Being a mother is tough. This basic platitude means next to nothing coming from me, a childless man. My only real frames of reference are anecdotes from baby-rearing friends and childhood stories from my mom. It might mean a little more coming from the women in Little Disasters, a motherhood mystery that often feels like […]
Tag: Thriller
Malice is a tepid thriller full of predictable turns
Malice lets you in on what it’s doing right away. From the moment we meet Adam (Jake Whitehall), we’re informed that he is here to ruin the life of this rich family. He doesn’t say it, but the way his kind mask drops when alone gives it away. Specifically, he’s here to ruin the life […]
The Beast in Me holds strong thanks to two fantastic performances
If you take the time to look through the Netflix library, you’ll notice some trends with its programming. This is thanks to the ever-present algorithm that both suggests shows you might enjoy and helps Netflix decide what to produce. The specific trend I want to discuss is the tendency to market a show with two […]
Smoke: A slow burn that never gets going
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. That is especially true for the new Apple TV+ series, Smoke, which is mainly concerned with flames and those shaped by them. In fact, there’s rarely a moment that fire isn’t front and center. It’s the main attraction, and by the end of the first episode it will probably be […]
The Better Sister: Two sisters, one murder, zero thrills
Every now and again, a show comes along that feels designed to be as tedious as possible. To be fair, I don’t have any actual proof that this was the goal with Prime’s The Better Sister. It is, however, the only plausible explanation for the flat acting, dull plot, and muted color palette. Surely nobody […]