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“People We Meet on Vacation” found a home in my heart
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Queuing up “People We Meet on Vacation,” my expectations were low and my patience for another un-needed book to movie adaptation even lower. When the credits started to roll, I was stunned with love and admiration for the dying art of rom-com movies, and filled with motivation to live my own life like it…
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“Stranger Things” ends, but the questions persist
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From the beginning, I loved Stranger Things because it was unpredictable and intense. The tension is what made the series memorable. Season Five Volume Two, however, does not deliver a satisfying conclusion with the final episodes feeling incomplete and underdeveloped. Season Five Volume Two released on Netflix on Dec. 25, and the finale aired…
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Seasonal shows bring comfort for the colder days
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As the leaves change and the smell of beach days and salt water is replaced with warm cinnamon and the looming feeling of finals, a good, bingeable show is non-negotiable for the perfect night in. Fortunately, as I scour through the endless entertainment on Netflix, there are a few series that pop out as…
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“A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder” brings the popular book series to life
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What would you do for the truth? The film adaptation of the beloved YA book “A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder,” by Holly Jackson, was released to Netflix on Aug. 1. It tells the story of Pippa “Pip” Fitz-Amobi, played by Emma Myers, a teen girl eager to solve the murder of Andi Bell,…
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The new “Emily in Paris” season markets French flair to Netflix
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Moving to Paris might be a challenge regarding learning the culture and language, but as the new season of “Emily in Paris” is released, we continue to see how Emily is thriving in this new city. In previous seasons, Emily Cooper, played by Lily Collins, moves to Paris for her work as a marketing…
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“Incoming” gets a big, fat F in my gradebook
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The new Netflix movie “Incoming” was an interesting watch, to say the least. From start to finish I was questioning the point and plot of this very strange film. As a Newbury Park High School student, all I really found interesting was when I could look at the screen and say, “Oh wow, that…
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Netflix viewers are impressed by “Lockwood & Co”
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Based on the lesser-known book series by Jonathan Stroud, “Lockwood & Co” is taking Netflix by storm during this rainy season. Like many viewers, I had not read the series beforehand yet I was completely taken aback by excitement and surprise while watching the series. Set in present-day London, the show begins with an…
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Enola Holmes 2 mystifies fans
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On the fourth of November, the sequel to the Millie Bobby Brown period piece, “Enola Holmes” hit Netflix. With acting performances such as Helena Bonham Carter and Henry Cavill, the early 19th century movie pleased fans and enlightened viewers, even achieving a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes 4 days after release. The main plot surfaces…
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Dahmer series recalls infamous case
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Jeffery Dahmer, the infamous cold-blooded killer who preyed on gay men as well as men of color from the 1970s to the 1990s, has come back into the spotlight after the “Dahmer- Monster: The Story of Jeffery Dahmer” series was released Sept. 21 on Netflix. “Dahmer’’ was an instant success, almost immediately becoming the…
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“Inventing Anna” hooks audiences
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In 2019, supposed German heiress Anna Delvey was convicted of conning the upper classes of New York society into giving her around $250,000. After she was arrested in 2017, her story became known to the public, and “New York Magazine” writer Jessica Pressler became interested in writing her story. Netflix partnered with Shonda Rhimes…