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Watch this underrated new Net ix lm

NETFLIX has a wide range of Original lms that have been well-received. In 2021, lms like Don’t Look Up, e Power of the Dog, tick, tick... boom!, e Harder ey Fall, Malcolm And Marie and more were some of the Netflix Original lms that became an instant hit among fans.

However, one such underrated Net ix Original has received a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Directed by Valerie Weiss, the 2021 lm Mixtape has received a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score and has received critical acclaim from a host of cinema critics.

However, it has not managed to dominate the Top 10 charts on Net ix, proving yet again how viewers would rather mindlessly watch lms like Red Notice instead of good quality content.

Starring Gemma Brooke Allen, Julie Bowen and Nick une, the lm, which premiered on December 3 last, has been touted as a “nostalgia trip”.

Set in Spokane, Washington, in 1999, the lm sees an orphaned middle schooler named Beverly being raised by her grandmother. On the legendary Y2K eve, Beverly chooses an old mixtape made by her parents. Determined to connect with them by grappling onto their last remnant of memory, she sets out on a mission to nd the songs on the tape.

On her journey, she forges unlikely friendships with unusual allies, including Ellen, her idiosyncratic neighbour, the intimidating Nick as well as a cynical record store owner named Anti, who might help her nd all the tracks.

In this transformative, feelgood journey of connecting with one’s roots and trying to nd the true meaning of family, Beverly’s journey of self-discovery sees a beautiful and celebratory infusion of innocence, childhood, memories, angst and love. e cast delivers an incredibly emotional performance that is heightened by the nostalgia of the late 1990s.

While the lm has not yet been popular among Net ix viewers who are still watching e Unforgivable, e Witcher and other such chart-toppers, Mixtape has received rave reviews from critics and a 100 per cent rating at Rotten Tomatoes.

A reboot for sci- ’s Quantum Leap

QUANTUM LEAP was one of the best sci- shows of the ‘90s, which actually had very little sci- in it. e premise: a man from the future Sam Becket (played by Scott Bakula) takes part in a time travel experiment that goes wrong and dooms him to a life of leaping into other people’s lives of the past. is meant that every episode was di erent, with the constant being his faithful cigar-smoking hologram companion Al (played by the brilliant Dean Stockwell).

For those that grew up with it, it was a must watch.It’s been revealed that a pilot is in the works for a Quantum Leap reboot. e co-showrunners have been revealed and they are Steven Lilien and Bryan Wynbrandt. Lilien has written for a slew of event TV, including Gotham, Hawaii-50 and the ill-fated Alactraz. Wynbrandt also worked on Gotham and Alcatraz as a producer. e good news is that the original creator of the show is also on board, Don Bellisario, as exec producer as is Deborah Pratt who was an exec producer and (most importantly) the calming voice of Ziggy, Al’s communicator. e cast right now is unknown but it would be great to see Scott Bakula play some part of the show. e show is set 30 years after the original series (which makes sense given the nale aired in 1993), with the synopsis as follows:

“It’s been 30 years since Dr. Sam Beckett (Scott Bakula) stepped into the Quantum Leap accelerator and vanished. Now a new team has been assembled to restart the project in the hopes of understanding the mysteries behind the machine and the man who created it.”

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to watch now on Disney +

One of Marvel’s many properties now at home on the Disney streaming platform is this Captain America spino . Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Peggy Carter, a US secret agent during the aftermath of World War II. While the series was canceled after two seasons on ABC, the period thriller received rave reviews from critics and is a must-watch for fans of spy dramas, Marvel, or Captain America.

Unlike some of its more highconcept counterparts, Andi Mack is simply about a girl named Andi Mack who is going to middle school with her friends. e foursome at the centre of the antics are Andi (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) Bu y (So a Wylie), Jonah (Asher Angel), and Cyrus. e series made headlines when it became the rst Disney Channel show to feature an openly gay character. Cyrus’s coming-out scene is the sweetest thing, and you should go watch it right now.

Ross Lynch stars as Austin, an outgoing performer who skyrockets to fame when he sings a song written by Ally (Laura Marano), the musical other half/best friend/love interest. row in Calum Worthy as Ross’s goofy friend/videographer and our lord and saviour Raini Rodriguez as the group’s manager, and you have the crew.

e Beatles are one of the most successful, iconic, and enduring bands of all time. Well, now Peter Jackson of Lord of the Rings fame is here with a three-part documentary series detailing the recording of the band’s nal studio album Let It Be (working title Get Back). e documentary uses footage from a previous documentary about the album and is a doc about a doc about the Beatles. It’s packed with music and delves into what it looks like to have four ultra-successful artists come back together to record an album after they’ve already broken up. Fascinating.

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s stunning overview of evolution and scienti c advancement is now yours to stream. With episodes focusing on the big bang, light, astronomy, and electromagnetism, viewers get a crash course in the science that surrounds them, supported by all the graphs, images, and videos needed to make the material accessible. Also, the soundtrack, by Alan Silvestri, is breathtaking and worth appreciating in and of itself.