Drama
‘Adoration’ Is A Familiar Feeling Mystery With A Bad Attitude
Ironically for a show titled Adoration, everyone in this seems to hate each other. There are more arguments in the first couple of episodes that...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Goes A Little Off The Rails In Episodes 5 & 6
It’s safe to say that Gangnam B-Side goes a little off the rails in Episodes 5 and 6. While there’s still a lot to like...
A Serial Killer Comes to Gibsons In ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 7
Just in time for the finale, a serial killer has come to Gibsons to shake things up and inevitably bring all the core characters together....
Grief Looms Large In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 3
Season 2 of Bad Sisters got off to a slightly stunted start, so it’s a shame that Episode 3, “Missing”, doesn’t have much urgency either. But it...
Everyone’s Getting Laid In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 8, Including the Elderly
Once you get over the obvious hilarity of the premise – it’s about a sweet old lady who wants to have sex all the time,...
Angelina Jolie delivers a career best performance in ‘Maria’
Pablo Larrain rounds out his trilogy about iconic women of the 20th century with Maria, a film centered around the famed opera singer Maria Callas....
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Continues To Suffer From Circumstance In Episode 10
“The Apocalypse of Change” is exactly the kind of episode you get when you have to kill off a show’s main character over a contract...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Pulls No Punches In Season 1, Episode 1, Even If It Takes Its Time
Here’s a relevant question: Is Dune: Prophecy the next Game of Thrones? Can it be? Should it be? Season, Episode 1, “The Hidden Hand”, has...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Makes A Crucial Mistake In Its Finale
Time skips can be useful narrative conceits, and in some cases, they can really reinvigorate a flagging show (hello, The Walking Dead.) But there’s one...
Taylor Sheridan Takes ‘Yellowstone’ To Texas in the ‘Landman’ Premiere
Landman is the fourth – count ‘em – show that Taylor Sheridan has created for Paramount+, and it might be the most quintessentially Taylor Sheridan...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Ends With A Quiet, Understated Finale
I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen in the finale of Tulsa King Season 2, but it probably wasn’t this. Saying that Episode...
A Heartfelt Reunion In ‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 11
I think the smartest thing that A Virtuous Business has done thus far is entangling Da-hyun’s seemingly unrelated personal subplot with the core group dynamics....
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect
It’s accurate to say that Act 2 of Arcane Season 2 slows things down a lot relative to the balls-to-the-wall frenzy of Act 1, but...
‘Silo’ Season 2 Is Content To Let Action Speak Louder Than Words In Its Tense Premiere
Silo is all vibes, all the time, and none of them are good. This was true of the first season and remains true of Season...
‘Before’ Is A Little More Coherent In Episode 5
I was a bit better disposed towards Episode 5 of Before. Not sure why. I think it might be because it has a more coherent...
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 10 Ends Part 2 With Unexpected Tragedy
Part 2 of Cobra Kai Season 6 comes to an end in Episode 10, “Eunjangdo”, and it’s a very decent stopping point full of action, drama, and...
Miyagi-do Finally Get On The Same Page In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 9
Now we know that Terry Silver is back and pulling the strings, there’s a sense of urgency to Cobra Kai Season 6 that feels fitting for the...
Guess Who’s Back In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 8?
Cobra Kai never dies, as we all know, and seemingly its villains don’t either. Like, ever. The big twist of Season 6, Episode 8, “Snakes on...
Daniel Gets Blindsided In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 7
Things are not going well for Miyagi-do in Season 6 of Cobra Kai. The much-talked-about Sekai Taikai kicked off in the Part 2 premiere and it...
The Sekai Taikai Begins In ‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6, Episode 6
When we last left our intrepid heroes and heroines in the Part 1 finale of Cobra Kai Season 6, Miyagi-do’s representatives were lined up around the mats...