Netflix’s ‘Four Seasons’ Beats Original; ‘Spider‑Noir’
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- Netflix's 'The Four Seasons' was praised by Chitra Ramaswamy as 'more perspicacious, poignant and hilarious than the first'.
- Prime Video's 'Spider‑Noir' starring Nicolas Cage was described by Lucy Mangan as 'shot with style and confidence'.
- Channel 4's 'Make That Movie' was called 'ostentatiously silly' and 'deserves to be paraded around the streets' by Stuart Heritage.
- Sky Atlantic's 'Ponies' starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson was praised as a mashup of genres that becomes its own thing, per Lucy Mangan.
- Backrooms's horror debut by Kane Parsons starring Chiwetel Ejiofor was noted for progressively raising its game with jump scares, squirm scares, and shiver scares, according to Peter Bradshaw.
Why it matters: The glowing review of 'The Four Seasons' highlights the streaming platform’s ability to deliver fresh comedy, a point of differentiation as the company navigates a 10% share price decline and boardroom scrutiny.
