For February, Joe Goldberg returns as the beloved stalker in a new season of Netflix’s hit series “You.” In the previous three seasons, viewers had a chance to enjoy brutal, intricate murders, schemes and ploys from Joe as he tries to find love and let nothing stop him. With a tendency to use extreme measures, the writing of Joe’s...
Though the financial crimes of Bernie Madoff may feel distant from our current post-Trump era, the four-episode docuseries from Netflix present a strong case for its continued relevance. Featuring Emmy winner Joe Berlinger as director and executive producer, the series sheds light on the perplexing conditions that allowed Madoff to commit unrestrained fraud for years. Through multiple interviews including...
With its premiere on January 10th, 2023, the highly anticipated second season of “Vinland Saga” follows its stellar prologue with a new setting, storyline and cast of characters on Netflix. Once again, the critically acclaimed anime series dons its serene soundtrack, beautiful scenery and mature themes of brutality, warfare and trauma.
Season one ended with a grand climax that was...
A 5-foot tall Janine Teagues (Quinta Brunson) stands in the door frame of the "Abbott Elementary" music teacher's classroom. She moves with a clumsy stride, having been scolded by Ms. Davis to place her chewing gum into “Wanda the Waste Basket.” Her second grade students continue to play a recorder rendition of "Amazing Grace" over her pleas. As they...
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After a full week in Thailand with the new and returning cast of provocateurs in the season three finale of HBO’s original hit series, “The White Lotus,” has put theories to rest with new questions. The show sets up curiosity for how the next installment within the series will handle the repercussions of this season’s loose threads.
While this...
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A wolf, a moth and crystal tears fashioned from clear glass set the fantastical yet misleading background for Netflix’s latest release “The Tearsmith” on April 4, 2024. Based on the international best-selling Italian novel “Fabbricante di lacrime” by Erin Doom, the film follows the blossoming forbidden romance between Nica (Caterina Ferioli) and Rigel (Simone Baldasseroni) from their time at...
Audiences got their first look at a modern, live adaptation of DC Comics’ own scarlet speedster last year with CW’s “The Flash.” With superheroes dominating movie screens in recent years from both Marvel and DC Comics, “The Flash” broke out of the vast array of superheroes to bring us one of the best live-action adaptations of a comic book...
While watching season one of “Orphan Black,” I started getting overwhelmed by plot - all the action and drama - about halfway through. This is a show that is always moving forward and always has another twist coming.
That commitment to drama — and clear vision of where the season is going — is probably part of what makes “Orphan...
“The Road Trip” is a strange episode of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” in large part because the main plot isn’t about police work. While this has happened before on the show, the non-police episodes were generally about the ensemble, and many of them were holiday-centric. “The Road Trip” takes Jake (Andy Samberg) and Amy (Melissa Fumero) out of their usual environment...
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Every great television series eventually meets its end as cancellations and rushed endings are quite prevalent in today’s media outlets. With a final eight episodes, Netflix’s premier show, “BoJack Horseman,” has finally come to an end. For over five years, the combined talents of series creator and writer Raphael Bob-Waksberg,...