Mystery & Thriller
All My Friends Are Dead review – an audacious and fun teen-thriller
This review of Netflix polish film All My Friends Are Dead contains no spoilers. The comedy crime film was released on the streaming service on...
Black Beach review – a competent if unremarkable Spanish thriller
There are levels of thrillers, just like anything else, and Esteban Crespo’s Black Beach, now streaming on Netflix, is of the serious, moderately intelligent, and...
Knocking (Sundance 2021) review – stunning portrayal of gaslighting in response to fragility
In Knocking, we meet Molly (Cecilia Milocco), a regular everyday person in her late forties, just like any one of us. She has known both...
Below Zero review – a clear Con Air homage that gets lost in the cold
Con Air is one of my favorite dumb action movies of all time, which I raise because Netflix’s new Spanish action-thriller Below Zero is so...
Losing Alice season 1, episode 4 recap – what happened in “The Obsession”?
This recap of Apple TV+ series Losing Alice season 1, episode 4, “The Obsession” contains spoilers. “The Obsession” opens with the following text: We don’t...
Losing Alice season 1, episode 3 recap – what happened in “The Bond”?
This recap of Apple TV+ series Losing Alice season 1, episode 3, “The Bond” contains spoilers. “The Bond” opens with the following text: “If something...
Losing Alice season 1, episode 2 recap – what happened in “The Visit”?
This recap of Apple TV+ series Losing Alice season 1, episode 2, “The Visit” contains spoilers. “The Visit” opens with the following quote: “Would you like...
Losing Alice season 1, episode 1 recap – the premiere explained
This recap of Apple TV+ series Losing Alice season 1, episode 1, “The Encounter” contains spoilers. Despite the pandemic, Apple TV+ is getting off to...
Sightless review – a drab, predictable thriller you’d be better off not seeing
New on Netflix today, though not a Netflix Original, Sightless is the kind of film that has been sat on a shelf for a while...
Hunted review – fairy tale and survival thriller combined to make something new
Hunted surprised me. I was led to expect a “modern and radical take on the Little Red Riding Hood fable” and an “exhilarating, transcendent, and...
Deliver Us from Evil review – a quality Korean action thriller
Action films from Asia, most notably Hong Kong and South Korea, tend to be high quality productions, full of energy and dramatic fight scenes. Deliver...
Let it Snow review – more snow than plot
There isn’t much to say about Let it Snow. It looks great, but under that sheen, it’s unfortunately insubstantial. It should be a survival/serial killer...
Fatale review – a damoiseau in distress
The erotic thriller, popular in the nineties, has made a comeback in recent years. You know the kind. One half of the marriage feels underappreciated...
Hunter Hunter review – a traditional rural family, and other animals
The title Hunter Hunter is an interesting one: it tells you clearly a major theme of the film (I prefer those to titles made up...
Who pushed Cassie Shore off the rooftop in Tiny Pretty Things season 1?
This article “Who pushed Cassie Shore off the rooftop in Tiny Pretty Things season 1” contains major spoilers. We recapped every episode — check out...
Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 10 recap – the ending explained
This recap of Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 10, “Push Comes to Shove” — the ending explained — contains significant spoilers. We recapped...
Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 9 recap – “It’s Not the Waking, It’s the Rising”
This recap of Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 9, “It’s Not the Waking, It’s the Rising” contains significant spoilers. We recapped every episode...
Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 8 recap – “Relevé”
This recap of Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 8, “Relevé” contains significant spoilers. We recapped every episode — check out the archive. The...
Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 7 recap – “Catch & Release”
This recap of Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 7, “Catch & Release” contains significant spoilers. We recapped every episode — check out the...
Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 6 recap – “Joie de Vivre”
This recap of Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things season 1, episode 6, “Joie de Vivre” contains significant spoilers. We recapped every episode — check out the...