Mystery & Thriller

‘Gangs of Galicia’ Lives Up To Its Title With Its On-Location Production

June 22 2024, by Louie Fecou

Gangs of Galicia tells the story of Ana, a lawyer new to the small town of Cambados, who manages to upset the status quo and...

‘Trigger Warning’: All the Production Details Behind One of the Year’s Worst Movies

June 21 2024, by Louie Fecou

Trigger Warning stars Jessica Alba as a special ops commando taking over her father’s bar and falling foul of local thugs. The Netflix thriller was...

‘Trigger Warning’ Review: Jessica Alba Competes With Jennifer Lopez For Worst Movie Of The Year

June 21 2024, by Daniel Hart

I highly doubt Trigger Warning needed three lead writers overseeing this project. If it did, I’d love to know what they were doing. Whether I...

Recap: In Episode 8, ‘Dark Matter’ Finally Gets Good

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Okay, fine, I’ll give Dark Matter this – Episode 8, “Jupiter”, is pretty decent. It feels like the chickens coming home to roost on a...

Recap: ‘Dark Matter’ Episode 7 Is Even More Boring Than Usual

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The last thing Dark Matter needed was an even slower-paced breather to get the pieces into place for the big finale, but that’s exactly what...

Recap: Did ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Just Break Canon Again?

June 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

First, the good news: The Acolyte Episode 4 is an improvement over last week’s episode, which according to some may have irreparably broken Star Wars...

Despite Being Rooted In Miami, ‘Hotel Cocaine’ Was Not Filmed There

June 18 2024, by Louie Fecou

Hotel Cocaine tells the partially true story of Roman Compte and the Mutiny Hotel and has its roots firmly in the cocaine scene in Miami in the...

‘Hotel Cocaine’ Is Fiction, But Its Setting and Backdrop Are Very Real

June 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Hotel Cocaine is not based on a true story. But it is based on real history, a real place, and a very real vibe of...

‘Kubra’ Makes A Promised Land Out Of Istanbul

June 17 2024, by Louie Fecou

Kubra, a Turkish Netflix series based on a well-respected 2020 novel of the same name, tells the story of former marine turned car mechanic Gökhan...

Recap: Villains Get the Limelight In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 3

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, Episode 3 of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 feels like a direct response to Episode 2, which narrowed its focus on Mike...

Recap: Drugs Are Deadlier Than Usual in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 2

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown is a splashy show set in a corrupt prison town. It’s full of gang wars and shootouts and other fun things. And...

‘Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams’ Is An Ambitious Horror Anthology

June 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Indonesian film and TV is the most underrated in the world, for my money, and Joko Anwar proves it in Nightmares and Daydreams, an ambitious...

5 Shark Movies like ‘Under Paris’ That Aren’t ‘Jaws’

June 13 2024, by Louie Fecou

Under Paris taps into one of our greatest fears — scary things in the water that want to eat you. There has been a long...

Theory: Is Darth Plagueis Pulling the Strings in ‘The Acolyte’?

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Social media is currently awash with responses to The Acolyte Episode 3, which depending on who you ask is either the worst episode of Star Wars television ever, a...

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Is Going to Upset Some People

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate to have to say it, but Episode 3 of The Acolyte, “Destiny”, makes me sympathetic to those who think this is the worst...

Stop Googling Whether ‘Under Paris’ Is Based On A True Story

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I shouldn’t have to say this, but no — Under Paris is not based on a true story, and there are no sharks in the Seine...

Exploring Ghokan’s Fate in the Ending of ‘Kubra’ Season 2

June 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The problem with heralding someone as a messiah is that, inevitably, it’s going to be revealed that they’re no such thing, and the ending of...

Review: ‘Kubra’ Season 2 Remains Thought-Provoking Despite Being A Step Down

June 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ll say this about Kubra Season 2 – it’ll get you thinking. And not many shows do that these days, let alone on Netflix. Kubra...

Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura Review: An Ambitious Anime Crossover Leaving You Wanting More

June 6 2024, by Daniel Hart

In what feels like the first Netflix special film of many to come, Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura is the Wrestlemania of Fighting Anime, and...

Recap: In Episode 5, ‘Dark Matter’ Remains A Challenge to Sit Through

June 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not one to moan all the time, but Dark Matter is a challenge to sit through, let alone write about. Given there are nine...