Drama

To the Lake season 1, episode 8 recap – the ending explained

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 8 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 7 recap – any port in a storm

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 7 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 6 recap – the sins of the fathers

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 6 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 5 recap – missing, presumed dumb

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 5 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 4 recap – a new addition

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 4 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 3 recap – don’t trust anybody

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 3 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 2 recap – the journey gets underway

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts on the previous episode by clicking these...

To the Lake season 1, episode 1 recap – a frosty introduction

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of To the Lake season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers.  Check out our spoiler-free season review. I’m not sure now is necessarily the...

To the Lake Season 1 Review – a very good show at a very bad time

October 7 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of To the Lake Season 1, now streaming on Netflix, is spoiler-free. Look, let’s be frank — now probably isn’t the best time...

A Call to Spy Review — a dull, stagnant history lesson

October 6 2020, by M.N. Miller

A Call to Spy is an old-fashioned historical drama whose timing, organization, and pace are as stale as the genre itself. Which makes the result...

Oloture review – gritty, realistic and tragic

October 2 2020, by Daniel Hart

This review of Netflix film Oloture contains no spoilers. The drama was released on the platform on October 2, 2020. As a disclaimer, Oloture is not...

The Boys season 2, episode 7 recap – Did [spoiler] attack the congressional hearing?

October 2 2020, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Amazon’s The Boys season 2, episode 7, “Butcher, Baker, Candlestick Maker” contains significant spoilers. We are recapping every episode weekly — check...

The Boys in the Band review – a lesser version of a ground-breaking drama

October 1 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s such a storied history behind Mart Crowley’s play The Boys in the Band, which celebrated its 50th anniversary with a Broadway production following its...

We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – “Right Here Right Now III”

September 29 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 3, “Right Here Right Now III”, contains spoilers. You can check out our thoughts...

The Boys season 2, episode 6 recap – how old is Stormfront?

September 25 2020, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Amazon’s The Boys season 2, episode 6, “The Bloody Doors Off” contains significant spoilers. We are recapping every episode weekly — check...

A White, White Day review — Sigurðsson is chillingly good

September 22 2020, by M.N. Miller

A White, White Day (Hvítur, hvítur dagur) opens with a boxy car driving erratically and without a care in the world. It’s a wet, wet...

We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – “Right Here Right Now II”

September 22 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of We Are Who We Are Season 1 Episode 2, “Right Here Right Now II”, contains spoilers. I’d wondered why the second episode...

Baby season 3 review – a natural farewell to Netflix’s popular Italian teen drama

September 18 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

This review of Baby season 3 is spoiler-free. You can check out our thoughts on the first season by clicking these words and the second...

The Last Word Season 1 Review – a German dramedy about coming to terms with loss

September 18 2020, by Jonathon Wilson

Germans have a reputation for being a bit humorless – “Well, you killed all the funny people,” as the late Robin Williams once said –...

The Boys season 2, episode 5 recap – what happened?

September 18 2020, by Daniel Hart

This recap of Amazon’s The Boys season 2, episode 5, “We Gotta Go Now” contains significant spoilers. We are recapping every episode weekly — check...