There’s an arrogant presumption that animation can be made better as live-action which, largely, has been proven untrue. This idea is explored further in the live-action adaptation of the immensely popular series Cowboy Bebop. In moments, from the outset, the…
‘The Guilty’ review: Jake Gyllenhal’s sit-down thriller isn’t worth staying on the line for
Netflix’s latest crime-thriller, The Guilty, has that name for a reason. Guilt consumes Jake Gyllenhaal’s character, a 911 operator named Joe Baylor—the only character the audience really gets to see—and a worried, abducted woman on the phone, Emily Lighton (Riley…
‘Love Hard’ review: An amusing, catfishing disaster that is somehow endearing
From December 1 to December 25, people all over prep for the holidays by watching Christmas movies, often where characters in their picture-perfect Christmas towns stumble upon “the one.” Netflix’s new film, Love Hard, follows this same overused formula. Like…
‘Another Life’ Review: Hopefully it has less lives than a cat?
Another Life was blessed with another life by the Netflix renewal Gods and wasted it.
‘Locke & Key’ Season 2 review: An alluring exploration into demons, magic, and growing up
Netflix’s ‘Locke & Key’ Season 2 lures you in with its focus on the emotional growth of the season’s new villain, Dodge.
‘The Baby-Sitters Club’ Season 2 review: New year, same nostalgia
I’ll be upfront with you: I am not the target audience for Netflix’s The Baby-Sitters Club. Ann M. Martin’s book series of the same name was a little before my time (Netflix, this is my plea for a Magic Treehouse…
‘Intrusion’ review: Similar to other thrillers but might make you jump in your seat
If you want to avoid a thriller that ends with unanswered subplots and don’t mind extreme predictability, ‘Intrusion’ may satisfy your jump scare cravings.