Mystery & Thriller

Russian Doll season 2, episode 2 recap – “Coney Island Baby”

April 20 2022, by Adam Lock

This recap of Netflix’s Russian Doll season 2, episode 2, “Coney Island Baby,” does not contain any significant spoilers. Access the archive of recaps, reviews,...

Russian Doll season 2, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained

April 20 2022, by Adam Lock

This recap of Netflix’s Russian Doll season 2, episode 1, “Nowhen,” does not contain any significant spoilers. Access the archive of recaps, reviews, and news...

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent review – a healthy dose comedic egotism

April 19 2022, by M.N. Miller

This review of the film The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent does not contain spoilers. There are very few movie stars like Nicolas Cage. His...

Slow Horses season 1, episode 4 recap – “Visiting Hours”

April 15 2022, by Adam Lock

We recap the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses season 1, episode 4, which contains spoilers. All good spy thrillers involve at least one double-crossing. In...

‘Yaksha: Ruthless Operations’ Review – A Bumpy Action Thriller Spoils the Fun with its Heavy Handed Execution

April 9 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

Mainstream action movies always become one of my fascinations when exploring movies. Not because I am a big action movie fan, but because they give...

‘Dancing on Glass’ Review – Balanced Storytelling That Challenges Perspective

April 8 2022, by Daniel Hart

For whatever reason, many films about ballet never appear to put the art in a good light. It’s possible that the obsessive nature of the...

‘All the Old Knives’ Ending Explained – Who Was The Mole?

April 8 2022, by M.N. Miller

In the years prior to All the Old Knives, the CIA was responsible for a leak that led to the death of over 100 people...

Slow Horses season 1, episode 3 recap – “Bad Tradecraft”

April 8 2022, by Adam Lock

We recap the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses season 1, episode 3, which contains spoilers. Slow Horses covers its USP in the opening minutes, when...

‘All the Old Knives’ Review – Underwhelming and Lacking Depth

April 7 2022, by M.N. Miller

There may be nothing I love more than a good old-fashioned spy film. All the Old Knives is an underwhelming and underdeveloped spy film with...

Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 3 recap – does Jake grab a story?

April 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 3, contains spoilers. Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 3 recap https://youtu.be/wMLUoH288pg Jake listens...

Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 2 recap – Jakes digs deeper into Japan’s criminal underworld

April 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 2 contains spoilers. Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 2 recap Firstly, before I...

Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained

April 7 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of the HBO Max series Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 1 contains spoilers. Tokyo Vice season 1, episode 1 recap Jake Adelstein (Ansel...

Ambulance (2022) review – let the Bayhem begin

April 6 2022, by M.N. Miller

This review of the film Ambulance (2022) does not contain spoilers. “Because we used to be friends,” is the kind of Michael Bay lunacy you...

Slow Horses season 1, episode 2 recap – “Work Drinks”

April 1 2022, by Adam Lock

We recap the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses season 1, episode 2, “Work Drinks,” which contains spoilers. Slow Horses season 1, episode 2 recap The...

Slow Horses season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained

April 1 2022, by Adam Lock

We recap the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses season 1, episode 1, which contains spoilers. Apple TV+ tackles the British espionage thriller with Slow Horses,...

‘Black Crab’ Review – The Frozen and Dirty Half-Dozen

March 19 2022, by M.N. Miller

You say, “Black!” You say, “Crab?” No, this isn’t a high school pep rally. It’s the Swedish Netflix film Black Crab, a Liam Neeson-type action-thriller...

Windfall (2022) Ending Explained – Do The Hostages Sscape?

March 18 2022, by Adam Lock

Netflix’s home invasion thriller Windfall is peppered throughout with many twists and turns, impacting our three leads in deadly ways. The most important of these...

Windfall (2022) Review – A Trio of Hollywood Stars Cannot Save This Uneventful Thriller

March 18 2022, by Adam Lock

Nepotism is rife in Hollywood, and Windfall makes for a prime example of this need to keep things in the family. Director Charlie McDowell is...

Suspicion season 1, episode 8 recap – the finale and ending explained

March 18 2022, by Jonathon Wilson

This recap of the Apple TV+ series Suspicion season 1, episode 8 — the finale and ending explained — contains spoilers. Access the archive of...

Deep Water (2022) Ending Explained – What Happens to Vic and Melinda?

March 18 2022, by Ricky Valero

In Deep Water, we see that Vic and Melinda are going through some stuff. He loves her, and she hates him, which is standard marriage...