Suits is a great episode and if it doesn’t end up ranking among the best I’ll be genuinely shocked. Written by Tim Miller, it’s a love letter to what I imagine are his favorite movies, like Aliens and Starship Troopers. Though what I find most interesting is the animation style–which is very warm and inviting–and […]
I skipped Episode 2 – Three Robots and will get that up in a moment. In any case, The Witness is–for the most part–a clever play on Groundhog Day. The animation is also noteworthy in that, while CGI like the other episodes thus far, it’s more evident that it’s motion capture, which gives it this […]
Netflix recently launched a new anthology series, Love, Death + Robots, that revolves around–if the first episode is any indication–a dystopian world. In the premiere episode, Sonnie’s Edge, we meet Sonnie, who’s the best beast fighter around. Someone offers her hundreds of thousands of dollars to lose a match, which she refuses. But when you […]
Netflix’s The Order is not nearly as good as it should be because when you have a movie that revolves around werewolves versus witches, it goes without saying that you should see lots of werewolves and witches. And you don’t. That being said, they do the best with what is likely a very limited budget […]
2016’s The OA was a pretty pleasant surprise for me. It was idiosyncratic and definitely should not have worked. And yet somehow it did. Really, really well. The sequel premieres on Netflix the 22nd of this month, and I for one can’t wait.
Few things are better–whether animated or live action–than a good anthology series and while I don’t know if Love, Death + Robots will rank among the best, if the trailer is any indication, it’s off to a good start. And the pedigree behind this new upcoming Netflix series is beyond impressive. It comes from the […]
I don’t know how I missed this. According to The Hollywood Reporter Netflix’s Travelers is cancelled. The original article appeared February 1, though I don’t recall it (there’s so much information that it can be hard to keep track of it). What a pity. The last episode was particularly interesting in terms of where the […]
Well, we’ve finally arrived at Final Destination 3, the followup to the superior Final Destination 2. It’s by no means terrible, just not particularly engaging. It’s well-acted and shot, and director James Wong (The X-Files, Final Destination) brings a workman-like persistence but little else. There’s some interesting set pieces–particular the train scene–but there’s just no […]
Anyone who’s seen Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House–despite it being only loosely based upon Shirley Jackson’s novel–likely recognize it as brilliant. Which is why news of a sequel isn’t a surprise, though what is is that instead of tackling another version Jackson’s novel Flanagan is basing the sequel, The Haunting Of Bly Manor on […]
Welcome to the Final Destination-A-Thon! The bulk of the Final Destination movies recently turned up on Netflix, and I figure this is a good time for a once a day review of the series. The first Final Destination movie came out 19 years ago, and it doesn’t wear particularly well. The reason being is the […]
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