Drama
Criminal Record Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Who shot Isaac Whitlow?
Criminal Record Season 1 continues to push its main two subplots in Episode 4. “Protected” focuses on the investigation into Isaac Whitlow’s shooter, whilst June seeks...
Death and Other Details Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Who is Katherine cheating on Lawrence with?
The stakes are raised as Agent Hilde Eriksen arrives to solve the murder in Episode 3 of Death and Other Details Season 1. With Agent...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 2 Recap – Was Travis Rust Cohle’s father? Is the spiral from Season 1?
Episode 2 of True Detective Season 4 – titled simply “Part 2”, this being a show with no time whatsoever for cutesy episode titles –...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – An intriguing start
Confusing everyone, Netflix elected to release the first two episodes of the new period drama Captivating the King at once – and on a Sunday,...
Welcome to Samdal-ri Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Yong-pil and Sam-dal end up together?
I’ll be the first to admit that Welcome to Samdal-ri hasn’t exactly wowed me throughout its Season 1 run, but the ending is a sweet,...
My Demon Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Gu-won and Do-hee end up together?
The ending of My Demon has a touch of inevitability about it, but at this point, after a very consistent Season 1, I’d say it...
Sixty Minutes Review – Predictable and painful
The German Netflix action film Sixty Minutes is a serious race against time as mixed martial arts fighter Octavio (Emilio Sakraya) finds himself with just...
My Demon Season 1 Episode 15 Recap – Is Gu-won really gone?
If Episode 14 of My Demon Season 1 was the dreaded and inevitable break-up episode, Episode 15 is the “ruminating over the breakup” episode. It’s...
The Bequeathed Season 1 Review – Richly atmosphere, but not quite horrifying enough
Netflix is kicking off its K-Drama slate in 2024 with an attention-grabbing horror-thriller from Yeon Sang-ho, late of such light-hearted fare as Train to Busan...
The Kitchen (2023) Review – Filled with Daniel Kaluuya’s swagger but lacking in emotional depth
When films highlight a dystopian society, they often express how the government has failed its people. We believe in a futuristic society, the world would...
Reacher Season 2 Ending Explained – What happens to Azhair Mahmoud?
Jack Reacher and his team find themselves in a lot of trouble in Episode 8, the finale of Reacher Season 2. With the meeting on...
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – Some needed direction
Finally – something! There’s probably a limit to how good Like Flowers in Sand can realistically get at this point, but Episode 10 does something...
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – Loose Lips Sink Ships
At the risk of repeating oneself, the extent to which Like Flowers in Sand is content to sit in the middle of the road is...
Kubra Season 1 Review – God is texting in this Turkish Netflix drama
People are liable to find God wherever they’re most inclined to look, so the Turkish Netflix series Kubra is onto something. Season 1, which runs...
Criminal Record Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Who is the “Kid in the Park?”
Another crime in the Hackney Downs area reconnects rival detectives Daniel Hegarty and June Lenker once again after the antics in Episode 2. In Episode...
Death and Other Details Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Who ordered the bar cart?
It is time for Rufus and Imogene to start investigating who and why Keith was murdered in Episode 2 of Death and Other Details Season...
Death and Other Details Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – Who dies in “Rare?”
Death and Other Details kicks off in Episode 1, “Rare”, with us meeting the pertinent people while a murder takes place aboard a cruise ship....
Death and Other Details Season 1 Review – Violett Beane is a star in this undercooked murder-mystery
With the rise of crime podcasts, we’ve seen an influx of movies and shows based on the world of murder mysteries. Recently, we had the...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 1 Recap – A chilly return to the show’s roots
The first season of HBO’s True Detective was so great that it earned enough goodwill for two subsequent seasons, neither of which were especially well-received....
Maboroshi Review – A teenager and town in crisis in Netflix’s new anime film
From the animators of Attack on Titan and Jujutsu Kaisen comes Mari Okada’s Netflix anime film Maboroshi. Masamune Kikuiri has been in an endless winter...