It’s New to You (Netflix Reviews)

July 7, 2024

30-Second Movie Review: “The Beekeeper”

This movie, “The Beekeeper,” starring Jason Statham, is now free if you get the Amazon Prime channel. It had recently been in theaters. It’s…

November 18, 2022

Should you tackle ‘Citizen Kane?’

By Darren Johnson Campus News You may be wondering if you should tackle “Citizen Kane,” the 1941 Orson Welles movie that regularly makes critics’…

May 2, 2022

“Ozark”: Lousy finale, great series

By Darren Johnson Campus News Well, that series finale was awful. “Ozark,” the epic Jason Bateman-led crime show on Netflix, has stretched four seasons…

November 16, 2021

The Top 20 Shows TV College Students Watch

By Darren Johnson Campus News Some pop culturalists say the 1984 comedy movie “The Revenge of the Nerds” exemplifies a turning point in American…

October 18, 2021

Netflix, Hulu, HBO — what’s in my queue

By Darren Johnson Campus News Here’s my take on a bunch of new offerings on streaming services, etc.: “The Many Saints of Newark” is…

December 7, 2020

Worth a revisit: An ode to “Girls”

By Kaylee Johnson Campus News I watch the HBO show “Girls” whenever things get turbulent in my life. I got into it when I…

July 24, 2019

88 Lines About 44 Netflix Offerings

By Darren Johnson Campus News It’s the 35th anniversary of the Nails one-hit-wonder “88 Lines About 44 Women,” a song that peaked at No….

January 27, 2019

What time is the NFL Pro Bowl game on? Who cares?

By Darren Johnson Campus News Today at 3 p.m. on ESPN is the annual NFL Pro Bowl game. Virtually no one will watch it….

January 21, 2019

2019 is the year of “The Running Man,” and we all should be afraid

UPDATE: “The Running Man” is now on Epix On Demand and will air several times this month. By Darren Johnson The year 2019…

January 19, 2019

There’s too much on TV PLUS a review of “Firefly”/”Serenity”

By Darren Johnson Campus News and Nu2u I was going to write this month’s “It’s New to You!” column on the 2002 sci-fi Fox…

January 11, 2019

Review: “The Upside” is a cute buddy comedy that doesn’t resonate

By Darren Johnson Campus News and Nu2U I just saw the Bryan Cranston/Kevin Hart/Nicole Kidman vehicle, “The Upside,” and, while it was a pleasant…

November 25, 2018

How to watch football at holiday gatherings (and hangin’ with Uncle Ray)

By Darren Johnson Campus News This time of year, you may be visiting people’s homes for meals, good cheer and gift-exchanging, and one constant…

November 4, 2018

“The Walking Dead” does a “Dexter”

Dollar-for-dollar, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” has become the most ridiculous show on TV, if you take into consideration its large budget vs. its corny…

October 18, 2018

Saul Goodman takes a gap year; Roseanne just up and dies

By Darren Johnson Campus News and Nu2U We romanticize comedians, but I’d never want to be one. The thought of staying in a depressed…