Mostly looks good. Doesn’t try as hard as Volume 1, which is a good thing, but nothing special.

An anthology that mostly looks good but most of the episodes try too hard.

Excellent black comedy horror that satirizes fine dining. Nicely shot with good performances.

German mystery-thriller in which a couple in an apartment wake up to find themselves walled in. The “closed world” premise is fine but the story is not planned out well.

Young woman is trapped in the forest with mysterious beings. She meets three others, and they eventually try to escape. Looks good enough. A little clumsy but not bad. Lacks wow factor.

Simple dark fantasy-horror: kill the bad guy with a sword and save the world. Looks great but it’s a bit flat.

As before, good production, decent pacing and moderately entertaining. But conclusion is somewhat rushed. Not that I expected much to begin with.

Looks impressive as a noir action-fantasy thriller. But it tries too hard to be edgy with all the sex and violence and comes across as a bit too cheese.

Relatable corporate satire and dark comedy. Twisted and entertaining.

Effective opening, then takes a quieter approach. Short and tight. Full of tropes which makes it amusing. Some hate it but is not a bad mild sci-fi horror-thriller.

Not bad ideas but clumsy plotting.

Plot-driven, focused on human and material aspects with the supernatural taking a backseat. Entertaining and, intended or not, even comical.

Mecha design and action generally look great. Decent pacing. That’s about it. Cardboard characters made worse with Netflix being woke.

Decent and entertaining mild sci-fi horror. Despite whatever weaknesses, it is measured and consistent in most respects.

A few conveniences but decent pacing. Nicely lit and shot. Good performances. Not great but still a good effort and entertaining.

Tries too hard with the action and gore, but an acceptable conclusion. Overall, meh.

Mystery with elements of a horror-thriller framed in a fairy tale–like story. Nothing bad. Just flat. Plotting and themes are a bit clumsy.

Solid writing, performances and production. Tight plotting. Surprisingly good, even if one doesn’t like the genre.

Not a bad effort but nothing special. Could have used other fairy tales since there are over 200 to choose from.

Opening tries too hard. Unnecessarily feminist when a good actress is playing the lead role. Silly but surprisingly entertaining.

The October Country  is a collection of 19 short stories by Ray Bradbury (b. 22 August 1920 – d. 5 June 2012). A larger collection that...