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Waiting It Out: A Timeline Of Louis C.K.’s Shrugging Return to the Mainstream in ‘Ridiculous’
While he wasn’t the first, and he certainly won’t be the last, Louis C.K.’s cancellation and subsequent career renaissance is one of the more instructive...
Louis C.K.’s ‘Ridiculous’ is Hilarious (If You Aren’t Easily Offended)
I haven’t enjoyed a Netflix stand-up show in a while. The last two comedians I watched were Ali Wong and Wanda Sykes, so I was...
Is Netflix’s ‘The American Experiment’ Actually “Woke,” or Just Aggressively Centrist?
Netflix’s five-part documentary series, The American Experiment, was timely released on the platform for the U.S.’s 250th anniversary. It was made to detail the origins...
‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Is Off To A Racing Start Among K-Drama Fans: “Very Exciting, Very Fun”
There is arguably no audience more passionate than die-hard K-Drama fans, which means that first impressions are unusually important when it comes to new releases....
‘Agent Kim Reactivated’ Premiere Recap – Getting Back to Work
You know exactly where Agent Kim Reactivated is going in Episode 1 and 2, but this isn’t a criticism. It’s one of those stories – think...
‘Little Brother’ Is A Pleasant Surprise, and John Cena Is the Perfect Star For It
Netflix’s Little Brother is an unashamedly silly movie, and given the R-rating, I must confess to having entered it expecting the John Cena equivalent of...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Major Aang Cliffhanger Sets Up Season 3
In the grand scheme of things, Season 2 only represents the midpoint of Avatar: The Last Airbender. It adapts Book Two: Earth of the animated...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Episode 6 Recap – They’re Children, After All
It’s easy to forget that Aang’s a kid, sometimes. Avatar: The Last Airbender is one of those hero’s journey fantasy stories that thrust youngsters into the deep...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Spirit Quest, Part 2
While we’re technically still stuck in Ba Sing Se, which was already beginning to feel a bit limiting, Episode 5 of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – If Walls Could Talk
Ba Sing Se is good and bad for Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2. Having all of the cast in the same place, in a location that...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Ignorance Is Bliss
Since Avatar: The Last Airbender is adapting such a long-running anime, condensing so many arcs into single digestible episodes, it has a tendency to feel anthological in...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – A Welcome New Recruit
Some people don’t have a great deal of luck, and I’m starting to think that Prince Zuko is one of them. Sure, you can make...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – It’s Called Serpent’s Pass For A Reason
Since the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender is fairly complex and dense at the best of times, it’s probably only right that Season 2 starts with...
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Season 2 Review – A More Assured Follow-Up
It’s impossible to talk about Avatar: The Last Airbender without also talking about One Piece. Both are live-action adaptations of extremely beloved and long-running anime series streaming on...
From A Different Point of View: ‘The American Experiment’ Has A Who’s Who of Talking Heads
On the cusp of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, Brian Knappenberger’s five-part Tom Hanks-produced historical documentary series The American Experiment lays...
‘The American Experiment’ Is Far from Complete, And That’s the Point
Netflix isn’t immune to outright propagandistic puff pieces – think back a little way to Marines, an explicit recruitment tool disguised as an even-handed docuseries....
Netflix Blur the Line Between Movie and Video Game In Unique Interactive Horror ‘Unhinged’
While it’s fair to say that nobody pays a great deal of attention to Netflix’s gaming output, which consists mostly of ports or mutually beneficial...
‘Voicemails for Isabelle’ Has Viewers Gushing: “Best Rom-Com In Years”
As I watched Voicemails for Isabelle, I had a strong feeling that this film would be widely loved. Even so, I wondered if I was...