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REVIEW: ‘Who Were We Running From’ – Too many questions, not enough answers.

Ariadna Sandoval April 13, 2023
I recently finished "Who Were We Running From" and had mixed feelings.
“Selena: The Series,” a Netflix-original that follows the life of late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla, debuted on Friday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Selena’ aims for sincerity, ends up overdone and cliché

David Simon December 7, 2020

“Selena: The Series” focuses on the life of the late Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla — played by Christian Serratos — and her rise to fame. Tinged with late-’80s and early-’90s aesthetics,...

“Trial 4,” a Netflix docuseries released on Wednesday, follows the four trials of Dorchester native Sean Ellis in a famous Boston murder case from 1993. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Trial 4’ brings attention to famous Boston murder case

Connor Allen November 13, 2020
Netflix’s newest docuseries recounts the 1993 murder of Boston police Detective John Mulligan and the trials of Dorchester’s Sean Ellis.
“Holidate,” a romantic comedy starring Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey, debuted on Netflix on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: ‘Holidate’ is an unfunny, miserable time-waster

David Simon October 29, 2020

“Holidate” is a clunky romantic comedy that tries to be self-aware but mainly comes across like a mean-spirited Hallmark movie. The movie, which was released on Netflix on Wednesday, centers...

“Rebecca,” a Netflix original based off of the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock by the same name, was released on Oct. 21. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Remake of ‘Rebecca’ fails to live up to Hitchcock original

Molly Farrar October 22, 2020

The 2020 film “Rebecca” is, in a word, shallow. Or stuffy. Or static. The Netflix Original, released Wednesday, is a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 Best Picture, but the films can barely be put...

Kurt Russell stars in Netflix’s new holiday film “The Christmas Chronicles,” released Thursday.  COURTESY OF MICHAEL GIBSON/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Netflix’s ‘The Christmas Chronicles’ follows formula for heartwarming Christmas story

Kaitlyn Riggio November 25, 2018
As Thanksgiving has already become a memory, Netflix is promoting its newest holiday original, “The Christmas Chronicles.”
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