Mike Flanagan’s Carrie has strong performances and timely ideas, but its scattered ensemble and expanded mythology dilute Stephen King’s tragic story.
Tag: prime video
The Love Hypothesis – Review
Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman bring charm and chemistry to a predictable but satisfying adaptation of Ali Hazelwood’s romance novel.
Sterling Point: Season 1 – Review
Sterling Point premiered August 5 on Prime Video. By Greg Wheeler Between The Summer I Turned Pretty, Off Campus, and the ongoing Your Fault franchise, Amazon has been carving out a pretty significant chunk of […]
Kevin: Season 1 – Review
Kevin premieres April 20 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams Theoretically, the new adult animated sitcom Kevin should be right up TV and City’s alley. Not only does the show take place in New York […]
Bait: Season 1 – Review
Bait premieres March 25 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams When it comes to cinema and television, Riz Ahmed is definitely a student of the form. I say that because the actor’s latest project is […]
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat – Review
Jury Duty Presents: Company Retreat premieres March 20 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams The original Jury Duty, which premiered in 2023 on Amazon’s no longer existent FreeVee service, was lightning in a bottle. Not […]
Butterfly: Season 1 – Review
Butterfly’s first season is now streaming on Prime Video. By Greg Wheeler Butterfly, Prime Video’s sleek new spy thriller, opens with an assassination in Seoul and never slows down. Across six fast-paced episodes, the show […]
Ballard: Season 1 – Review
Ballard premieres July 9 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams There’s a solid idea at the heart of Ballard, Prime Video’s new detective series: a determined LAPD cop leads a newly resurrected cold case unit, […]
The Better Sister – Review
The Better Sister is now streaming on Prime Video. By Greg Wheeler There’s something inherently compelling about crime dramas that center on complex, often volatile, relationships between women. When two strong-willed female leads clash, their […]
Overcompensating: Season 1 – Review
Overcompensating premieres May 15 on Prime Video. By Elazar Abrahams Overcompensating is a standout entry in the college comedy genre, delivering both hearty laughs and poignant moments. Created by and starring Benito Skinner, the series […]