Time to start pretending to be somebody else. Earlier today, Netflix released a teaser for Ripley, the upcoming thriller series created, written, and directed by Steven Zaillian and based on Patricia Highsmith’s novels featuring Tom Ripley. The first season of the show is based on the first Riple...
Read MoreLast year, I wrote about what I called Christmas-adjacent movies, five films that took place at Christmas but didn’t quite qualify as full-fledged Christmas Movies. As it happens, there are quite a few films like this, many of which are great. So, here are another five flicks, in chronological ord...
Read MoreThe long-forgotten season 2 of Netflix’s Space Force was released to no fanfare or big press release this weekend. When Netflix viewers were asked if they were going to watch season 2, the consensus was, “Oh . . . yeah. I forgot about that show. I guess I’ll check it out.” Netflix’s binge ...
Read MorePenguins of Madagascar is the final film in the Madagascar franchise so far. Taking a page from Puss in Boots‘ book, the 2014 release focuses on the series’ comedic sidekicks, exploring their backstory and sending them on their own journey. The penguins also had a similarly titled TV ser...
Read MoreExtremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (an obnoxious and slightly misleading title) is a true story about Ted Bundy told from his longtime girlfriend Elizabeth Kloepfer’s perspective, as her seemingly sweet and charismatic lover is accused of various heinous crimes. I wasn’t expecting much ...
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