Image by Netflix An intriguing crime drama turned curious offshoot of the author-writing-a-novel sub-genre; “The Silence of the Marsh” (“El Silencio del Pantano”) delivers something unexpected. Viewers are left to wonder what is real and written. A departure from the hope that a straight-up crime
Image by Arianna Lanzuisi/Canale 5/Netflix Order in the Netflix queue. Italy’s “The Trial” (“Il Processo”) is presiding. Should you join it? That is the question viewers must ask before diving into the eight-episode binge that is Season 1. A courtroom drama anchored by a spectacular character-driv
Image by Netflix “Money Heist” (“La Casa De Papal”) recently returned for Season 4 (Part 4) on Netflix, and the result is somewhere between addictive and bewildering. There is no doubt it, an eight-episode season serves the series well. It has a nice flow and clip to it. Unlike the first two instal
Image by Netflix Confession: I could watch thrillers all day long. They are that engaging. One of my only issues with Netflix is that it does not have a more abundant supply. Cue “Twin Murders: The Silence of the White City” (“El Silencio de la Ciudad Blanca”), and you have at least one more entry
Image by Netflix What is romantic love? It is something that I have thought an awful lot about, and my current answer is that it is a mix of things: hormones, emotion, and thought. “My Holo Love” (“Na Hollo Geudae”) breaks down that central question while posing a few of its own for an AI romance t
Image by Telemundo / Netflix In the case of watching the sizzling Netflix drama, “Playing with Fire” (“Jugar Con Fuego”) is a good thing. Despite what its title suggests, there is nothing too visually overt about its steamy storyline. At first glance, a tale about blatant lust, the series features
Image by Sundance Now / Acorn TV After six episodes, “The Red Shadows” (“Les Ombres Rouges”) finale arrived. Did it resolve all of the mysteries it introduced throughout its run? Without spoiling anything, it is fair to say the Sundance Now series brought Season 1 to a riveting close. That said, it
Image by Netflix If you are like me, you have already binged Season 1 of “Ragnarok.” Comprised of six episodes, the first season is a breeze to get through, and its ending left this viewer wanting more. The season finale clearly seemed to be designed for a second season to follow. So, has Netflix r
Image by Attraction Film Company As of writing this review for the Russian language thriller “Break” (“Otryv”), the movie has a 4.3 user rating on IMDb . Do not let its low score keep you from watching it. “Break” is an utterly entertaining worst-case scenario heart-pumper that keeps the thrills an
Image by Sundance Now / Acorn TV “The Red Shadows” (“Les Ombres Rouges”) unleashed a life and death pre-finale cliffhanger in Episode 5, aka the penultimate episode. After ending on a jaw-dropping note with the previous episode , the pre-finale installment outdid even that. As answers about Clar
Image by NetflixAdd caption Season 1 of Netflix’s “Ragnarok” gives Norse mythology a modern twist that will leave enthusiasts spellbound. At least, it did this viewer. The six-episode first season is a crash course in how to tell an origin story with a riveting sense of conviction and narrative kno
Image by Telecinco / Netflix What a ride. “Unauthorized Living” (“Vivir sin permiso”) took viewers on a wild one as it hurtled towards its Season 2 ending, and apparently, its ending overall. Based on what I could find online, it seems that those who just binged the second season on Netflix als
Image by Sundance Now / Acorn TV Episode 4 of “The Red Shadows” ends on one of the most significant clues so far. The pieces that comprise the elaborate puzzle of Clara’s kidnapping subsequent past and potential present snapped into better focus as a startling revelation came to the surface. Brace
Image by Netflix “Close Enemies” (“Frères ennemis”) features the familiar tale of cops versus criminals. In this French-language film that came out in 2018 and was recently released on Netflix, those roles get a deeper dive and a more pronounced backstory. Driss (Reda Kateb) is a cop working on a
