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Cargo Review
Another day, another culturally-specific zombie movie being given the “original” treatment by Netflix. This time it’s Cargo, an Australian offering starring your favourite greying everyman,...
I Am Not an Easy Man Review – Darkly Witty Netflix Rom-Com on Gender Role Reversal
Netflix introduces a witty yet dark rom-com in the form of I Am Not an Easy Man (also known as Je ne suis pas un...
Lost in Space (2018) Season 1 Review
Paying homage to the original series, Lost in Space is reimagined and modernised for a Netflix Original Series. Set thirty years in the future, Earth...
A Series of Unfortunate Events Season 2 Review
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly humorous melodrama about the lives of three orphaned siblings. It was directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and others,...
‘Orbiter 9’ Review: A Visually Stunning but Narratively Flat Sci-Fi Drama
Orbiter 9 tells us a story of the human condition, of love, life, and the value of existence. Laboratory conditions can only monitor so much,...
‘Ram Dass, Going Home’ Review – Insightful Netflix Documentary on Spirituality and Life
Ram Dass, Going Home is a Netflix short documentary that follows spiritualist and author Ram Dass at his home in Maui, Hawaii. The film gives...
Sun Dogs (2017) Review – Quirky Indie Drama Starring Michael Angarano & Melissa Benoist
Sun Dogs follows the events of 9/11, Ned Chipley (Michael Angarano) desperately wants to be a real American hero. He wants to sign up for...
‘6 Balloons’ Review – Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Star in a Harrowing Drama on Addiction
Written and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan, 6 Balloons tells a tight tale of a relapsed heroin addict (Dave Franco – The LEGO Ninjago Movie, Somebody...
Amateur (2018) Review
[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Directed and written by Ryan Koo, Netflix Original Amateur is the story of a young aspiring basketball player desperate to move up the...
Trump: An American Dream Review
[yasr_overall_rating size=”medium”] Trump: An American Dream is a documentary mini-series of four hourlong episodes, and takes a deep dive into the history of Donald Trump’s...
Reboot: The Guardian Code Season 1 Review
ReBoot: The Guardian Code is a Canadian animation/live-action crossover that follows the lives of four teenagers as they start life at Alan Turing High School. The...
Film Review | The Titan (2018)
Netflix’s latest Original, The Titan, is a criminally drab slab of science-fiction that sees a lifeless military man subjected to genetic experimentation. Directed by Lennart...
‘Happy Anniversary (2018)’ Review- Smart Yet Underwhelming Romcom by Jared Stern
Happy Anniversary is a Netflix movie from writer/director Jared Stern. The film follows Sam (Ben Schwartz – Blue Iguana, Middleditch & Schwartz) and Mollie (Nöel Wells)...
TV Review | Collateral (2018)
Collateral is a four-part police procedural series, which uses interweaving subplots to present a picture of modern British society. It was written by David Hare,...
‘Swordgai The Animation’ Season 1 Review: A Mesmerizing Blend of Violence and Humanity
Swordgai The Animation tells the tragic story of Gai, a child abandoned from birth, his self-inflicted retribution serves to set a course of anguish and...
‘Roxanne Roxanne’ Review – Chanté Adams Shines in Story of Queens Rap Legend
Netflix film Roxanne Roxanne is a biopic about the most feared MC in Queens, New York, in the 1980s—Roxanne Shanté. It was written and directed...
‘Paradox (2018)’ Review – A Beautiful, Unconventional Musical Western by Daryl Hannah
The Netflix film Paradox explores the journey of a group of outlaws searching for treasure and experiencing the supernatural powers of a full moon. The...
‘Take Your Pills’ Review: A Fractured Look at America’s ADHD Drug Epidemic
The increasing use of amphetamines, like Ritalin or Adderall, to treat ADHD (amongst other things) is becoming a real cause for concern in certain parts...