I had read the latest novel by Elena Ferrante La vita bugiarda degli adulti in Italian when it was published in 2019, then I binge-watched the 6 part TV series The Lying Life of Adults when it became available on Netflix January 4, 2023. Click here for trailer. It’s about the coming of age of …
First, allow me to congratulate Netflix for its recent rendition of All Quiet on the Western Front being nominated for an Oscar in the category of Best Adapted Screenplay. Now I’d love to learn what novel it was adapted from because it sure wasn’t the 1928 publication written by Erich Maria Remarque, an actual veteran …
The disappointing Diana — The Musical occupies an awkward position—not entertaining enough to be a guilty pleasure and not bad enough to be a campy hoot. Puerile, tasteless, and simplistic, this tabloid tuner is the first show to be streamed on TV before it opens on Broadway and will probably suffer big time at the …
Sometimes you want to sit down and enjoy some unadulterated girl power. Whilst it wasn’t so long ago that passing the Beckdale test was a modern miracle, we’re now thankfully in the age where we can experience a strong female lead just about whenever we want to. Netflix has got a great selection of both …
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The COVID pandemic has not only shut down the American theater but it has also transformed the movie business—perhaps permanently. With movie theaters largely shuttered, viewership has shifted to home couches and is only now beginning to move back to the cineplexes. As a result, large-scale comic-book epics (or “teenage boy” pictures) have been postponed …
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Sports is many things, but an inspiration to artists can seem like a stretch. After all, sports is about competing in a zero-sum game that is increasingly becoming data-oriented. But athletes and artists are still both human and several Netflix sports documentaries flesh this out. Busy online Super Bowl betting proves not even a pandemic …
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In the 20th century, the number of African-American playwrights who have had financially successful, non-musical productions on Broadway can be counted on the fingers of one hand—Lorraine Hansberry (A Raisin in the Sun) and August Wilson (Fences, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, etc.). The situation has not improved much in the 21st. The record of …
With Broadway shut down at least until June of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, one must rely on streaming services and the occasional broadcast network special for a musical theater fix. The holiday season is usually rife with new shows and we have had to make due with filmed versions of Broadway hits such …
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Frankly, 2020 hasn’t seemed like the year for movies, but with most of us still exercising a stay-at-home order, binging everything on Netflix has become the new normal for most to help pass the time. Movies can totally teleport us from our couches, beds, floors into new worlds, full of fantasy, excitement, and more. Marking …
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The famous designer for Esquire Magazine George Lois once commented, “Creativity can solve almost any problem.” But what to do if the problem is a lack of creativity itself? Even the greatest of minds get stuck in creative ruts. It is, therefore, equal parts surprising and humorous to discover that creative sparks can come from …
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The first live streaming was an ESPN SportsZone live radio broadcast of the Seattle Mariners versus New York Yankees baseball game in 1995 that attracted thousands of subscribers. Its 20 years down the lane, and the industry and come a long way. With the COVID-19 pandemic keeping everyone stuck at home with less to do, …
While the phrase ‘Netflix and chill,’ has taken on a life in popular culture, it has also become more than a bit cliched. Simply put, watching Netflix gets boring after a while. Even if you have a plethora of television shows and movies at your fingertips, there comes a time when you just want to …
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Wanna take down an empire? Divide it. Narcos: Mexico Season 2 premieres February 13 on Netflix. pic.twitter.com/ynE6uh8Ilr — Narcos (@NarcosNetflix) January 28, 2020 Netflix has been on a fascinating journey since it was founded in 1997, growing from simply being a platform for hosting film and TV titles to producing its very own original content …
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When it comes to cartoons for adults on Netflix, subscribers are spoiled for choice. The streaming service offers some of the most popular options ever made, including South Park and Family Guy. In addition to these heavyweights, there are up-and-coming titles such as Bojack Horseman, Big Mouth, and F Is For Family. But of all …
As my Netflix Rolling Thunder Revue video disappeared from my computer screen, I smiled and said to myself, “After all, this is a great country!” Hard to believe in the era of Donald Trump’s exceedingly anti-social and dangerous buffoonery; however, Martin Scorcese has created an epic film that both touches on nostalgia and invigorates the present. …
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