Tag: Netflix

  • ‘RUSTIN’: “Unsung” Is An Understatement

    ‘RUSTIN’: “Unsung” Is An Understatement

    “Unsung” does not begin to describe the obscurity Bayard Rustin endured in the shadows of the Civil Rights Movement

  • Enola Holmes 3 Screws Up Its Main Character and Blows the Worldbuilding

    Enola Holmes 3 Screws Up Its Main Character and Blows the Worldbuilding

    Netflix’s recent Millie Bobby Brown vehicle, Enola Holmes 3, is a disappointing and confusing entry in the stellar Enola Holmes franchise. Directed by Philip Barantini, the film stars Brown as Enola Holmes, estranged sister of Sherlock Holmes, Henry Cavill as Sherlock Holmes, and Louis Partridge as her love interest, Viscount Tewkesbury. While it deserves credit…

  • Voicemails for Isabelle is Heartwarming and Hilarious

    Voicemails for Isabelle is Heartwarming and Hilarious

    Netflix’s new rom-com, Voicemails for Isabelle (dir. Leah McKendrick), isn’t just heartwarming, funny, and an achievement in female directing – it’s also an instant classic. Following 20-something aspiring baker Jill (Zoey Deutch), Voicemails for Isabelle tells a story of grief, self-discovery, and fateful connections. Ever since her beloved sister Izzy’s (Ciara Bravo) death, Jill has…

  • Escaping Reality in Anora (2024)

    Escaping Reality in Anora (2024)

    As a huge fan of Sean Baker’s Tangerine, The Florida Project, and Red Rocket, I’ve wanted to watch Anora since before it even was released. But life got in the way, my watchlist grew, and honestly, the fact that it was marketed as a romantic comedy put me off. Even with all the critical praise…

  • The Burden of Female Intuition in Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026)

    The Burden of Female Intuition in Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen (2026)

    “Trust your gut” is one of the most common pieces of advice you’ll receive during your lifetime. And as a person inclined to trust my intuition above all else, it’s the most common advice I find myself giving in real life and in my online socialising. But what happens when your gut is trying to…

  • The Marked Woman: Yet Another Grizzled Detective Movie

    The Marked Woman: Yet Another Grizzled Detective Movie

    Netflix’s new mystery thriller, The Marked Woman (released originally as La Desconocida), is confusing. More critically, though, it commits the worst mistake a movie can make: it’s boring. From Spanish director Gabe Ibáñez, the film squanders its premise at every turn, fills the story with unlikeable characters, and lacks emotional payoff.

  • “Apex” Captures the Primal Fear of Being a Woman

    “Apex” Captures the Primal Fear of Being a Woman

    Given a choice between a man and a mountain, it’s safer to choose the mountain.

  • Get The Tissues for Remarkably Bright Creatures

    Get The Tissues for Remarkably Bright Creatures

    Rare in the days of franchise sequels and indie horror films that dominate the screen in 2026, Netflix’s latest original release, Remarkably Bright Creatures, is a feel-good family movie that leaves nothing to be desired except tissues. Starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman as two cleaners at a small-town aquarium, Remarkably Bright Creatures reminds viewers…

  • How to Make a Misogynistic Movie and Call it Feminist

    How to Make a Misogynistic Movie and Call it Feminist

    “Ladies First” has a fundamental misunderstanding of what’s feminine because of the patriarchy and what women do because they genuinely enjoy it.

  • Money and Love in the New Season of Beef (2026)

    Money and Love in the New Season of Beef (2026)

    Despite its aggressiveness, the Beef anthology series is about romantic love in all its forms. The final scene of the first season led us to believe that, despite the conflict, drama, and toxic traits, the main characters would end up together and, most likely, live happily ever after. The whole “beef” plot was the prelude…