Drama

Recap: ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 5 Takes A Surprisingly Dramatic Turn

July 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Cobra Kai is known for being much more of a comedy than a drama, but Episode 5 of Season 6, “Best of the Best”, bucks that...

Recap: Peace Is Temporary In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 1

July 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“Cobra Kai never dies,” as we’re repeatedly told, and you need to look no further than the Season 6 premiere for proof. Episode 1 is...

The Ending Of ‘The Acolyte’ Ties Up A Lot Of Loose Ends

July 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of The Acolyte is kind of atypical as far as Star Wars stories go since ultimately, the bad guys win. What’s new here...

Recap: ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 7 Is Excellent Television

July 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 7 of Presumed Innocent, “The Witness”, is excellent television on its own terms, but also an exciting penultimate installment since it suggests quite strongly that...

Recap: Things Finally Boil Over Between Mike and Bunny In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 7

July 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It has taken a while, but tensions between Mike McLusky and Bunny Washington finally boil over in Episode 7 of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3....

‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ Was Filmed In Perry’s Atlanta Studio — And Is Only One Part Of A Growing Empire

July 15 2024, by Louie Fecou

Like most of Tyler Perry’s movies, Divorce in the Black was filmed at his expansive studios in Atlanta. It’s also — like most of his movies —...

‘The Champion’ Gets Many Details Right — But Also Several Wrong

July 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

With football (soccer if you’re wrong) being the world’s game, innumerable people grow up with fantasies of playing for their favorite team or their national...

Recap: Men Are Terrible In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 5

July 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can’t have an episode like “The Red Dragon and the Gold” without some consequences, and that goes for the characters and the audience both....

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Drags A Little In Episode 9

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Thus far, Miss Night and Day has gotten by with a distinct rhythm. Each episode unveils just enough clues about the ongoing mysteries and just...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Maintains A Comfortable Rhythm In Episodes 7 & 8

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In Episodes 7 & 8, Miss Night and Day continues to coast along in that typical trending K-Drama way. You know what I mean. Certain...

Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Begins With A Grand Tour

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Blessedly, Season 2 of The Serpent Queen opens with a minutes-long recap of the first season. Episode 1, “Grand Tour”, is a reminder of two...

Review: ‘The Champion’ Is A Solid Drama Undermined By A Silly Ending

July 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Champion (2024) isn’t a very good movie, but it’s a well-intentioned and likable one so I’d feel bad making fun of it. The from-the-ashes...

The Natural Beauty of ‘Desperate Lies’ Was Intended To Be Part Of the Plot

July 11 2024, by Louie Fecou

Set and shot in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Desperate Lies has proven to be a hit for Netflix despite being 17 episodes long and dealing with some…...

Let’s Try and Figure Out The Ending Of ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’

July 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black is ridiculous and terrible nonsense, and the ending is one of the silliest aspects of it. Naturally, I’d like...

Review: ‘Tyler Perry’s Divorce in the Black’ Is Hilariously Terrible

July 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

One of the most enduring mysteries in the entertainment industry is Tyler Perry, whose adamancy in proudly putting his name in the title of execrable...

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 7 Finally Reveals The Truth About What Happened On Brendok

July 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been kinder to The Acolyte than most critics have, but Episode 7, “Choice”, made me feel a bit silly for coming to its defense....

Recap: A New Suspect Emerges In ‘Presumed Innocent’ Episode 6

July 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Let’s interrupt our regularly scheduled recapping by reiterating a point. When I wrote about Episode 5 of Presumed Innocent, I mentioned the small things; the details....

Recap: ‘Land of Women’ Changes Pace In Episode 4

July 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Mothers always know best, don’t they? It might be an effort to admit sometimes, but when mom says your husband is probably playing away on...

‘Desperate Lies’ Is Not A True Story, But Heteropaternal Superfecundation Is Real

July 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

At a glance, the premise of Desperate Lies is ridiculous. A woman giving birth to twins with two different fathers? Nonsense, I hear you cry. But hold...

Recap: The Dance of the Dragons Begins In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4

July 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The excitement about House of the Dragon was never due to the quality of the novel it’s based on, Fire & Blood, a slightly dusty...