Eclectic Pop

Horror and heartache combine for this emotionally unique Italian spin on the undead. “Don’t Kill Me” (originally titled, “Non mi uccidere”) feels like a nice entry point to launch a TV series. Whether that is the goal or not, the Netflix movie hits quite a few critical notes in establishing an intr…

Jennifer Lopez has headlined some of the most memorable romantic comedies of our time. So, it is with that backdrop expectations for her latest, “Marry Me,” were pretty high. In a sign of its unique spin on a familiar premise, the movie’s concept came as a surprise to those I watched it alongside. …

On one of figure skating’s most dramatic days, the Olympics crowned a new women’s champion last week. Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova rose to the top with her magnetic artistry and refined technique of incredibly difficult elements. Shcherbakova glided onto the ice after training mate Alexandra Trusova …

“Inventing Anna” is the new Netflix limited series from TV creator extraordinaire Shonda Rhimes. It covers the stranger than fiction tale of Anna Delvey (Sorokin), a convicted fraudster whose yarn is still unfolding as we speak. Among her crimes when “Inventing Anna” picks up in the premiere episod…

Young love, class conflicts, and coming-of-age all converge in “Through My Window” (originally titled “A través de mi Ventana”) - a recently released Spanish drama on Netflix. In it, a teenage girl spends her days as a senior in high school living beside a not-so-ordinary boy next door. Raquel (Cla…

Can “The Blacklist” continue without Liz in the long term? She is the counterbalance that formed the foundation of the crime thriller. Following her death, the show has marched into headwinds without Liz for action, Dembe as Red’s conscience, and Glen’s mother for laughs. I will say it. I was growi…

Kamila Valieva deserves to skate in the women’s individual event at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, and I am about to explain why. The decision had hung in the balance as the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced the fate of the 15-year-old wunderkind on Monday. Valieva is one of the three s…

A tightly constructed, compellingly told, and downright fascinating tale to expound on, “The Tinder Swindler” deserves to be one of the most talked-about true crime documentaries on Netflix. It touches on the world of “con men” and the wonderous playground the 2000s have provided them with thanks t…