Eclectic Pop

“Heirs to the Land” is finally here! Netflix is back with a heartrending Spanish epic that does its best to claim “Game of Thrones” level glory. Actor Yon González is the headliner for this sudsy action-adventure. There is just one huge catch. González does not appear until well into Episode 3.Yes,…

Wow. “The Fame Game” is everything you need if you crave rich drama and a sophisticated tale of suspense. Created and helmed by “General Hospital: Night Shift” head writer Sri Rao, the talented scribe knows his way around a sudsy storyline, and it shows. “The Fame Game” is as sumptuous as TV gets, …

When love and lust blur lines, it can take you over lanes of traffic you could have never anticipated. That is the central premise of Netflix’s steamy, addictive drama “Dark Desire,” which recently returned for a sizzling Season 2 after scorching earth with Season 1. And if you loved the Netflix se…

“The Thing About Pam” may be the best TV show that network television has produced in recent memory. It is a dramatization of the true crime podcast of the same name, which chronicles the mind-blowing story of Pamela “Pam” Hupp, the murder of her so-called “best friend” Betsy Faria, and the prosecu…

In sunny Croatia, a girls’ weekend goes terribly awry in the gripping Netflix thriller, “The Weekend Away.” “Gossip Girl” legend Leighton Meester stars as Beth, one half of the best friend duo. Beth is a new mom whose marriage is not as hot as it used to be, and the rough patch is a source of inter…

It’s finally here. The first dramatized rendering of the saga that swept away the universe in 2020 has arrived. Two years after that initial pandemonium, Peacock has unleashed “Joe vs. Carole,” a theatrical rendering of Joe Exotic and Carole Baskin’s claws-out war over the tiger world. The tale is …

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. …

“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…

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…

“Ozark” comes roaring back in Season 4 Part 1 with shifting loyalties, family politics, and scores of shocks. Okay, two play heaviest, while others get heavily teased in Season 4, Part 1. It is safe to say that the Byrdes are circling an explosively ominous ending. Without spoiling a thing about th…