Lucy Boynton stars in the 2016 musical comedy-drama ‘Sing Street.’ Netflix There are many great movies that have come close to achieving the rare 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but they aren’t always easy to find on your favorite streaming services. But Netflix is no stranger to these critically adored features, as the streaming…
(Image courtesy of Amazon Studios) The name is familiar, and so are the stars, but critics hated the new War of the Worlds movie so much that initially, not one gave the Amazon Prime release a positive review on Rotten Tomatoes. It didn’t seem to matter: the low-budget film became Amazon’s most popular feature project…
Georgina Campbell stars as Tess in the 2022 horror film ‘Barbarian.’ Netflix From a distance, Barbarian doesn’t seem like the kind of film that would spark endless Reddit threads, that would instantly become one of the highest-rated horror movies of the decade (it currently sports 92% on Rotten Tomatoes). The setup, ordinary on its surface,…
Narges Rashidi stars in the 2016 Persian psychological horror film ‘Under the Shadow.’ Netflix Whenever I highlight the most critically acclaimed movies on Netflix, I’m blown away by the randomness of the selection. Because while there are several well-known big-budget movies that have earned near-universal critical approval, like Mad Max: Fury Road and The Lego…
Topline Ice Cube’s new movie “War of the Worlds” is the No. 1 film on Amazon Prime Video—but it is going viral for the wrong reasons and facing brutal mockery by social media users and critics, who have called it “tragic” and “cheap-looking,” slapping it with a rare 0% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes….