New films, TV shows, reality shows and even documentaries arrive so quickly to Netflix, it’s hard to keep track of the old ones gathering metaphorical dust on virtual shelves. With the shows piling up, some gems will inevitably slip through the cracks. Veronica, a Spanish ghost thriller along the same vein as The Conjuring, debuted […]
The entire place is awash with preternaturally attractive blondes in pastel pink. Paltrow’s office reminds me not to call her an actress; she is, at best, an entrepreneur and at worst a con artist. Launching her lifestyle company Goop in 2008, it began as a mere recommendations newsletter. Currently reported to be worth around $250 […]
Shironeko Project ZERO Chronicle (White Cat Project ZERO Chronicle) is an anime series that is relatively new and only started airing very recently in April 2020. It is, to a large extent, based on the White Cat Project video game franchise, which secured the No.1 spot on Google Play Japan’s ranking within four days of […]
Though the brand new anime show Gleipnir, has been out for a little more than a month, it has managed to garner a sizable audience. The original manga version saw staggering popularity with its sympathetic portrayal of a man who realizes his powers to become a monster (“bakemono” in Japanese). He meets allies and enemies […]
Every era has its scam; the 1920s was the Ponzi scheme era and the late 60s saw a rise in quiz show scandals. McMillions (stylized as McMillion$) is a six-part mini-series documentary that takes us not so far back to the beginning of the century, the story of the infamous McDonald’s fraudulent monopoly case with […]
Maleficent: Mistress of Evil gives away too much of the plotline in its title. Ironically, it also goes against the very tropes the first film worked against; that of the tyrannical female villain, exuding evil and drunk on power. With the first film ending on such a high note in its subtle yet powerful stance […]
Three childhood friends, a close-knit community, one beautiful Southern town of Serenity with pretty houses and prettier flowers -– welcome to the world of Sweet Magnolias, the latest book adaptation on Netflix. It’s sweet and full of Magnolias. Nearly every scene in the show has blooming white or pink or red Magnolias, either in the […]
After playing a pivotal role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jon Favreau brought the Star Wars franchise back to life with The Mandalorian. The show gave the fans an action-packed, visually stunning adventure with new and memorable characters. It was the flagship show for the launch of the new streaming platform Disney+, and it did […]
The King is the latest in a long line of productions based on the works of the great William Shakespeare. It is a tale thrice removed from reality as the events were written down by Shakespeare, who added several fictional details to his play. Directed by David Michôd, The King mixes fact with fiction. He […]
A reboot of the Scooby-Doo franchise, ‘SCOOB!,’ features a stellar cast of voice actors. It is set in the Hanna-Barbera cinematic universe and tries to make an old cartoon cool again for children. The film deviates from the beloved small-town mystery formula and tries too hard to be a superhero movie revolving around Shaggy and […]
The latest offering from Adam Sandler’s Happy Maddison productions sets a low bar with easy jokes, a lazy plot and familiar archetypes. A classic slob-meets-corporate-snob is salvaged by a strong performance by Lauren Lapkus, who turns in a performance worthy of a female remake of ‘The Mask.’ This rom-com serves as a harmless diversion from […]
There’s a reason why Netflix’s new coming-of-age drama “I Am Not Okay with This” feels overly familiar. While it’s washed out retro aesthetic and sharply calibrated mix of 80s pop-music and teenage rebellion hearken back to “The End of the F***ing World“; the supernatural twist and suppressed grief inaccurately feels like a “Stranger Things” subplot […]