Netflix is well known for its epic originals that have been released over the years. Quite a few of those originals are actually some of the strongest shows seen on TV today. Many became instant cultural movements, while others quietly grew their devoted fanbase, only gaining appreciation as more viewers gave it a solid chance. The best of the streaming platform isn't always the longest-running or even the most loudly marketed. The best are those with the richest emotions, sharpest concepts, or even the kind of storytelling that turns one episode into an entire binge-session.

It's been quite some time since Gus Van Santhas been in the spotlight. To many's surprise, the visionary director had been away from the big screen for seven years until his inspiring feature-film comeback, Dead Man's Wire, which opened in a limited capacity in 2025, expanded into theaters early in 2026, and is now on Netflix. Best known for sensitive dramas and sympathetic portraits of societal outcasts, like My Own Private Idaho, Good Will Hunting, and Milk, Van Sant seems like an unlikely choice for this biographical crime drama/thriller about a hostage crisis in the 1970s, but the versatile filmmaker returned to his early roots as an indie director making anarchic crime thrillers and pitch-black comedies like Drugstore Cowboy and To Die For. This overlooked film is due for a reappraisal now that it's widely available for all audiences, and, luckily, it features a compelling performance by the star of IT: Welcome to Derry, Bill Skarsgård.

These days, the conversation around television Westerns typically revolves around neo-Westerns like Yellowstone or critically acclaimed HBO shows like Deadwood. Sure, the classics like Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and Rawhide can still be found in their entirety at your local Walmart, but otherwise there are plenty of both old-school and modern trips to the Old West that have been pushed to the wayside. Given the vast history of the genre on television, it's a crying shame.

Every movie with a clean suit, lots of dead bodies and a stunt team that deserve more than just a round of drinks at the end of the day has had to live in the shadows of John Wick for the last ten years. The series hasn't just re-knighted Keanu Reeves as the king of action, but it also trained audiences to expect more and better from modern fight choreography. Now, things can't be sloppy. Suddenly, close-quarters combat had to be sharper, faster, stronger, and you had to feel the hits. Now though, a new Hong Kong action thriller is arriving with the kind of buzz that suggests the bar may have been raised again.

Some films are so fun and surprising that you're almost certain they're going to be a sensation with audiences as well as critics — especially if it's connected to an already beloved IP that's long been in need of a good adaptation. One key example of this had a great cast and a pair of directors who are sharp as a tack. What could go wrong? Sadly, everything.

David Boreanazis going to continue his impressive streak of leading shows with the news that a new pilot starring the Bonesleading man has been picked up to series. The new show, which revives a classic and much-beloved detective series of the 1970s, will debut early next year on NBC.

For the most part, the last six years have been a great time for cinema. From genre-defining masterpieces like Dune: Part Two to Oscar-winning indie darlings like Everything Everywhere All At Once, the 2020s as a whole have offered some exceptional cinematic achievements. From 2021 until the present, however, there have also been some truly awful movies; shameful disasters that give the art form a bad name and prove that not just anyone deserves to be given the budget to make a motion picture. There are many reasons why a film could be awful, from clunky artistic direction to a poorly-written script, and the worst of the worst of the last six years checks all of those boxes and many more.

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Schmidt and Jenko are back on the beat. A new report has confirmed that a long-awaited third installment in the 21 Jump Street franchise is officially happening, with both Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in talks to reprise their leading roles, alongside Ice Cube, who's also discussing a return as Captain Dickson. Even better, Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the duo who helmed the first two installments in the cult classic action crime comedy franchise and are coming off the smash hit Project Hail Mary, are back to serve as producers. The title, fittingly, will be 24 Jump Street, and yes, you read that right.

Hulu is filled with incredible shows, ranging from the critically acclaimed dramedy The Bear to the terrifying dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale. However, among the many options, one series has been unfairly overlooked. Black Cake may not have been a long-lasting hit, but the suspenseful mystery thriller deserves more recognition than it received. Despite its overwhelmingly positive reviews, the 2023 series quickly faded from public discussion, but that doesn't mean it isn't worth watching now.

Fifteen years ago, we were still a few years out from the major superhero craze that hit television, but longtime DC Comics fans still had plenty to celebrate. Sure, Smallville was about to end, but that didn't mean DC adaptations were down for the count. In 2010, Fox introduced a mid-season replacement series in the style of Burn Notice and other action-spy programs titled Human Target. Like many, you've likely forgotten about this stellar short-term action drama, but if you're looking for some comic book-inspired entertainment that fits stylishly into the 21st century, look no further than this Mark Valley-led series.

After debuting theatrically barely two weeks ago, Guy Ritchie's new movie is already available to rent or purchase on PVOD. This sort of narrow theatrical window is getting rarer these days, as studios and exhibitors try to correct the mistakes of the last few years. Universal, for instance, has committed to a four-week theatrical window for its movies starting this year; this will increase to at least five weekends from next year onward. So, for a major action movie starring globally renowned stars and with an A-list director at the helm to be released on home video merely 17 days after its release seems, on the surface, like a step in the other direction. The movie's underwhelming box-office performance and mediocre reviews probably had something to do with it.