If I found myself cringing every time some shirtless and bikini-clad contestant on Too Hot to Handle kissed, it wasn’t because of their awkward “banter” or even the fact that they were throwing away thousands of dollars for the privilege. It was undoubtedly because I watched the Netflix reality dating series deep into quarantine, where…
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Netflix is expanding its reality-TV catalog with Love Is Blind, a delightfully unhinged dating show that’s pretty self-explanatory. It centers on a group of singles who go on a series of (literal) blind dates. As in, they’re placed in pods where they can’t see the person they’re chatting with. They can only hear them. From…
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No matter how many years pass, Selena Quintanilla remains an icon. The Tejano superstar, who died in 1995, has been remembered over the decades through makeup tributes, song covers, and of course, the 1997 biopic starring Jennifer Lopez. Now Netflix is jumping into the Selena Forever movement with a new series based on the late…
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It seems like everyone is watching—and talking about—Netflix‘s Unbelievable. The series, based on a true story, centers on Marie (Kaitlyn Dever), a former foster teen who reports to local authorities that she was raped. But the officers, all men, don’t believe her story, citing inconsistencies in her statements. After several conversations, the cops essentially strong-arm…
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Just before Labor Day Weekend, Netflix gave the world a little present in the form of a rom-com called Falling Inn Love. It stars Christina Milian (yes, of “Dip It Low” fame) as Gabriela, who, after losing her job and boyfriend, enters an online contest to win an inn located in New Zealand. She wins…
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The infamous Fyre Festival scam was basically a horror show, but Netflix’s newest series is drawing inspiration from it and making it even more demented. On Tuesday, August 20, the streaming service premiered the trailer for The I-Land, which takes place in a glossy, Instagram-ready beach setting not unlike those misleading Fyre Festival promo ads.…
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