Tiny Beautiful Things – Limited Series [2023]
Tiny Beautiful Things will hit you when you’re the least expecting it. The Hulu series is a hidden gem with amazing performances.
Salon Zahra – صالون زهرة – Season One [2021]
Salon Zahra represents the new wave of Lebanese series. Funny with a cause (that is not war), visually fresh, and certainly well produced.
Tetris [2023] – Taron Egerton, Toby Jones, Sofya Lebedeva
Tetris offers a fun, fizzy account of the story behind an 8-bit classic. Who knew that the rights for a simple game would be so complicated?!
Murder of God’s Banker – Limited Series [2022]
Murder of God’s Banker is shocking to say the least. The documentary reveals a lot in a great pacing and some dramatization.
Ray Donovan – Season Four, Five, Six and Seven [2016 – 2019]
Ray Donovan goes through a great transformation with the second part of its seasons. The show finds its footing.
Meet Cute [2022] – Kaley Cuoco, Pete Davidson
Meet Cute is a cute Peacock Original. However, it lacks any soul to get the viewer invested in its semi-charismatic characters.
Shrinking – Season One [2023]
Shrinking was an extremely pleasant surprise that I didn’t expect to enjoy. Ted Lasso meets Dollface wrapped in extra sarcasm.
John Wick: Chapter 4 [2023] – Keanu Reeves, Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård
John Wick: Chapter 4 is a thrilling and satisfying conclusion to the saga of the legendary assassin that started because of a puppy.
Boston Strangler [2023] – Keira Knightley, Carrie Coon, Chris Cooper
Boston Strangler was a pleasant surprise about how two journalists fought sexism to successfully investigate murders in Boston.
Unprisoned – Season One [2023]
Unprisoned is awkward, and not in a clever way. I really wanted to like the show, but it felt like a huge and boring TED talk.
Ray Donovan – Season One, Two and Three [2013 – 2015]
Ray Donovan grows on you. Like the titular character’s anger, the show gets better with each new season on Showtime.
Shazam! Fury of the Gods [2023] – Zachary Levi, Lucy Liu, Helen Mirren
Shazam! Fury of the Gods doesn’t rise to the occasion. A mix of clichés and meta jokes saves it from being too bland.
Rosaline [2022] – Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Sean Teale
Rosaline is a fun and fresh take on Romeo and Juliet. Yes, the movie’s audience is not necessarily myself, but I seriously enjoyed it.