Mystery & Thriller

If nothing else, The Diplomat knows how to do endings. Season 1 delivered a bang; Season 2 takes things a step further by upending the...

“Messy and dysfunctional” is how I’d describe my life most of the time, but it’s also a good way of summing up The Diplomat, perhaps...

The ending of Children of the Church Steps is guaranteed from the very beginning. This isn’t a story about surprises; it’s one about inevitability. Each...

Children of the Church Steps burns frustration for fuel. The four-part Netflix series is backdropped by the Candelaria massacre, a heinous event that took place...

Jacques Audiard directs Emilia Perez, part of Netflix’s annual awards-season slate. The genre-blending movie boasts a star-studded ensemble led by four powerful performances by Zoe...

It’s unusual for me, but I’m perfectly happy to say I have no idea what’s going on in Before. The confounding drama from Sarah Thorp,...

It’s worth noting that Episode 8 of Beauty in Black is only the ending of Part 1. There are another eight episodes to come, more...

I can’t help but feel a little bit disappointed by the ending of The Old Man Season 2. It’s very popular, so I can’t say I was...

I’ll happily admit that I can’t stand the character of Nicholas in Disclaimer. Honestly — who does he think he’s talking to? If I spoke to...

There’s a lot of dialogue in The Old Man Season 2, Episode 7. In fact, “XIV” is comprised almost entirely of three conversations – Dan...

Sometimes I feel like Timo Tjahjanto was put on earth just for me. The Indonesian filmmaker only seems interested in making movies that appeal directly...

I don’t know how anyone is getting a decent night’s sleep in Teacup. At the end of Episode 2, a woman was turned inside-out. At...

Having dropped the bombshell reveal that Teen is really Wanda Maximoff’s son, Billy – otherwise known as Wiccan in various Marvel ephemera – there were...

While I’m trying my best to avoid vampire puns, this long-shelved remake of Salem’s Lot doesn’t make it easy. Toothless. Anemic. Bloodless. These are all...

Freed from the clunky expositional approach of its premiere, Teacup feels like it’s coming together in Episode 2, “My Little Lighthouse”. The predicament feels more...

A name seems to carry more weight in the horror genre than anywhere else. You see Jordan Peele or James Wan or Ryan Murphy –...

Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I do think I’ve sussed Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer out. As of Episode 1, it’s a handsomely...

When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...

I have been relatively positive about Agatha All Along since the beginning, but Episode 5, “Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power”, feels like the moment...