“Netflix” Archives
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March 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Junebug, Kung Fu Hustle, Office Space, Little House on the Prairie
Coming soon: Arthouse martial arts, heartfelt indie drama, Stephen Chow, a case of the Mondays, Pa Ingalls, and more.The OA Travels to Another Dimension in This Season Two Trailer
The Netflix series’ second season looks to be just as strange and confounding as its first. Coming March 22.February 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: The Edge of Seventeen, Jaws, The Big Lebowski, The Royal Tenenbaums, Wayne’s World, The Expanse & more
Coming soon: High school melodrama, killer sharks, the Dude, my favorite Wes Anderson film, Wayne and Garth, TV’s best sci-fi series, and more.Netflix’s Godzilla Anime Trilogy is an Interesting, Disappointing Extension of the Kaijū Mythos (Review)
Though not lacking in ambition or scope, the trilogy ultimately leaves you wondering what might’ve been.Netflix’s 7 Days Out and the Nobility of a Job Well Done
Among other things, the inspiring, entertaining episode reveals the beauty of taking pride in one’s work.Mads Mikkelsen Goes on a Rampage of Revenge in Netflix’s Polar
A hitman movie starring Mads Mikkelsen in an eyepatch? Yes, please.January 2019’s Best Streaming Titles: Indiana Jones, The Dark Knight, The Incredibles 2, Bill & Ted, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Brazil & more
Coming soon: Archaeological adventures, Batman, a superhero family, Wyld Stallyns, Captain Holt, dystopic satire, and more.Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is Coming to Netflix in 2020
The new series will be directed by Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki.December 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Voltron, Avengers: Infinity War, Jackie Chan, The Naked Gun, Groundhog Day & more
Coming soon: Giant robot lion action, Thanos and the Infinity Stones, the ultimate action star, Detective Frank Drebin, Bill Murray’s existentialism, and more.Netflix is making a live-action Cowboy Bebop. So what?
Good or bad, Netflix’s remake won’t affect Cowboy Bebop’s status or legacy one bit.November 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Close Encounters of the Third Kind, MST3K, The Big Lebowski, Hero, The Expanse & more
Also: Jet Li, Buster Scruggs, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and King Arthur.Netflix Is Traveling to Narnia
Lewis’ fantasy stories aren’t massive Tolkien-esque epics, and they should be adapted accordingly.Netflix’s Maniac
I’m particularly struck by the series’ skewed aesthetic, which feels like Blade Runner by way of Terry Gilliam.October 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: The Shining, Batman Ninja, The Blair Witch Project, Galaxy Quest, Donnie Darko & more
Also: Wesley Snipes vampire action, Kingpin’s return, Tim Burton’s Christmas, a Stanley Kubrick epic, and more.September 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Groundhog Day, Black Panther, The Good Place, Ghostbusters & more
Also: Douglas Adams, Clint Eastwood, lots of Wes Anderson, Kevin Costner in Sherwood Forest, and one of the great car movies of all time.August 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Batman Begins, Voltron, Shaun of the Dead, Jiro Dreams of Sushi & more
Also: Kevin Smith’s debut, Keanu Reeves, Anton Chigurh, The Good Place, Jet Li, High Noon, and the Blair Witch.Your Public Library as a Streaming Service
If you haven’t been to your local library in awhile, then you might be in for a pleasant surprise.Random Nerdery: Kim Ji-woon’s Jin-Roh, Netflix’s Wu Assassins, Showtime’s Halo
A live-action take on an anime classic, a new martial arts/sci-fi series, and one of the biggest video games gets a TV series.