Drama

Belfast review – Branagh’s finest film to date

November 16 2021, by M.N. Miller

This review of the film Belfast does not contain spoilers.  The adage is that you should write what you know, right? Kenneth Branagh’s semi-autobiographical film...

Yellowjackets season 1, episode 1 recap – “Pilot”

November 16 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Yellowjackets season 1, episode 1, “Pilot”, contains spoilers. The hook of Yellowjackets is that it’s a Lord of the Flies-style survival drama...

Yellowstone season 4, episode 3 recap – “All I See Is You”

November 15 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Yellowstone season 4, episode 3, “All I See Is You”, contains spoilers. Yellowstone is just about the most popular show in the world...

The Morning Show season 2, episode 9 recap – “Testimony”

November 12 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Apple TV+s The Morning Show season 2, episode 9, “Testimony,” contains spoilers. Read the recap of the last episode. The penultimate chapter,...

Swagger season 1, episode 5 recap – “24-Hour Person”

November 12 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Swagger season 1, episode 5, “24-Hour Person”, contains spoilers. At the end of last week’s episode, it was obvious that Crystal was...

Swagger season 1, episode 4 recap – “We Good?”

November 11 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Swagger season 1, episode 4, “We Good?”, contains spoilers. Being the star player of a youth basketball team has its upsides, including...

Gentefied season 2 review – a group of characters so easy to love

November 10 2021, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix’s Gentefied season 2 does not contain spoilers. Read the ending explained for season 2. Admittedly, I’m surprised how much season 2...

Gentefied season 2, episode 8 recap – the ending explained

November 10 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Netflix’s Gentefied season 2, episode 8, “No Human Is Illegal,” — the ending explained — contains spoilers. There’s a lot of anxiety...

Dopesick episode 7 recap – “Black Box Warning”

November 10 2021, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Hulu series Dopesick episode 7, “Black Box Warning,” does not contain spoilers. Read the review of the miniseries. The more I watch...

Passing (2021) Review – A Delicate Exploration of Grey Areas

November 9 2021, by M.N. Miller

The practice of racially Passing through society to assimilate into the white majority is not a hobby to pass the time or a taste of...

Passing (2021) Ending Explained – Was Clare Pushed? There’s a Couple of Theories…

November 8 2021, by M.N. Miller

The end of the film Passing is a tragedy. Clare’s husband, John Bellew, becomes aware that his wife is “passing” as a “white” woman. It...

Yellowstone season 4, episode 2 recap – “Phantom Pain”

November 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Yellowstone season 4, episode 2, “Phantom Pain”, contains spoilers. The question on everyone’s lips in “Phantom Pain” is who ordered the hit...

Yellowstone Season 4 Premiere recap – “Half the Money”

November 8 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of the Yellowstone Season 4 Premiere, “Half the Money”, contains spoilers. The Covid-19 pandemic is responsible for all kinds of awful things, among...

Inspector Koo season 1, episode 4 recap – continuing to improve

November 7 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Inspector Koo season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. Inspector Koo is like wine. It gets better as the story progresses.  Yi-Kyung disguises...

Inspector Koo season 1, episode 3 recap – “open your eyes and face your hidden self”

November 7 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of Inspector Koo season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. Inspector Koo is one of the dramas that gets you intrigued but that you...

We Couldn’t Become Adults Ending Explained – What Perspective Does Sato Gain?

November 6 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

As the film We Couldn’t Become Adults explores the complexity of human emotions and relationships, our main character, Sato, has been through with his ex...

‘We Couldn’t Become Adults’ Review – Authentic Portrayal of Adulthood

November 6 2021, by Bashirat Oladele

We Couldn’t Become Adults is a Japanese film that explores relationships, adulthood, and life. Revolving around the life of Sato Makoto, (Mirai Moriyama, starred in...

Yara (2021) Ending Explained – A True Event That Horrified Italy

November 6 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

This Italian-produced film is based on true events. Yara follows a determined prosecutor, Letizia Ruggeri (Isabella Ragonese), after a 13-year-old girl, Yara Gambirasio, goes missing...

Yara (2021) Review – A Real-Life Murder That Rocked Italy

November 6 2021, by Jonathon Wilson

Yara will stand out from other films on Netflix as it tells the true story of the horrifying murder of a 13-year-old girl, Yara Gambirasio....

Spencer review – Stewart reaches haunting piquancy

November 6 2021, by M.N. Miller

This review of the film Spencer does not contain spoilers.  Spencer, Pablo Larraín’s fever dream of a biography, is not a “true story” but a...