Imagine spending eighteen years of your life in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. You’re eventually exonerated, but many years away from your family, friends and fiancee have taken their toll. The worst is over – or is it? Steven Avery is the subject of Netflix’s latest documentary, Making A…
by Jeff Fountain | One of the biggest problems that Gotham faces in its first season is the question of how it is going to escape from the shadow of Batman. Sure, Batman is just a young kid in this TV adaptation of the DC superhero’s story, but everyone knows he…
Where Do Serial Killers Come from? Small, quiet towns. Or, so Bates Motel would have us believe… If you’ve ever watched Hitchcock’s thriller Psycho, you may have wondered what kind of atmosphere breeds a serial killer. What kind of friends did they have as a child? What was their family…
Sam and Dean save you from the boogey-man in Supernatural in a sci-fi fantasy thriller that has all the feelings, too. Now in its 11th season, Supernatural has been captivating audiences since 2005. Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother when they were small boys, and it was a Demon…
by Gemma King | Over the last few years, a number of clever workplace comedies have cropped up on our screens. Programs like The Office, Brooklyn Nine Nine and even meta culture projects like Community see the humour in the most banal of workplace settings. These shows frequently use single-camera…
by Gemma King | Of the numerous cartoon series to dominate our screens over the last couple of decades, most have several elements in common. From The Simpsons to Daria to Family Guy to lesser imitations like American Dad and King of the Hill, all feature normal-yet-dysfunctional American families, whose…
by Ali Burden | Everyone loves to laugh—these top 10 Netflix comedies will keep you in stitches. 10. F is for Family Creation of comic genius Bill Burr, F if for Family focuses on the Murphy’s—a lower-middle-class family living in the 1970’s. Frank Murphy, voiced by Burr, is an airport employee, Korean…
by Jeff Fountain | While the story of Columbian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar is not exactly new territory, Netflix approaches it in a smart, meticulous way, making Narcos one of those binge-worthy shows the streaming site is now becoming famous for. The rise of Escobar and the narrative of how…