Midnight Mass is a Beautiful (and Terrifying) Take on a Different Kind of Horror
Midnight Mass is Mike Flanagan’s (The Haunting anthology series, Doctor Sleep) latest horror offering, this time delving into religious horror. Flanagan has said that this is his most personal project yet, drawing from his own Catholic upbringing and how he…
Sex Education Delivers its Best Season Yet in Season Three, Exploring its Characters and Taking Them in New Directions
We mentioned in our review of the second season of Sex Education that the show had improved from the first season and turned into a wholesome ensemble. The trend continues with season three, which is, perhaps, the best season yet.…
Vivo Tells a Musical Story about a Kinkajou and a Rebellious Girl that Sometimes Goes Off-Key
Lin-Manuel Miranda has been making great strides in Hollywood, with the cinematic adaptation of In the Heights coming out earlier this year, and now with Vivo, an animated musical featuring himself as the main character as well as the main…
Wish Dragon Breathes New Life into a Familiar Premise
Wish Dragon is about a poor boy who discovers a dragon in a teapot who will grant three wishes. Sounds familiar, right? Director Chris Appelhans is definitely aware of the similarities with Disney’s Aladdin. He focuses instead on the world…
Netflix’s Fear Street Trilogy is a Smart, Satisfying Adaptation of Classic Horror Stories that Balances Slasher Gore with Character Development
Directed by Leigh Janiak and adapted from R.L. Stine’s books, Netflix’s Fear Street trilogy tells an episodic story through three films, with each film taking place in a different time period and paying homage to a different type of horror…
Haseen Dillruba Marries a Problematic Narrative with an Engrossing Plot to Mixed Results
I was randomly scouring through Netflix when I came across a trailer with Aditya Srivastava wearing a police uniform. It instantly took me back to the CID days. That’s when I decided that I’ll be watching Haseen Dillruba the moment that…
Ray is an Ambitious, Modernized Take on Satyajit Ray’s Stories that Doesn’t Always Work
Adapting the works of a storyteller as lauded as Satyajit Ray is no easy task. Netflix’s four episode anthology, Ray, doesn’t quite manage to hit a home run, but it’s an encouraging step towards creating better modernizations of classic stories.…
Trese Brings Filipino Mythology to Life in First Anime Based on a Filipino Komik
Adapted from a Filipino komik of the same name, Trese is the first anime series originating from the Philippines. It presents a rich, intriguing lore of supernatural creatures and mythical beings, bringing to mind the likes of Supernatural and The…
Sweet Tooth is a Rare, Optimistic Take on the Post-Apocalyptic Genre with Solid Performances from the Main Cast
Adapted by Jim Mickle (We Are What We Are, Cold in July) from a comic book written by Jeff Lemire, Sweet Tooth is one of those Netflix originals that makes you forget the swath of mediocre and bad content you…
Ragnarok Delves Deeper into Norse Mythology and Character Development in Second Season
Netflix’s coming-of-age reimagining of Norse mythology, Ragnarok, showed promise in its first season, though it wasn’t necessarily perfect. The second season plays more into its mythological roots and advances the story in meaningful ways while trimming off the fat in…
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