Review: ‘Carry-On’: An Action Vehicle That Never Takes Off

In its mission in trying to become the face of entertainment, streaming juggernaut Netflix has put a substantial foot in the distribution game. Starting in 2013, Netflix has distributed hundreds upon hundreds of films to bolster its catalog. But the company’s “Netflix Original” label acts as no seal of quality. For every critically-acclaimed darling nested deep within Netflix’s pantheon, there are hundreds of mindless and purposeless flicks. For every beloved film like The Irishman, there are hundreds of films like Carry-On.

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Review: Does the Plot of ‘Tetris’ Fall into Place?

“They’ll make a movie about anything these days!” is what most of us likely said upon hearing that a movie about Tetris was being released. It’s been said before— and it’ll be said again— but the film industry is completely oversaturated with biopics and corporate/product origin stories right now. Seeing so many films of this same genre coming out at once makes it hard to get excited about any of them; they tend to come off as an inauthentic cash grab more than anything else. An entire film dedicated to an old computer game where you have to line up falling blocks almost sounds like a joke at this point. And yet, despite everything that should be working against it, Tetris manages to not only be a pretty solid thriller but also a pretty fun time.

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