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Tentacles, Terrible Accents, and The Waterboys: Netflix's Latest Creature Feature is a Messy but Musical Mixed Bag
Rating: ⭐⭐½ out of 5 There is something inherently captivating about the vast, unforgiving ocean and the terrifying mysteries that lurk beneath its surface. It is a primal fear, one that streaming platforms continually mine for our viewing pleasure. The latest entry into the aquatic horror canon is Below, a Canadian thriller miniseries that recently washed ashore on Netflix. Created by Jesse McKeown and set in the remote, salt-sprayed Newfoundland town of Snook’s Arm, the si

Denise Breen
2 hours ago4 min read


Big Ambition, Gorgeous Drama: The 2026 East of Eden Miniseries
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Adapting John Steinbeck’s classic novel East of Eden is a huge challenge. The famous 1955 movie starring James Dean succeeded by focusing only on the final part of the book. In contrast, the 2026 Netflix limited series—created by Zoe Kazan, the granddaughter of the original film's director—takes on the whole story. Across seven episodes, this ambitious, beautifully filmed show covers almost everything from the novel. While it isn't completely perfect, it is a powerful an

Denise Breen
4 days ago2 min read


Time to Delete the Apps: The Social Reckoning Exposes Facebook’s Machine, Flaws and All
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Sixteen years after The Social Network defined the dawn of our hyper-connected alienation, Aaron Sorkin has returned to the digital empire he helped mythologise. But where David Fincher’s 2010 masterpiece hummed with icy, prophetic paranoia, The Social Reckoning arrives carrying the exhausted baggage of a society that already knows it is being poisoned. Sorkin, stepping behind the camera as both writer and director, delivers an urgent, crackling, yet frequently

Denise Breen
6 days ago3 min read
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