BLACK DOVES – Season One
As happened with comic-book superheroes post-Iron Man (2008), John Wick (2014) likewise ushered in a cinematic obsession with secret networks, spies, and assassins. That obsession reached television...
View ArticleSTAR WARS: SKELETON CREW – Season One
It’s been a rough few years for Star Wars fans. Honestly, it’s been a rough few decades. Since Disney acquired George Lucas’s esteemed franchise in 2012, their films and television shows have been...
View ArticleMYTHIC QUEST – Season Four
Workplace comedy Mythic Quest returns for a lacklustre fourth season. Rob McElhenney created this video game studio-centred Apple TV+ comedy alongside his It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia...
View ArticleDEXTER: ORIGINAL SIN – Season One
Showtime’s Dexter (2006–2013) has sustained a remarkable afterlife, despite the award-winning serial killer drama ending on a sour note, capping a four-year run that never surpassed the heights of its...
View ArticleSMALL TOWN, BIG STORY – Season One
Created, written, and directed by Chris O’Dowd (Bridesmaids), Small Town, Big Story is an uneven tale about finding your roots, small-town mythology, and the perils of being a TV producer. In the...
View ArticleAPPLE CIDER VINEGAR – Limited Series (2025)
Over the last decade, television true crime documentaries have proved immensely popular. Netflix shows like Making a Murderer (2015), The Keepers (2017) and Don’t F**k with Cats: Hunting an Internet...
View ArticleZERO DAY – Miniseries (2025)
What better narrative device to create tension in a thriller than the unreliable narrator? Not only is a mystery afoot, but we don’t know which parts of it to believe and which parts to discard; when...
View ArticleSEVERANCE – Season Two
When considered on a surface level, the titular medical procedure central to Severance is appealing: maintaining a work/life balance by simply not being conscious during working hours? For many...
View ArticleTHE STUDIO – Season One
Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) finds all his dreams have come true when he gets promoted as the new head of Continental, a film studio with over a century of history in Hollywood. After replacing Patti (an...
View ArticleREACHER – Season Three
In a world where television has filled itself with “complex” (i.e. cynical) and “morally ambiguous” (i.e. psychopathic) anti-heroes, it’s nice to see an action star fully embrace the good-guy role....
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