Romance

‘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...

Recap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Continues To Pull No Punches in Episode 2

June 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You know House of the Dragon is a grim show because in the Season 2 premiere a child got his head cut off. But you...

Recap: The Plot Thickens In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episodes 3 & 4

June 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episodes 3 and 4 of Miss Night and Day only prove what I said in my recap of the premiere. This isn’t the best show...

‘Trying’ Season 4 Review: “I Love This Series, Even With Its Flawed View On Adoption”

June 23 2024, by Daniel Hart

No word of a lie, when I started writing this review, I wrote: “If someone told me that Esther Smith and Rafe Spall were together...

Nikki Proves To Be The Best Mother In The World In ‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 6

June 19 2024, by Daniel Hart

Sometimes, when you ignore a problem, it grows into something bigger, and that’s precisely what happens in Trying Season 4, Episode 6, which ends with...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 1 Promises A Bloodbath Is Coming

June 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

House of the Dragon Season 2 begins with some reassurances. It’s still good, for a start. Episode 1, “A Son for a Son”, is actually...

Review: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Is Another Guaranteed K-Drama Hit

June 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Sometimes you just know a show is going to be a hit. This instinct rarely has anything to do with quality, either. Miss Night and...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Impresses In Its First Two Episodes

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

With Episodes 1 and 2, Miss Night and Day establishes itself as the kind of K-Drama that people catch by chance and fall in love...

Recap: Peace Goes Up In Flames In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 7

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

With Lincoln under military lockdown and a strict, permanent curfew imposed, Billy and the Regulators are confined to their HQ in the McSween house in...

Recap: Tensions Boil Over In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 6

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The war for Lincoln County begins in earnest in Episode 6 of Billy the Kid Season 2, which is a flurry of gunfights and testy...

5 Crime Comedies like Netflix’s ‘Hit Man’ That Are Loosely Based On A True Story — Or Seem Like They Could Be

June 15 2024, by Louie Fecou

Netflix have a surprise hit on their hands, in more ways than one, with Richard Linklater’s Hit Man, a comedy crime thriller inspired by the...

The Ending of ‘Doctor Climax’ Is A Battle Between Conservatism and Progress

June 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A shy dermatologist leading a sexual revolution struggles against flagrant conservative corruption in the ending of Doctor Climax, and the fact you’re watching a streaming...

The ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Ending is Happy and Triumphant For One Character

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

At the start of Episode 8 of Bridgerton Season 3, Lady Danbury ironically brings Queen Charlotte a theory while playing chess. She believes that Lady...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 7: What Truth Does Cressida Learn About Lady Whistledown?

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Penelope’s nightmare comes true in Season 3, Episode 6: Colin Bridgerton finds out that she is indeed Lady Whistledown, a dark secret that viewers have...

Colin Learns A Horrible Truth In ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3, Episode 6

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Cressida Cowper, a minor character before Bridgerton Season 3, is now part of a sensational conspiracy in Episode 6. Her revelation is that she is...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 5 Explained: A £5,000 Reward for the Identity of Lady Whistledown

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Colin Bridgerton is not messing about, and if you have doubts about his intentions since Episode 4, then Episode 5, “Tick Tock”, relieves all fears....

‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 5: Nikki Learns a Big Upsetting Secret on Mother’s Day

June 12 2024, by Daniel Hart

It’s Mother’s Day in Trying Season 4, Episode 5, and Nikki still suspects something is wrong with her adopted daughter Princess. But despite a big...

‘The Atypical Family’ Left Enough Unresolved That A Second Season Might Happen

June 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite being slapped with Netflix’s now-common limited series designation, The Atypical Family might return for Season 2 if the performance merits it. There’s certainly enough meat on...

‘The Atypical Family’ Contrives A Happy Ending – But Not A Complete One

June 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Atypical Family contrived a happy ending in Episodes 11 and 12, which, thanks to the time travel gimmick, shouldn’t come as much of a...