Sherin, Monique, and Philip get together for a deliciously jam-packed episode filled with cozy mysteries, film festivals, and food-fueled portal fantasies.
The Thursday Murder Club + BronzeLens 2025
The opening appetizer is The Thursday Murder Club, which Monique explains is an enjoyable cozy mystery (read her review for more). She compares it to the original novel by Richard Osman, before breaking down the cast and characters. Then she details her experience at Atlanta’s BronzeLens Film Festival—including her disappointment at The Rhythm and The Blues, her applause for Don’t Be Late, Myra, and her love for the short films Hard, JULES, Flick, 2Chainz’s Red Clay, and more.
Lynley + KPOPPED
Philip takes over to tease his new project Black & Bloody Anthology from Black Indie Comix Club, which is a collection of Black vampire stories by a team of Black illustrators and writers. If you wanna contribute to their Kickstarter, head here! Next up, he talks about the four-part BBC/BritBox series Lynley and its comparison to the original 2001 Inspector Lynley Mysteries, as well as why you need to be patient with it (which he expands on in his review). Our Rioters also share their other favorite cozy mysteries—and Sherin gives a brief shoutout to KPOPPED (read her review for her full thoughts).
Bon Appétit, Your Majesty
From cozy treats to delicious cuisine, our Rioters switch it up for the third segment. Sherin and Philip tell Mo about Bon Appétit, Your Majesty, the South Korean fantasy romantic drama about a modern-day chef who’s transported back to the Joseon dynasty, under the rule of the tyrant, King Yi Heon. They get into the history and the food love, the difference between subtitles vs. dub, and why you need to watch it each week on Netflix. This leads them into a conversation about the issues they have with comparables.
