Drama, Science Fiction, Television, Thriller
TV: The Rig (Season 1)
Given the current glut of quality content in the world, one shouldn’t go out of their way for The…
May 28, 2023
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: The Patient
Watching The Patient, it was impossible not to speculate about how it might end. My early instinct was that…
May 21, 2023
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: The Diplomat (Season 1)
It’s good to see Keri Russell parlaying her success on The Americans into impressive new roles, and Netflix’s The…
May 14, 2023
Comedy, Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: Beef
Road-rage thriller, dark comedy, empathetic drama, a tale of rival antiheroes—Netflix’s Beef ticks multiple boxes. While it doesn’t always…
May 11, 2023
Film, Mystery, ThrillerFilm: The Drowning Pool
Nearly ten years after Harper comes The Drowning Pool (1975). This sequel once again banks on Paul Newman’s good…
April 30, 2023
Film, Mystery, ThrillerFilm: Harper
Technicolor nihilism, anyone? Harper (1966) is so bright and shiny, its grim trajectory and potently cynical characters come as…
April 24, 2023
Drama, Mystery, Television, ThrillerTV: Hightown (Season 1)
While generally well done, Hightown is a frustrating contraption, a mix of Nordic noir and throwback cable-network sleaze that…
April 23, 2023
Comedy, Film, ThrillerFilm: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
Compared to many, I’ve been an infrequent passenger on the Nicholas Cage train, which should explain my initial indifference…
April 17, 2023
Film, Horror, ThrillerFilm: Smile
Trailers are usually lost on me—I try to avoid them, since so many telegraph the entire plot—but some previews…
April 1, 2023
Drama, Games, Horror, Science Fiction, ThrillerTV: The Last of Us (Season 1)
I played the PS4 game The Last of Us just long enough to come to two conclusions: one, that…
April 1, 2023
Fiction, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: The Peripheral (Season 1)
An odd takeaway from season one of The Peripheral: while recognizably based on a William Gibson novel, it doesn’t…
March 21, 2023
Drama, Film, History, Spies, Thriller, World War IIFilm: Narvik
While my interest World War II has cooled in recent years, I’m still intrigued by the era, especially when…
February 20, 2023
Drama, Television, ThrillerTV: The Head (Season 2)
We can add a new motivation to my list for figuring out what to watch next: will the streaming…
February 11, 2023
Comics, Science Fiction, Television, ThrillerTV: Alice in Borderland (Season 1 & 2)
Whenever a series escalates into a truly obsessive binge for me, I start questioning whether it’s actually a great…
February 1, 2023