March 2021’s Best Streaming Titles: Attack the Block, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Godzilla vs. Kong
Aliens vs. London gangsters, another Marvel series, a long-awaited superhero event, monster mayhem, and more.
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February 2021’s Best Streaming Titles: Inception, Grosse Pointe Blank, Dazed and Confused, The Muppet Show, Aquaman
Christopher Nolan’s dream world, a hitman’s high school reunion, high school hijinks, Kermit the Frog, Atlantean adventures, and more.
Alice in Borderland by Shinsuke Sato (Review)
Netflix’s manga adaptation is an entertaining blend of angst-y melodrama and dark, bloody suspense.
January 2021’s Best Streaming Titles: Enter the Dragon, The Truman Show, Dr. Strangelove, WandaVision, Mad Max: Fury Road
Bruce Lee, Jim Carrey’s reality TV, precious bodily fluids, WandaVision, stunning post-apocalyptic mayhem, and more.
A Commander, an Android, and a Klingon Walk Into a Casino
One of my favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes finds the fun in a goofy and bizarre plot.
Yes, Ted Lasso Really Is as Delightful as You’ve Heard
This endearing Apple TV+ series about an American coaching an English soccer team is one of 2020’s true pop culture highlights.
December 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Black Dynamite, Lord of the Rings, The Expanse, Soul, Wonder Woman 1984
Blaxploitation homage, epic fantasy, TV’s best sci-fi, Pixar’s latest, the return of Wonder Woman, and more.
November 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Hillbilly Elegy, Jason Bourne, Animaniacs, Community, The Lego Movie
Ron Howard’s latest, high-powered espionage thrillers, the Warner brothers (and Warner sister), community college hijinks, and the Special.
The Expanse Is the Best Sci-Fi Show on TV Right Now
With its beloved characters, gripping storylines, and impressive world-building, The Expanse is sci-fi TV par excellence.
October 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Metallica, Spaceballs, James Bond, The Mandalorian, Enter the Dragon
Enter Sandman, Lone Starr vs. Dark Helmet, the return of Baby Yoda, Bruce Lee, and more.
Yes, the WandaVision Trailer Is Pretty Bonkers (and I Love It)
The bizarre trailer for the upcoming Disney+ miniseries has helped rekindle my interest in the MCU.
September 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: The Muppets, Midnight Special, The Terminator, Casino Royale, Mulan
The return of Kermit and friends, a supernatural sci-fi thriller, Ahnuld’s greatest role, a 007 reboot, Disney live-action, and more.
August 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Jurassic Park, Cobra Kai, Star Trek, 007, Inception, Batman
Dinosaur spectacle, crane kicks, Khaaaaaaaan, cinema’s greatest spy, dream hackers, the Caped Crusader, and more.
Netflix’s Dark Is an Intricate & Ominous Time Travel Story (Review)
The show’s three seasons, which span multiple eras in an isolated German town, make for some confusing and captivating viewing.
July 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Spaceballs, Warrior Nun, Jim Gaffigan, Hamilton, The Incredibles 2
Mel Brooks in space, superpowered sisters, stand-up comedy, a Broadway smash, a superhero family, and more.
Is it blackface to portray a dark elf on TV?
Community is the latest TV show to pull an episode over concerns of racist blackface content.
June 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Inside Man, Dark, The X-Files, True Romance, Knives Out
A Spike Lee heist, German sci-fi, conspiracy theories, Tarantino, a brilliant whodunit, and more.
Amazon’s Tales From the Loop Is a Haunting and Melancholy Sci-Fi Anthology (Review)
Amazon’s latest sci-fi series is set in a small midwestern town where strange phenomena occurs every day.
Alex Garland’s Devs Is Heady, Philosophical Sci-Fi Destined for a Cult Following (Review)
Alex Garland’s latest explores free will, determinism, and the nature of reality against a Silicon Valley backdrop.
May 2020’s Best Streaming Titles: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Hannah Gadsby, Batman Begins, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Airbending, stand-up comedy, the Caped Crusader, stop-motion animation, and more.