Mystery & Thriller
5 TV Shows like ‘Them’
Horror fans are a great audience as they support the genre in all formats, whether it’s film, books, games or TV shows. As far as...
Netflix’s ‘Deliver Me’ Filmed On Location In Sweden To Preserve Authenticity
Authenticity is baked into every aspect of Deliver Me, including its setting. The Netflix series, which tells a harrowing crime story adapted from the novel by...
Goodbye Earth Review – A Deeply Human Exploration of Impending Calamity
Imagine an asteroid is hurtling towards Earth. You have 200 days to live, at best. What do you do? This is the question Netflix’s Korean...
The Ending of Them: The Scare Connects Back to Season 1
Them is ostensibly an anthology series, and yet the ending of The Scare connects Season 2 back to the first. Episode 8 is particularly guilty...
Them: The Scare Season 2 Review – Improvement Over Its Predecessor Still Lacks Identity
Prime Video’s Them was never intended to please everyone, and Season 2 of the anthology series, subtitled Them: The Scare, isn’t either. This is perhaps...
Ryo and Kaori Are Out For Revenge in the ending of ‘City Hunter’ on Netflix
The ending of City Hunter (2024) sees Ryo and Kaori avenge Makimura’s murder while blowing open the Angel Dust conspiracy. It’s a reluctant partnership, with the...
‘City Hunter’ Review – A Solid Final Act Redeems An Insufferable First Half
Live-action adaptations tend to be hit-and-miss. It’s hard to convey the exaggerated and physically impossible animation elements in the real world with human actors. There’s...
Here’s Everything That Happened in ‘Them’ Season 1, Including All The Major Horror Moments
Them is a unique horror anthology series. Season 1 follows the Emorys family as they move to Palmer Drive in Compton. However, as the black...
The Captain Is Caught Between Two Worlds In The Sympathizer Episode 2
The Captain clearly doesn’t want to be a spy anymore, which is easy enough to accept since the premiere of The Sympathizer never made clear...
Apple TV+’s ‘Manhunt’ Ends With the Trial of the Century
The ending of Manhunt begins, fittingly, in the past. More specifically, three months before Abraham Lincoln’s assassination in Ford’s Theatre, on a night in the White House...
John Wilkes Booth Is Finally Caught In Manhunt Episode 6
Let’s not beat around the bush – John Wilkes Booth dies in Manhunt Episode 6. We all knew it was coming, of course, so it’s...
Stanton and Johnson Clash in Manhunt Episode 5
It took a while and a whole episode of dilly-dallying with the remnants of the Confederacy, but in Episode 5 of Manhunt, Edwin Stanton is...
Netflix Unlikely to Greenlight Anthracite for Season 2 – Here’s Why
Anthracite is full of twists, turns, and scares, but it doesn’t look like Season 2 is a twist that’s on the cards. Netflix’s cultish limited...
Stolen’s Swedish Setting Is A Character All Its Own
The story of Stolen is intimately tied to its picturesque setting of northern Sweden, home to the rural Sámi people, so it’s no surprise that the Netflix...
Netflix’s ‘Stolen’ Is Inspired By Real Events In The Sámi Community
Stolen is inspired by the real-life struggles of the Sámi people. It’s a fictional narrative rather than a true story, but the touching tale of...
HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ Is Not A True Story, But Is Based On Real History — And Maybe A Real Spy
The Sympathizer is based on real history and a fictional novel, so it’s no surprise that people are confused about whether or not it’s a true...
The Sympathizer’s Premiere Is Deliberately Ridiculous
The surface-level appeal of The Sympathizer is Robert Downey Jr., making his limited series debut while slathered in makeup and a hairpiece that makes him...
‘Anthracrite’: Is Netflix’s Thriller Rooted in Truth?
Anthracite is a twisted tale of suicide cults, murder, and hidden secrets, set against the beautiful scenery of the French Alps. It was also, despite...
The Chilly Setting Of ‘Anthracite’ Is Central To Its Appeal
Anthracite is a tale of secret cult-like organizations, mass suicides, and murderous ceremonies in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. Filmed on location in this...
The Hijacking of Flight 601′ on Netflix: Fact or Fiction? The Story Explored
Anybody who has ever flown on a plane has considered the possibility of something going wrong, and The Hijacking of Flight 601 is built around...