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‘Nothing to Lose’ Review – A Saccharine Message Movie That Makes Things Too Easy
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – We’re All Over the Place
Memory Trouble: ‘Silo’ Season 3’s Flashbacks Are Telling Us the Real Story
Movie Reviews
‘Nothing to Lose’ Review – A Saccharine Message Movie That Makes Things Too Easy
‘Jeff Arcuri: Nice to Meet You’ Review – A Statement Special From One of the Best New Working Comedians
‘Enola Holmes 3’ Review – This Formula Is Wearing A Little Thin
Louis C.K.’s ‘Ridiculous’ is Hilarious (If You Aren’t Easily Offended)
TV Show Reviews
‘Little House on the Prairie’ Review – Alice Halsey Shines in a Beautifully Crafted Reboot
‘I’m Not Afraid’ Season 1 Review – A Harrowing Coming-Of-Age Tale
‘Worst Neighbor Ever’ Is Heartbreaking but Worth the Watch
‘Summer of 36’ Season 1 Review – A Messy Mystery That Fails to Capitalise On Its Premise
Latest TV Recaps
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – We’re All Over the Place
3.5 Summary House of the Dragon loses some focus and ping-pongs between perspectives in a way that can feel disorienting. But at least we can put...
‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – The Rescue Is Only the Beginning
4 Summary Agent Kim Reactivated finally lets Kim get closer than ever to Min-ji, but rescuing her physically is only going to be the beginning of...
‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – So Close Yet So Far
3.5 Summary Agent Kim Reactivated complicates things further in another solid episode, which adds some clarity but also more potential jeopardy. There are loads of...
‘Sugar’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – I’m Not Sure Things Are Necessarily Working
3 Summary Sugar crams a fair amount into a short episode, but something about Season 2 is beginning to feel off overall. There’s something off about...
TV Explainers
Memory Trouble: ‘Silo’ Season 3’s Flashbacks Are Telling Us the Real Story
‘Star City’ Season 1 Ending Explained – A Dynamite Finale Fires On All Cylinders
‘Little House on the Prairie’ Season 1 Ending Explained – What Next Adventure Awaits the Ingalls Family?
‘I’m Not Afraid’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Growing Up Quickly in the Shadow of the Worm Man
Movie Explainers
‘Nothing to Lose’ Ending Explained – Why Jada’s Success Undermines the Message A Bit
‘Enola Holmes 3’ Ending Explained – How A Bit of Pirate Plunder Sets Up A Sequel
‘Citizen Vigilante’ Ending Explained – Why the Climax Is an Explicit Call to Arms
Supergirl Isn’t Really Happy In the End
Latest Stories
Is Everyone Related To Max Cady? ‘Cape Fear’ Is Leaving People Confused Again
Cape Fear continues to get weirder, camper, and more ridiculous as it goes, and the latest episode contained a few real doozy developments, including a character...
‘Star City’ Season 2 Is the Safest Bet Apple TV Can Make
With Star City having come to a predictably riveting conclusion, Apple TV is sitting on a spin-off goldmine, and they’d be crazy not to start...
‘Star City’ Is Better Sci-Fi Than ‘For All Mankind’, And Improves Its Predecessor’s World
This isn’t an especially daring position given quite how badly For All Mankind jumped the shark in later seasons, but I genuinely believe that Star...
Soaring Ratings and Viewership Make ‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ A Breakout K-Drama For 2026
When Netflix and SBS premiered Agent Kim Reactivated at the end of June, we expected an action-packed K-Drama series. The return of So Ji-sub following...