Fantasy
‘Spider-Noir’ Gives You Two Options, But Only One Of Them Is Right
The obvious selling point of Spider-Noir is, unavoidably, Nicolas Cage. In his first proper TV role, he plays Ben Reilly, aka “The Spider”, a private...
‘The Boroughs’ Ending Explained – Answering Every Burning Question About Mother, Trees, And Season 2
With a bit of relief, I’m happy to tell you that the ending of The Boroughs sticks the landing. Sure, it can’t quite resist teasing...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 7 Recap – The Great Escape
The Boroughs has had a pretty high level of baseline quality all throughout, but it really kicks into gear in Episode 7. And just in...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 6 Recap – The Grey Rebellion Rises
We have the vast majority of the answers that The Boroughs is going to give us. Most of them have been revealed gradually, with a...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 5 Recap – The Key To Eternal Life Is… Slime?
What’s the one thing that all the money in the world can’t buy? Time, of course, which is precisely what the residents of The Boroughs...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 4 Recap – Your Old TVs Might Come In Handy
The Boroughs really gets on the front foot in Episode 4, "Forbidden Fruit", upping the pace around the midway point and getting the Scooby gang right into the midst of the monster action. Mostly, anyway.
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 3 Recap – No Peace for the Dead
Despite the fact that it’s hardly rocketing along, The Boroughs isn’t being shy about fleshing out its supernatural mystery either. This is a good balance, I think,...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 2 Recap – It’s A Miracle (Or Is It?)
It’s probably just Sam’s luck that, just as it seemed like he was making friends in The Boroughs, one of them ended up dead. Jack’s...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 1 Recap – This Isn’t Exactly the Warmest Welcome
If it wasn’t obvious out of the gate that Episode 1 of The Boroughs is all about introductions, it’ll become clear pretty quickly. The episode...
‘The Boroughs’ Review – A Starry Supernatural Retirement More Spielberg Than ‘Stranger Things’
The involvement of the Duffer Brothers – they executive-produced Netflix’s The Boroughs, a supernatural murder-mystery set in a picturesque New Mexico retirement community – unavoidably...
‘Devil May Cry’ Season 2 Ending Explained – No Love Lost Between Dante and Vergil
In the storied canon of brothers who don’t get along especially well, Dante and Vergil have got to be up there. If you’re a fan...
‘Devil May Cry’ Season 2 Review – A Solid Enough Sequel That Starts to Wear Out Its Welcome
Like most Adi Shankar Netflix shows, the first season of Devil May Cry had a broad casual audience appeal but somehow managed to really upset hardcore fans...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2 Ending Explained – You Can’t Handle the Truth
Well, we have plenty to discuss here, don’t we? As well as finally bringing the long-simmering conflict between Matt Murdock and Wilson Fisk to something...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Matthew Murdock for the Defense, Your Honors
We’re so close, aren’t we? New York is slipping through Wilson Fisk’s fingers. Matt Murdock is having to negotiate with saints. Buck has had to...
‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Ending Explained – The Queen, Nikki, and Season 2 Setup
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85 exists in “frozen time”, continuity-wise, so it’s no wonder that the ending sets up a second season. As we’ve already...
‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Is Officially Canon, But You Shouldn’t Worry About It
You didn’t think we had left Hawkins, Indiana, entirely, did you? These days, the idea of letting a franchise die is utterly unconscionable, not when...
‘Stranger Things: Tales from ‘85’ Returns the Franchise to Its Roots
Can you be nostalgic for nostalgia? This question was at the forefront of my mind while soaking in the ten episodes of Netflix’s animated spin-off...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – Oh, Hey, It’s Jessica Jones
You can tell that Daredevil: Born Again is reaching a fever pitch in Season 2, since “Requiem” feels in many ways like an effort to...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Back From the Dead
The good news — or bad news, I suppose, depending on where you’re sitting — is that, despite getting a shard of glass wedged in...
‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Taking Some Big Swings
Fittingly for an hour titled “Gloves Off”, Daredevil: Born Again is taking some pretty big narrative swings in Episode 4. I don’t think anybody expected...