Tag: Netflix

This tag gathers reviews of films available on or produced by Netflix — originals and catalog alike. The reviews treat each as storytelling first, regardless of how it was distributed. The collection grows as more titles are reviewed.

  • The Babadook (2014) Cover

    The Babadook (2014)

    Jennifer Kent's 2014 Australian grief horror. Essie Davis as widowed mother. Mister Babadook book. Practical effects throughout.
  • Ju-On: The Grudge (2002) Cover

    Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)

    Takashi Shimizu's haunted house horror where a curse spreads from anyone who enters a Tokyo home where a murder occurred.
  • Klaus (2019) Cover

    Klaus (2019)

    A spoiled postman exiled to a frigid island town befriends a reclusive toymaker, and they invent the Santa tradition together.
  • The Last Dance (2020) Cover

    The Last Dance (2020)

    Jason Hehir's 2020 Jordan Bulls doc. Ten-part ESPN series. 1997-98 championship season as spine. Pandemic-era release.
  • Don’t Look Up (2021) Cover

    Don’t Look Up (2021)

    Adam McKay's 2021 climate-denial satire. DiCaprio, Lawrence, Streep, Hill. Heavy-handed but the targets earn it.
  • The Haunting (1963) Cover

    The Haunting (1963)

    Robert Wise's 1963 Shirley Jackson adaptation. Hill House through implication rather than effects. Influenced every haunted house since.
  • The Innocents (1961) Cover

    The Innocents (1961)

    Jack Clayton's 1961 Turn of the Screw adaptation. Deborah Kerr as the governess. Atmospheric horror that earns its slow burn.
  • Rebecca (1940) Cover

    Rebecca (1940)

    Hitchcock's 1940 Daphne du Maurier adaptation. Manderley as character. Joan Fontaine. Won Best Picture, Hitchcock's only one.
  • He’s All That (2021) Cover

    He’s All That (2021)

    Mark Waters's 2021 Netflix gender-flipped remake of She's All That. Addison Rae casting reflects social media platform commercial framework.
  • Havoc (2025) Cover

    Havoc (2025)

    Gareth Evans's 2025 Tom Hardy Netflix action thriller. Raid director applies established choreography approach to American institutional material.
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