Number of episodes: 3 Posh Spice. You know her, you love her, you love to hate her. This three-part series takes you behind the scenes of the start of her career, juxtaposed with the week leading up to her fashion house’s Paris Fashion Week show. I think Netflix cut a deal with the power couple … Continue reading Victoria Beckham
Based on the biblical story of Ruth, watch as Tyler Perry retells the tale in modern times. Ruth (Serayah McNeill, from Empire) is an aspiring singer who feels like she’s losing herself. When tragedy strikes, she leaves everything behind to take care of Naomi (the one and only Clair Huxtable/Phylicia Rashad). She finds work at … Continue reading Ruth & Boaz
Based on the book of the same name, Anna (Sophia Carson) has come to London to study abroad when she's charmed by a local, Jamie Davenport (Corey Mylchreest). I read the book first, and it surprised me because it didn't follow the usual Nicholas Sparks formula. However, the movie has a completely different ending, so … Continue reading My Oxford Year
Netflix original romcoms, we love to hate them don’t we? But then there are the ones that are sneakily good that you have to give them the props they’re owed. This is one of them. Alex/Sofia Carson made a list of all the things she wanted to do in her life when she was 13. … Continue reading The Life List
If you haven’t watched the first Den of Thieves, stop now. For those still with me, here we go! Another heist but this time it’s in France, Gerard Butler is after little Ice Cube (O’Shea Jackson Jr.) and wants to infiltrate his new crew as they have their sights on the World Diamond District. The … Continue reading Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
Number of episodes: 4 Warning: show contains conversations about bullying and murder 13-year-old Jamie is taken into custody for the murder of a schoolmate. Each episode shows you one hour across four days and is filmed as one continuous shot. Starting from the arrest and booking to the investigation, court-ordered therapy, and the impact on … Continue reading Adolescence
Number of episodes: 10 Girl boss. Usually, that means someone who has hustled and earned her top-dog spot in the business world through merit and grit. In reformed-party-girl Isla Gordon’s (Kate Hudson/Andy Anderson) case, she becomes the boss because her brother goes to rehab. Now a pro basketball team is owned by the underdog of … Continue reading Running Point
Number of episodes: 6 Beating cancer. It’s something we want for others so badly that when someone appears to, you want to believe them. Why would anyone lie about that? In wellness-influencer Belle Gibson’s case, she fabricated beating cancer holistically. And before you come for me I’m not saying holistic medicine doesn’t work but she … Continue reading Apple Cinder Vinegar
From the same producers as Insecure, see a refreshingly funny female duo! Alyssa/SZA and Dreaux, pronounced Drew/Keke Palmer are best friends and roommates who are trying to figure out what to do next with their lives. They're managing to stay afloat until Alyssa’s flakey boyfriend spends their rent money. Now they have 8 hours to … Continue reading One Of Them Days
Emily and Matt are former CIA agents who left the spy world to raise a family. That is until the bad guys find them and their two teenagers 15 years later and wreak havoc. At first glance, this movie is similar to the 2010 classic Killers with Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl, but it’s very … Continue reading Back in Action
Time and time again there are stories of heroes past that are being told for the first time. Thanks to Tyler Perry, the latest story is of the 6888th Battalion in World War 2, the all-Black all-female army corp that was tasked with organizing over 17 million pieces of mail in six months. Families and … Continue reading The Six Triple Eight
Christmas Eve at LAX, an airline security guard is virtually taken hostage by a terrorist in order to get a package through the TSA checkpoint. Taron Egerton plays Ethan, the airline employee, Jason Bateman is the man behind the nightmare who instructs him, and Sofia Carson plays Ethan's girlfriend Nora. This movie is similar to … Continue reading Carry-On
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