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‘Outside The Wire’: Nothing Can Save This Unoriginal Netflix Misfire [Review]

January 15, 2021 2:24 pm

In Netflix’s newest sci-fi romp, "Outside The Wire," something of a mismatched buddy film meets generic genre actioner, a rookie infantryman is paired up with a pearls-of-wisdom-dropping, veteran cyborg-y andr...

‘Firefly Lane’ Trailer: Katherine Heigl & Sarah Chalke Star In This Tale Of Friendship Over Decades

Charles Barfield

January 15, 2021 10:07 am

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Friendship endures in the new Netflix original series “Firefly Lane.” The project features Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke as central characters intent on weathering life’s milestones. For Heigel, this serves...

Kevin Feige Says Netflix’s Marvel Characters & Actors Could Still Return: “Everything Is On The Table”

Edward Davis

January 13, 2021 5:22 pm

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With "WandaVision" airing on Disney+ tomorrow, it's a week full of Kevin Feige interviews and Marvel news, and this week the MCU studio chief has teased the return of Netlflix characters and actors again. Earl...

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Netflix Dominates Streaming Viewership In 2020 With ‘Ozark,’ ‘Lucifer’ & More Beating ‘The Mandalorian’

Charles Barfield

January 13, 2021 2:22 pm

News, Television

If you were to name the most popular streaming series that aren’t released by Netflix, you’d probably start with Disney+’s “The Mandalorian,” right? Maybe Amazon’s “The Boys” would be in there. Perhaps even Hu...

‘To All The Boys 3’ Trailer: Netflix’s Teen Romance Trilogy Comes To An End This February

Brynne Ramella

January 13, 2021 10:11 am

News, Trailers

Lara Jean's romantic fairytale is about to come to an end. The Netflix original movie "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" ruled the streaming platform in 2018. Fans devoured the 2019 follow-up, "To All The Boy...

Streaming Services Projected To Spend $112 Billion On Content In 2021

Charles Barfield

January 12, 2021 1:52 pm

News, Television

Every day, there’s a new major announcement about a huge project on a streaming service. Whether it’s from Netflix, Apple, Amazon, Disney, or any number of other studios with streaming platforms, Hollywood is ...

Netflix 2021 Teaser Flex: First Looks At ‘Don’t Look Up’ With DiCaprio & Jennifer Lawrence, ‘The Harder They Fall’ Western With Idris Elba & Dozens More

The Playlist Staff

January 12, 2021 10:03 am

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Everyone's getting into the 100 Most Anticipated Films action, only with Netflix, they really have the volume and muscle to back it up. In a huge flex this morning, the streaming service/burgeoning movie studi...

‘Woman In The Window’: Joe Wright Talks Bad Test Screenings & Reshoots For His Amy Adams-Starring Thriller

Charles Barfield

January 8, 2021 1:39 pm

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Where to begin with “The Woman in the Window?” Back in 2018, things seemed great, with Amy Adams signing on to star in a new mystery thriller from filmmaker Joe Wright, based on a best-selling novel. Film fans...

‘Penguin Bloom’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Stars In This True Story Of A Woman’s Recovery Aided By A Bird

Charles Barfield

January 8, 2021 12:28 pm

News, Trailers

On paper, you would think Netflix’s upcoming feature, “Penguin Bloom,” would be in the middle of the awards season discussion. The film stars Naomi Watts, who has turned in some truly great performances over h...

‘Malcolm & Marie’ Trailer: Zendaya & John David Washington Star In Netflix Drama From ‘Euphoria’ Creator

Charles Barfield

January 8, 2021 12:00 pm

News, Trailers

There are multiple reasons why people are excited about the upcoming Netflix film, “Malcolm & Marie.” First, it’s a late entry into the Oscars race, but with names like Zendaya and John David Washington, t...

Dave Bautista Turned Down James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’ To Star In Zack Snyder’s ‘Army Of The Dead’

Charles Barfield

January 8, 2021 11:36 am

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Dave Bautista has had a very interesting career when it comes to his acting roles. Starting out as a massive professional wrestler with WWE, Bautista seemed poised to take similar roles to Dwayne “The Rock” Jo...

‘Pretend It’s A City’: Martin Scorsese’s Fran Lebowitz Docu-Series Is An Uproariously Funny Delight [Review]

Jason Bailey

January 6, 2021 10:16 am

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The filmmaker's Netflix-funded follow-up to his 2010 documentary 'Public Speaking' is more of the same - and thank goodness for that.

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‘The History Of Swear Words’: Nicolas Cage Can’t Save This Fcking Terrible Shtshow [Review]

Charles Barfield

January 5, 2021 1:53 pm

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When Netflix forked over however much money it cost to produce “The History of Swear Words,” the premise and pitch must have seemed like a no-brainer. Nicolas Cage hosting a docuseries about the history of nau...

‘The White Tiger’: Ramin Bahrani’s Latest Is A Lumbering, Dreary Satire [Review]

Robert Daniels

January 5, 2021 1:38 pm

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“The white tiger is the rarest of animals that only comes around once in a generation,” shares Balram Halwai (Adarsh Gourav) in Ramin Bahrani's latest feature, "The White Tiger." Balram originates from a small...

Netflix Greenlights A Sequel To Robert Rodriguez’s ‘We Can Be Heroes’ After Touting Massive Viewership Numbers

Charles Barfield

January 5, 2021 11:12 am

News, Television

Oh, Netflix. How you vex me so! Instead of just giving us viewership numbers that are easy to understand and have no sort of skew, you continue to post tweets on social media touting massive viewership numbers...

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