Beings: Nellie McKay (2019)

This Netflix series is a remake based on the book series of the same name with a more diverse main cast.

By undermining the appeal and credibility of black characters, the show compromises the very idea of diversity and representation it sets to promote.

These confines won’t really encourage you to read the film as a metaphor for the nerve-inducing experience we’ve all been through over the last year, however — and in the interest of maintaining your dignity, you probably shouldn’t. While the sociopolitical commentary may have worked for the similarly-themed Buried (2010), in which we find Ryan Reynolds on his own buried alive in the Middle East, but this futuristic take on the premise is best left as a piece of distracting entertainment. Nevertheless, the atmosphere is no less suffocating, literally and dramatically.

"The Haunting of Hill House" isn't your typical horror story. Based on a novel by Shirley Jackson, Netflix's masterpiece and limited horror series takes you on a emotional rollercoaster ride, by turning our perception of mental illness on its head. It's an unforgettable story about a loveable family, who grapples with tragedy and love after living at the foreboding Hill House.

With a quirky outline, Project Hail Mary stays within the bounds of human language and imperial fantasy.

'Kajillionaire' is a touching and eccentric story about family, crime, and the search for belonging.