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‘YG Future Strategy Office’ | Netflix Original Series Review

October 5 2018, by Daniel Hart

Netflix’s YG Future Strategy Office is K-pop’s answer to The Office, with the odd awkward glances towards the camera, and a mockumentary style effort to build a narrative. The...

The Kindergarten Teacher (2018) Review

October 4 2018, by Tyler Howat

Directed by Sara Colangelo, we review The Kindergarten Teacher (2018), which does not contain spoilers.  The Kindergarten Teacher, written and directed by Sara Colangelo, is...

The Haunting of Hill House Episode 1 Review

October 3 2018, by Alix Turner

To lovers of the horror genre, Shirley Jackson is an American goddess, just as Edgar Allan Poe and H. P. Lovecraft are their American gods....

‘Two Catalonias’ | Netflix Original Documentary Review

September 28 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The most effective scene in Two Catalonias occurs early in the two-hour runtime. It’s filmed from above, presumably from a balcony, in a swaying handheld...

‘Forest of Piano’ (‘Piano no Mori’) | Netflix Anime Series Review

September 28 2018, by Daniel Hart

Another week, another Netflix anime series added to a growing archive that can only please the fandom. Forest of Piano, or Piano no Mori, was originally a manga titled...

‘Reboot: The Guardian Code’ Season 2 | Netflix Original Series

September 28 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

“Great, they’re back.” I’m sure somebody out there must have said that about the return of Reboot: The Guardian Code, the Netflix Original series, but I certainly...

‘The 3rd Eye’ (‘Mata Batin’) | Netflix Film Review

September 28 2018, by Daniel Hart

The 3rd Eye, or Mata Batin, is an Indonesian horror film that Netflix snuck on to their platform. It beggars belief how some of these films manage to...

‘Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan’ | Netflix Anime Series Review

September 21 2018, by Daniel Hart

Dragon Pilot: Hisone and Masotan, also known as Hisone to Masotan, is the latest Netflix anime series to grace the leading streaming platform internationally. Since Netflix has reached...

Maniac Season 1 Review

September 21 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

There are many words one could use to describe Netflix’s Maniac – weird, audacious, compelling, moving, clever, thoughtful – but the best is the simplest...

‘Quincy’ | Netflix Original Documentary Review

September 20 2018, by Daniel Hart

In a recent podcast episode, we discussed multi-talented stars and whether they are born with it or if they achieve their skills with an unrivalled...

The Judgement Season 1 Review

September 19 2018, by Alix Turner

On the surface, The Judgement is a teen-oriented soap opera. It is set in the university of a modern city, a university which takes pride...

The Rise of Phoenixes Season 1 Review

September 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Oh, look, Netflix is making my life difficult again. Here I was, quite looking forward to picking up a weekly show, especially one like The...

‘Last Hope’ Part 1 | Netflix Original Series Review

September 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

Debuting worldwide on Netflix today after having done the rounds in Japan since late March, Last Hope Part 1 delivers thirteen half-hour episodes of the...

‘Bleach’ | Netflix Original Film Review

September 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not the best person to review Netflix’s new live-action adaptation of Bleach, having neither seen the anime nor read the manga it was based...

The Dragon Prince Season 1 Review

September 14 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been eagerly anticipating The Dragon Prince ever since it was first announced. I am a huge fan of Avatar: The Last Airbender (the series, I refuse to...

‘The Land of Steady Habits’ | Netflix Film Review

September 14 2018, by Daniel Hart

Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn), the main character in The Land of Steady Habits, is actually someone you would summarise as hopelessly pathetic. He is a man that had...

‘The Resistance Banker’ | Film Review

September 12 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The Second World War might be the most catastrophic failure of civilisation in humanity’s brief history, but it’s a limitless font when it comes to...

‘The Angel’ | Netflix Original Film Review

September 12 2018, by Jonathon Wilson

The Angel brings a unique interpretation of the life and actions of notoriously elusive and arguably vital Ashraf Marwan. Netflix allows us to see how...