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.
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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?!
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.
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.
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.
Brando el Sharq – براندو الشرق – Season One [2023]
Brando el Sharq is a decent Lebanese series on MBC’s Shahid. But the dramady falls into familiar tropes that make it difficult to watch.
Jerry and Marge Go Large [2022] – Bryan Cranston, Annette Bening
Jerry and Marge Go Large could have been even better by investing in its tremendously talented stars and outlandish fact-based story.
Cocaine Bear [2023] – Ray Liotta, Keri Russell, Margo Martindale
Cocaine Bear was surprising. Like a bear on cocaine, the move is crazy fun with some shocking scenes…in a clever way.
Bad Sisters – Season One [2022]
Bad Sisters on Apple TV+ is an Irish series that grows on you. Rough in the beginning, addictive halfway through, with a surprising outcome.
Magic Mike’s Last Dance [2023] – Salma Hayek, Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer
Magic Mike didn’t need his last dance. Warner Bros should have kept the franchise alone and not ruin it with this slow and cheap disaster.