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‘Supacell’ Review: Netflix’s South London Superhero Drama Has Potential Despite Its Familiarity
The streamer's new six-part superhero drama, featuring an ensemble led by Tosin Cole, Josh Tedeku and Eddie Marsan, was created by writer-director Rapman.
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‘The Crown’ Star Meg Bellamy Reveals Online Criticism Said She Was “Too Fat To Play Kate”
Meg Bellamy, the young British actress who portrayed Kate Middleton in season six of Netflix favorite The Crown, has revealed an onslaught of “torment” from social media trolls who said she was “too fat” to play the Princess-to-be. Bellamy, just 21 years old, was tapped to take on the role for the show’s final ever […]
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‘Trigger Warning’ Review: Jessica Alba Has the Moves but Netflix Action Thriller Is Strictly Routine
A former Special Forces commando runs into trouble when she returns to her hometown in Mouly Surya's female-driven star vehicle.
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Watch Out AMC! Netflix Gets Into the Popcorn Business
Netflix is getting into the popcorn business. The streaming giant is expanding its consumer business with a push into snacks, partnering with Popcorn Indiana to launch a line of popcorn under the brand name Netflix: Now Popping. Now Popping will be available beginning today at Walmart’s across the country (you can find locations here). Among […]
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‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Review: Netflix’s ‘Cheer’ Team Struggles To Dig Deep
Greg Whiteley's latest documentary series follows 'Last Chance U' and 'Cheer' with a look at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.
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‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho Teams With Alfonso Cuarón for Netflix Thriller ‘Revelations’ (Exclusive)
Korean multi-talent Yeon Sang-ho is getting back in business with Netflix for his next feature film — with a little help from Oscar-winning filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón. Yeon has signed to direct a movie adaptation of his own popular Korean webtoon, Revelations, with Cuarón onboard to executive produce and consult on the project. Yeon first became […]
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Simone Biles Heads for 2024 Olympics in Netflix Documentary: “I Get to Write My Own Ending”
Simone Biles is back in the gym in Netflix’s first trailer for Simone Biles Rising, a four-part documentary following the gymnast’s journey to Olympics 2024. “I’ve always had really good intuition about things,” Biles says in the trailer’s opening. “Unfortunately I felt that way about the Olympics.” The star athlete is presumably talking about the […]
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‘The Imaginary’ Review: Studio Ponoc’s Animated Adventure for Netflix Is an Ode to Childhood Fancy
Yoshiyuki Momose directs the second full-length feature from the Japanese company spun out of Studio Ghibli, about a young girl's make-believe friend who endeavors to save her and their relationship.
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Who’s Laughing Now? A New Doc Delves Into the History of Queer Comedians
In the making since 2019, Page Hurwitz’s new Netflix documentary, Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution, taps a throng of queer notables — from Wanda Sykes, Rosie O’Donnell and Lily Tomlin to Joel Kim Booster, Fortune Feimster and Bob the Drag Queen — to show how LGBTQ funny people have left their mark and challenged others’ perceptions […]
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Netflix Showcases South East Asian Slate of Films and Series Including New Titles From Joko Anwar, Kimo Stamboel and Carlo Ledesma
In less than a decade, Netflix has become a production powerhouse in South East Asia, and that fact was reinforced at a showcase the streamer held in the Indonesian capital Jakarta last week, where it showed off its latest batch of original local films and series. Through aggressive and consistent investment in producing originals, Netflix […]
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Netflix Taps Hannah Minghella to Head Feature Animation and Live-Action Family Film
Hannah Minghella is exiting her post at Bad Robot to head feature animation and live-action at Netflix. Minghella will report to new film head Dan Lin, who recently reorganized the division to place more of an emphasis on genre. Along with Minghella, Sharon Taylor is returning to Netflix to head up production on feature animation […]
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Deepening Empathy and Understanding of the Black American Diaspora Through Food (Guest Column)
I’ve spent my whole career looking at food from the perspective of origin and, specifically, as an opportunity to deepen empathy among humans. For me, hosting High on the Hog, based on Jessica B. Harris’ text of the same name, has been a dream come true. As we started to discuss the second season, which […]
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