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Reunion
Dir. Luke Snellin
Reunion plays out like a typical thriller—it follows a recently released ex-con on the hunt for revenge. In most episodes,…
Sirens
Sirens is a psychological drama that follows Devon (Fahy) as she retrieves her sister from the grasp of her cultish,…
Toxic Town
Toxic Town tells the true story of how toxic waste in the steel-making town of Corby, England led a group…
Dope Thief
Led by Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta, The Fire Inside, Bullet Train), Dope Thief is a thrilling if uneven crime comedy…
Black Warrant
With the fresh-faced cast and the sleek camerawork, Black Warrant, at first, didn’t seem to be the gritty adaptation of…
Masters of the Air
It’s hard not to be swept away by the epicness of Masters of the Air. Produced by Steven Spielberg and…
The Sympathizer
After the only war the Americans have lost, American post-Vietnam war portrayals tend to lean as patriotic revenge fantasies or…
One Day
Dir. Molly Manners
With a film version that didn’t live up to the hype of the original novel, Netflix’s adaptation of One Day…
Interior Chinatown
When adapting a novel, television showrunners have to transform the text into video, so sometimes, things get cut, lines get…
Griselda
With the success of Narcos, Netflix has created multiple shows about drugs in Latin America to the point that the…
Dexter: Original Sin
Given the seven year success of the original serial killer show, it’s no wonder that Showtime wanted to continue the…
La Máquina
After more than a decade apart on-screen, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna finally reunite in La Máquina. While they…
Monsieur Spade
It takes Monsieur Spade some time to settle into its skin. The first few hours are dedicated to introducing as…
A Round of Applause
Dir. Berkun Oya
A Round of Applause is just so darn weird. We’ve seen stories about people remembering their past lives, but we’ve…
Coppola, the Agent
Dir. Ariel Winograd
Sports is undeniably exciting, but behind the scenes, there’s a whole world constructed just to get the players in the…
Expats
With immigration being a vastly different experience across race, gender, and origin country, it can be easy to dismiss Amazon…
God Save Texas
Sometimes thinking about your home state can feel complicated, because while it’s your home, the events and issues and controversies…
Mary & George
After the likes of The Favourite six years ago, modern historical portrayals have now become more interested in the salacious…
The Last Round
Dir. Mariam Ahmady
At a certain age, it can feel like starting over again isn’t possible, especially when all signs discourage you from…
Manhunt
Everyone grows up learning about the theatric death of President Lincoln—while enjoying a play with his wife, the actor and…
Eric
Dir. Lucy Forbes
Backed by Netflix’s deep pockets, Eric looks as good as any prestige miniseries out there. As a portrait of pre-gentrified…
The Curse
That The Curse is squirm-inducingly awkward won’t be news to anyone who’s watched a Nathan Fielder show before, but TV’s…
PLUTO
Reimagining a children’s classic as a mature serial killer mystery, PLUTO already had high expectations for its anime adaptation. The…
Bodies
Based on the DC Vertigo comic, Bodies is an intriguing crime thriller with a unique twist – one body, in…
Fellow Travelers
In just eight episodes, this densely packed miniseries manages to be a beautifully told queer romance, a riveting political thriller,…
Cowboy Cartel
I’ve seen my fair share of true crime documentaries, and a major complaint I have is about how directors tend…
The Good Mothers
Dir. Elisa Amoruso & Julian Jarrold
With years of films depicting Italian crime syndicates, most focus on their leaders – the Dons, the Capos, and the…
Black Cake
We don’t really know our parents the same way they know about us. Black Cake recognizes this, and takes that…
Pokémon Concierge
Pokémon is one of the world’s most popular franchises, and it’s mainly centered around the idea of cute, colorful creatures…
Black Snow
Dir. Sian Davies
Black Snow has the sleek style of a modern murder mystery, but its concern with Australia’s colonial past that sets…
A Small Light
Produced by National Geographic, A Small Light is a ten-part miniseries that tells the incredible true story of Miep Gies…
The Romantics
Dir. Smriti Mundhra
Bollywood is the biggest film industry in the world, in terms of output. After all, the Indian film industry churns…
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Fall of the House of Usher isn’t an exact one-to-one television adaptation of the titular short story. Instead, the…
The Lying Life of Adults
Based on a novel, The Lying Life of Adults might feel, at first, like a standard Netflix coming-of-age series, complete…
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