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'Dark Matter' season 2 review: Apple TV sci-fi drama decides to give it another Chicago
Sci-fi drama Dark Matter returns to tour the multiverse with its second season, after the original Dessens looked for a fresh start at the end of season one. Daniela (Jennifer Connelly), Jason (Joel Edgerton) and Charlie (Oakes Fegley) have settled down in a rural area. However, when a Jason variant manages to track them down and Daniela kills him, they find themselves on the run again. Amanda 2 (Alice Braga) and Ryan 1 (Jimmi Simpson) form a partnership to see if they can us

S.J.
Sep 3


'The End Of Oak Street' review: David Robert Mitchell's sci-fi thriller turns the suburbs into a bloody Mesozoic
We've reached The End Of Oak Street. Said street exists in Flowervale, Michigan and the year is 1982. Meet the Platt family—mom Denise (Anne Hathaway), dad Greg (Ewan McGregor), daughter Audrey (Maisy Stella), son Brian (Christian Convery) and family dog Starbuck. The Platts' summer plans get derailed when their neighbourhood becomes surrounded by prehistoric wildlife and nature. Dinosaurs and other creatures take over. Survival skills are the only thing that matters now.

S.J.
Aug 30


'Mother Mary' review: Anne Hathaway & Michaela Coel serve looks, resentment & ghosts
Anne Hathaway's extraordinarily busy 2026 kicked off with Mother Mary, writer-director-editor David Lowery's psychological drama possessing an enthusiasm towards pop music, fashion, style, relationships and ghosts. Hathaway stars as the titular pop star who is getting ready for a comeback of sorts. For this, she's looking for the right outfit, which propels her to travel to England in the hope of rekindling the connection with Sam Anselm (Michaela Coel), her former costume de

S.J.
Aug 24


'Lucky' series review: Anya Taylor-Joy cons Apple TV crime thriller out of money
Anya Taylor-Joy stars as the titular Luciana "Lucky" Armstrong in Lucky, a new miniseries based on Marissa Stapley's novel of the same name. We link up with the character in Las Vegas, Nevada where she's celebrating a heist with her husband Cary (Drew Starkey), $10 million tucked in a suitcase. Next morning, she wakes up in their hotel room and finds both Cary and the money gone. Lucky is pursued by the authorities and Harris Dutch (Clifton Collins Jr.). Naturally, Lucky goes

S.J.
Aug 11


'The Devil’s Mouth' review: Survival thriller appears out of fin air
Hence, we're entering The Devil's Mouth. We find ourselves in Thailand, accompanied by a group of friends—single lady Sara (Kathryn Newton), bossy ringleader Max (Lana Condor) who is dating James (Nico Hiraga), and a second pair of lovebirds a.k.a disposable pieces of meat named Adrienne (Tommi Rose) and Greg (Gavin Casalegno). Soon enough, they're tormented by a bloodthirsty bull shark. A flavourless slog with no thrills but plenty of shoddy acting, unpleasant characters and

S.J.
Aug 4


'Silo' season 3 review: Apple TV dystopian sci-fi drama weaponises truth bombs
This is one of the many dumb jokes not included in season three of Silo (adapting Hugh Howey's book series of the same name), which returns to bring us our weekly dose of dystopian drama shenanigans. Following the flaming cliffhangers, we do discover that Juliette Nichols (Rebecca Ferguson) did make it out alive, but she's now experiencing memory loss. In a past timeline, American congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) attempts to get involved in the country's military mi

S.J.
Jul 29


'Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come' review: Kathryn Newton & Samara Weaving grace you with their presence
Bloody, satanic hijinks continue in Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come, which is a sequel to 2019's 'Ready Or Not', and picks up immediately where we left off. Our final girl Grace MacCaullay (Samara Weaving) isn't fully in the clear when she's visited in the hospital by her sister Faith (Kathryn Newton). Every other rich, elite family left standing is required to embark on another hunt to kill Grace and also Faith as collateral damage. Grace and Faith must therefore survive another

S.J.
Jul 22


'Carolina Caroline' review: Kyle Gallner & Samara Weaving feel the heat in romantic crime drama
Here's how we get to Carolina Caroline, which stars Samara Weaving as the titular Caroline and Kyle Gallner as Oliver. She works at a Texan gas station when one day Oliver comes in through the door. He runs a small cash scam. Caroline, showing her smarts, notices this and confronts Oliver outside. Following some flirtation, boundary testing and a rendezvous, the two fall head over heels in love with each other. Naturally, Caroline and Oliver team up to become a fiery, crime-l

S.J.
Jun 7


'Passenger' review: One demon for the road, what could go wrong?
For now, we're hitting the road with Passenger. This new supernatural horror kicks into high gear when two guys, Daniel (Alan Trong) and Lucas Tedesco (Miles Fowler), are driving at night. Then we meet Maddie Brecker (Lou Llobell) and Tyler Genocchio (Jacob Scipio), a couple who are brand new to the "van life" thing. They witness a deadly car accident. Later, their van gets marked by mysterious scratches. It turns out that a spine-chilling presence (Joseph Lopez) is now torme

S.J.
May 31


'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed' season 1 review: Tatiana Maslany faces facts in Apple TV drama thriller
Tatiana Maslany stars in Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed as Paula who's a divorced mom and fact checker whose online life leads to unpredictable outcomes. She regularly chats and pays for private shows with "Trevor" (Brandon Flynn). He later calls her asking for money, saying that he'll be killed unless he pays his debts to the attacker. Paula reports this to the police and detectives Sofia Gonzalez (Dolly De Leon) and Baxter (Jon Michael Hill) are assigned to the case. Oh, but t

S.J.
May 25


'Obsession' review: Curry Barker's supernatural horror sends its worst wishes to Inde Navarrette & Michael Johnston
In Obsession, one of our players is Bear (Michael Johnston), a twentysomething music store employee living in a generic American town. He's bottling up his awkward crush on his best friend and colleague Nikki (Inde Navarrette) as he's never dared to try and make a move to get himself out of the friendzone. Shopping at a store for a gift that would accompany his romantic confession, he encounters a "One Wish Willow", which would make your one wish come true. Disturbing and fre

S.J.
May 24


'Mercy' review: You will see Chris Pratt & this sci-fi thriller in court
Open wide because Mercy is "inevitable", whether you like it or not. Los Angeles, California, United States. The year is 2029. A man wakes up tied to a chair in a futuristic room. Chris Raven (Chris Pratt), a LAPD detective, is being charged with the murder of his wife Nicole (Annabelle Wallis). But times have changed and "justice" is now served by an AI program called Mercy Capital Court, which uses a human avatar judge called Maddox (Rebecca Ferguson) to walk you through th

S.J.
May 17
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