Drama

Recap: ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 1 Inverts The Thriller Genre

June 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Legal thrillers are usually built around guilt, in one way or another, but it tends to be the accused whose true nature is mysterious. The...

‘Doctor Climax’ Is Based On Real Q&A Columns From The 1970s

June 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Doctor Climax isn’t a true story, but it’s close. Partially inspired by real-life newspaper correspondence, which isn’t entirely surprising when you consider its setting of...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Season 2 Would Have To Take Some Chances

June 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Like most original Netflix shows, Gangs of Galicia clearly angles for Season 2 with an open-ended conclusion that leaves a few things unresolved. But the show...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ And The True Story That Inspired The Netflix Series

June 24 2024, by Louie Fecou

Many crime dramas use real events as the basis for their fictional narrative, and Gangs of Galicia is no different. Based loosely on a police operation to...

Recap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Continues To Pull No Punches in Episode 2

June 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You know House of the Dragon is a grim show because in the Season 2 premiere a child got his head cut off. But you...

Recap: New Alliances Are Formed In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 4

June 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Police forces the world over are famously intolerant of attacks on their own, so it isn’t much of a surprise that Episode 4 of Mayor...

‘Trying’ Season 4 Review: “I Love This Series, Even With Its Flawed View On Adoption”

June 23 2024, by Daniel Hart

No word of a lie, when I started writing this review, I wrote: “If someone told me that Esther Smith and Rafe Spall were together...

Shock and Awe: Here Are 10 Provocative Shows Like ‘The Boys’

June 22 2024, by Louie Fecou

The Boys became a hit series for Prime Video by taking the tropes of comic book superheroes and subverting them into a shocking often ultra-violent...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Is A Sub-Par Crime Thriller With A Silly Ending

June 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can have too much of a good thing, and Gangs of Galicia proves it. The drug-fuelled international crime thriller is a beloved streaming mainstay,...

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Lives Up To Its Title With Its On-Location Production

June 22 2024, by Louie Fecou

Gangs of Galicia tells the story of Ana, a lawyer new to the small town of Cambados, who manages to upset the status quo and...

The Boys Season 4, Episode 4 Explained: Homelander Wants His Audience To Feel Sorry For Him

June 20 2024, by Daniel Hart

As I enjoyed The Boys Season 4, Episode 4, I realized that Homelander breaks the fourth wall—not by looking at the camera and talking to...

Recap: In Episode 8, ‘Dark Matter’ Finally Gets Good

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Okay, fine, I’ll give Dark Matter this – Episode 8, “Jupiter”, is pretty decent. It feels like the chickens coming home to roost on a...

Recap: ‘Dark Matter’ Episode 7 Is Even More Boring Than Usual

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The last thing Dark Matter needed was an even slower-paced breather to get the pieces into place for the big finale, but that’s exactly what...

Recap: Did ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Just Break Canon Again?

June 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

First, the good news: The Acolyte Episode 4 is an improvement over last week’s episode, which according to some may have irreparably broken Star Wars...

Nikki Proves To Be The Best Mother In The World In ‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 6

June 19 2024, by Daniel Hart

Sometimes, when you ignore a problem, it grows into something bigger, and that’s precisely what happens in Trying Season 4, Episode 6, which ends with...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 1 Promises A Bloodbath Is Coming

June 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

House of the Dragon Season 2 begins with some reassurances. It’s still good, for a start. Episode 1, “A Son for a Son”, is actually...

‘Kubra’ Makes A Promised Land Out Of Istanbul

June 17 2024, by Louie Fecou

Kubra, a Turkish Netflix series based on a well-respected 2020 novel of the same name, tells the story of former marine turned car mechanic Gökhan...

Recap: Villains Get the Limelight In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 3

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, Episode 3 of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 feels like a direct response to Episode 2, which narrowed its focus on Mike...

Recap: Drugs Are Deadlier Than Usual in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 2

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown is a splashy show set in a corrupt prison town. It’s full of gang wars and shootouts and other fun things. And...

Recap: Peace Goes Up In Flames In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 7

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

With Lincoln under military lockdown and a strict, permanent curfew imposed, Billy and the Regulators are confined to their HQ in the McSween house in...