Kaos

A paranoid and neurotic Zeus (Jeff Goldblum) frets about his reign ending, just as his wife/sister Hera distances herself and an imprisoned Prometheus plots to take him down in this witty and irreverent send-up of Greek mythology from The End of the F**king World creator Charlie Covell. All eight episodes stream today.  “It is a

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S2

The much-anticipated return of the most expensive series ever produced will require a refresher before you jump in, but the second season of Amazon’s epic Tolkien prequel has earned more praise than the first from several top TV critics. Expect more intensity, an even more sprawling cast of characters, a deeper probe into the mad

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Only Murders in the Building S2

Only Murders in the Building S4

The hit all-star comedy about amateur sleuth-podcasters heads to Los Angeles this season to investigate the death from the end of Season 3 (you’ll need to watch the finale). They get a front row seat to the filming of the movie adaptation of their podcast, and meet the actors playing them: Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, Eva Longoria, Melissa McCarthy, Kumail Nanjiani, and Meryl Streep join them.

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Kinds of Kindness

A pitch-dark, jaw-drop comedy anthology starring Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Joe Alwyn, and several other top-notch actors, Kinds of Kindness is broken into three short films, which are loosely connected by a mysterious character who goes by the initials R.M.F. (played by the film’s Oscar-winning director, Yorgos Lanthimos).  It’s the kind of film that requires

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Sommerdahl Murders season 5

The Sommerdahl Murders S5

Acorn’s Danish love triangle / detective series is back for more of investigator Dan Sommerdahl, who continues to work with his ex-wife and the man she cheated on him with: his longtime partner.  As if the trust issues weren’t bad enough, this season he has to forgive them for recording his new girlfriend as she

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Adam Sandler best stand-up on Netflix

Adam Sandler: Love You

It’s Adam Sandler, so you can expect the dick jokes and the ridiculous. But the usual stand-up format and the usual Sandler get some tweaking thanks to director Josh Safdie (Uncut Gems), and the jokes are new, as are the songs, the dog, and the unexpected heartfelt tributes.

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Jon Woo the Killer Omar SY

The Killer

In the wake of its high-octane Olympic extravaganza, Peacock serves up this action-thriller remake from the trailblazing director John Woo — who updates his 1989 classic and moves it from Hong Kong to Paris. It follows a lethal Parisian assassin named Zee (Nathalie Emmanuel) who refuses to kill a young blind woman at a nightclub

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MeToo sexual power story about tennis star and coach

Fifteen-Love

Five years after a 16-year-old tennis prodigy loses her career to an injury, she delivers a shocking allegation against her former coach, and finds her life turned upside down.  Aidan Turner and Ella Lily Hyland star in the psychological drama that explores the complexities, assumptions, and questions around a #MeToo story.  “…overall it is an

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Green Border movie about refugees

Green Border

A piercing film from Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa), Green Border follows the lives of refugees from the Middle East and Africa who were promised an easy entry into the European Union, only to find themselves trapped in an international stand-off between Poland and Belarus. From a Syrian family fleeing ISIS to the dehumanizing border

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Pachinko Season 2

Pachinko S2

The moving, critically-praised family epic based on Min Jin Lee’s bestselling novel, Pachinko returns to follow the dramatic story of four generations of a Korean family that emigrates to Japan during WWII.  “It’s an authentic tale of persisting while facing hardships and finding unexpected joy and freedom in moments of grief and loss.” — A.V.

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