Harmless comedy in The Upshaws
Comedian Mike Epps takes another stab at headlining a situation comedy series in Netflix’s The Upshaws. Bennie Upshaw (Mike Epps), the head of a Black working-class family in Indianapolis, is a charming,
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Family drama and superheroes mix in Jupiter’s Legacy
Another graphic novel receives the series treatment in streaming giant Netflix’s new series Jupiter’s Legacy. Mark Millar and Frank Quietly created the epic superhero drama that follows six ordinary people who receive extraordinary powers.
Monster is a solid adaption of the award winning novel
Music video director Anthony Mandler makes an impressive feature directorial debut in Monster from Netflix. An adaptation of Walter Dean Meyers 1999 young adult novel tells the story of Steve Harmon (Kelvin Harrison, Jr.), a seventeen-year-old honor student whose world comes crashing down around him when he is charged with felony murder.
Quality family entertainment arrives in The Mitchells vs. The Machines
The latest animated family film arrives in Netflix’s The Mitchells vs. The Machines from directors Michael Rianda and Jeff Rowe. The Mitchells are an ordinary family who find themselves in the middle of their biggest family challenge yet
Melissa McCarthy & Octavia Spencer fly high in Thunder Force
Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer portray childhood friends turned superheroes in Netflix’s Thunder Force from director Ben Falcone. In 1983 cosmic rays strike Earth.
Hidden camera hijinks fill the humorous Bad Trip
Comedians Eric Andre, Lil Rel Howery, and Tiffany Haddish join forces in the Netflix hidden camera comedy Bad Trip. Directed by Kitao Sakurai,
Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell hits familiar notes while paying respectable homage to Frank White
Hip Hop heads and documentary fanatics are in for a treat with Netflix’s Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell from director Emmet Malloy. Following the rapper’s landmark induction to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and ahead of what would have been his 50th birthday, fans get a fresh look at Biggie Smalls’ legacy.
Rosamund Pike thrives as a femme fatale in I Care a Lot.
Director J Blakeson makes a wonderful return to feature film directing in Netflix’s I Care a Lot. Marla Grayson (Rosamund Pike) uses the poise of a shark-like self-assurance in her job as a professional, court-appointed guardian for dozens of elderly wards.
Passionate dialogue steers the lush Malcolm and Marie
Director Sam Levinson and his Euphoria star Zendaya collaborate with John David Washington in Netflix’s Malcolm & Marie. Before I began my review, I want to let viewers know that Malcolm & Marie only features two actors and the entire film is in black & white.
Football and mentorship come together in We Are: The Brooklyn Saints.
A week before audiences watch the Chiefs and Buccaneers face off in Super Bowl 55, Netflix gives football fans a documentary to hold them over with We Are: The Brooklyn Saints. Emmy-award winning filmmaker Rudy Valdez directs the four-part documentary series following a youth football program in the heart of inner-city East NY, Brooklyn.
Anthony Mackie & Damson Idris can’t save Outside the Wire from clichés
The buddy cop genre receives a new addition in Netflix’s, Outside the Wire from director Mikael Håfström. The film written by Rob Yescombe and Rowan Athale takes place in 2036, where America serves as a peacekeeping force.
Vanessa Kirby performance gravitates the grim Pieces of a Woman
Grief is the subject of director Kornél Mundruczó latest film Pieces of a Woman from Netflix. Martha (Vanessa Kirby) and Sean (Shia LaBeouf) are a Boston couple on the verge of parenthood whose lives change when a home birth ends in unimaginable tragedy.