Author: Jeff Porter

Money Heist has been a huge addition to Netflix and it’s streaming content. Originally, Money Heist’s first season aired on Spanish network Antennas 3 in May 2017. In late 2017, Netflix received its broadcast rights and was available worldwide. Now, fans from all across the world have turned on and enjoyed the thrilling drama about a group of unique robbers assault the Factory of Moneda and Timbre to carry out the most perfect robbery in the history of Spain and take home 2.4 billion euros. ‘Money Heist’ is a Netflix Dream Not only is it just a great Netflix series,…

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Messiah streams on Netflix, January 1st, opening up the New Year of 2020. The show may come into some controversy, as do most things involving religion, but Messiah looks to be an interesting and engaging series no matter your beliefs. ‘Messiah’ Summary In a summary on IMDB, “When a CIA officer investigates a man attracting international attention and followers through acts of public disruption, she embarks on a global, high-stakes mission to uncover whether he is a divine entity or a deceptive con artist.” Not only does Messiah feature the obvious religious motifs, but it looks like a high stakes,…

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Martin Scorsese’s mob film The Irishman about Frank Sheeran’s (Robert DeNiro) involvement as a hitman in the Bufalino crime family and his potential involvement in Jimmy Hoffa’s disappearance has been making splashes among the internet the last week since it’s release on Netflix. It features countless scenes of masterful acting performances by legends Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci, as well as countless others including Ray Romano, Bobby Cannavale, and Stephen Graham. Mosty notably is DeNiro and Pesci’s fantastic charisma together on screen together again and pulling Pesci out of retirement. Fans went crazy for the reunion and the…

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His Dark Materials has been a fan’s dream, sticking more or less to the source material and providing one of the best series available today. It’s notably flown under the radar for most casual viewers and people unaware of the novel by Philip Pullman. This hasn’t stopped BBC and HBO from continuing to write and create a near-perfect take on the beloved story and keeping viewers on the edge of their seats the last five weeks. The first season is only 8 episodes long, so if you’ve missed it or are a little behind it’s easy enough to catch up!…

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Zombies and Nazis have become the number one target of films, television, and video games. They’re easy villains simply for their lack of empathy and desire for torture and pain unto others. Hunters plays into the latter and shows us 1970’s New York, and a group of people “hunting” Nazis who escaped the war and are living in New York. We can all agree, Nazis are bad. While the zombie genre has been losing steam over the last few years, we have to wonder, will the Nazi theme follow suit? This is the question that has plagued the trailer for…

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It’s here! 10 years after Black Widow’s introduction to the MCU in Iron Man 2, we finally get a Black Widow film. Marvel’s Black Widow trailer for the film that stars Scarlett Johansson is out on YouTube and we can get our first impression of the film for our own eyes. Black Widow did die in the Marvel blockbuster film Avengers: Endgame but this takes place before and finally gives fans a chance to see more of Johansson’s Black Widow, whom some felt was underutilized throughout the MCU. According to a summary on IMDB, “At birth, the Black Widow (aka Natasha…

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The Expanse has been a hit on Amazon Prime Video and season four released this month, December 13th!  It is a multilayered show that centers around the overpopulation of Earth so we are forced to explore into the “expanse”. See what I did there, to find alternative land and resources. There are three factions, Earth, Mars, and people who live in the asteroid belt between, called Belters. The three are constantly at opposite ends, figuratively and literally, and The Expanse shows the opposition between them, playing off of inequality motifs. According to a summary on IMDB, more specifically, The Expanse…

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The Gift, also known as Atiye is set to release on Netflix later this month. It’s a new series that plays on the archaeological dig site of Göbeklitepe and it’s mysteries. According to a summary on IMDB, “The Gift follows Atiye, with her family and lover Ozan, who leads a simple and happy life in Istanbul until her life changes with a discovery made in Göbeklitepe, the world’s oldest temple. The archaeologist Erhan, who carries out excavations in the region, discovers a symbol that reveals the mystical relationship between Atiye and Göbeklitepe. Atiye chases after this mysterious event that opens…

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Netflix has been releasing interview videos from the cast of The Irishman and they’re nothing short of delightful. In their latest videos released on YouTube, Ray Romano, and Stephen Graham discuss what it was like to work with the legendary director Martin Scorsese in his latest mob film about the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa and the life of Bufalino crime family, Frank Sheeran. The Irishman released on Netflix last week on November 27th and has had a huge wave of rave reviews. Everyone from the actors who worked on it to the public has acknowledged the great mind of Scorsese…

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His Dark Materials has been a hit on BBC and HBO in America, with up and coming young star Dafne Keen (Logan), blockbuster stars James McAvoy (X-Men First Class, Wanted) and Lin-Manuel Miranda (Mary Poppins Returns) and a fantastical story to tell it’s no wonder. Before all this excitement began though, author Philip Pullman had already nearly lost his opportunity to have his work adapted. Many us remember The Golden Compass, which featured a laundry list of stars and most of us went to go see. The story of young Lyra Belacqua, who journeys to the north to rescue her…

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