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‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – It’s the Same, but Different

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that every human on Earth knows that Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being bitten by a spider, so it’s a mercy...

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – An Intriguing Last-Minute Development Is Too Little Too Late

January 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The most interesting thing that happens in Episode 4 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 happens at the very end, and then “Double Helix” ends before doing anything with it.

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Rowan Bites Off More Than She Can Chew

January 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody likes a dinner party, and when you really boil it down, that’s all Episode 3 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 really is.

‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Ending Explained – An Emotional Payoff Maybe Takes the Easy Way Out

January 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne provides a surprisingly tender ending that in many ways avoids a lot of the more potentially pesky narrative decisions. Everyone...

‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Review – A Solid, Surprisingly Emotional Follow-Up

January 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told...

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – This Is Getting Dull Already

January 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“Ten of Swords” lacks most of the gothic atmosphere that the premiere was able to create, and instead settles into an odd rhythm of concurrent storylines, some real and some more esoteric, none of which are especially interesting.

‘Creature Commandos’ Ending Explained – Finale Proves the New DCU Is Only Just Beginning

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

James Gunn isn’t pulling any punches in the finale of Creature Commandos. Episode 7, “A Very Funny Monster”, has everything you’d expect from the first...

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Feels Immediately Wasteful In Episode 1

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite being popular enough to secure Season 2, little adjustment seems to have been made between seasons to iron out some of the issues.

‘Creature Commandos’ Gets The Balance A Little Off In Episode 6

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Creature Commandos has been at its best and worst based on the strength of its flashback sequences, and Episode 6, “Priyatel Skelet”, is no different in that regard.

‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 5 Gives Us The Team-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve already asked for more Eric Frankenstein in Creature Commandos, and Episode 5, “The Iron Pot”, grants that request. And thank goodness!

‘Creature Commandos’ Gets Back On Track In Very Good Episode 4

December 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Now this is more like it. I was worried about Creature Commandos, I must admit, especially after it got so bogged down in simplistic political...

‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 3 Gets Bogged Down In Obvious Messaging and Silliness

December 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I still like Creature Commandos, and I still think it has a lot of potential, but Episode 3 made me wonder if the concept was...

‘Secret Level’ Recap – Our Take On Every Episode Of Amazon’s Anthology

December 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Amazon’s anthological series Secret Level is pretty unprecedented as far as such things go – a collection of animated video-game-inspired short films released in two...

‘Creature Commandos’ Makes The Necessary Introductions In Its Two-Part Premiere

December 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Welcome, says the two-part premiere of Creature Commandos, to the new DC Universe. Well, new-ish, I suppose. Episodes 1 and 2 of Max’s adult animated...

‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3

November 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...

‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect

November 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

The Ending Of ‘The Penguin’ Makes Oz One Of The Best Batman Villains Ever

November 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The great achievement of The Penguin is that it has somehow managed to turn a perennial B-league second-stringer into – and I mean this –...

‘Arcane’ Season 2, Act 1 Effortlessly Proves That This Is Still Netflix’s Best Animated Series

November 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a “y’all must have forgot” quality to Act 1 of Arcane’s second season. Riot Games and Netflix have already confirmed that these nine episodes...

‘The Penguin’ Episode 7 Reveals The Horrifying Truth Of Oz’s Past

November 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

On the press tour for The Penguin, Colin Farrell responded to fans saying they had to come like the complex nature of Oz Cobb with...

‘The Penguin’ Episode 6 Is Everything That’s Great About This Show

October 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Not a great deal happens in Episode 6 of The Penguin, but it’s nonetheless the hour that best exemplifies everything great about the show. Colin...