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Ponies
Ponies is a fun ride. Centered on two widows who lost their CIA husbands, the unexpected spy series puts their…
Young Sherlock
Young Sherlock isn’t quite accurate to the Andrew Lane book series or the original works from Arthur Conan Doyle. Here,…
Steal
Dir. Hettie Macdonald
As financial systems update for the digital age, so do the related crimes. This crime thriller series starts out with…
The Chair Company
Dir. Aaron Schimberg & Andrew DeYoung
After being promoted as a project lead, Ron falls down due to his office chair breaking. At first he tries…
The Girlfriend
The Girlfriend, which is Meet the Parents by way of Death Becomes Her and Parasite, is a silly thriller about…
The Copenhagen Test
With the titular screening, the brain hacking, and the number of people Alexander Hale has to lie to, there’s a…
The Beast in Me
What makes crime thrillers exciting isn’t necessarily the crime itself– it’s when the leads meet their match. The Beast in…
Murder Before Evensong
If I had a nickel for 2025 church-set murder mysteries solved by priests portrayed by handsome English actors, I’d have…
Black Bag (2025)
Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag has almost everything you’d expect from a spy movie: explosions, betrayal, sexual tension, and beautiful actors.…
The Residence
The Residence is a treat for fans of whodunnit mysteries, primarily because it plays homage to the genre more than…
Untamed
Untamed moves slowly at first, but the pace pays off once you realize how Turner’s story is as much of…
All Her Fault
When a mix-up in the school pick-up line turns out to be a kidnapping, it’s the beginning of the nightmare…
Long Bright River
Set in a high-crime neighborhood in Philadelphia, the series follows Mickey (Seyfried), a cop in search of her missing sister…
Black Doves
I would be okay if Black Doves was just a straightforward spy thriller; Knightley and Whishaw have enough charm, enigma,…
Exhuma (2024)
Dir. Jang Jae-hyun
For the longest time, land was where people formed strength in community, where people were born, lived, died, and was…
Boy Swallows Universe
Coming-of-age shows are practically Netflix’s bread-and-butter, but the working class side of Brisbane in the 80’s is a suburb we…
Oddity (2024)
Dir. Damian Mc Carthy & Damian McCarthy
When modern systems like law enforcement and forensics fail to come up with definite answers to a murder, loved ones…
The Bequeathed
Dir. Min Hong-nam
Succession, whether that be of family assets or of job titles, is always a tricky situation to navigate– often, those…
Dexter: Original Sin
Given the seven year success of the original serial killer show, it’s no wonder that Showtime wanted to continue the…
Presumed Innocent
You can tell showrunner David E. Kelley, who played a part in legal dramas and mysteries like Boston Legal, Ally…
Ludwig
Ludwig is a classic whodunnit with an interesting twist—the detective solving murder mysteries isn’t a cool genius like Sherlock or…
Orion and the Dark (2024)
Dir. Sean Charmatz
Going to sleep is something we do every day, though, when we were kids, it certainly wasn’t easy. With family-friendly…
Caddo Lake (2024)
Dir. Celine Held & Logan George
Produced by M. Night Shyamalan, Caddo Lake isn’t the most shocking thriller out there. It starts slow, suffers from low-budget…
Sunny
By now, it’s pretty clear that Apple TV+ follows a less-is-more philosophy when it comes to content. Sure, it doesn’t…
Monsieur Spade
It takes Monsieur Spade some time to settle into its skin. The first few hours are dedicated to introducing as…
Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter
Dir. Ryan White
It’s easy to forget that Netflix helped boost the popularity of the true crime genre, especially since it’s pumping out…
It’s What’s Inside (2024)
Dir. Greg Jardin
It’s What Inside can seem like another obnoxious movie about adults acting like teens, edited with enough neon glare and…
Cross
At an hour each episode, Cross isn’t exactly an easy watch. It might be extra hard to stomach if you’re…
Hysteria!
It’s hard not to think of Stranger Things after seeing the first few minutes of Hysteria! Like the hit Netflix…
Death and Other Details
With the number of murder mysteries popping up since Knives Out, Death and Other Details can seem like a copy.…
Batman: Caped Crusader
It’s easy to mistake stills of Batman: The Caped Crusader with Batman: The Animated Series, that iconic ‘90s series that…
Flex x Cop
Dir. Kim Jae-hong
With plenty of familiar elements, Flex X Cop should feel unoriginal. After all, a rich heir that plays at being…
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