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Cobra Kai’s steady decline through season three
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The third season of Netflix’s Cobra Kai is fine, but nothing extraordinary. The first season of the show was fantastic in a lot of…
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Which streaming service produces the best original content?
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As it becomes extremely common for streaming services to produce their own original content, it raises the question: whose are the best? To clarify,…
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‘The Social Dilemma’: Why a one-week social media hiatus will not fix your addiction
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The beginning of Netflix’s new documentary, The Social Dilemma begins with a quote from the philosopher Sophocles which I think very much covers my…
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When can I expect the next season of The Witcher?: COVID-19’s impact on the film industry
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As a result of the COVID-19 lockdown, streaming services like Netflix saw a massive influx of users worldwide, claiming an all-time high for their…
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Cuties: Netflix’s unethical exploitations
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The movie Cuties was recently released onto Netflix amidst massive controversy. For those unaware, the original promotional poster marketing the film showed 11-year-old children…
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“Cobra Kai”: the model for kickstarting a dead franchise
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It was interesting to transition from watching The Karate Kid to Cobra Kai. The former has many serene training sequences placed in front of…
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“Never Have I Ever” gives a new perspective on adolescence
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High school is a very peculiar point in a young person’s life and no two people go through it quite the same way. Netflix’s…
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The third season of Netflix’s “On My Block” balances plot holes with an enjoyable and nuanced story
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The third season on Netflix’s On My Block was released on March 11, and with only eight episodes — as opposed to the previous…
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Love is Blind: eyesore or worth the watch?
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If Ted Mosby was a reality show, you’d have Love is Blind. It’s a Netflix original — a label that has officially lost all…
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Cheerleading: competitive sport or not
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When most people think of cheerleading, a certain image comes to mind. They think of skinny blonde girls, pom-poms and dancing on the sidelines…
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