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Strike

No Endgame

July 16, 2023July 25, 2023 Rob Kutner 0 Comments Bob Iger, Disney, Fran Drescher, Netflix, SAG-AFTRA, WGA

Actors join the Hollywood picket lines as the studio heads twirl their mustaches

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Make Us A Match!

May 26, 2023June 1, 2023 Sharyn Vane 0 Comments Aleeza Ben Shalom, Indian Matchmaking, Jewish Matchmaking, Netflix, Sima Taparia

Netflix’s ‘Jewish Matchmaking’ is a star-making turn for its modern marriage mentor

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Welcome to Trough Television

May 25, 2023May 30, 2023 Matthew Ehrlich 0 Comments Gabriel Basso, Hong Chau, Keri Russell, Netflix, The Diplomat, The Night Agent

‘Diplomat,’ ‘Night Agent’ are both bingeable but ridiculous shows

The Ruling Class

May 17, 2023 William Schwartz 0 Comments Arsema Thomas, Bridgerton, Elle Fanning, Hulu, Netflix, Queen Charlotte

‘Queen Charlotte’ and ‘The Great’ offer very different takes on royalty and romance

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Password Minus

February 7, 2023February 9, 2023 Jake Harris 0 Comments Netflix

Netflix’s password crackdown is solving a problem that doesn’t exist

The Mole

Revenge of ‘The Mole’

October 20, 2022 Paula Shaffer 0 Comments Alex Wagner, Netflix, The Mole

Netflix reality-show revival is fun, exciting, and satisfying

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‘The Sandman’ Makes The Dreaming Real

August 9, 2022August 12, 2022 Pablo Gallaga 0 Comments Gwendoline Christie, Jenna Coleman, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Mark Hamill, Neil Gaiman, Netflix, Patton Oswalt, Sam Keith, The Sandman, Tom Sturridge

Netflix’s live-action series is a stellar adaptation of the comics

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Evict This ‘Resident Evil’

July 22, 2022July 28, 2022 Ryan Kallberg 0 Comments Ella Balinska, Lance Reddick, Netflix, Resident Evil, Turlough Coventry

Netflix’s rendition of the franchise is a muddled mess

Gray Man

Gray Matter

July 18, 2022July 22, 2022 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Ana de Armas, Billy Bob Thornton, Chris Evans, Netflix, Regé-Jean Page, Ryan Gosling, The Gray Man, The Russo Brothers

Netflix debuts an opulent but messy spy movie, hoping for a homegrown franchise

Stranger Things

The Binge-Watching Model is Unsustainable

June 15, 2022June 20, 2022 Kaveh Jalinous 0 Comments Binge watching, Euphoria, Kate Bush, Netflix, Severance, Stranger Things, The Dropout, The Duffer Brothers

What was once novel is now a discussion killer

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BFG Week in Review Podcast #054: ‘The Flight Attendant,’ Problems at Netflix, and ‘King Tut’

May 2, 2022May 24, 2022 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments BFG, Dr. Demento, Kaley Cuoco, King Tut, Netflix, Steve Martin, The Flight Attendant, Trivia Quest

Raised in Arizona, our host Neal Pollack and his guests break down the culture

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Is Netflix Actually In Trouble?

April 28, 2022May 9, 2022 Jake Harris 0 Comments Bandersnatch, Black Mirror, Cat Burglar, Criterion Channel, Fortnite, Netflix, Shudder, Trivia Quest

Maybe a little, but it’s hardly going the way of Blockbuster

April

Everything That’s Streaming in April

April 1, 2022 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments A Black Lady Sketch Show, Andrew Garfield, Annie Murphy, Barry, Bill Hader, Bob Odenkirk, Dolly Parton, Gary Oldman, Grace & Frankie, iCarly, Jane Fonda, Josh Brolin, Kristin Scott Thomas, Lily Tomlin, Mayans M.C., Natasha Lyonne, Netflix, Outer Range, Ozark, Russian Doll, Slow Horses, Under the Banner of Heaven

Spring fever across the platforms

Moon Knight

Everything That’s Streaming in March

March 2, 2022March 4, 2022 Rachel Llewellyn 0 Comments Adam McKay, Adrien Brody, Amanda Seyfriend, Amazon Prime, Ana de Armas, Apple TV, Ben Affleck, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Bridgerton, Cheaper By The Dozen, Deep Water, Disney, Ethan Hawke, HALO, Hulu, Human Resources, Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons, John C. Reilly, Moon Knight, Netflix, Oscar Isaac, Paramount, Picard, Rosario Dawson, Shonda Rhimes, The Dropout, Turning Red, WeCrashed, Windfall, Winning Time

Content coming in like a lion

All of Use Are Dead

‘All of Us Are Dead’: a Quiet Korean Zombie Invasion

February 15, 2022April 3, 2022 William Schwartz 0 Comments All of Us Are Dead, Joseon, Money Heist, Netflix, Parasite, Squid Game

Explaining the lack of coverage of the latest South Korean hit

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