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Locke & Key season 1 review – Netflix series is not a good advertisement for the comics
This review of Netflix Series Locke & Key season 1 contains no spoilers. Read the recap of the first episode (will go live on air...
They’ve Gotta Have Us Season 1 Review – an important, timely docuseries
One has to imagine that the release today of Simon Frederick’s three-part docuseries They’ve Gotta Have Us (Netflix) is in no small part a reminder...
Grandma’s Wedding review – a predictable, largely unfunny Mexican comedy
New on Netflix today, not that you’d know it from the marketing, Grandma’s Wedding is a Mexican comedy about two highly dysfunctional families coming together on the...
Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great! review – comedian preaches self-love and perspective
Netflix Special Tom Papa: You’re Doing Great! will be out on the platform on Feb 4, 2020 — add it to your list now! There’s...
Team Kaylie Part 3 review – I’ve had quite enough now
Team Kaylie Part 3 is, inexcusably, the third batch of episodes I’ve had to watch and write about here. Click here for Part 1, and...
The Silent War aka Sordo review – a handsome Spanish thriller that loses its way
Sordo translates to “deaf”, which is as fitting a title as any for Alfonso Cortés-Cavanillas’ The Silent War, in which a revolutionary accidentally deafened during a...
Ainori Love Wagon: African Journey review – a Japanese reality show strictly for fans
The concept of Ainori Love Wagon: African Journey is simple enough in theory. It’s a dating show. Seven contestants hop in a pink van and...
Luna Nera review – a mediocre story of love and witchcraft
This review of Luna Nera (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Suffering from an untimely release right on the back of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3, Netflix’s...
37 Seconds review – a heartwarming crowd-pleaser with an unconvincing climax
Freedom comes in many forms, and for 23-year-old Yuma (Mei Kayama), a manga artist confined to a wheelchair and without control of the muscles in...
Ragnarok Season 1 Review – Norse myths can’t spice up this bland teen drama
This review of Ragnarok Season 1 is entirely spoiler-free. It brings me no pleasure to report that Ragnarok (Netflix), a show set against a stunning Norwegian backdrop...
The Stranger Season 1 Review – suburban secrets and lies in this Harlan Coben adaptation
This review of The Stranger (Netflix) is entirely spoiler-free. The last adaptation of a Harlan Coben novel on Netflix was, to the best of my...
Omniscient Season 1 Review – how to solve a murder in a surveillance state
This review of Omniscient Season 1 (Netflix) is spoiler-free. Part Black Mirror, part 1984, part good old-fashioned whodunit, the new Brazilian series Omniscient, aka Onisciente, might prove a pleasant...
Night on Earth Season 1 review – what happens when the sun goes down
The nature documentary is not a new concept, but it is an ever-evolving one. Just as animals big and small are subject to the increasingly...
The Pharmacist series review: Netflix reveals pained father unravelling the opioid crisis
Netflix series The Pharmacist will be released on the platform on February 5, 2020. Docuseries The Pharmacist exemplifies the pain of losing a child. The Netflix...
You Cannot Hide Season 1 Review – a twisty, binge-worthy thriller
New on Netflix today, the pacey 10-episode thriller series You Cannot Hide might be the purest binge-watch candidate of the weekend. All the requisite elements are there...
Rise of Empires: Ottoman Season 1 Review – an exciting, educational docuseries
Combining expert analysis and narration with live-action dramatic reenactments in much the same fashion as last year’s The Last Czars, Turkish historical fiction series Rise of...
A Sun review – a complex story of fathers and sons
New on Netflix today after enjoying a fair amount of success elsewhere, Chung Mong-Hong’s A Sun (Netflix) is a complex and emotional story of family...
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 3, episode 8 recap – “Sabrina Is Legend”
This recap of Netflix Series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina Season 3, Episode 8, “Chapter Twenty-Eight: Sabrina Is Legend”, contains significant spoilers. Read the Season 3...