NEWS OF THE WORLD is a mature and thoughtfully composed western that tells its minimalist story exceptionally well.
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DISENCHANTMENT returns with a more focused third season that continues finding a voice for the show. The future looks bright.
PRETEND IT'S A CITY is a charming and lovingly composed portrait of an opinionated New Yorker, still keeping us on our toes decades later.
THE HISTORY OF SWEAR WORDS is a funny, if slight, exploration of what swearing means to us. Netflix just needs to dig deeper into this shit.
THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA come to an end with a deeply unsatisfying finale that feels unearned and unfinished. Surely there must be an alternative in store?
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Ma Rainey's Black Bottom is an intimate meditation on art and ownership, and a swansong for an icon gone too soon.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE MIDNIGHT SKY is an ambitious sci-fi drama, directed with grace and finesse by George Clooney, and hampered by a trite script.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In David Fincher's MANK, Gary Oldman delivers a winning performance as a boozy loudmouth destined to write CITIZEN KANE.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THE CROWN is still one of the best series on Netflix. But season 4 stumbles more than any previous one, even as it remains brilliant.