Drama
The Girl on the Train (2021) Review – A Woeful Adaptation
The 2016 Hollywood adaptation of The Girl on the Train, adapted from a convoluted potboiler by Paula Hawkins, was not a very good film. But...
Geez & Ann Review – A Romantic Film with the Right Intentions but with Misplaced Execution
With Netflix releasing a flurry of romantic films, including the third in the trilogy for To All the Boys, recent releases have a job to inspire...
Losing Alice season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Apple TV+ series Losing Alice season 1, episode 8, “The End” — ending explained — contains spoilers. We suspected in the last...
Cherry (2021) Review – A Scattershot Substance Abuse Drama
You have to wonder if Marvel tried to convince Tom Holland to pass on Cherry. Even if the Russo brothers (behind Avengers; Mosul; The Gray...
Ginny & Georgia season 1, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia season 1, episode 10, “The Biggest Betrayal Since Jordyn and Kylie” — the ending explained — contains spoilers....
Ginny & Georgia Season 1 Episodes 8 and 9 Recap – “Check One, Check Other”
After the Sweet 16, we genuinely felt Ginny and Georgia had reached a good understanding with each other, but the story throws a spanner in...
Ginny & Georgia season 1, episode 7 recap – “Happy Sweet Sixteen, Jerk”
This recap of Netflix’s Ginny & Georgia season 1, episode 7, “Happy Sweet Sixteen, Jerk”, contains spoilers. With mother and daughter at a crossroads, “Happy...
Ginny & Georgia Season 1 Episodes 5 and 6 Recap – “Boo, Bitch”
If we revert to the start of the series, the one thing Ginny considered is being popular and what that exactly means for her —...
Ginny & Georgia Season 1 Episodes 1-4 Recap – A Darker Version of Gilmore Girls
“We are like the Gilmore Girls, but with bigger boobs” is one of the well-served lines in Episode 1, and it made me smile a little because...
Ginny & Georgia season 1 review – a welcome, wild and dark version of Gilmore Girls
This review of Netflix series Ginny & Georgia season 1 does not contain any spoilers. The drama will be released on February 24, 2021. Okay,...
All Rise season 2, episode 9 recap – “Safe to Fall”
This recap of All Rise season 2, episode 9, “Safe to Fall”, contains spoilers. “Safe to Fall” revolved almost entirely around one big case, and...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 6 recap – “Everyone and Their Brother”
This recap of 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 6, “Everyone and Their Brother”, contains spoilers. You really can’t tell what this show is going...
Pitta Kathalu season 1 – Ramula short film review and ending explained
This review of Pitta Kathalu season 1 – Ramula contains spoilers regarding the short film and explains the ending. Ramula follows a young woman who feels...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 5 recap – “Difficult Conversations”
This 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 5 recap for the episode titled “Difficult Conversations” contains spoilers. In many ways, “Difficult Conversations” was 9-1-1: Lone...
Land review – cold, stoic, and patronizing
Robin Wright’s directorial debut, Land, is an exercise in stoic ambivalence. Don’t get me wrong, Wright is one of the most underappreciated actors of her...
I Care a Lot Review – A Smart, Cruel Crime Film
It’s rare for any type of crime film that goes beyond its first act without resorting to every other generic crime film cliche. Roger Ebert...
Your Honor season 1, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This Your Honor season 1, episode 10 recap contains a detailed discussion of the Your Honor ending, which needless to say includes major spoilers. There was never...
‘Layla Majnun’ Review – A Wonderful Indonesian Film Fostering Forbidden Love
Films that involve forbidden love always bring on anxiety. Watching two characters slowly be consumed by each other but know that there is this irrefutable...
All Rise season 2, episode 8 recap – “Bette Davis Eyes”
This All Rise season 2, episode 8 recap for the episode titled “Bette Davis Eyes” contains spoilers. Just a month after the premature arrival of...
9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 4 recap – “Friends With Benefits”
This 9-1-1: Lone Star season 2, episode 4 recap for the episode titled “Friends With Benefits” contains spoilers. In a nice change of pace, especially...