“TV” Archives
March 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Ghostbusters, Voltron, Jessica Jones, James Bond, Hackers & more
Also: Ambitious low-budget sci-fi, Netflix original anime, James Bond, Takashi Miike’s 100th film, and Luc Besson’s return.
February 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: GoodFellas, Men in Black, Altered Carbon, Amélie, Blazing Saddles, The Expanse & more
Coming soon: Scorsese gangsters, Will Smith and aliens, cyberpunk, Audrey Tautou, Mel Brooks and the Old West, and gritty space opera.
What happened in Dark’s first season?
A show like Dark practically demands that its viewers come up with their own pet theories… so here are some of mine.
January 2018’s Best Streaming Titles: Batman Begins, Caddyshack, Lethal Weapon, Capote, Doctor Who & more
Coming soon: A South Korean thriller, the first of Nolan’s “Dark Knight Trilogy,” an action classic, several twisty thrillers, and a madman with a box.
December 2017’s Best Streaming Titles: Full Metal Jacket, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Bright, Silence, Doctor Who & more
Also: A couple of Vietnam War epics, a twisty German thriller, Taratino’s revenge masterpiece, and the Muscles from Brussels.
Why does Stranger Things affect me so strongly?
I understand why others find the series derivative, clichéd, too reliant on tropes, etc. But it doesn’t feel derivative to me at all.
Netflix Is Producing a Live-Action Version of Erased
The series will premiere in Japan on December 15, with the rest of the world to follow soon after.
Stranger Things 2 Is a (Mostly) Satisfying Return to Hawkins, Indiana
Also, let’s talk about what’ll happen in season 3 and why the series is so affecting to begin with.
November 2017’s Best Streaming Titles: The Punisher, Airplane!, Shaolin Soccer & Bond… James Bond
Coming soon: More Marvel and Margaret Atwood adaptations, Agents J and K, Vikings, Keyser Söze, the Mach Five, and more.
Germany’s Dark Could Be the Next Stranger Things
We’ll find out for sure on December 1.
October 2017’s Best Streaming Titles: Donnie Darko, Patton Oswalt, Stranger Things, Kill Bill & Lots of Godzilla
Coming soon: Twisted time travel, more Voltron, another trip to the Upside Down, the Man With No Name, ninjas, and lots of kaijū craziness.
September 2017’s Best Streaming Titles, Including Pulp Fiction, Requiem for a Dream, Robocop & The Lost City of Z
Coming soon: Quentin Tarantino’s masterpiece, Ben Affleck’s modern noir, Tim Burton’s Dark Knight, Atreyu, TGIF, and many more.
Star Trek Has Always Been More Religious Than Its Creators Want or Realize
It’s a stretch to say that “religion basically no longer exists” in the Star Trek universe.
The Best Streaming Titles for August 2017, Including The Matrix, Voltron, Death Note, Bill & Ted & Spider-Man
Coming soon: Two of Keanu Reeves’ greatest roles, more robot lion action, Gary Cooper, everyone’s favorite webslinger, and much more.
The Best Streaming Titles for July 2017: Rogue One, Punch-Drunk Love, Castlevania, Dark City, Mr. Robot & more
Coming soon: “Star Wars,” Adam Sandler’s finest role, vampire hunters, dark sci-fi mysteries, TV hacktivists, and more.
The Best Streaming Titles for June 2017
Vietnam War epics, Disney’s Polynesian musical, wrestling ladies, Muay Thai mayhem, a Rat Pack remake, and more.
The Best Streaming Titles Arriving in May 2017
Coming soon: Cyberpunk anime, Nazi hunters, Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme, Roman gladiators, 007, Frank Drebin, and more.
The Best Streaming Titles Arriving in April 2017
Coming soon: A magical musician, the Satellite of Love, rival magicians, the ultimate cop, and more.
The Best Streaming Titles Arriving in March 2017
Coming soon: a Mel Brooks western, Mr. Miyagi, South Korean revenge, a vampire mockumentary, and Ah-nuld in his prime.
The Whole World’s Upside Down in Stranger Things Season 2
Things far, far worse than the demogorgon are lurking in the Upside Down.
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