Stretched over seven episodes, with a number of distracting subplots, the Netflix series over-complicates its initially intriguing premise.
The series is the streaming equivalent of watching your laptop run through a security update to remove Russian malware.
The show’s cautionary tale about humanity’s self-immolation is disturbing enough to overcome its familiar narrative deck-building.
Despite its sci-fi premise, the show’s storylines remain grounded in human experience.
The Offer bombards the viewer with stylish characters with puffed-up egos who battle for control of The Godfather.
Halo looks a lot like well you might expect an adaptation of the game would, but it fails to distinguish itself from similar sci-fi fare.