NetflixWang studs his special with memorable one-liners that dissect his feminist pretensions, the fear of ageing and UK perceptions of east AsiaFrom the other side of a global pandemic, here comes Phil Wang’s maiden Netflix special. Due for a spring 2…
Britons spent third of time watching TV and online videos in 2020
Ofcom finds average UK resident spent five hours and 40 minutes a day watching video content Britons spent a third of their waking hours watching TV or online videos in 2020, according to research from the media regulator Ofcom that shows how we were d…
Netflix is still trying to find its female John Wick with trailer for Kate
Mary Elizabeth Winstead follows up Birds of Prey role with a fierce action thriller.
A docuseries on the Inspiration4 mission is coming to Netflix
Inspiration4 is getting its own documentary. Netflix said Tuesday it would be releasing a five-part series on the mission, its first documentary to cover an event “in near real-time,” in five parts in September. “Countdown: Inspiration4 Mission to Space” will follow the first all-civilian Inspiration4 crew as they prepare for and undergo a three-day flight […]
‘It doesn’t leave you’: the toxic toll of LGBTQ conversion therapy
Netflix documentary Pray Away, exec-produced by Ryan Murphy, traces the history of conversion therapy with regretful leaders of the “ex-gay” movementJulie Rodgers was 16 years old when her mother introduced her to Ricky Chelette, the “singles minister”…
Post Mortem is the Norwegian vampire procedural dramedy we need right now
No one dies in the town of Skarnes. Could a hungry vampire save the local funeral home?
Listen up: why indie podcasts are in peril
As big spenders such as Amazon and Spotify fill our ears with more commercial, celebrity-driven fare, can grassroots, diverse shows survive?Miranda Sawyer picks 20 indie podcast gemsThe British Podcast Awards were different this year. Held in a south L…
顔が見えなくても恋愛できる？ 参加者が特殊メイクのリアリティ番組「デーティング・ビースト」の面白さと“退屈”な理由
Netflixの恋愛リアリティ番組「デーティング・ビースト ～恋は内面で勝負!～」が公開された。特殊メイクで顔を隠した男女が互いの“内面”だけで相手を選ぶアイデアはよく考えられているが、設定以外はパターン化しがちでドラマに欠け、どうしても退屈な話に陥ってしまう──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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完結したドラマ「全裸監督」で、総監督の武正晴が伝えたかったこと
Netflixの日本オリジナル作品を代表する連続ドラマシリーズ「全裸監督」のシーズン2が公開され、全16話で完結した。アダルトヴィデオ業界を舞台に監督として一世を風靡した村西とおるの半生を描き切った本作。この挑戦的とも言える題材は、時代性を背景に日本人の魂に訴えかけることに主軸が置かれると同時に、世界にも通用する普遍性を追求していたのではないか──。そんな問いに、総監督を務めた武正晴が答えた。
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