By Dave B.

​The second season of Netflix’s Kingdom picks up right where the first season’s intense cliffhanger ended. The zombies have developed the ability to function in the daylight and attack in force before the Prince and his comrades have had time to establish their defenses. Meanwhile, the Queen’s heinous plan to guarantee secure the throne progresses, paving the way for a three-sided showdown between the Prince, the Queen, and the Undead.

By Dave B.

The third season of Netflix’s Castlevania takes place about a month after Dracula’s defeat. Eastern Europe is in chaos with various vampire and human factions vying for power. Trevor and Sypha roam the countryside killing demons and doing their small part to make the world a safer place. Meanwhile, Alucard wallows in loneliness, searching for purpose after accomplishing his lifelong goal of slaying his father, Dracula. As the vampire king’s loyalists plot their revenge against his betrayers, Trevor and Sypha find themselves battling religious zealots whose sole goal is Dracula’s return.

By Dave B.

Bumblebee (2018, currently on Amazon Prime) takes place after the conquest of Cybertron by the Decepticons. The Autobots, forced to flee their homeworld, task Bumblebee with establishing a new base on Earth, so that they can regroup and eventually retake their home. But the Decepticons are determined to exterminate the Autobots. They track Bumblebee to Earth, putting not just his new friends, but also the entire planet, in danger.

By Dave B.

​If you’re familiar with any part of the Doom franchise, then the plot of Doom Annihilation (2019, currently on Netflix) won’t surprise you: a group of marines is dispatched to a corporate research facility on the Martian moon of Phobos. Upon their arrival, they discover that a terrible mishap has killed most of the scientists and staff at the facility. The marines are now all that stands between Earth and an ancient, implacable enemy, hell-bent on the destruction of the human race. 

By Dave B.

In Shadow (2019, currently on Netflix), as three empires battle for control of a strategic city, the commander of one of the empire’s armies challenges a rival to a duel to settle once and for all who the city belongs to. This serves as the opening move in a series of complicated plans that pit the stratagems of a king and a general against the indomitable will of a lowly servant who just wants to return home. 

By Dave B.

​In Michael Bay’s 6 Underground (Netflix), a team of people have faked their deaths to free themselves to take down some of the world’s most brutal dictators and warlords. They begin their task by attempting to stage a coup against the leader of the fictional country of Turgistan, who regularly bombs his own people with chemical weapons.

By Dave B.

​HBO’s Watchmen takes place in the same world as the “The Watchmen” comics and movie, from which it’s name is derived. The world of Watchmen is similar to our own and shares historical parallels, but is distinct in that differences in some critical events led to the widespread adoption of masked vigilantism as a way to fight crime. In Watchmen, vigilantes in masks have been outlawed, but the Tulsa, Oklahoma police themselves wear masks and adopt secret identities in the normal course of their duties, nominally for the protection of themselves and their families. When it is discovered that the all-powerful Dr. Manhattan is on Earth and living under the guise of a normal human, carnage ensues as various groups vie for his power. As a backdrop to all of this, the legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre’s unresolved legacy looms large.

By Dave B.

​Seis Manos (Netflix) follows three martial arts students in a small Mexican town as they team up with a local police officer and an American DEA agent to find justice for the murder of their master who was slain by a man who was genetically mutated by magical tears from a statue. Their mission is further complicated by a mysterious visitor from their master’s past who holds the key to unlocking the truth behind untold mysteries. Does all of that make sense? 

By Dave B.

​Mortal Engines (2018, currently on HBO) takes place on a post-apocalypse Earth where mobile cities vie for resources, with huge metropolises devouring smaller towns. London, having exhausted the resources of England has crossed to continental Europe, intent on finding a path through to the comparatively untouched hunting grounds of Asia. Hester Shaw, the movie’s heroine, will stop at nothing to stop London’s relentless onslaught while fulfilling her own need for revenge against the most influential member of London society. 

By Dave B.

Overlord (2018, currently on Amazon Prime) takes place on the eve of D-Day. American paratroopers insert behind enemy lines to take out a radio jamming tower in a small French town. After a disastrous paradrop, the soldiers find a secret Nazi facility that is conducting horrific experiments in an attempt to create undefeatable super-soldiers that will turn the tide of the war. The American troops must find the courage and wherewithal to accomplish their mission while confronting monsters from their nightmares.