The Double Dishonesty of Chimp CrazyThe docuseries focuses on the lengths one woman will go to keep her pet chimp but fails to acknowledge the ethical mire behind the camera.
Trap Ends Right As It Gets InterestingM. Night Shyamalan’s proudly illogical thriller has a great premise but only really gets interesting after it abandons it.
It Was All in the Reaction ShotsPresumed Innocent pulls off an impressive reveal with carefully deployed clues waiting for the moment their meaning would become clear.
Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TVThe end of Sterlin Harjo’s singular half-hour dramedy might also be the end of a small but astounding moment in post-prestige television.
Bring Back the Freeze-Frame Ending!Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F spends its final moments on a thrilling cinematic trope of the ’80s, one that I would argue is due for a comeback.
The Contestant Turns Away From RealityAfter raising approximately 1 million messy, fascinating questions about reality TV’s impact, the documentary opts for tidiness.
Shōgun Won the Attention WarWhen so much of the battle for TV viewership is getting audiences to watch a single screen, translation is Shōgun’s not-secret weapon.
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Bluey Gives Us a SignThis episode of the beloved children’s series could be its first misstep. Or a perfect ending.
Tokyo Vice Goes to PressJake’s big exposé, and what it took to publish it, cements the series as a great gangster show that’s also a great journalism show.
3 Body Problem’s Imagination ProblemIn ignoring humanity’s wider reaction to the end of the world, the Netflix adaptation fails to find gravity in its final scene.
