With the creative pedigree of both Steve Carrell and The Office’s Greg Daniels behind Netflix’s latest comedy series, and attach that to a send-up of the recently canonized Space Force, the newest military branch of the United States defence forces. The result is a series that doesn’t entirely misfire but also fails to reach the stratospheric heights of other comedy or satire series that have come before.
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Extraction sees Aussie Chris Hemworth team up with writer Joe Russo (of the Russo Brothers) and debut director Sam Hargrave for a brutal and bloody action thriller for Netflix.
Back in February 2018 Netflix launched the streaming series adaptation of Richard K Morgan’s novel of the same name, Altered Carbon. We called it a nuanced and detailed Blade Runner for the small screen.
Sex Education was a sleeper hit for Netflix in 2019. The show starring Asa Butterfield, Ncuti Gatwa, Emma Mackey and Gillian Anderson and a whole bunch more, finally brought some real world teenage angst about relationships to the small screen.
When director Michael Bay gets handed $150 million from Netflix to make a movie you can be guaranteed that he’s going to make something pretty insane. Where in the past he has felt a little hamstrung by studio expectations or interference, his latest effort feels like a return to form. For Netflix, 6 Underground is an expensive gamble, being their second most costly original production, however entrusting it to Bay and snagging Ryan Reynolds to play lead, seems a little less risky. The trailer for the film barely gives anything away except that you can expect a lot of explosions, car chases, wide sweeping scenic shots and tight shaky cam closeups. So if you’re into big dumb blockbusters and have a decent television and sound system at home, then grab yourself some popcorn and settle in.
There have been many adaptations of Shakespeare’s work to the big screen with varying results. Twice before Australians have tackled the Bard’s work with Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet and Justin Kurzel’s Macbeth both hitting the silver screen with positive critical response. Once again it seems the combination of Australian director David Michôd, with fellow Aussie actor/writer collaborator Joel Edgerton to take on the Shakespearean Henriad plays. The result The King is an ambitious film that tries to balance the depths of political deception with the brutality of war and battle.
The streaming video on demand (SVOD) market in Australia is already teeming with both paid and free services. But another heavy hitter has now laid down a challenge to the global behemoth of Netflix and looks set to shake things up. The House of Mouse is now officially bringing Disney+ to Australia from 19 November 2019.
Back in the mid 1990’s Sabrina The Teenage Witch took the original Archie Comics character and gave her a more kitschy comedic vibe. With Sabrina often having to learn deep moral lessons after her attempts at magic go awry. But if you ever did read those original comics, you’d be aware that Sabrina and co had a much darker, grimmer tone. So here’s where Netflix and some of the production team from Riverdale come in. The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (aka CAOS) opts to go down a more faithful adaptation route when it lands on Netflix from 26 October.
Back in 1996, TV series Sabrina The Teenage Witch took audiences by storm. It combined the comedic hijinks of magic with the drama of high school. Those of us who grew up with it loved how Sabrina would try to use magic to make things easy for her, only for it to backfire, leaving her to figure out a more reasonable solution. Generally the show was a bit more of a sweet and endearing take on the source material.
Thanks to the revival of Queer Eye and the soon to land Season 2 we are all living for more of that wholesome positivity. And there is no doubt that we could all do with a little more self-care and self-love.
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