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Terminator Zero: Season One — Japan brings malfunctioning sci-fi series back online
Terminator Zero: Season One — Japan brings malfunctioning sci-fi series back online
A warrior from a post-apocalyptic future travels to 1997 to protect an A.I scientist being hunted by an unfeeling cyborg…
Rachel Dvorak
Sep 21
Uglies — Netflix adaptation of YA novel is a decade too late
Uglies — Netflix adaptation of YA novel is a decade too late
A world in which a compulsory operation wipes out physical differences and makes everyone pretty.
Billie Gagné-Lebel
Sep 19
KAOS: Season One — Netflix takes a new stab at myth-making with a spin on Greek mythology
KAOS: Season One — Netflix takes a new stab at myth-making with a spin on Greek mythology
A modern-day retelling of Greek mythology.
Billie Gagné-Lebel
Sep 5
The Imaginary — fantasy and reality battle to save a child’s life
The Imaginary — fantasy and reality battle to save a child’s life
A boy no one can see, imagined by a girl to share her make-believe adventures, arrives at The Town of Imaginaries…
Remy Dean
Jul 17
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — the heat is back on, but lukewarm
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F — the heat is back on, but lukewarm
Axel Foley returns to Beverly Hills after his daughter’s life is threatened…
Dan Owen
Jul 5
Under Paris — Bon-jaws
Under Paris — Bon-jaws
To save Paris from a bloodbath, a grieving scientist is forced to face her tragic past when a giant shark appears in the Seine.
Jack Heslop
Jun 13
Hit Man — Linklater’s romantic action comedy is right on target
Hit Man — Linklater’s romantic action comedy is right on target
A professor moonlighting as a hit man descends into dangerous territory when he finds himself attracted to a woman who hires him.
Alexander Boucher
Jun 11
Eric — adequate conspiracy mystery with misfiring execution
Eric — adequate conspiracy mystery with misfiring execution
A grief-stricken father, whose son goes missing, finds solace through his friendship with Eric, the monster that lives under his son’s bed.
Evan
Jun 8
Bodkin: Season One — enjoyable yet cliched Irish mystery
Bodkin: Season One — enjoyable yet cliched Irish mystery
A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town.
Evan
May 17
Rebel Moon — Part 2: The Scargiver — a second helping of slow-motion slop
Rebel Moon — Part 2: The Scargiver — a second helping of slow-motion slop
Kora and surviving warriors prepare to defend Veldt, their new home, alongside its people against the Realm.
Jack Heslop
Apr 24
Ripley — a mercenary adaptation with enough fun and creepiness
Ripley — a mercenary adaptation with enough fun and creepiness
A grifter named Ripley living in New York during the 1960s is hired by a wealthy man to bring his vagabond son home from Italy.
Jack Heslop
Apr 16
3 Body Problem: Season One — unexpectedly engrossing sci-fi
3 Body Problem: Season One — unexpectedly engrossing sci-fi
A decision made in 1960s China reverberates in the present, where five scientists partner with a detective to confront an alien threat.
Evan
Apr 10
The Wages of Fear (2024) — wearisome “remake” of a classic thriller
The Wages of Fear (2024) — wearisome “remake” of a classic thriller
In order to prevent a deadly explosion, a crack team has 24 hours to drive two truckloads of nitroglycerin across a desert…
Barnaby Page
Apr 6
Damsel — fantasy and feminism don’t heat up the screen
Damsel — fantasy and feminism don’t heat up the screen
A dutiful damsel agrees to marry a prince, only to find the royal family has recruited her as a sacrifice to repay an ancient debt…
Jack Heslop
Mar 13
Mudbound — unveils the wounds of racism with unflinching honesty and heart
Mudbound — unveils the wounds of racism with unflinching honesty and heart
Two men return home from WWII to work on a farm in Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Jonathan 'Jono' Simpson
Feb 22
Griselda — Sofía Vergara’s a knockout in compelling drugs drama
Griselda — Sofía Vergara’s a knockout in compelling drugs drama
Fleeing from Medellín to Miami, Griselda Blanco creates one of the most ruthless cartels in history.
Thomas Burchfield
Feb 20
The Kitchen (2023) — intriguing but unsatisfying dystopian sci-fi
The Kitchen (2023) — intriguing but unsatisfying dystopian sci-fi
In a dystopian future London, a man and a boy become unexpected friends…but class conflict is an ever-present threat.
Barnaby Page
Jan 24
Fool Me Once — twisty miniseries fails to deliver
Fool Me Once — twisty miniseries fails to deliver
A widowed mother is disturbed by an image of her late husband captured on her toddler’s nanny cam.
Evan
Jan 13
Society of the Snow — disaster and unexpected beauty in a moving tale of survival
Society of the Snow — disaster and unexpected beauty in a moving tale of survival
In the 1970s, a group of young men fight to survive after a plane crash leaves them stranded in the Andes.
Barnaby Page
Jan 12
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire — Snyder’s sci-fi epic is far from a new hope
Rebel Moon — Part One: A Child of Fire — Snyder’s sci-fi epic is far from a new hope
When a settlement on the edge of a distant moon is threatened by a tyrannical force, a stranger becomes their best hope for survival…
Jack Heslop
Dec 29, 2023
Maestro — Bradley Cooper’s passionate, intimate tale of two Bernsteins
Maestro — Bradley Cooper’s passionate, intimate tale of two Bernsteins
While Leonard Bernstein becomes a classical-music superstar, his private life is sometimes troubled…
Barnaby Page
Dec 22, 2023
Locked In — a trapped thriller with flawed execution
Locked In — a trapped thriller with flawed execution
A nurse tries to unlock the secrets of a coma patient’s injury… and discovers the bitter rivalry, betrayal, and murder behind them.
Evan
Dec 16, 2023
Leave the World Behind — people come first in a powerful apocalyptic thriller
Leave the World Behind — people come first in a powerful apocalyptic thriller
A family’s getaway takes an ominous turn when an apparent cyberattack knocks out their devices, and two strangers appear at their door…
Barnaby Page
Dec 13, 2023
The Killer (2023) — a well-shot crime thriller
The Killer (2023) — a well-shot crime thriller
After a fateful near-miss, an assassin battles his employers and himself, on an international manhunt he insists isn’t personal.
Jack Heslop
Nov 14, 2023
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