TV Series
Umbrella Academy is a Weird Show about Dysfunctional Superheroes that Shows a Lot of Promise
Umbrella Academy isn’t the first superhero property to take a stab at the dysfunctional superhero family idea. However, it’s the first Netflix series to do so, and the series works more often than not for the most part. Sometimes, Family…
Russian Doll Uses the Familiar Premise of Time Loops to Great Effect
Russian Doll is one of those delightful surprises that, once you have had some time to get used to, win you over in no time at all. Centering around a cynical New Yorker, Nadia, trying to get through a party…
Sex Education is a Raunchy Teen Comedy with Loads of Heart and Empathy
Jean Milburn is a peculiar woman. Like many mothers, she is specially interested in her son Otis’ affairs and rarely lets him venture outside her sphere of influence. Unlike others, however, she is particularly interested in his sex life. “Sweetheart,…
Conversations with a Killer: the Ted Bundy Tapes Provides a Chilling Window into the Mind of a Psychopath
It doesn’t take long for Ted Bundy to make you feel uneasy. Charming, handsome and intelligent, he speaks with an air of comfort and ease that almost makes you forget he is a serial killer. Can You Truly Know How…
Why You Shouldn’t Root for Joe Goldberg from ‘You’
If you are someone who has still not finished watching all the episodes of YOU on Netflix, don’t blame me for spoilers. If you are still undecided about starting the series, do check our review of the series (written by…
Netflix’s You Puts the Audience in the Head of a Stalker in an Addictive First Season
You've heard of a possessive boyfriend. You've heard of an obsessive boyfriend. You've heard of an overprotective boyfriend. You've even heard of some abusive ones. Tell me my friend, have you heard of a guy who falls in love in…
Frank Castle Embraces his Inner Monster in the Punisher’s Second Season
The Punisher’s second season is a complicated beast. In many ways, it starts out better than the first season, but it fumbles the pacing three-fourths of the way and lands a somewhat solid ending. It’s one of the last two…
Dragon Ball Super: Broly is an Action-Packed Triumph with a Surprising Amount of Heart
It’s not apparent from the get go, but Dragon Ball Super: Broly had a tall order, in the form of introducing fan favorite character Broly into the canon proper. The resultant movie spends a surprising amount of time setting up…
Why We Still Love Friends After All this Time
You’ll come across a bunch of F.R.I.E.N.D.S fans either binge watching it over and over again, wandering in the streets wearing F.R.I.E.N.D.S t-shirt, putting up a Facebook cover, jamming on ''I’ll be there for you'' or just jotting down notes…
House of Cards’ Final Season is a Convoluted Mess that Collapses without its Former Star
The final season of House of Cards brings to mind the opening scene of the show: Frank Underwood mercifully putting down his dog and explaining that there are two kinds of pain: useful and useless. Sitting through this season of…
