Romance

The Ending of ‘Shahmaran’ Season 2 Is About Balance and Sacrifice

August 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Shahmaran Season 2 embodies an endless cycle of human greed and ignorance, which is always a fitting theme. After Season 1’s climax...

‘Shahmaran’ Season 2 Continues To Mine Serious Drama Out Of A Silly Premise

August 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The first season of Shahmaran was surprisingly good, especially considering it had a premise that I actively laughed out loud at. Lest we forget, this...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2’s Ending Is A Big Tease

August 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

One of the main talking points around the first season of House of the Dragon was that it was just setting up for all the...

‘Miss Night and Day’ Has The Happy Ending Everyone Wanted

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A happy ending was always an inevitability for Miss Night and Day, but it was still important for the show to stick the landing. Episode...

Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 15 Wraps Up The Murder Plot

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 15 is the penultimate outing of Miss Night and Day, and you can tell. The stakes were already pretty high at the end of...

The South African Scenery and Customs Of ‘Lobola Man’ Set It Apart As A Rom-Com

August 2 2024, by Louie Fecou

Set and filmed in South Africa, Lobola Man is a distinctly regional take on the romantic comedy genre that revolves around an African tradition many won’t be...

Recap: Things Get Dramatic In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 14

July 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can tell Miss Night and Day is heading towards its conclusion with an outing like Episode 14, which feels significant in both the dual-identity...

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...