TV review: Juvenile Justice
The South Korean series Juvenile Justice has become one of Netflix’s most popular non-English-language titles. It is an insightful legal drama that raises important ethical questions about the...
Category: TV
Peacemaker: daring DC fiction that laughs at itself
Peacemaker made his big screen debut in 2021, as one of the antiheroes in the film The Suicide Squad. Months later, the vigilante returns with his own web TV series, directed by James Gunn. This...
Steven Universe: the shining star of queer cartoons
Considering the technologically dominated age in which we live, it’s a given that kids will grow up with some form of digital media associated with their childhood. Most often, some television...
Commitment issues and other truths from Sex and the City
February is a good month to explore this topic, considering that it is Valentine's Day on Monday and much of our collective thinking is directed towards the celebration (or search) for love. We all...
Dopesick review: on human greed and corporate power
Dopesick is a blunt and heartbreaking series that reconstructs the worst opioid crisis in U.S. history. The eight-episode drama starring Michael Keaton, Peter Sarsgaard, Kaitlyn Dever, Rosario Dawson...
Planned obsolescence: how Degrassi stays relevant
In 1979, Linda Schuyler introduced The Kids of Degrassi Street to CBC Television in Canada. Spanning only one season of 26 episodes, the production was short lived, but it marked the beginning of the...
Headspace Guide to Meditation: the essential Netflix series for these unsettled times
Recent times have been challenging for everyone. We've all had to deal with different issues such as forced isolation, fear of getting sick, mental and physical health, loss of loved ones and...
Friends: the reunion every fan has been waiting for for over 17 years
In the last few minutes of the episode "The Last One", aired in May 2004, all Friends fans wept. In Monica's empty apartment, we saw the sextet that made audiences around the world laugh for 10 years...
Review: Bridgerton
Bridgerton, a Netflix series set in 1816, follows Daphne Bridgerton as she tries to find love. The show is loosely based on real-life events and the novel written by Julia Quinn. I say loosely due to...
Netflix’s Selena: The Series Review
Netflix released Selena: The Series on December 4, 2020. The show is a retelling of the life of famous Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla and her family. Born in Texas in 1971, Quintanilla entered the...