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Elmer (Jacob Tremblay) gets swept up in a rescue mission for a dragon (Gaten Matarazzo) in My Fathers Dragon, a film that sadly doesnt reach the nuance and complexity of recent animated films.

Review: Animated adventure fails to properly take off

By Patrick Mazzella, Staff Writer • November 28, 2022
Academy Award nominee Nora Twomey's latest pairing with Cartoon Saloon fails to live up to her previous two animated hits.
Blonde is based on the historical fiction novel of the same name by Joyce Carol Oates, depicting Marilyn Monroe (Ana de Armas) at her lowest points in life.

Review: Hollywood icon reduced to her worst moments

By Sydney Brumfield, Senior Writer • October 10, 2022
Director Andrew Dominik objectifies Marilyn Monroe (Ana de Armas) throughout "Blonde," making for an extremely unpleasant viewing experience.
After the death of his youngest brother, Karim (Sami Slimane) finds himself at odds with his older siblings on how to move on.

Review: Political thriller loses itself in the chaos

By Matt Minton, Co Life and Culture Editor • October 5, 2022
Romain Gavras has directed a visually stunning but narratively empty thriller that showcases how political movements spread.
While many Netflix original teen movies fail to deliver, Do Revenge, with its standout cast, costume design and humor, manages to win over audiences.

Review: New Netflix original is a modern teen classic

By Ky Will, Contributing Writer • September 28, 2022
Eleanor (Maya Hawke) seeks help from popular girl Drea (Camila Mendes) to get revenge in this fresh take on the typical teen drama.
Although this soft reboot/second season adds new characters, stories and emotions, it falls a few steps short of the original Bee and Puppycat.

Review: Whimsical animated series adds fun new chapter

By Joshua Pantano, Staff Writer • September 23, 2022
"Bee and Puppycat: Lazy in Space" shines the most when it's not simply rehashing the content of the original, beloved show.
The Alley Cat Cafe, featured in the recent Netflix documentary Inside the Mind of a Cat, is home to cats, like Emilia, drinks and food. The documentary was released Aug. 18 and focuses on cat research.

Local cat cafe featured in Netflix documentary

By Prakriti Panwar, Contributing Writer • September 14, 2022
Alley Cat Cafe, a shared community for coffee and cat lovers of Ithaca, was used as a shoot location and set for a recent Netflix documentary “Inside the Mind of a Cat."
Vedant Akhauri 21 writes about the problems of streaming services releasing entire series worth of episodes all at once because binge-watching can detract from the shows narrative and overall health of the consumer.

Commentary: streaming services should not release seasons all at once

By Vedant Akhauri • February 24, 2022
If Netflix doesn’t experiment more with weekly releases, it could spend millions on these binge-shows that will immediately evaporate from
Tall Girl 2 is obnoxious, it makes better background noise than it does a movie.

Review: Sequel to Netflix’s “Tall Girl” still can’t reach standards

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • February 24, 2022
"Tall Girl 2" is obnoxious, it makes better background noise than it does a movie.
The Royal Treatment uses tired rom-com conventions to build a performative, awkward and boring narrative structure.

Review: Netflix rom-com is a lackluster wreck

By Sydney Brumfield, Staff Writer • January 31, 2022
The Royal Treatment uses tired rom-com conventions to build a performative, awkward and boring narrative structure.
In Hes All That, a gender-swapped remake of the lukewarm 90s film Shes All That, TikTok star Addison Rae succeeds only at butchering dialogue.

Review: Addison Rae stars in insipid Netflix remake

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • September 7, 2021
In "He's All That," a gender-swapped remake of the lukewarm 90's film "She's All That," TikTok star Addison Rae succeeds only at butchering dialogue.
Jason Momoas action-thriller is tone-deaf, melodramatic and somewhere between the fun of B-list action movies and C-list straight-to-video trash.

Review: Jason Momoa’s latest thriller is banal and melodramatic

By Elijah de Castro, Assistant Life and Culture Editor • August 29, 2021
Jason Momoa's action-thriller is tone-deaf, melodramatic and somewhere between the fun of B-list action movies and C-list straight-to-video trash.
Column: Netflix comments on social media

Column: Netflix comments on social media

By Elijah de Castro, Staff Writer • May 4, 2021
Netflix has begun to make documentaries about the influence of social media as it becomes an increasingly present part of daily life.
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