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Be Careful with “Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story”

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BY: HANNAH WEST, STAFF WRITER Photo from Wikimedia Commons A 1994 murder case has been reopened 30 years later because of a Netflix original series. This series, however, is persuading the public eye almost too much.  After being convicted of brutally killing their parents in their living room, Lyle and Erik Menendez were handed a…

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Netflix series highlights crime in the ‘70s

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Fans of cinematography will find themselves anxiously waiting for a season two premiere of Mindhunter, a new original series by Netflix. The release of Mindhunter season one was released on Oct. 13, but with only 10 episodes, the finale feels abrupt. In contrast to that feeling, the acting and directing phenomenally grasp viewers with every…

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Netflix releases Stranger Things 2

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Chaos: the typical state of hit Netflix show “Stranger Things 2.” Fans start out in a different place with unknown people—unsure of how they connect to small-town Hawkins, Indiana with familiar Michael Wheeler, Will Buyers, Eleven and many other characters. Things seem a little bit clearer when the mysterious Kali breaks down a bridge, but…

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Netflix’s new take on documentaries

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“American Vandal,” a Netflix original series, puts a comedic spin on documentaries by making theirs into a “mockumentary,” following high school senior Dylan Maxwell who is wrongfully accused of spray painting phallic images onto 27 staff cars in the faculty parking lot. The documentary shows why Maxwell was the clear suspect of this obscene prank,…

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Netflix trumps television

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Netflix: A utopia of endless movie selections and binge-worthy shows. Waiting for shows to come on cable TV seems like a foreign concept to me now. The amazing thing about Netflix is that I can sit down and watch any episode of Law and Order: SVU, or two, or three, anytime I want. Shows like…

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