Drama
Summer Heat Season 1 review – yet more mediocre teen drama on Netflix
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
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”
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”
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”
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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”
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”
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”
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
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”
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?
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
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
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
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...