‘Mom’

• Intense
• Nostalgic

‘ER’

Why the hell is Gen Z watching Suits? In a perfect world, Gen Z — nay, everyone — would be bingeing ER and losing their minds just like audiences did in 1994. TV's premier medical drama remains just that: the best of the best, with intense direction, passionate performances, and hilarious moments that are so weird they somehow ring true (never ...

• Adventurous
• Fun

‘Road House’ (2024)

Amazon's acquisition of the vaunted MGM film library a few years back put some delightful things in motion, not the least of which is a reboot of Road House, the trashy basic cable fave best epitomized by Patrick Swayze's inimitable catchphrase "Pain don't hurt." Road House 2024 director Doug Liman does a good job adapting the property for today's ...

• Frisky

‘Heartbreak High’ Season 1

Missing Sex Education? We hear you. Did you know there's another show on Netflix right now that will fill that Sex Ed void? Welcome to Heartbreak High. The Netflix original is a reboot of the early 90s Australian teen drama of the same name; it's set in the same school and features the children of some characters from the original series — in...

• Curious
• Intense

‘Lover, Stalker, Killer’

Netflix's true-crime documentary Lover, Stalker, Killer will have you on the edge of your seat. The unpredictable film follows a love triangle gone bad as a mechanic who tries online dating for the first time meets a woman who takes her romantic obsession to the extreme. The crazy story will have your jaw on the floor, and unlike many true crime...

• Intense

‘Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV’

Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV is the documentary everyone has been talking about since its recent premiere spurred a number of former Nickelodeon stars and employees to come forward with their own shocking claims about the network. The four-part docuseries from Investigation Discovery pulls back the curtain on one of the most popular eras ...

• Adventurous
• Intense

‘3 Body Problem’

Netflix's newest sci-fi series is unlike anything the streamer has ever done before. Based on the books by Liu Cixin, 3 Body Problem follows a quintet of brilliant friends as they navigate the existential threat of an alien invasion. "The Oxford Five" reunite after their mentor becomes the latest genius scientist to die in a strange, unsettling...

• Fun
• Nostalgic

‘Freaknik: The Wildest Story Never Told’

Hulu's long-anticipate Freaknik documentary, aka Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told, is finally streaming, and it's a wholly enjoyable watch. Rather than lingering on the supposedly scandalous side of the festival—an annual Atlanta-based Spring Break gathered, which was initially intended only for students of historically Black colleges and...

‘Palm Royale’

Loosely based on Juliet McDaniel's novel Mr. and Mrs. American Pie, Abe Sylvia's new Apple TV+ series Palm Royale follows pageant queen Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she ruthlessly scales the social ladder in Palm Beach 1969. With grand production design, a dazzling wardrobe, and a league of Hollywood legends including Carrol Burnett, Laura...