3 Body Problem (2024) Review – An Ambitious Swing at the Stars
Netflix’s “3 Body Problem” has a story-telling problem.
You can see potential in the future, but it is hard to tell if you’re being optimistic or the series just needs time to flesh everything out.
Mixed (Stick Around)
You can see potential in the future, but it is hard to tell if you’re being optimistic or the series just needs time to flesh everything out.
Safe Home: Season 1 – Recap/ Review
“Safe Home” is a 4 episode series about family violence that can be a challenge to watch but reminds you these stories are more than just content.
Fool Me Once (2024) – Review and Summary
With silly twists and disjointed plots, Netflix and Harlan Coben’s “Fool Me Once” feels like at least three shows stuffed into one.
Yu Yu Hakusho (2023) – Review and Summary
Netflix’s “Yu Yu Hakusho” may satisfy anime or manga fans, but for those new to Yusuke’s spirit adventures, the live adaptation will be a head-scratching mess.
A Nearly Normal Family (2023) – Review
Netflix’s “A Nearly Normal Family” is a nearly normal crime story these days.
Everybody Loves Diamonds – Review
Prime Video’s “Everybody Loves Diamonds” should be a slick ride, but a heist story told in 8 episodes makes the ride stop-and-start.
The Fall of the House of Usher (2023) – Review and Summary
Mike Flanagan’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” is an entertaining and ghoulish time, but fans of Edgar Allan Poe’s classics may roll their eyes.
Burning Body: Season 1 – Review and Summary
Netflix’s “Burning Body” tells the spicy story of Rosa Peral, but fizzles out halfway through.
Dear Child (2023) – Review and Summary
Netflix’s “Dear Child” starts with heart-racing suspense, but your heartbeat slows as the mystery drags to a disappointing ending.
City On Fire: Season 1 – Recap and Review with Spoilers
The mystery in “City On Fire” of who shot Sam, thanks to Chase Sui Wonders, keeps you interested in the show as it struggles to build up its supporting cast.
Fatal Seduction (2023) – Part 2: Review and Summary (with Spoilers)
“Fatal Seduction” ends with less sex, more violence, and a frustrating conclusion to its mystery.
Fatal Seduction (2023) – Season 1 Summary and Review
Netflix’s “Fatal Seduction” is a South-African soap opera that’s filled with plenty of spicy sex scenes, but not enough excitement in its murder mystery.
School Spirits (2023) Season 1 Review/Spoilers
Overall, the first season of School Spirits is a fine watch, but needs more intrigue and fun to live up to its title and make a memorable impact.
Servant: Season 4 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the final season of “Servant” began with so much promise, unfortunately, it ends in disappointment like so many productions attached to M. Night Shyamalan lately.
Agent Elvis (2023) – Season 1 Review
Agent Elvis is an alt-history, bloody, juvenile tribute to the King. How much you like may depend on your love of Elvis and poop jokes.
The Cleaning Lady: Season 2 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The second season of “The Cleaning Lady” is a prime example of a sophomore slump, as it struggles to keep the focus on Thony, as her storyline drags out, and others try to emerge.
Motherland – Fort Salem: Season 3 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
The final season of “Motherland: Fort Salem” acts as a reminder that some shows are better off cancelled outright than given one last hurrah.
Love Death + Robots: Volume III – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Love Death + Robots” Volume III may not have the same story diversity as past volumes, but it is still a fun time for those who love animation.
9-1-1: Season 5 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
9-1-1 is more of the same, as it delivers daring rescues and a slew of forgettable guest stars. However, more than ever, there is the vibe it wants you to see everyone get their moment in the sun with dedicated episodes.
Ozark: Season 4 – Summary/ Review
Ozark’s last season at times feels formulaic, and seemingly recognizing that you can see dramatic decisions were made in an attempt to shake things up.
Ready To Love: Season 6 – Summary/ Review
While Ready To Love shows some growth this season, early on, as time goes on, all the old issues that have plagued this show rear their heads.
Better Things: Season 5 – Summary/ Review
In almost the best way possible, the final season of Better Things is more of the same.
Heartstopper: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Heartstopper is a dream come true for anyone tired of watching queer teens go through utter hell, and all they get is tougher skin in the end.
Swimming With Sharks: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
Relying on star power than substance, Swimming with Sharks is entertaining but won’t be a killer property for Roku.
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Despite its obnoxiously long title, The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat stands out amongst the reincarnated shows we’ve seen by presenting someone who isn’t out of their element but still has much to learn.
Ragdoll: Season 1 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In this procedural murder mystery, the highs are the crime, and the lows are the investigation and lack of consistent and meaningful character development.
On My Block: Season 4 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
As On My Block prepares to become Freeridge, we get one last season with the OG characters, and, for the most part, they will be missed.
Fantasy Island: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Once again, Fantasy Island returns, but this incarnation has women as the lead, strips away the horror element, and tries to bring something new to the formula.
Dear White People: Season 4 (Volume IV) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Dear White People ends triumphantly for most, as we not only get to see how senior year went but get an idea of what the future holds.
Motherland: Fort Salem: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In its second season Motherland: Fort Salem seems overwhelmed by what it can say, do and show, to the point it barely succeeds in what it does do right.
David Makes Man: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Thanks to a time jump that isn’t adequately reconciled, combined with diminishing the role of most characters, David Makes Man strips away a lot of what made you a fan in the first season.
The Nevers: Season 1 (Part 1) – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The first half of The Nevers makes you wonder if the second half of the season is needed to appreciate it or if it’ll just end up more of the same.
Made For Love: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Made For Love is the type of show that fits into the streaming wars demand for content, no matter how quirky or niche the product.
Horimiya: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While Horimiya starts off cute, with a potentially beautiful and complicated story, it eventually boils down to something silly and at times bloated.
The Promised Neverland: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The Promised Neverland: Season 2 is a proverbial sophomore slump compared to season 1 as it presents no credible threats or reasons to get invested.
Redo of Healer: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Redo of Healer is your classic, starts off violent and shocking, but as you become adjusted to the sex and violence, you realize there isn’t much there.
Servant: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While, like most M. Night Shymalan productions, you have to wait till the end for things to get good, Servant season 2 will make you interested in a 3rd season.
Tribes of Europa: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Tribes of Europa does well in getting you interested in a post-apocalypse Europe, but more so in how the world and cultures shifted than its characters.
Millennials: Season 1 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite the show being called Millennials, most of the jokes will feel very much rooted in the 90s – especially considering how politically incorrect they are.