Science-Fiction

Recap: In Episode 8, ‘Dark Matter’ Finally Gets Good

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Okay, fine, I’ll give Dark Matter this – Episode 8, “Jupiter”, is pretty decent. It feels like the chickens coming home to roost on a...

Recap: ‘Dark Matter’ Episode 7 Is Even More Boring Than Usual

June 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The last thing Dark Matter needed was an even slower-paced breather to get the pieces into place for the big finale, but that’s exactly what...

Recap: Did ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Just Break Canon Again?

June 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

First, the good news: The Acolyte Episode 4 is an improvement over last week’s episode, which according to some may have irreparably broken Star Wars...

‘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...

‘Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams’ Is An Ambitious Horror Anthology

June 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Indonesian film and TV is the most underrated in the world, for my money, and Joko Anwar proves it in Nightmares and Daydreams, an ambitious...

‘Ultraman: Rising’ Is Surprisingly Cute and Endearing

June 14 2024, by Daniel Hart

Taking on your father’s mantle can be difficult, and that’s what Ken Sato has to do in Ultraman: Rising, the latest addition to the Ultraman...

Explore Post-Apocalyptic Settings And Doomsday Scenarios With 7 Shows Like ‘Sweet Tooth’

June 14 2024, by Louie Fecou

Netflix’s comic book-based fantasy series Sweet Tooth sees a half-human half-deer boy trying to find his way through a post-apocalyptic world inhabited by other hybrids....

‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episodes 1-3 Explained: Key Moments and Highlights

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Plenty is riding on Season 4 of The Boys because it arrived when Prime Video announced the fifth would be last. The first three episodes...

Theory: Is Darth Plagueis Pulling the Strings in ‘The Acolyte’?

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Social media is currently awash with responses to The Acolyte Episode 3, which depending on who you ask is either the worst episode of Star Wars television ever, a...

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Is Going to Upset Some People

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate to have to say it, but Episode 3 of The Acolyte, “Destiny”, makes me sympathetic to those who think this is the worst...

‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Shows Wendy’s Motherly Future

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Wendy has always been a quiet and understated character in Sweet Tooth, but Season 3 is her chance to shine. As well as being instrumental in...

The Fate Of Big Man In ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Deliberately Ambiguous — And That’s Good

June 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

From the beginning, Sweet Tooth was always the story of Gus and Big Man. But while the ending of Season 3 gives us a peek into...

‘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...

Recap: The Ending of ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Perfect

June 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Not to be hyperbolic here, but the ending of Sweet Tooth Season 3 is perfect. Episode 8, “This is a Story”, contains everything you could ever want...

Recap: ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Episode 7 Knows The End Is In Sight

June 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

According to Jepp in Episode 7 of Sweet Tooth Season 3, you slow down when you know the end is coming. But this show follows...

Recap: ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Episode 4 Is One Of The Show’s Best Ever Installments

June 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Ever since it began, Sweet Tooth has been a coming-of-age story for Gus, an idealistic child forced to grow up much quicker than he probably...

Recap: ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Episode 3 Demands Some Sacrifices

June 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 3 of Sweet Tooth Season 3 is fittingly titled “The Pack”, which is just as well since it gives us some necessary backstory on...