
I feel the people making it wanted to create a show that doesn’t feel cramped by the MCU constraints imposed.
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The Waterfront has twists and tension on deck, but it’s not all smooth sailing towards the golden hall of truly gritty Netflix dramas.

Bana plays a special agent for the National Parks Service who’s on the hunt for a killer in the Yosemite wilderness.

Okatsuka has such a refreshingly fun way of approaching the world that it’s impossible to resist getting swept up in her shenanigans.

Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved book series, the streaming platform describes their take as, “Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West.”

Hear the BIG MONSTER FEELINGS panel, recorded live from DC’s LightReel Film Festival.

I must say I’m sitting here in a bit of awe at how much I liked Predator: Killer of Killers, the surprise new animated anthology film coming to Hulu and Disney+.

Everything ain’t looking so peachy for Georgia right now.

Dept. Q is gritty and at times gory, unable and unwilling to shy away from the violence that lurks around every corner.

One of the most surprising things in the new HBO Documentary Pee-wee as Himself is how playfully combative Paul Reubens is with Director Matt Wolf in the film’s interview segments.

Sirens is a short but gripping watch about the pain and power of women and the often monstrous ways they claim it.

Special guest hosts Adrienne Boykins and Tiesha Brunson join Sherin and Julian to chat about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the Superman trailer, Forever, and more!

Dearest Gentle Readers, there is much to discuss and devour, for Bridgerton has been renewed for two more seasons ahead of its S4 premiere next year.

In the new trailer for Coogler’s upcoming six-episode series, we see Riri Williams return to Chicago and build her state-of-the-art supersuit.

Vol. 4 is presented by Tim Miller and David Fincher, with Jennifer Yuh Nelson returning as supervising director—to say it’s a winning team is an understatement.