The Western keeps finding ways to refresh itself. Netflix’s “American Primeval,” even in its title, wants to announce itself as a rougher, meaner, edgier Western that carries a kind of primitive attitude.
When Netflix’s “Squid Game” premiered in 2021, the world was still living through the aftershocks of the pandemic lockdowns and a general mood against our billionaire overlords was only getting stronger. The…
In a city like Los Angeles, those capable of buying an upscale house are part of a small group. The demand for a high-end 1920s Spanish-style property in Los Feliz becomes a darkly…
“Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.” The opening line of Gabriel García Márquez’s…
Double lives, political intrigue, targeted murders, and Parliamentary cocktail receptions are just another Wednesday in Netflix’s suspenseful and convoluted new series “Black Doves.” The rest of the week tends to escalate for…
Peacock’s gripping adaptation of “The Day of the Jackal” may attract some viewers out of sheer name recognition. Its title is taken from the classic 1971 novel by Frederick Forsyth, which has…
There is such a lack of faith in institutions while major wars rage on, that it’s surprising there’s still room for escapism like Netflix’s “The Diplomat.” It borrows from real world events…
Like any other genre, sports stories tend to have their own preset clichés. Boxing in particular is all about underdogs and big chances. Hulu’s “La Máquina” (Spanish for “The Machine”) reunites Mexican…