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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 ways, and it’s disappointing to see the product continue its steady decline into season three. While I still had an overall pleasurable experience watching the newest season, there are some serious…
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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, I only intend on talking about original films and series produced solely for the streaming service in question. I don’t care that New Girl is on Netflix. Disney+ is an outlier…
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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 interpretation of this documentary. “Nothing vast enters the life of mortals without a curse.” Netflix’s newest hit documentary provides insightful commentary about the role social media has played in our lives…
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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 subscription numbers in 2020’s first quarter. This was to be expected when people had nothing else to do but stay home and watch TV. But after the initial shock of COVID-19, we are left…
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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 wearing revealing attire while making mature poses. Many—myself included—found the poster to be grotesque and pedophilic, prompting Netflix to release an apology and an updated, appropriate poster. With the movie being…
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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 a very tranquil background — like a beautiful sunset. Then there is Cobra Kai, a hard cut to reality where our first shot is of Danny LaRusso’s long defeated enemy, Johnny…
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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 new series Never Have I Ever gives light to an adolescent perspective that is rarely seen in mainstream TV, creating long-awaited and much-needed representation for South Asian teens. Co-created by Mindy…
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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 ten per season — it is easily bingeable. This is especially so considering the current global circumstances. For those who aren’t familiar with the show, On My Block is a coming-of…
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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 its credibility — about literal blind dating. Contestants of both genders are each thrown into a conjoining room, separated by a sheet of stained glass. The idea is that, without the…
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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 at a football game. A cheerleader’s purpose is to amp up the crowd and motivate their team to win; they are the backbone of the teams they cheer on, holding them…
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