Here are some viewing recommendations on the streaming service
With the holidays upon us, you may be among the millions of consumers scrolling through Netflix, sometimes desperately so, to find something worth watching during the downtime.
Category: TV reviews (Page 14 of 15)
‘Ray Donovan’ Cancelled: Should the Showtime Saga Have Continued?
In words delivered by a character on Ray Donovan, “Stay calm; this will be over soon,” is an appropriate way to describe the feeling of binge-watching the so-called crime drama that ran on the Showtime network from 2013 to 2019.
If you’ve managed to get through the 30 episodes of The Writer on Netflix, you might be interested in Tango, a compelling whodunit also produced by Eagle Films of Lebanon. The TV series currently streaming on Netflix stars the same two actors as The Writer, Bassel Khayyat and the stunning Daniella Rahme, and with the same director, Rami Hanna.
Netflix is facing trouble ahead as more major content platforms launch their own streaming services. At the moment, however, one of the cool things it offers to subscribers is movie and TV content from overseas, particularly in the “thriller” genre, which is often far more creative and inventive than the conventional Hollywood product.
Netflix Review: ‘Murder Mystery’ with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston
If you’re browsing your Netflix account for something to watch over the July 4th holiday weekend, Adam Sandler is starring in a new direct-to-video comedy alongside Jennifer Aniston. Murder Mystery is the latest movie offering from the exclusive deal between his Happy Madison Productions and the online streaming service.
Content consumers wary of any film or TV series branded as a Netflix original may understandably hesitate about adding The Highwaymen to their watch list. The Highwaymen chronicles the events after the government hires legendary retired Texas Ranger Frank Hamer (Kevin Costner) in 1934 to essentially do an OO7 on violent celebrity gangsters/folk heroes Bonnie and Clyde. The no-nonsense Hamer brings another Ranger colleague out of retirement for the road trip pursuit.
The one-season Egyptian television series Disappearance (original name Ekhtefa) by writer/directer Ayman Medhat is currently streaming on Netflix. According to the Netflix summary, “A university lecturer in Russia returns to Egypt after her husband’s sudden disappearance, uncovering further mysteries the more she investigates.”
Content consumers wary of any film or TV series branded as an Amazon Prime Original or Netflix Original may have those feelings justified by White Dragon, an eight-episode mystery drama from the U.K. currently streaming on the retail giant’s video platform. Although the Hong Kong backdrop — both the skyline and the street level — is beautiful, and you’ll appreciate the cinematography especially if you’ve visited there before, the series narrative puts the “drag” in dragon. You may even be sorely tempted to bail as early as episode one when the main character unbelievably can’t figure out how to obtain a phone charging cable in Hong Kong of all places!
Nothing says Christmas like a kick-ass crime drama, right? Over the holidays, you might be scrolling through the Netflix menu — or another streaming platform — trying to find something, anything to watch that looks interesting. This is otherwise known as first-world problems.
Breitbart News Feed
- Figliuzzi: 'Trump Intends to Turn the FBI into His Own Personal Police Department'
- MSNBC's Reid: We Are Not Having Thanksgiving with You — 'Make your Own Dinner, MAGA'
- TX Lt. Gov.: Tariffs Would Hurt Some U.S. Companies, But Illegal Immigration, Fentanyl Are Worse
- Mountain West Conference Blasted for Naming Trans Player to Women's Honorable Mentions List
- Smith & Wesson Praises Elon Musk's Free Speech Platform X After Facebook Cancels Gun Maker's Account