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Stranger Things Season 5 Volume 1 Review: ‘The Turnbow Trap’ & ‘Sorcerer’

Sam Niles - November 30, 2025

In Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 3, "The Turnbow Trap," the titular trap refers to Derek Turnbow (Jake Connelly, Between the Silence), otherwise known...

‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ is Let Down by a Rushed Ending

Sam Niles - September 6, 2025

If the whole of The Conjuring: Last Rites were as good as the first 2/3rds, we’d have a new franchise best. Director Michael Chaves...

The Last Words on The Last of Us Season 2: Dissecting The Final Two Episodes

Sam Niles - June 6, 2025

The Last of Us season two’s penultimate episode “The Price” answers questions and still leaves viewers lost. If “The Price” is the foundation, then the...

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ is Breathtaking

Sam Niles - May 29, 2025

The Hollywood promise of thrills, fun and heroism is not unique to a Tom Cruise production, but the Tom Cruise iteration of that promise...

The Last of Us Review: ‘Feel Her Love’ Changes the Game

Sam Niles - May 16, 2025

“Feel Her Love” calls back to The Last Of Us’ beginnings in a number of ways. Hanrahan It calls back to the game, to the show,...

Review: The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 4, ‘Day One’

Sam Niles - May 10, 2025

The Seattle section of The Last Of Us Part II takes place over three days, each given their own little title card: Day One,...

Review: The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 3, ‘The Path’

Sam Niles - May 8, 2025

If there’s one narrative device that The Last Of Us as a franchise loves, it’s time jumps between traumatic incidents and new normals. These...

The Last of Us Season 2 Episode 2 Review: ‘Through the Valley’ is The Best Episode of the Series

Sam Niles - April 23, 2025

'Through the Valley' is not just the biggest episode of The Last Us due to scale due to its Helms Deep-esque action set piece...

The Last of Us Season 2 Premiere Review: ‘Future Days’ Proves That Source Deviations Aren’t a Bad Thing

Sam Niles - April 23, 2025

As an adaptation, HBO’s The Last Of Us is not obliged to follow every narrative beat to the letter, but there’s still an underlying...

Adolescence Review: Netflix’s Unconventional Examination of Understanding

Sam Niles - March 25, 2025

One of the first scenes in Adolescence has a SWAT team breaking into Jamie Miller’s (Owen Cooper, Wuthering Heights) home to arrest him on...

‘Alien: Romulus’ Perfectly Synthesizes ‘Alien’ and ‘Aliens’

Sam Niles - August 23, 2024

Alien: Romulus checks all the boxes that are expected from lega-sequels, but co-writer/director Fede Alvarez understands that part of the franchise’s effectiveness is the...