Content warning: Beastars heavily deals with sexual themes, implications of rape, gang violence, homicide and mutilation. Read this review and watch at your own discretion. With the COVID pandemic still raging, it’s quite refreshing to see Netflix take a step back from most of its live action Originals and focus on providing an interesting array… Continue reading Walking on the wild side: A review of BEASTARS
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Bridgerton Takes on Race —Kind of
By now, it is almost impossible for you not to have at least heard of “Bridgerton” in some capacity. In short, this book series turned Netflix adaptation can be described as a combination of Pride and Prejudice and Gossip Girl. You might be thinking: Do we need another time period series to follow for a… Continue reading Bridgerton Takes on Race —Kind of
Disney+ works even in saturated steaming market
With the recent introduction of Disney+, a lot of people have been considering whether yet another streaming service is necessary for customers or even worth subscribing to. The streaming service launched in early November and has since seen a lot of subscriptions. It has gained popularity among fans and critics to the point of multiple… Continue reading Disney+ works even in saturated steaming market
Bake it or leave it
The fall-winter season is one that brings tidings of fantastic food. In a few weeks, Thanksgiving will be here, and we’ll all be stuffing our faces with turkey, macaroni and cheese and mashed potatoes until we’re sick. Only a month after that is Christmas, where we do the same exact thing again, except this time… Continue reading Bake it or leave it
Unbelievable: A Commentary
Netflix released a new limited series called Unbelievable on Sept. 13. The series is based on a news article from 2015 called “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong. The article and the series both follow the true story of a serial rapist case and the first victim who… Continue reading Unbelievable: A Commentary
Stranger Things: What’s in store for Season 4
****Spoiler Alert**** Stranger Things has been officially renewed for a fourth season, and there are many theories about what’s coming next for everyone’s favorite characters. The Duffer Brothers, creators of the series, released a trailer for season four on Sept. 30. There are typically clues hidden in these teasers for fans to contemplate until the… Continue reading Stranger Things: What’s in store for Season 4
13 Reasons Why stays raw and honest
***WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD*** Netflix Originals have been known to confront less than joyful topics on more than one occasion: stalking in You, racism in Dear White People, murder in Mindhunter and suicide in 13 Reasons Why, the 2017 drama that left viewers shocked and in tears at Netflix’s disregard for censorship. 13 Reasons Why has… Continue reading 13 Reasons Why stays raw and honest
‘You’ gets a second season
The hit show You will be renewed for a second season by Netflix. You, based on Caroline Kepnes’s novel of the same title, first aired on Lifetime in September 2018 and then made its way to Netflix in December 2018. The decision to move the show to Netflix was made after Lifetime said that the second season did not fit with their business… Continue reading ‘You’ gets a second season
Netflix is talk of UTM
With technology at practically every corner of one’s existence, it’s hard to function without it; even when it comes to where and how you watch television. The trend towards Internet-only service has reduced cable TV subscriptions significantly in the past few years, according to BroadbandNow. “I watch TV maybe twice a week, like on an actual… Continue reading Netflix is talk of UTM
To all the boys I loved before, thanks for diversity
een making a big splash this summer and rom-coms have been following right behind them in popularity. With smash hits like Kissing Booth and Set It Up, it seems that Netflix has hit the market strong for at-home streaming movies. The latest name added to this trend was the book-to-movie adaptation of Jenny Han’s 2014… Continue reading To all the boys I loved before, thanks for diversity