Whimsy and Chaos: A Review of ‘Dr. Seuss’ ‘The Cat in the Hat’
When the live-action adaptation of ‘The Cat in the Hat’ premiered in November 2003, it primarily targeted late Millennials and early Gen Z viewers. As a young audience, they were mostly oblivious to the film’s many adult jokes. Instead, they delighted in the memorable...
‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season Four: Good to the Last Drop
Steve Blackman’s adaptation of Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá’s superhero family comic book series completes its run on Netflix on August 8th, 2024 with the finale of ‘The Umbrella Academy’. At its premiere event at the Egyptian Theater on Hollywood Boulevard earlier in...
Are In-Person Experiences the Next Streaming Wars? And What’s a Netflix House?
It’s no secret that Hollywood has undergone significant changes in the digital age. Eight- and nine-digit budget films somehow struggle to bring audiences into theaters; cable television, once a prized cash cow, has been all but abandoned by consumers and producers...
Desperate Lies: Netflix’s First Brazilian Soap Opera
Netflix has produced some Brazilian content before, but this is the first time they bet on a soap opera genre with ‘Desperate Lies’. Even though the genre is oftentimes criticized for the unrealistic portrayals of real life and the excessive drama, soap...
