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First Viewing Viewing Date: September 6th Via: Netflix Plot: When a woman is convicted of murder and sent to prison for life, her husband - convinced of her innocence - tries every legal avenue for appeal, but to no success. Determined to start a new life, he plots to break his wife out of prison and move to a foreign country with their young son. Rating: 7.7/10

Viewed: Season 8

And thus, one of my favourite sitcoms has finally come to a close after eight seasons and a lot of uncertainty. Indeed, every year, I used to frequently search for renewal news, and I was so happy when the show was quickly picked up by another network after Fox unfairly cancelled it. But the deck was stacked against this show due to the events of 2020. Suddenly, cop hatred hit an all-time high, slogans like "Defund the Police" were pushed, and people online were even bemoaning that Brooklyn Nine-Nine follows a group of cops. I got extremely nervous when I heard the news that the first few scripts for the eighth season were being binned in response to the political climate, as I feared what the show might become. Indeed, completely ignoring 2020 and continuing as normal would anger people, but heavy-handed social commentary would also alienate people... As it stands, the show tries to do both in its eighth season. There are several episodes in the classic mould, but other episodes attempt to deal with politics in a completely unsubtle fashion. The lowest point of the season, and the show overall, is the debut episode of the season which reads like it was written by a Twitter bot. The episode fails at comedy and fails to provide a meaningful social commentary, rendering it completely useless. A couple of other episodes aren't as poor, but the way it preaches to the audience feels like an after school special. So, yes, this is an uneven season, which is disappointing for the end of this great show. However, the good episodes are really good, including the return of Doug Judy, the Pontiac Bandit, which is a funny and poignant episode. The two-part finale, luckily, sticks the landing, providing a chaotic, uproarious and emotional last episode that hits all the right notes with confidence. I'm going to miss this show, and I'm going to miss looking forward to a new season every year, but it is going to be rewatched for many years to come. I'll just skip a few episodes of this last season during rewatches. Now, how long do we have to wait before talks of a reunion special or movie start to come up?

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 6th Via: Netflix Plot: After years in witness protection, Rick Jarmin is recognized by his old flame and tries to obtain a new identity. However, he's betrayed by an FBI agent, who gives his position to the killers wanting Rick dead. Rating: 6.6/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 5th Via: Disney+ Plot: When a machete-wielding serial killer interrupts the fun at the swanky Coconut Pete's Coconut Beach Resort - a hedonistic island paradise for swingers - it's up to the club's staff to stop the violence...or at least hide it. Rating: 6.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 5th Via: Blu-ray Plot: Sharpshooter Matt Quigley is hired from Wyoming by an Australian rancher paying a very high price. But when Quigley arrives Down Under, all is not as it seems. Rating: 7.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 5th Via: Disney+ Plot: A novelist struggling with writer's block finds romance in a most unusual way: by creating a female character he thinks will love him, then willing her into existence. Rating: 7.8/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: Netflix Plot: In Australia, a man returns to his rural hometown for his father's wedding. However, he brings with him the knowledge of a devastating, long-buried family secret that threatens the lives of those he left behind years previously. Rating: 7.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: Blu-ray Plot: In a dystopian future where deviants are held in "re-education" camps, a freedom fighter and a wrongfully accused prisoner form an alliance to survive their decadent oppressors' game of kill-or-be-killed, and turn the tide against them. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: Netflix Plot: Cristina, a journalist of Mexican origin, travels to her ancestral home in Veracruz to investigate a story of sorcery and healing. There, she is kidnapped by a group of locals who claim she's the devil incarnated. Rating: 6.2/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: DVD Plot: When two married business executives having an affair are blackmailed by a violent criminal, the two must turn the tables on him to save their families. Rating: 6.7/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: Google Play Plot: A former New Orleans cop battles drug cartels and ex-Army Special Forces who are smuggling drugs from Mexico into U.S. through a Texas border town. Rating: 6.0/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 4th Via: iTunes Store Plot: A courier for a local crime lord must deliver a mysterious package while being chased by a horde of unusual gangsters. Rating: 5.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: September 1st Via: Stan. Plot: Married couple Neil and Abby have the perfect life, but when they are taken hostage and their daughter's life is threatened, they have no choice but to follow their abductor's every demand. Rating: 6.9/10

First Viewing Viewing Date: August 31st Via: Blu-ray Plot: In the Vietnam war, an American soldier survives a botched mission, with help from a group of locals who perceive him as a hero. He's sent back for a reconnaissance mission, only to find his helpers massacred by a brutal Russian soldier. Rating: 6.0/10