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Netflix faced brief streaming outage

Streaming giant Netflix’s faced a brief disruption in its streaming services across all devices, the company said recently.
28 July 2022, 16:23 PM

‘Persuasion’, ‘Bridgerton’, ‘Emma.’ What’s missing from these quirky period dramas?

Studios seem to think female characters need to be glossed with a “zany” and “feisty” persona in order to be relevant. 
27 July 2022, 18:00 PM

Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion is disappointing

The movie sets the overall tone to be comic rather than tragic.
20 July 2022, 10:35 AM

Now you’ll have to pay extra for sharing passwords on Netflix

Streaming giant Netflix has been experimenting to find solutions after months of declining subscriber numbers. The streaming platform took an experimental measure recently in countries like Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic to prevent password sharing.
19 July 2022, 17:50 PM

Netflix’s future could be in jeopardy

Streaming giant Netflix’s future seems to be hanging by a thread as it is set to report its second-quarter earnings today. The announcement is shaping up to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the streaming platform.
19 July 2022, 10:30 AM

How Netflix plans to find its inner ‘Star Wars’

Netflix broke Hollywood's rules to create a $82 billion global streaming colossus that the rest of the entertainment industry rushed to copy. But as growth slows, it is looking backwards for a way forward, borrowing a page from Walt Disney's playbook.
19 July 2022, 03:59 AM

Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ misunderstands Jane Austen’s novel entirely

The problem with Netflix’s adaptation of Persuasion is that it doesn't know what it wants to be.
15 July 2022, 15:01 PM

What We Loved About Stranger Things Season 4

The wait for the fourth season was particularly long, but worth it.
5 July 2022, 14:59 PM

5 Most Interesting Stranger Things Season Finale Fan Theories

Stranger Things Season 4 Volume 1 ended with quite a few unanswered questions.
30 June 2022, 06:01 AM

Netflix fires 300 employees

Streaming giant Netflix recently revealed that it laid off 300 employees, i.e. about 4% of its workforce, in the second round of job cuts aimed at lowering costs after they lost subscribers for the first time in more than a decade.
24 June 2022, 08:13 AM

Wasfia Nazreen all set to climb Pakistan’s K2 as the first Bangladeshi

Wasfia Nazreen has won her stardom for being the first Bangladeshi in the world to climb the Seven Summits or the highest mountains of every continent. Being “the first” in many of her achievements, Wasfia will now attempt to summit K2 as a Bangladeshi.
16 June 2022, 10:38 AM

Squid Game in Real Life?

The world got hooked on the violent and psychotic survival K-Drama Squid Game after the creepy robot yelled, “Red Light. Green Light.” The phenomenal K-content kept the viewers at the edge of their seats from beginning to end. Much to the joy and excitement of its loyal fans, Netflix recently released a teaser for the second, long-awaited season 2 of Squid Game. Besides that, Netflix took it up a notch by ordering a brand-new reality show, Squid Game: The Challenge. This series claims to boast the largest cast of 456 players and a historic cash prize of $4.56 million in reality TV history!
16 June 2022, 08:45 AM

Another round of Squid Game? Netflix says yes

Global megahit "Squid Game" will return for a second season, Netflix Inc announced on Sunday, offering a few hints about what is to come in the dark Korean drama.
13 June 2022, 04:52 AM

The much awaited “The Sandman” series premieres in August

As someone who is a big fan of The Sandman series, I was ecstatic at the announcement, with only a little bit of dread over whether the adaptation will do right by the comic series.
8 June 2022, 14:33 PM

5 books to read after you’re done binging 'Stranger Things'

These books, full of horror, humour, grisly monsters, and misfit kids, are the perfect remedy to fill the gap in your time until the show returns with more episodes. 
6 June 2022, 09:14 AM

Why video game adaptations (almost) always fail

Some inherent issues make video game adaptations cursed from the get-go.
2 June 2022, 11:12 AM

A loving send-off to our favourite Derry Girls

The appeal of Derry Girls lies in finding comedy in absolute tragedy.
2 June 2022, 00:00 AM

Love Death + Robots is the best thing to happen to Netflix

Volume 3 compensates for its rather disappointing predecessor.
30 May 2022, 12:48 PM

What are the top 10 anime on Netflix?

The top 10 anime on Netflix currently available in Bangladesh.
30 May 2022, 08:58 AM

Love, Death & Robots: "Jibaro" and the futile fantasy of feminine revenge

How feministic is the female revenge fantasy in films?
27 May 2022, 11:00 AM