Netflix's "The Electric State" is a sci-fi spectacle that fails to light a spark with its lackluster performances, one-dimension characters, and clunky script.

Two recent science-fiction epics punctuate the current state of filmmaking and cinema-going. They tell an ugly story in ...

Standing on the Oscar stage, accepting the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for “American Fiction,” writer/director ...

Each instance acts as a traditional "Hero's Journey" in the best Joseph Campbell sense of the word as the obstinate orphan adds to her misfit menagerie, both human and artificial, like Dorothy's ...

Directing duo Anthony and Joe Russo’s latest film, “The Electric State” (2025), continues their recent trend: badly written, ...

Sci-fi action flick “The Electric State” landed on Netflix last week, and within less than 24 hours, had already claimed the No. 1 spot in the streaming service’s top 10 list. As one of the ...

Credit: Paul Abell / Netflix Sci-fi action flick “The Electric State” landed on Netflix last week, and within less than 24 hours, had already claimed the No. 1 spot in the streaming service ...

Perhaps someone could have made a compelling adaptation of “The Electric State,” Simon Stålenhag’s well-regarded 2018 graphic novel. Regardless, the Russo brothers haven’t. Siblings Joe ...