Drama
‘The Wrong Track’ Review: A Norwegian Comedy That Challenges the Ideal of Adulthood
Adulthood is complex—at least, that’s the main message of the Norwegian Netflix film The Wrong Track. I also believe that labeling this movie solely as...
‘Prime Target’ Episode 7 Recap – I Hope You Like Watching People Write On Whiteboards
Can you recall a penultimate episode of any series being less urgent than "Prime Finder"? I don't think I can. Although I'm hardly surprised at this point.
‘Suits LA’ Episode 1 Recap – Cramming an Entire Season’s Worth of Subplots into A Premiere
The premiere of Suits LA is like someone dared NBC to cram every character and subplot they plan to use in Season 1 into a single episode.
‘Paradise’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – A Blisteringly Tense, Expertly Constructed Hour Of Television
This is a big statement, but Episode 7 of Paradise is probably going to end up being the best hour of television of 2025.
‘The Hunting Party’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – Bex’s Birthday Takes Some Unexpected Turns
I could still use more of The Pit, as a setting and a concept, but I think we're getting there to a certain extent, and in the meantime, there's enough interesting stuff going on to hold the audience's attention.
‘Watson’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – Watson Has a Headache and So Do We
Watson isn’t doing itself any favors by titling Episode 3 “Wait for the Punchline”, since it gives smug critics like me too many openings to be all like, “Still waiting!”.
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3, Episode 2 Recap – Mike White’s Show Seems to be Taking A Slightly Different Approach
With the introductions out of the way, “Special Treatments” is another quintessential episode of The White Lotus.
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Ending Explained – Catastrophically Bad, As Expected
Look, it was virtually a given that When the Stars Gossip was going to have a lackluster ending given how increasingly bad it has become...
‘1923’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Guys, Taylor Sheridan Is Doing Animal Metaphors Again
It has been quite a while since the first season of 1923 ended on a relatively sour note.
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 7 Recap – Pretty Tame as Far as Weddings Go
Nobody really likes other people’s weddings, but it turns out a Scottish pagan witch wedding is quite a thing.
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 15 Recap – Don’t Worry, We’re Almost There
Like many people, I can’t wait for When the Stars Gossip to end. And while that might sound a little harsh, don’t worry about it, since I firmly believe that the show itself can’t wait to end either.
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3, Episode 3 Recap – Things Are Getting Deeply Weird and I’m Not Sure I Like It
If I asked you what Yellowjackets is about, what would you say? For most shows, it’d be an easy question to answer, but for this one, I’m not so sure.
‘Surface’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Apple TV+’s Mystery Continues to Be A Slow Burn
Despite a three-year gap between seasons after having left things on a pretty significant finale, the main takeaway from Surface’s second season premiere is that it still doesn’t seem in much of a hurry to get where it’s going.
‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Is This a Late Valentine’s Day Episode or What?
In Episode 6 of Severance Season 2, Gretchen technically cheats on Dylan with Dylan, but it’s impossible to tell whether this is a morally justifiable action because they’re both technically the same person.
‘Zero Day’ Review – Robert De Niro Anchors a Timely All-Star Political Thriller
The first thing you’ll notice about Zero Day is the cast. Netflix has spared no expense here, assembling an Avengers-style who’s-who of serious character actors...
Dennis Quaid Looks Unrecognizable in Paramount+ True Crime Drama Coming in March
Happy Face is a disturbing true-crime drama set to premiere on Paramount+ in March 2025. The series will be inspired by the real-life story of...
Jack Goes Undercover in the ‘Reacher’ Season 3 Premiere
Reacher is back, and mostly unchanged, at least as far as the premiere of Season 3 goes. Is this a bad thing? No, not at all.
‘Reacher’ Season 3 Review – Ritchson Remains Pitch-Perfect In Another Serviceable Outing
The way Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books work is by never changing under any circumstances. They’re modern riffs on the old-school story of a noble...
Ellen Pompeo Will Return in a Shocking True Crime Story About the Natalia Grace Case
Good American Family is a true crime drama that will premiere on Hulu in March 2025. It features an incredible real-life story. Katie Robbins created...
The Ending Of ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Is Clearly Just the Beginning
There’s a lot going on in Episodes 9 & 10 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which is to be expected. “Hero or Menace” and “If...