What to stream in December
’Tis the season to be binging tra la la la! If there is one time when it is socially acceptable to stay home and watch TV all day long, that’...
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Your key to understanding even Stranger Things
A decade ago, when Netflix decided to take a risk with Stranger Things, not even the most optimistic executive could have guessed how enormously successful it was going to be. ...
Four shows with co-stars that loathed each other: could you tell?
When all major players on a set carry around their massive egos, it is only a matter of time before they clash, usually with disastrous consequences. We all have colleagues ...
From Lost to Friends: TV’s best cliffhangers
One of the harshest things a TV show can do is end a season on a cliffhanger. Manipulate your emotions, lead you to the pivotal moment the whole season has ...
TV shows that started great but went rapidly downhill
The Witcher season 4 premiered this week, and the crowd went… meh. The reviews were abysmal, the viewership collapsed, and what was once Netflix’s shining fantasy jewel is now limping ...
80s shows that deserve a reboot
Rebooting a beloved series is always a risky endeavour. On one hand, studios see an opportunity to revive a recognisable property and spark a new wave of nostalgia-driven success. On ...
Korean gems to scratch that Demon Hunters itch
Years ago, when deciding on a macroeconomic growth strategy, Netflix execs took a bold step: instead of forcing US made content on the rest of the world, they chose to ...
AI actors? Sure, under two conditions
Well, we knew this was coming. Back in 2023, when actors/writers went on strike in Hollywood, one of the main issues of the Screen Actors Guild American Federation of Television ...
Stream and scream
Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange? It is the spookiest time of the year once more, and we couldn’t be more ...
Could dystopias get any worse?
State censorship and government oppression are terrifying and have no place in a democratic society. These are practices that belong in books and films as a cautionary tale.
Here are ...
Three TV shows that were a disaster backstage
Shooting a television series is a stressful job. In the TV and film world, there are countless moving parts that must come together to make everything work. If one person ...
What to watch in September
Depending on family situation, everyone perceives September differently: if you don’t have kids, it’s just the month after summer. If you have kids then it’s Zihuatanejo, the ...
The best of The Sopranos
What have I been doing these past weeks? Who wants to know? Did Johnny Salami put you up to this? Have you been talking to Jimmy the Icepick? What have ...
TV roles you didn’t know were recast
Sorry, I am still bitter about Locke and Co.
With such a long production cycle, changes are bound to happen. Directors get hired, then fired. Writers come and go. Crew ...
Worst. Movie. Ever.
The Covid-19 era was completely insane. For months, we were stuck at home, unable to go out, doing absolutely nothing except playing video games all day and watching movies nonstop. ...
What to watch on HBO Max
And just like that, it was there. Right there. I opened my App Store and, right at the very top, there was the HBO Max app and a prompt asking ...
Celebrating our AI overlords
We had a good run. Homo sapiens have been around for roughly 300,000 years, evolving from rock-throwing cave dwellers to rocket-launching studio apartment renters. Could we have done better? Absolutely.
Regardless, ...
Video games that deserve to be made into films
Moving from the console to the big screen more often than not spells disaster both commercially and critically. It turns out that adapting an art form that unfolds over tens ...
What to stream in July
With July rolling along, summer is in full swing, much like my air conditioning settings, and we suddenly find ourselves with more time on our hands. Lazy August is just ...
How cancel culture gave us the new Superman
I was never a big fan of culture wars. I have always considered it to be a distraction from the real issues, such as systemic oppression, and an attempt to ...
The return of the superhero film
“Superhero films are dead!” That’s the tired cry we’ve heard from critics for years now, so often, in fact, that it’s become meaningless.
Despite the headlines, superhero ...
Three films that deserve a sequel as much as Spaceballs
In an era dominated by sequels, trilogies, franchises, reboots and prequels, getting an original idea greenlit is next to impossible. Today, product recognition is everything. If audiences can’t instantly ...
What to look forward to on Netflix
Featuring a musical performance by Lady Gaga, a surprise drop by Adam Sandler and a soaring stock, Netflix wrapped up this year’s TUDUM show – the streaming behemoth’s annual ...
What to look forward to on Netflix
Featuring a musical performance by Lady Gaga, a surprise drop by Adam Sandler and a soaring stock, Netflix wrapped up this year’s TUDUM show – the streaming behemoth’s annual ...