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When Netflix’s One Piece launched to generally favorable reviews and fan enthusiasm, it gave me hope that the same quality and care that went into it would go into its other adaptation of a seminal work in shonen anime: Yu Yu Hakusho. With the show finally available, my hope was woefully misplaced. Netflix took one … Read more
Summary Seasonal Norwegian film Christmas as Usual claims the No. 7 spot in Netflix’s Global Top 10 movies, with 10 million hours viewed so far. The movie follows a newly engaged couple’s first holiday together with a twist of hiding the truth about the groom’s ethnicity, leading to family drama. Despite mixed reviews, the film’s … Read more
How much should a documentary withhold from an audience? Revealing too much at once can either be confusing or zap the natural suspense out of the story being told. A documentary is different from a fictional movie, even one that claims to be “based on a true story” because it’s a true account of an … Read more
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Netflix’s Blue Eye Samurai animated series from co-creators Amber Noizumi and Michael Green has turned out to be one of this year’s surprise hits, and the streamer already has plans to keep the momentum going with a second season. Blue Eye Samurai’s season 1 finale made it fairly obvious that Noizumi and Green still have … Read more
Netflix’s Geeked Week has once again emerged as the ultimate playground for fans, offering an exciting glimpse into the future of the streaming platform with an outpour of announcements and exclusive reveals. Among the treasure trove of updates that had enthusiasts on the edge of their seats was the long-awaited live-action rendition of Avatar: The … Read more
Elon Musk is attempting to tamp down any fears about Tesla cars that a new Netflix movie has stoked — but he isn’t really addressing the heart of the problem … ultra smart cars. Here’s the deal … Netflix released this new film called ‘Leave the World Behind’ and there’s a scene in there where … Read more
If sporting documentaries like Welcome to Wrexham are your jam, then Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team could be a good one to mark on the calendar. Netflix’s upcoming series goes behind-the-scenes with the U.S. women’s international soccer team as they prepare for the 2023 FIFA World Cup, having won the previous two … Read more
Summary Brit Marling is hopeful for a season 3 of The OA despite its cancellation, and believes the show could continue if the right conditions and circumstances arise. Marling was deeply hurt when the show got canceled and explained that there was a shift in the model of the business, causing some shows to fall … Read more
As The Crown’s final season opens, a man walks his dog through Paris late at night, along the Seine. From the setting alone, most of us know what’s coming, whose fate is about to be sealed. As a car speeds past the walker into the Pont de l’Alma tunnel, chased by paparazzi, it’s immediately clear … Read more
Image: Netflix The 1992 anime adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi’s YuYu Hakusho is one of those series that hit at just the right time for a generation of animation fans, not unlike Dragonball Z. At a time of live-action adaptations of popular animated material, it wasn’t entirely unexpected to hear the series would be getting one … Read more