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Netflix’s new crime drama is now streaming — and it’s one of the year’s most surprising movies
Look up Oscar predictions and pretty much any reputable pundit will have “Emilia Pérez” listed as a frontrunner for nomination across numerous major categories including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. This new crime drama movie is expected to be a major player during next year’s award season, and it’s now available to stream on Netflix in several regions…
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My favorite teen drama is now streaming on Netflix — and it’s an addictive binge
The teen soap has become a vanishing art form, perhaps because younger audiences don’t watch traditional linear TV anymore, and the short seasons of streaming series don’t lend themselves to the kind of ongoing serialized storytelling that is necessary to sustain an engaging and addictive narrative. A modern streaming service will probably never launch a series focused on teen relationships…
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Amazon’s Like a Dragon works better as a mob drama than a Yakuza adaptation
It was late when I watched the first episode of Amazon Prime Video’s Like a Dragon: Yakuza. I bargained with myself to watch one episode before sleep; three episodes later, I finally went to bed. Let’s get this out of the way: if you’re looking for Like a Dragon to be a faithful representation of the Yakuza video game series,…
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The messy WordPress drama, explained
WordPress is essentially internet infrastructure. It’s widely used, generally stable, and doesn’t tend to generate many splashy headlines as a result. But over the last week, the WordPress community has swept up into a battle over the ethos of the platform. Last week, WordPress cofounder Matt Mullenweg came out with a harsh attack on WP Engine, a major WordPress hosting…
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The best drama movie you missed in theaters just arrived on streaming — and it’s 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
A curious thing happened when I watched “Evil Does Not Exist” in theaters earlier this year. When the credits began to roll, nobody moved. Usually in a packed cinema screen the second the movie ends there’s a dash to the exit, but in this case, it was as if the whole auditorium had stopped to catch its breath and consider…
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