Even at first glance, Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai looks like an interesting concept for a series. It's essentially a revenge story featuring a mixed-race female samurai in Japan's Edo period. Few action stories like these star a female main character, so this by itself is a rather refreshing take on
At first glance, Netflix's Life on Our Planet looks like an action film wearing Walking with Dinosaurs as a disguise. The official trailers and even the first episode makes it seem like so. However, looks are deceiving here. We instead get a perfectly decent dinosaur and other assorted prehistoric
Netflix is a giant in the film industry. They spend millions of dollars on film and TV every year. Somehow, that budget can't fit in actually promoting their horror movies and TV. Look at something like Texas Chainsaw Massacre. It was a sequel to one of the most beloved horror films ever—Tobe
Lost in the Reel's video review for Netflix's Reptile When did we last get a show-stopping leading performance from Benicio Del Toro? It feels like forever since we've seen the stoic Oscar-winning actor headline a great film. Denis Villeneuve's Sicaro from 2015 comes to mind, yet Del Toro was
Mike Flanagan has made a name for himself in recent years bringing quality horror mysteries to Netflix with The Haunting of Hill House, The Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Mass, and The Midnight Club all being big hits for the streaming service. To no surprise, The Fall of the House of Usher is
It just doesn’t feel like fall without a new spooky Neftlix series from Mike Flanagan. And this year’s entry, The Fall of the House of Usher, just dropped a new first look clip. See the Usher family dive into a bit of a legal discussion over dinner… and how it escalates. The horror series
It would be too easy (and quite unfair) to compare Netflix’s newest docuseries, WRESTLERS to Apple TV Plus’ Monster Factory. Both streaming programs show the sweat and blood that go into the wrestling business and the people who strive to make successful careers therein. So, let’s focus on
Mike Flanagan plus Edgar Allan Poe was always going to be a recipe made in heaven. The writer/director has one last series for Netflix in The Fall of the House of Usher, check out the trailer above. The limited series comes from Intrepid Pictures and is based on "multiple works from Poe". The
In a place as vast as the Amazon, it makes sense that a giant snake would be the ultimate predator. Feasibly, a giant snake could dwell in the waters of the Amazon River; after all, with how many new species are still being discovered each year it really would not be too far-fetched. Beware Boiúna
Onimusha: Way of the Sword is a franchise revival that feels like it understands what made the original games so much fun. The gameplay is fast, frantic, and often delightfully violent, while the game throws a surprisingly large number of systems and mechanics at you. Thankfully, most of them feel
Anna (Jasmine Trinca) is a wealthy woman who has a beautiful family in the 90s in Italy. The story, split throughout time with flashbacks to their lives in the 90s and up through 2026, allows the audience to see what Anna inflicts on her family through each decade. The Spiral gives Anna an