Kyle McGovern

Netflix’s newest original series feels like it takes an iconic character from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and drops her into “American Horror Story.”

References to the movie “Limitless!” A middle-aged man quoting Billie Eilish! “Billions” remains “Billions.”

A mini-heist movie! Chuck Senior saying incredibly cruel things! “Billions” remains “Billions.”

Comedian Sarah Cooper talks about how she makes viral videos using Trump's words verbatim.

Grudges! Talk of destruction! A super-on-the-nose reference to “The Godfather!” “Billions” remains “Billions.”

Secret alliances! Complaints about the “snowflake” generation! “Billions” remains “Billions”

Bitcoin schemes! Frank Grillo! “Billions” remains “Billions.”

Twenty years ago, moviegoers got a glimpse of a future they wanted no part of. Battlefield Earth—director Roger Christian’s adaptation of the 1982 sci-fi novel written by author and Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard—brought a messy and bleak vision of the year 3000 to the big screen. In the film, Earth is ravaged and under the rule of humanoid aliens called Psychlos, who have enslaved humanity. But that’s not even the worst of it, according to critics.Released in North America on May 12, 2000,…

Showtime’s Billions takes place in a reality all its own. Technically that’s true of pretty much every work of fiction, but it feels especially so for the show created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Andrew Ross Sorkin.The whole series is a high-stakes pissing contest that’s dressed up like a prestige TV drama set in the world of New York finance. Really, though, Billions takes place in a different, even more heightened world—one where stock bros and members of the federal law enforcement a…

Like a regularly scheduled delivery, there’s a bundle of movies and TV shows surfacing on Amazon Prime every month—among them stone-cold classics, cult favorites and new originals. To help suss out some of the most worthwhile titles coming to the streaming service, Newsweek has assembled this list of recommendations, highlighting a mix of proven winners and promising prospects. And expect a fresh set of suggestions next month, just before the next batch of content arrives.The LighthouseGotta be…