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Big Mouth’s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess
After three filthy seasons of poking fun at the gross realities of being a stressed-out, hormonal teenager navigating the treacherous waters of junior high, the creative team behind Netflix’s Big Mouth finally came to their senses last year. They realised that Missy, one of the show’s leading characters of colour, embodied one of its biggest…
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Star Trek: Discovery Earned Its Sound and Fury This Time
Star Trek: Discovery is three seasons in now, and we have a sense of the sort of big stakes and dramatic action it likes to hang its endgame scenarios on. So far, they’ve been an uneven affair, leaning heavily on big, explosive action, gambling on big shocks at the expense of really satisfying the ideas…
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Wild-Looking Korean Sci-Fi Epic Space Sweepers Is Coming to Netflix Next Month
Last year, the first trailer for Korean sci-fi adventure Space Sweepers made waves over social media for its over-the-top approach to space action. While the ongoing coronavirus pandemic meant it never got to hit theatres, Netflix picked up international distribution — and it’s on the way very soon.
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A Dramatic New Expanse Examines the Difference Between Feeling Right and Being Right
The Expanse season five has somehow already reached episode six with “Tribes,” a somewhat calmer instalment that’s still packed with action and incredible character work, especially for Cara Gee’s Drummer and Wes Chatham’s Amos. Tensions are sky-high as the season enters its second half.