Sam Levinson’s teen...

The Wasteland (2021) Review – Ambiguous, Metaphorical Spanish Horror

January 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Judging by the critical reception, it seems I like David Casademunt’s The Wasteland more than most do, which is as much a surprise to me...

‘The Tender Bar’ Ending Explained – The Meaning of a “Father Figure”

January 7 2022, by M.N. Miller

Moehringer’s The Tender Bar: A Memoir chronicles growing up in a tiny hamlet of Manhasset, NY. Two actors play him in two different stages of...

The Club Season 1 Part 2 Ending Explained – do Ra?el and Matilda mend their relationship?

January 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This article contains major spoilers for The Club Season 1 Part 2’s ending. Part 2 of Netflix’s The Club is really just a four-part coda...

The Club Season 1 Part 2 Review – more melodrama in 1950s Istanbul

January 6 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of The Club Season 1 Part 2 is spoiler-free. It doesn’t seem too long since we last visited the titular club of Netflix’s...

Rebelde (2022) season 1, episode 8 recap – the finale and ending explained

January 5 2022, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Netflix’s Rebelde (2022) season 1, episode 8 — the finale and ending explained — contains spoilers. Read the review of season 1....

Rebelde (2022) season 1 review – a lacklustre remake of a teen drama

January 5 2022, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix’s Rebelde (2022) season 1 does not contain spoilers. I know what you are thinking. Is this the next Glee? God forbid...