Tag: netflix
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The Most Ancipated Netflix Originals of 2022
Netflix has evolved in the past decade from being a mere streaming platform for licensed movies and shows to being a hub of original content all its own. Over 50% of the streaming service now comprises content made exclusively for the platform. It seems as though every weekend there is some new TV series or…
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The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf
There’s a new anime movie entry into the universe of The Witcher, called Nightmare of the Wolf. It’s a gory, fast-moving, monster killing, good time. When Andrzej Sapkowski first penned a tale involving a mutated monster hunter named Geralt of Rivia the story became a massive hit in his home country of Poland. For the…
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Lazarus
Some of the execution might veer between cliched and questionable, but there is just enough fun action in Lazarus to make it worth a go. Comic book movies are not always based on the standard comic characters. It is a tone, a stylistic choice by the production, that make it a modern comic book film.…
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The Call
The Call is a South Korean time travel thriller that’s full of energy and manages to innovate a well-worn subgenre. Check it out on Netflix. The latest example of South Korea’s cinematic prowess, Lee Chung-hyun’s time travel thriller The Call was recently released on Netflix. This pulse pounding movie brings a ton of innovation to…
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Athlete A
We review Athlete A, a Netflix documentary that follows the investigation by The Indianapolis Star into allegations of cover-ups regarding sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics. Athlete A is a Netflix documentary that follows the investigation by The Indianapolis Star into allegations of cover-ups regarding sexual abuse within USA Gymnastics. The investigation eventually led to the…
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Top Must-Watch Documentaries on Netflix
Documentaries are something that connect everyone together. The element which majority of viewers gravitate towards in documentaries is their real-life aspect, assembled in the form of photographs, historical footages, pre-recorded audio, commentaries from different people and more. Documentaries give a feeling of undeniable authenticity about them, even if the title under consideration is clearly biased.…
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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness
Tiger King, the top shows on Netflix (as we all Covid hunker down at home) is a rich example of truth being stranger than fiction. When I first described the premise of Netflix’s newest crime documentary series to my girlfriend, she said, “It’s not a documentary…right? Like it’s not real?” It is. And it’s one…
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The Highwaymen
The Highwaymen pairs two good leads in Costner and Harrelson, for a film that is worth watching, though isn’t brilliantly reinventing any genres or anything. The constantly churning Netflix machine has produced another proprietary motion picture to stream all their own. The Highwaymen takes the familiar story of Bonnie and Clyde – the unhinged couple…
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After Life
Ricky Gervais plumbs the depth of pain and misanthropy to create one of the comedy surprises of the year so far, in Netflix’s After Life. In an age of trying to find the balance between showing people the respect they deserve and giving a middle finger political correctness run amok, Ricky Gervais is a complicated…
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Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is an interesting gimmick from an amazing series, but the execution doesn’t work (nor is it really what it’s advertised to be). I don’t get people who hate on Black Mirror. I can understand if it’s too dark for some, but not liking something because it’s more cynical than you isn’t the…