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The Morning Show Season 4 review: messy, addictive, and its best season yet
TL;DR: The Morning Show season 4 is the series at its most confident and entertaining—messy, ambitious, and impossible to look away from. I didn’t plan on binging The Morning Show…
Black Rabbit review: Netflix’s darkest family drama since Ozark
TL;DR: Jude Law and Jason Bateman deliver career-best performances in Netflix’s Black Rabbit, a dark brother-versus-brother thriller that’s part mob drama, part restaurant tragedy, and part emotional gut punch. Not a…
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 6 review: pawns, kings, and the cost of brotherhood
TL;DR: Episode 6 of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf pushes Ben and Raife to a breaking point while exposing Haverford’s duplicity. It’s tense, brutal, and messy—the perfect appetizer for the finale. There’s…
Only Murders in the Building season 5, episode 4 review: billionaires, betrayals, and the birdcage twist
TL;DR: The trio thinks they’re closing in on a billionaire suspect, only to be outplayed, outmaneuvered, and corporately silenced. Episode 4 blends farce, satire, and heartbreak in a way that…
Alien: Earth Episode 7 review: Wendy, the xenomorph, and the twisted team-up that changed the franchise forever
TL;DR:Wendy chitters her way into a shocking alliance with a xenomorph, Arthur goes out in a chestburst of tragedy, and Boy Kavalier makes Pi into a nightmare math lesson. Episode…
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 episode 2 review: too many side characters, not enough Carol and Daryl
TL;DR: Carol hates patriarchal pig races, Daryl kills dudes in the dark, and too many side characters threaten to hijack the story. Still worth watching—because Daryl and Carol together are Walking…
Task episode 2 review: family secrets, moral quicksand, and the crime drama that refuses to play safe
TL;DR: Robbie kidnaps a kid, the FBI hunts for leads, the biker gang sharpens its knives, and Tom Brandis’s family implodes over a dinner table. It’s tense, messy, heartbreaking television—and it…
Gen V season 2 review: a sharp, bloody prelude to The Boys season 5
TL;DR: Gen V Season 2 is required viewing before The Boys Season 5, delivering strong character arcs and sharp political allegory, even if the endless gore is starting to feel stale. I didn’t…
Coldwater review: what if The Walking Dead went to the Scottish Highlands without zombies?
TL;DR: Andrew Lincoln swaps zombies for Scottish murder cults in Coldwater, a messy but wildly entertaining thriller that proves quality nonsense is still quality. Now streaming on OSN+. I didn’t expect to find…
High Potential season 2 review: Morgan and Karadec’s procedural glow-up
TL;DR: High Potential Season 2 cranks up the suspense without losing its sense of humor, delivering a procedural that’s both twisty and wildly entertaining. There’s a particular ritual I fall into with…
Foundation season 3 finale review: darkness, dynasties, and the end of everything
TL;DR: The Foundation Season 3 finale is a brutal, operatic, game-changing hour of television that topples dynasties, unmasks the Mule, and sets the stage for Earth’s return. It’s not perfect, but it’s…
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle review: gorgeous animation, tragic story, wrong medium
TL;DR: Infinity Castle is jaw-dropping and emotional, but it’s more of a binge-worthy arc than a real movie. Fans will love it, newcomers will be lost, and everyone will agree Ufotable’s animation…
Peacemaker season 2 episode 4 review: when your spy agency calls betrayal national security
TL;DR: ARGUS betrays Chris and launches a takedown at his house, forcing a scrambling, funny, bruising escape. A flashback reveals Auggie stole the interdimensional “Quantum Unfolding Storage Unit” from a…
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf episode 5 review: explosions, betrayals, and a body count that won’t stop growing
TL;DR: Episode 5 of The Terminal List: Dark Wolf delivers the show’s most explosive and emotionally raw hour yet, with betrayals, brutal fights, and a shocking death that sets the stage for…
The Girlfriend review: a wickedly twisted battle of love, lies, and control
TL;DR:: The Girlfriend is a sharp, unsettling psychological thriller about obsession and manipulation, powered by Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke’s electric performances. Come for the domestic drama, stay for the jaw-dropping…
Netflix’s aka Charlie Sheen is a messy mirror of a man who lived out loud
TL;DR: Netflix’s aka Charlie Sheen is messy and overstuffed, with flashes of insight buried under salacious details. Sheen is still magnetic, but the doc itself is half-baked. When I sat down to…
Alien: Earth episode 6 review: the monsters are out of their cages
TL;DR: The specimens escape, two major characters die, Wendy’s empathy becomes dangerous, and Alien: Earth officially kicks into full nightmare mode. There’s a rhythm to Alien storytelling that you start…
Only Murders in the Building season 5 premiere review: death, doormen, and the trio’s next big case
TL;DR: The opening of Only Murders in the Building Season 5 is equal parts hilarious and heartfelt, with a mystery that matters because it’s personal. Lester’s death gives the show new emotional…