Nandini Balial
Movie Reviews

Netflix’s “Boots” is a Trite Coming-of-Age Tale with a Hollow Corps | TV/Streaming

Basic training in the United States Marine Corps is a lonely business. So lonely, in fact, that 18-year-old Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer, “13

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Cure Your Insomnia with Prime Video’s “Countdown” | TV/Streaming

The first streaming service series ever broadcast in the United States was Netflix’s dark, no-holds-barred political drama “House of Cards.” Its arrival seeded

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Apple TV’s “Government Cheese” is Almost Great | TV/Streaming

Apple TV’s new comedy-drama “Government Cheese” boasts a talented cast. The story is witty, filled with religious references and commentary on 1960s culture.

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Netflix’s “Running Point” is Pretty Funny if You Don’t Think About it Too Hard | TV/Streaming

What if minorities helped billionaires become better people? That’s a tad reductive, but the basic premise of “Running Point,” a fictionalized take on

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Hammy Acting and Stilted Pacing Dampen Peacock’s “Hysteria!”

A beloved high school quarterback is fooling around with his secret girlfriend at her home. A sudden knock on the bedroom door startles

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Netflix’s The Decameron Sinks to New Lows | TV/Streaming

The cast, as is usually the case in mid-TV aiming for a prestige rep, is not without merit. As Sirisco, the steward of

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Made in Heaven Returns with a Stunning Second Season | TV/Streaming

Writer and director Zoya Akhtar and her frequent creative partner Reema Kagti created the anthology drama series “Made in Heaven” back in 2019 to

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