Lost in the Reel's video review for The Umbrella Academy Season 3 The Umbrella Academy pulled off a minor miracle in its second season… rather than going into a sophomore slump, it pretty much improved on everything that came before. It ditched its Debby-downer tone for a lighter, campier
This is a spoiler-free review of Stranger Things 4 - Volume One. There's a lot that'll be discussed about this first part of the fourth season of Stranger Things. One thing that sticks out right away is the absolute length of the first part here. Originally, it seemed like we were getting 4-5
The Lincoln Lawyer is a new legal drama from Netflix, debuting on May 13. The series title may sound familiar; a film of the same name was released in 2011 and starred Matthew McConaughey. The film is based on a different novel, so viewers can rest easy knowing they won't be seeing the same mystery
Lost in the Reel's video review for Pieces of Her.When I first heard that Toni Collette was starring in a new Netflix thriller series, I couldn't have been more excited! The incredibly talented actress is one of my favorite performers working today and this is one of my favorite genres.
Inventing Anna mini-series is the next project between Netflix and Shondaland. This 9 part series tells the story about Anna Delvey, an Heiress…or con artist. While the series is fascinating, it suffers from overly dense episodes and inconsistent storytelling.The Inventing Anna mini-series
When Season 2 of Netflix’s Raising Dion was announced I was really excited. I absolutely loved Season 1 - it felt like a whole new take on the superhero genre. Then Season 2 happened. While I enjoyed it overall, it felt more like a Kingdom Hearts game for a handheld device than a season
Lost in the Reel's video review of Archive 81.When I heard James Wan was producing a new Netflix show revolving around cults… I didn’t need to hear anything more. I was already sold. And even though Wan doesn’t write or direct any of the eight episodes that comprise season one of
Lost in the Reel's Non-Spoiler video review for The Chestnut Man.Soren Sveistrup is the Danish mastermind behind the series The Killing, which was adapted to an AMC show and picked up later to be finished by Netflix. That bleak murder mystery series never found the audience it deserved, but I
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
