HBO’s new trailer for The Idol looks like another winner from A24
All of a sudden, it feels like A24 content is everywhere, all at once. The independent entertainment company behind this year’s Best Picture winner, for …
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The Diplomat: Everything to know about Netflix’s buzzy political drama
Way back at the start of Netflix’s original TV gambit, the streaming giant gave everyone a taste of what was to come in the form …
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The Netflix Squid Game remake rumor that just went viral is utterly ridiculous
Over the past 24 hours, some feverish, Netflix-related speculation has taken over the internet: Supposedly, the bombshell rumor goes, Netflix is considering an American remake …
These are the only 2 TV episodes with a perfect 10 rating on IMDb
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4 Netflix series that I’m worried will be canceled this year
Nothing is meant to last forever, though you’d be forgiven for thinking otherwise based on the wave of fury that Netflix subscribers often direct at …
Netflix WWII film Blood & Gold looks like a German version of Inglourious Basterds
I had one overriding thought after watching the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming World War II movie Blood & Gold — in which a German deserter, …
Ted Lasso Season 3: Things are getting serious now
The fifth episode of Ted Lasso’s third and final season finds pretty much everyone and everything at a crossroads of some kind. Richmond is in …
The best Netflix hidden gems and underrated series to watch right now
When it comes to deciding what you want to stream next on a service like Netflix, the staggering amount of content on offer can be …
The Continental: Trailer, plot, and everything else we know about the John Wick prequel series
If the newly released teaser trailer for Peacock’s John Wick prequel series The Continental is any indication, the hotel chain shown throughout the Keanu Reeves-led …
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The most highly-anticipated Netflix movies coming soon
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Everything to know about Florida Man – the new Netflix series, not the meme
Netflix has an apparently boundless ability to generate new content out of almost anything. Consequential events become Netflix documentaries, its reality shows offer new twists …
My favorite Easter Eggs in The Super Mario Bros. Movie
In the boss battle of this weekend’s box office, The Super Mario Bros. Movie from Nintendo and Illumination finished with a pretty impressive high score …
After that huge twist, I feel sorry for the shows going up against Succession at the next Emmys
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These are the only two Netflix original movies that matter right now
For a while now, the row of Top 10 Netflix movies inside the app that identifies the most popular films on the streaming giant in …
Beef is an early contender for best Netflix series of the year
The newly released Netflix series Beef is like nothing I’ve seen from the streaming giant in quite some time — maybe ever. It’s addictive, yet …
6 new Netflix releases you can’t miss next week, from Florida Man to Seven Kings Must Die
I don’t even know where to begin with the flood of new releases Netflix is set to unleash over the next week. We’re about to …
The Mandalorian, which has been kind of meh for a while now, finally jumped the shark
In the wake of Andor sneaking a powerful critique of fascism into the Star Wars canon — and, in the process, revealing itself to be …
The best feel-good movies to watch on Netflix right now
Netflix has spent millions of dollars marketing its films over the past several years, putting forward Best Picture Oscar contenders every year for almost a …
This steamy new thriller is about to be your next Netflix obsession
The steamier side of Netflix’s content library hasn’t always produced the most, shall we say, critically acclaimed material. Nevertheless, those kinds of series and movies …
The next spy drama I can’t wait to watch is Showtime’s Ghosts of Beirut
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie debuts with a near-perfect audience score on Rotten Tomatoes
I was a little worried when the first critics’ reviews started rolling in for the gorgeous-looking Super Mario Bros. movie adaptation from Nintendo and Illumination, …
Pauline is officially the wildest series that Disney+ has green-lit so far
The first things that come to mind when you think of Disney+ might be titles from its stable of brands like Marvel, Pixar, or Star …
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All of a sudden, it feels like Netflix’s Turkish content has become some of the most popular on the streaming platform. It was only a …
Sorry, Ted Lasso and Succession fans – Yellowjackets is the most popular show in the US right now
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War Sailor, the most expensive Norwegian movie ever made, is now a hit Netflix series
The 3-episode Norwegian Netflix series War Sailor, which is currently one of the most-watched shows in the US on the streaming giant, is a World …
Here’s everything we know about Extraction 2, including new teaser footage from Netflix
It’s one of the biggest Netflix movies of all time, and the highly anticipated sequel is now just a little over two months away. Extraction …
2023 is proving to be a great year for Netflix documentaries
Netflix has a trio of new documentaries coming this month that’s reminding me once again how much I love what the streaming giant keeps doing …
