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Netflix users at the beginning of 2021 were justifiably confused when they noticed two new movies, both Chinese fantasy films, and both with almost identical names. One was The Yin Yang Master, while the other was The Yin-Yang Master:…

This isn’t going to be a traditional review or an opinion piece on the Netflix’s Nothing Special. I can’t be objective about it. I’m a deep fan of comedian Norm Macdonald. I have been since I was 14 years old. I borrowed a lot of his act…

Hello and welcome to Subtext, a new irregular column looking at the hidden gems among the foreign language shows and movies available on streaming services. On the 18th of June, a show will arrive on Netflix that promises to be one of…

Heartstopper is a close-to-perfect TV series. Beautifully presented and thoughtfully cast, it chronicles a simple love story of two teenage boys who must each overcome difficulties of identity in order to be together. What sets …

With Netflix recently releasing the series Hanma Baki – Son of Ogre, the third season of the modern Baki anime adaptation, and love for the series growing after a 17-year gap from the original Baki the Grappler anime, there’s no better…

“… you have a lot of confidence that come off a little arrogant even though you’re humble.But it be important to remember that the giant looks in the mirror and sees nothing." Donda West The task I’ve been assigned, quite clearly, is…

In Michael Mann’s 2006 movie reboot of classic series Miami Vice, Gong Li’s drug cartel lieutenant tells the undercover cop she’s fallen in love with played by Colin Farrell: “Once I had a fortune, it said: ‘Leave now. Life is short. Time…

Whomst among us is not guilty of using filters on Social Media platforms to change our appearance? That is at the core of Inventing Anna: pretense, faking and reinvention. Granted, in this limited series from Netflix, this pretense is on a…

For better or worse it’d be impossible to make The Texas Chainsaw Massacre the way it was made in 1974. Almost every factor, from the independent film scene to Mafia bootlegging, has changed since the early 70s. The original film was made…

Sometimes we ask - "Why do we pay our Netflix subscription?" Then a series such as Archive 81 lands and we re-evaluate that statement. We find ourselves thrown into a world of addictive 'binge watching' - screaming at the screen when the…