Romance

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 13 Drags Its Feet A Little

July 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episodes 11 & 12 of Miss Night and Day really upended the core mystery plot and made some good progress in the relationship dynamics, so...

Recap: Big Twists Subvert Expectations In ‘Miss Night And Day’ Episodes 11 & 12

July 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Miss Night and Day Episodes 11 & 12 were just what the show needed after a couple of slower-paced installments that seemed to be running...

Recap: Pacing Issues Continue In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 10

July 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Ordinarily in K-Dramas that air two episodes a week, the second half of a double-bill is the exciting one, usually paying off the drama built...

Recap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 6 Is Light On Spectacle But Rich In Character

July 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 6 of House of the Dragon Season 2, “Smallfolk”, lacks spectacle but is stuffed with significant little character moments, which to be fair is...

Netflix’s “Hallmark” Movie ‘Find Me Falling’ Lacks Feeling Despite Set In Scenic Cyprus

July 19 2024, by Daniel Hart

To be frank, Find Me Falling is a Hallmark movie filmed in Cyprus. We’ve seen it all before: a man moves to a location to...

Recap: Men Are Terrible In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 5

July 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can’t have an episode like “The Red Dragon and the Gold” without some consequences, and that goes for the characters and the audience both....

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Drags A Little In Episode 9

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Thus far, Miss Night and Day has gotten by with a distinct rhythm. Each episode unveils just enough clues about the ongoing mysteries and just...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Maintains A Comfortable Rhythm In Episodes 7 & 8

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In Episodes 7 & 8, Miss Night and Day continues to coast along in that typical trending K-Drama way. You know what I mean. Certain...

Review: ‘Lobola Man’ Has A Flawed Premise That A Happy Ending Can’t Save

July 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a certain light-hearted charm to Lobola Man. There’s also a pretty big issue with it, and I’m not sure a moderately happy ending necessarily...

‘Blame the Game’ Ending Has All The Hallmarks Of Skewed Modern Dating

July 12 2024, by Daniel Hart

Forgive me for being foolish. I expected the German feature Blame the Game to be another Game Night. However, I still enjoyed it, to an...

The Natural Beauty of ‘Desperate Lies’ Was Intended To Be Part Of the Plot

July 11 2024, by Louie Fecou

Set and shot in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, Desperate Lies has proven to be a hit for Netflix despite being 17 episodes long and dealing with some…...

‘Desperate Lies’ Is Not A True Story, But Heteropaternal Superfecundation Is Real

July 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

At a glance, the premise of Desperate Lies is ridiculous. A woman giving birth to twins with two different fathers? Nonsense, I hear you cry. But hold...

Recap: The Dance of the Dragons Begins In ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 4

July 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The excitement about House of the Dragon was never due to the quality of the novel it’s based on, Fire & Blood, a slightly dusty...

New Jersey Cosplays As Florida In Prime Video’s ‘Space Cadet’

July 7 2024, by Louie Fecou

Space Cadet isn’t a clever movie, but it was at least clever with its production. Set in Florida, the Legally Blonde-inspired comedy was filmed across New Jersey,...

Review: ‘Desperate Lies’ Completely Mishandles Its Premise

July 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Every now and again Netflix will indulge in a soapy telenovela with a preposterous number of episodes, and Desperate Lies fits the bill. A grim,...

The Ending of ‘Space Cadet’ Makes You A Little Warm To This Stupid Astronaut Movie

July 4 2024, by Daniel Hart

The ending of Space Cadet would have reached a ludicrous level if Rex had managed to fool NASA and become a fully qualified astronaut despite...

The Ending of ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Keeps Billy and His Story Alive

June 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Billy the Kid Season 2 revolves around a peace agreement, which is a pretty hilarious concept when you consider how many people...

Review: ‘Family Affair’ Is A Perfect Date Night Movie

June 27 2024, by Ricky Valero

When you have names like Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, and Joey King leading your film, it’s not much of a hard sell, especially on a...

‘Drawing Closer’ Is a Romantic, Sweet and Gently Approached Adaptation

June 27 2024, by Daniel Hart

The thing about romance movies that center on the inevitable death is that they are blatantly made to upset you. And you have to be...

‘My Lady Jane’ Is Not Quite ‘Bridgerton’, But Not Quite ‘The Great’ Either

June 26 2024, by Daniel Hart

I always find it funny when streaming companies compete with each other on niche genres; Hulu has The Great, Netflix has Bridgerton, and Prime Video...