Honest chemistry from the leads can’t save The Royal Treatment from clichés
After focusing on television series such as Spartacus and Ash vs. Evil Dead, director Rick Jacobson returns to features in Netflix’s, The Royal Treatment. Holly Hester pens the film, a standard romantic comedy full of tropes that viewers will recognize instantly. Isabella (Laura Marano) runs her own salon and isn’t afraid to speak her mind, while Prince Thomas (Mena Massoud) runs his own country and is about to marry for duty rather than love.
Cobra Kai Season 4 is a successful balance of comedy, martial arts and heart
The Karate Kid universe continues to expand as Cobra Kai returns to Netflix for an exciting fourth season. Cobra Kai Season 4 finds the Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) led Miyagi-Do and Johnny Lawrence’s (William Zabka) Eagle Fang dojos joining forces to take down John Kreese’s (Martin Kove) Cobra Kai at the All Valley under 18 Karate Tournament, and whoever loses must hang up their gi.
Don’t Look Up is a sharp political satire
Director Adam McKay assembles an all-star cast in Don’t Look Up from Netflix. Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), an astronomy grad student, and her professor, Dr. Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio), make an astounding discovery of a comet orbiting within the solar system.
Lin Manuel Miranda makes an impressive directorial debut with Tick, Tick… Boom!
Musician Lin Manuel Miranda makes a heartfelt directorial debut with Netflix’s Tick, Tick….Boom! The film is an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by the late Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.
Red Notice is clichéd but worth a one-time watch
Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, and Gal Gadot bring their talents to Netflix in the global comedic adventure Red Notice. Rawson Marshall Thurber, who previously worked with Johnson on the enjoyable popcorn flicks Central Intelligence and Skyscraper, writes and directs the film with the stylish globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse (and cat).
Ava DuVernay successfully humanizes Kap in Colin in Black & White
Academy Award Nominee filmmaker Ava DuVernay collaborates with athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick for the Netflix limited series Colin in Black & White. Throughout six episodes, Kaepernick’s coming of age story is chronicled.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead wants all the smoke in the action romp Kate
After a lackluster directorial debut in 2016 with The Huntsman: Winter’s War, Cedric Nicolas Troyan finds his niche in Netflix’s Kate. Trained at an early age by Varrick (Woody Harrelson), Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is meticulous and preternaturally skilled.
Michael Keaton leads the powerful drama Worth
Michael Keaton leads a cast of character actors in Netflix’s Worth from director Sara Colangelo. Following the horrific 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Congress appoints attorney and renowned mediator Kenneth Feinberg (Michael Keaton) to lead the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund.
He’s All That will entertain it’s demographic
Netflix does a gender-swap remake of a late nineties classic in He’s All That from director Mark Waters. Padgett (Addison Rae) has mastered her perfect high school life: She is a popular beauty influencer with a huge following, and her hot pop star boyfriend Jordan (Peyton Mayer) makes her the envy of everyone on her feed.
The Witcher: Nightmare of The Wolf will please both fans and non-fans
Before Season 2 of the hit Netflix series, The Witcher arrives this winter; fans have a new animated film to hold them over in The Witcher: Nightmare of The Wolf. Before Geralt, his mentor Vesemir was a swashbuckling young witcher who escaped a life of poverty to slay monsters for coin.
Jason Momoa seeks justice in Sweet Girl
Jason Momoa takes a break from superhero antics to collaborate with director Brian Andrew Mendoza in Netflix’s action-thriller Sweet Girl. Ray Cooper (Jason Momoa) is a devoted family man seeking justice against the man.
Deal with the devil is another strong entry for Untold
Following Malice at the Palace, the sports docuseries Untold releases its second part with Deal with the Devil. She was described as one of the most influential female boxers of all time, helping legitimize women’s participation in the sport.