Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

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Voicemails for Isabelle (2026): Meet-cute rom-com. Mixup in phones leads to a man getting a stranger's voicemails. He falls for her, stalks her, and wins her heart. Implausible but watchable. B-

Netflix

Spider-Noir (TV 2026)

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Spider-Noir (TV 2026): Mashup of superhero and gum-shoe detective genres. A Spider-Man origin story, the result of an evil WWII medical experiment. Nicholas Cage is more victim than hero. The look and feel is as dark as the story. B-

Prime

Money Heist (TV 2017)

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Money Heist (TV 2017): Spain. Parts 1&2. The "Professor" recruits a team to rob the Royal Mint of 1 Billion Euros. It's more a melodramatic telenovela than a proper heist movie, and the police miss every opportunity to foil the plot, but that just keeps this fun story going. B+

Netflix

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Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

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Greenland 2: Migration (2026): Five years after the planet-killing comet, more disasters force our heroes out of their bunker and on a journey to a rumored paradise in France. Of course there are gun battles all along the way. No coherent plot, just a series of close escapes. C-

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Greenland (2020)

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Greenland (2020): Disaster movie. Planet-killing meteor is headed towards Earth. A family embarks on a journey to Greenland seeking shelter in a government bunker for nuclear war. Civilization falls apart quickly. Nothing new here, but it does old perfectly well. B-

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Years and Years (TV 2019)

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Years and Years (TV 2019): Set beginning in 2019, this drama follows an extended British family through the dystopian 2020s. It's part family drama, part political thriller, part sci-fi. Watching it in 2026 (midway through its fictional setting) shows how it got some things right, and how we can still fulfill its misses. B+

HBO

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Solos (TV 2021)

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Solos (TV 2021): Sci-fi anthology series. Not a drama as much as character studies of seven compelling people each in their own world. The premise of each episode is set up, but nothing much happens after that. B-

Prime

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The Boroughs (TV 2026)

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The Boroughs (TV 2026): Sci-fi. A group of residents in a senior-living community have to investigate what's behind a string of deaths. It's like Stranger Things except instead of kids, its senior citizens who are the heroes. The story doesn't quite make sense, but that's not the point in these stories. B+

Netflix

The Fifth Element (1997)

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The Fifth Element (1997): Over-the-top, campy sci-fi cult movie. There's not so much a plot as a series of pointlessly absurd scenes. It is timeless escapism that's going to be re-released in July, 2026. D+

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Fackham Hall (2025)

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Fackham Hall (2025): English comedy about the Davenports, an aristocratic family trying to arrange a marriage to keep the manor house in the family after the death of Lord Davenport. Like a satire of Downton Abbey or Agatha Christie and a bit like Airplane, it's 90 minutes of non-stop gags, puns, slapstick, and bathroom humor. C-

HBO

Imperfect Women (TV 2026)

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Imperfect Women (TV 2026): Three women, best friends since college. Everything changes one night when one is murdered. Plot twists abound as hidden secrets are revealed. But the tonal shifts of the women strains credulity, going from victims to suspects episode to episode like a soap opera. B-

AppleTV+

Rooster (TV 2026)

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Rooster (TV 2026): Steve Carrell sitcom where he plays a professor at a small college where his daughter and his ex-wife also teach. Good ensemble cast. Nothing new in the formula. It's just a feel-good, throw-back sitcom trying to appeal to a wide audience. B+

HBO

Young Sherlock (TV 2026)

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Young Sherlock (TV 2026): Definitely not canon. Hoped for more sleuthing and more exploration of Sherlock's early relationship with Mycroft and Moriarty, but if you ignore that this is a Sherlock Holmes story, you might like it just as a family-based crime/mystery story. B-

Prime

Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)

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Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026): A warm-hearted story of an aging woman, a broke young man, and an aquarium octopus, all trapped in sad circumances in life. A series of lucky coincidences lead them all to help each other. Adapted from the 2023 selection of "Richardson Reads One Book." B+

Netflix

Wuthering Heights (2026)

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Wuthering Heights (2026): Not Barbie meets Frankenstein. Instead, a passionate love/hate relationship between Cathy and Heathcliff on the foggy, rainy moor. All of the characters are unlikable. The 19th century story was loaded with sex for a 21st century audience. C+

HBO

Big Mistakes (TV 2026)

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Big Mistakes (TV 2026): Family crime comedy. A dysfunctional, barely competent family falls into the clutches of the mob and every attempt to escape just leads to more trouble. Dan Levy stars as a closeted gay minister, with a stellar supporting cast. B+

Netflix

BAIT (TV 2026)

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BAIT (TV 2026): Six episode look at a struggling actor who bluffs his way into an audition to be the next James Bond. His self doubt leads to his life spiraling downwards. A satiric look at the price of fame. B-

Prime

Resident Alien (TV 2021)

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Resident Alien (TV 2021): Alan Tudyk stars as an extraterrestrial who crash lands in a Colorado town and has to disguise himself as a human until he can repair his spacecraft. All of the humor relies on his awkward interactions with people in town. Mork did it better. B-

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Merrily We Roll Along (2026)

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Merrily We Roll Along (2026): Sondheim musical filmed on stage. It flopped in 1981 but then won a Tony in 2024 for Best Revival. 30 year timeline that plays out backwards spoils the story. Music bridges the eras of classic 1950s musicals and modern tastes. B-

Netflix

Deadloch (TV 2023)

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Deadloch (TV 2023): A serial killer terrorizes a small town in Tasmania. It's a whodunnit mystery mashed with film noir black comedy. At one point, the state police accuse every woman in town of being conspirators, leaving it up to the town's female senior sergeant to keep sleuthing. B+

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