Drama

Bulletproof Episode 6 Review

June 25 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

This review contains spoilers for the season finale of Bulletproof. You’ll have to excuse the absence of regular Bulletproof reviews here. Thanks to each episode...

Succession Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – What Happened in “Sad Sack Wasp Trap”?

June 25 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a picture of an arsehole floating around in season 1, episode 4 of Succession. It belongs to a client of Shiv’s, and threatens his...

To Each, Her Own (Les Goûts Et Les Coloeurs) Review

June 24 2018, by Alix Turner

Whilst I was watching Netflix Original Film To Each, Her Own / Les Goûts Et Les Coloeurs a lot went through my mind. For many (or...

Brain on Fire Review

June 24 2018, by Daniel Hart

Netflix film Brain on Fire offers a solid collection of events that paint the picture of a regressive rare disease. We follow Susannah Cahalan, a...

Us and Them (Hou lai de wo men) Review

June 22 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Us and Them / Hou lai de wo men tells the story of how two strangers who met by pure chance during the Chunyun period...

Le Chalet (The Chalet) Review

June 18 2018, by Alix Turner

I’m sure you’ve all noticed that Netflix is getting hold of more and more films and TV shows from around the world in recent months;...

Succession Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – What Happened in “Lifeboats”?

June 18 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The lifeboats of this episode title are ideas – modern, exciting ideas, like virtual reality or, as new Waystar-Royco COO Roman Roy suggests, porn. “There...

Lust Stories Review

June 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

New to Netflix, Lust Stories bring us four unique tales, all exploring themes of love, adultery and of course lust. Set in India, each short...

Sunday’s Illness Review

June 15 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

A not particularly fun fact about me is that my father left my mother when she fell pregnant. I’ve never met him or communicated with...

Social Animals (2018) Review

June 11 2018, by Daniel Hart

Social Animals is a stellar piece of filmmaking and not in a pretentious or complex kind of way. The storytelling transparently cuts through the usual bullshit,...

Succession Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – What Happened in “S… Show at the F… Factory”?

June 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Even though I rather liked the premiere episode of Succession, I can’t say I was particularly enthused about tuning in again today. There must be...

‘Vida’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Redefining Home in Episode 6

June 11 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Throughout the first season of Vida, Lyn, and Emma, and all the inhabitants of their East Los Angeles neighborhood, have grappled with the concept of...

A Very English Scandal Finale Review

June 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve heard some complaints about the tone of the A Very English Scandal finale being wrong, and indeed that all three episodes of the BBC’s...

The Alienist Season 1 Review

June 4 2018, by Alix Turner

In the 19th century, persons suffering from mental illness were thought to be alienated from their own true natures. Experts who studied them were therefore...

‘Vida’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – From Mourning to Revelry in an Evolving Neighborhood

June 4 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Vida Season 1, Episode 5 opened to the sound of rhythmic chanting as Eddy and a group of elderly Latina women fondled rosary beads and...

Bulletproof Episode 3 Review

May 31 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s an overarching plot in Bulletproof, one involving a gunman with a skin condition whose weapon of choice is a firearm from the 1930s. We...

Sara’s Notebook (El cuaderno de Sara) Review

May 29 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Sara’s Notebook is remarkable throughout, raising important questions of morality and exposing the true fickleness of mortality. Following Laura, we are taken on a journey of...

‘Vida’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – A Stellar Blend of Personal Drama and Social Insight

May 28 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

In Vida Season 1, Episode 4, which might have been the show’s best so far, both Lyn and Emma struck out on their own for...

‘Patrick Melrose’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Some Hope”

May 27 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Patrick Melrose Season 1, Episode 3, adapted from Edward St Aubyn’s third novel, “Some Hope,” took a cleaned-up Patrick to a glitzy party deep in...

‘Sweetbitter’ Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – “Everyone Is Soigné”

May 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Tess’s dedication to turning her temporary waitressing gig into a permanent one continues to impress in Sweetbitter Season 1, Episode 3, even if I am...