If there’s one overarching frustration of the streaming age, it’s the glut of stale films that clog up the menus of services like Netflix. Despite the flood of new TV shows, it still feels like the roster of movies is stuck in time — you absolutely do not need to […]
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Premise: This is a revival of the 1984 coming-of-age action movie “The Karate Kid” and the subsequent film franchise. Netflix acquired the rights to the first two seasons (which debuted on YouTube) and added those seasons to the service in August 2020. This is the first season to debut on […]
While The Witcher wasn’t a game adaptation (it was based on the novels that inspired the games), Netflix knocked bringing Geralt’s life to fans in a whole new way out of the park. With several other gaming adaptations in the works, it looks like a new TV series based on The […]
All the way back in June 2019, Netflix announced that “The Office” would leave the service in 2021. Between then and now, there have certainly been moments when I wondered if I’d even make it to 2021. But here I am, waving goodbye as the show sails off to Peacock […]
With the closing of movie theaters across the country since March, streaming services provided the bulk of the new movies in 2020. Films such as Hulu’s “Palm Springs” and Amazon Prime’s “Small Axe” collection provided some high-quality-yet-small-screen respite for those missing the theatrical form. Netflix alone debuted multiple new movies […]
In this strange year of quarantine and missed experiences, I have felt wholly unqualified to judge the merits of art made in a pre-COVID time. All I’ve really wanted to do is watch travel shows to vicariously explore the world and break up the monotony of being trapped in a […]
This has been a terrible year for myriad reasons. But among the various nightmares, I want to make sure nobody forgets that Netflix debuted multiple movies straight from hell, including one that obtained the rare achievement of earning a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite the fact we were all home […]
Netflix is soon to lose yet another major TV series from its catalogue as all eight seasons of Dexter are set to leave the service on December 30, 2020, a day before Gossip Girl and The Office also exit the streamer as the latest casualties of the streaming wars. This […]
Chris Evans stars in “Snowpiercer,” directed by Bong Joon Ho. The Weinstein Company/RADiUS-TWC/CJ Entertainment Sometimes you just want to escape your real life and get immersed in the futuristic, mind-bending worlds of science fiction. Luckily, Netflix has you covered. The streaming site has a strong selection of sci-fi movies to […]
The Sport of Fitness is back on. Sort of. After moving the CrossFit Games from the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin US to the private Californian ranch of Games Director Dave Castro in response to the ongoing pandemic, further details have now been released. The team and age group […]
© M. Sriram Book review | No Rules Rules is a tight, detailed account of the inner workings of Netflix Who knew that for you and your significant other to “Netflix and Chill”, a multi-billion dollar company would have to upturn how firms are run, question basic assumptions and have […]
There’s a lot of original content coming to streaming this week. Over on Amazon Prime, there’s Borat 2, which has already caused some controversy online. No doubt everyone will be talking about this one for the next few weeks. Then, on Netflix, we have Rebecca, which is Ben Wheatley’s reenvisioning […]
Chris Evans stars in “Snowpiercer,” directed by Bong Joon Ho. The Weinstein Company/RADiUS-TWC/CJ Entertainment Sometimes you just want to escape your real life and get immersed in the futuristic, mind-bending worlds of science fiction. Luckily, Netflix has you covered. The streaming site has a strong selection of sci-fi movies to […]