Mystery & Thriller
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – “The Gloaming”
Following directly from the end of the previous episode, as well, it should, Episode 6 opens with Dean and Nora pursuing the mysterious figure through...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “Occam’s Razor”
So, we have a new theory put forward by Nora at the beginning of “Occam’s Razor”: That Dean himself is the Watcher. Here’s how she...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Someone to Watch Over Me”
There’s really no wonder that Dean Brannock is frustrated. He’s deep in a financial hole, he’s been passed up for a promotion at work, he’s...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Götterdämmerung”
Well, let’s recap, since that’s exactly what Dean and Theodora are doing at the start of “Götterdämmerung” anyway. (If you’re wondering, the title refers to...
‘The Watcher’ Review – Ryan Murphy and Netflix Deliver Another Bizarre True-Crime Story
Ryan Murphy is currently on a roll at Netflix, though I suppose you could quibble about whether “roll” is exactly the right term. His last...
‘exception’ Season 1 Ending Explained
With the fate of the traveling sleeping crew in the hands of their reprints, there’s a lot at stake in the finale of season 1...
‘exception’ Season 1 Review – Anime Series Raises Important Questions
Space travel is often visualized as humanity’s greatest soon-to-be adventure. However, in fictional form, it challenges people to consider the ethical and moral threshold that...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “Blood Sacrifice”
What do home security, private investigators, and motels all have in common? They all cost money, and money is something that the Brannocks are pretty...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Welcome, Friends”
It always begins with the house, doesn’t it? Now that I think about it, almost nobody that has ever viewed a lovely house in a...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5, Episode 6 Recap – What Happened In “Together”?
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 5, Episode 5 ended in explosive fashion when good-guy Guardian Jaeden was sent flying into the air after standing on a...
‘The Patient’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – “Ezra”
A thought occurred to me in the opening scene of Season 1, Episode 8, which takes place in Sam’s office, where he’s getting worried about...
‘Shantaram’ Season 1 Review – Charlie Hunnam Cannot Save This Cichéd Drama
What sets Apple TV Plus apart from other streaming platforms is its award-winning, prestigious content. It was the first streaming service to win an Academy Award...
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11, Episode 18 Recap – “A New Deal”
If I’m being completely honest, it never really made sense to me how the Commonwealth had survived even this long. Don’t get me wrong, the...
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11, Episode 17 Recap – “Lockdown”
“Lockdown” is, literally, the beginning of the end – the first of the final few episodes of The Walking Dead. But does it feel like...
‘American Gigolo’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – “The Escape Wheel”
Season 1, Episode 5 is about, pretty explicitly, fathers and sons, which is a surprising theme for American Gigolo to suddenly adopt. But I suppose,...
‘American Gigolo’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Nothing Is Real But the Girl”
When Jon Bernthal was cast as The Punisher, it seemed like an obvious choice. You take the thinly-veiled psychopathy of, say, Shane from The Walking...
Hellraiser (2022) Ending Explained – Did Riley Make The Right Choice?
This 2022 reboot of Hellraiser is the eleventh installment in the franchise that began with Clive Barker‘s kinky, violent, and disturbing 1987 film of the same name....
Hellraiser (2022) Review – A Return to Form for the Franchise
When Clive Barker’s Hellraiser came out in 1987, it was immediately recognized as a different breed of horror film. This wasn’t some campy slasher where some faceless...
‘Significant Other’ Ending Explained – Does Anyone Make It Out In One Piece?
Significant Other is a Paramount Plus original horror movie set in the stunning Pacific Northwest. Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy star as Ruth and Harry,...
‘Significant Other’ Review – As Thrilling as it Is Terrifying
Significant Other, jointly directed by Dan Berk and Robert Olsen, is a surprising sci-fi horror starring Maika Monroe (of It Follows fame) and Jake Lacy (known for The White...