Chris Evangelista

2 weeks ago | slashfilm.com | Chris Evangelista

Since 2011, Charlie Brooker's sci-fi/horror/comedy/whatever-you-want-it-to-be anthology series "Black Mirror" has had a firm hold on pop culture, a fact that was only heightened when the series made the leap to Netflix in season 3. But a curious thing happened: as the real world grew increasingly more surreal and strange, the far-out concepts of "Black Mirror" struggled to keep up.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Chris Evangelista

In 1995, Michael Mann's "Heat" gave cinephiles a face-off for the ages: at long last, legendary actors Robert De Niro and Al Pacino would share the screen in an epic crime thriller. Now, in 2025, we have a new crime thriller that has Robert De Niro coming face-to-face with ... Robert De Niro.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Pauli Poisuo |Chris Evangelista

Keanu Reeves' John Wick might not be among the living after "John Wick: Chapter 4," but there's no keeping a good assassin universe down. The Ana de Armas-starring "John Wick" spin-off "Ballerina" (full, awkward title: "From the World of John Wick: Ballerina") will be here on June 6, 2025, and fans of the main movie series' inventive fight scenes and visual language can expect one serious action feast. They can also expect to see many of the familiar power players in the franchise.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Chris Evangelista

Netflix releases a lot of original material — or "content," as they'd unfortunately call it — so it's very easy for things to get lost in the shuffle (and sometimes, originals will even vanish from the streamer or just get canceled way too quickly). If I'm being honest, I can also say a large percentage of these originals can be altogether forgettable and disposable. Which is why when something truly remarkable comes along, it's worth highlighting and propping up.

1 month ago | slashfilm.com | Chris Evangelista

True crime documentaries and docuseries continue to thrive, especially on Netflix. While the subjects and topics at hand may be different, almost all of these docs share a familiar formula: there will be talking head interviews cut in between both archival news footage and stylish dramatic recreations of events.