At first, “Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle” might seem like an afterthought — or maybe a failed exercise in franchise-building. This new take on the story of Rudyard Kipling’s “Jungle Book” comes just two years after Disney’s version made nearly a billion dollars at the worldwide box office. Plus, it seemed a little strange for director […]
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Original Content podcast: We sing the praises of ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’
Controversial opinion here: The Coen Brothers are very good filmmakers, and their latest movie, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs,” is also very good. Still, it’s not hard to see why the movie was made by Netflix, rather than a major Hollywood studio. “Buster Scruggs” is one of the Coens’ less commercially promising films, an anthology […]
View More Original Content podcast: We sing the praises of ‘The Ballad of Buster Scruggs’Original Content podcast: The disappointment of ‘House of Cards’ and its final season
It seems like Netflix’s “House of Cards” had a real opportunity for a fresh start with season six. Granted, the behind-the-scenes turmoil probably made this season particularly challenging: Production was already underway when “Star Trek: Discovery” actor Anthony Rapp came forward with allegations that Kevin Spacey made a sexual advance towards him when Rapp was […]
View More Original Content podcast: The disappointment of ‘House of Cards’ and its final seasonOriginal Content podcast: We’re left a little cold by Netflix’s new ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’
It seemed like the ingredients were there for “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to win us over. After all, at least one of the hosts of the Original Content podcast is a fan of “Riverdale,” and this comes from the same creative team, with a similar approach — instead of a noir version of Archie, […]
View More Original Content podcast: We’re left a little cold by Netflix’s new ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’Original Content podcast: There’s spooky fun in Netflix’s ‘Haunting of Hill House’
The new Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House” is based on the classic Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, but fans will probably have a better time if they put the book out of their mind. Yes, the show opens with the same famous passage that begins the novel, and show and book […]
View More Original Content podcast: There’s spooky fun in Netflix’s ‘Haunting of Hill House’Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Hold the Dark’ is beautiful, but utterly mystifying
“Hold the Dark” tells the story of Russell Core (played by Jeffrey Wright), a wolf expert who arrives in the Alaskan village of Keelut to investigate the disappearance of a young boy. At least, that’s how the Netflix Original movie begins. On this week’s episode of the Original Content podcast, your regular hosts are joined […]
View More Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Hold the Dark’ is beautiful, but utterly mystifyingOriginal Content podcast: We can’t resist the thoughtful glamour of ‘The Crown’
We weren’t expecting to like “The Crown.” Yes, there are talented actors and fancy costumes on-screen, and yes, there’s an acclaimed writer at the helm who specializes in dramatizing real history. But did we really need to watch another 20 hours of serious, scripted drama about England’s royal family? Well, we were convinced to give […]
View More Original Content podcast: We can’t resist the thoughtful glamour of ‘The Crown’Original Content podcast: We struggle with the mysteries of Netflix’s ‘Maniac’
“Maniac,” a new miniseries on Netflix, comes from an impressive creative team — it stars Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, while director Cary Joji Fukunaga also helmed the first season of “True Detective,” and creator Patrick Somerville used to write for “The Leftovers.” And yet the series left us a bit cold. On the latest […]
View More Original Content podcast: We struggle with the mysteries of Netflix’s ‘Maniac’Original Content podcast: ‘Sharp Objects’ is a perfect TV mystery
It’s been an awful week in the news, but you know what’s still good? TV — especially “Sharp Objects”, the HBO limited series that aired over the past couple months. Granted, the show didn’t air on the streaming services that we normally focus on during the Original Content podcast, but Jordan’s been talking constantly about […]
View More Original Content podcast: ‘Sharp Objects’ is a perfect TV mysteryOriginal Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’ is even worse than you’ve heard
“Insatiable,” the Netflix comedy about an overweight high school girl who suddenly becomes slim and beautiful thanks to having her jaw wired shut for a summer, has been drawing controversy ever since its first trailer went online. The reviews for the show were almost uniformly negative, yet they didn’t quite prepare me for the terribleness of […]
View More Original Content podcast: Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’ is even worse than you’ve heardOriginal Content podcast: Going on a true crime spree with Netflix’s ‘Evil Genius’
“Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist” is a tough title to live up to, but the Netflix docuseries pulls it off. That’s because the story that “Evil Genius” retells is full of impossible-seeming details — it starts out with a botched bank robbery committed by a man with a bomb […]
View More Original Content podcast: Going on a true crime spree with Netflix’s ‘Evil Genius’Original Content podcast: ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ is a charming high school romance
While Hollywood’s interest in romantic comedies seems to be fading, Netflix has been picking up some of the slack. Just a few months ago, it released the tremendously fun Set It Up. And now we’ve got To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before, a high school romance based on the young adult novel by Jenny Han. […]
View More Original Content podcast: ‘To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before’ is a charming high school romance