Drama
Bulletproof Episode 6 Review
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”?
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
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
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
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
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”?
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
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
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
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”?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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”
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”
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...