Viewpoints

Foreign language media is not most of our bread-and-butter. Every year at the Oscars or Emmys, most of us watch the reel of movies or shows from other countries unaware of any of the titles flashing across the screen. Netflix is trying to change that, at least slightly, with their latest blockbuster series, Dark. Dark is a fascinating sci-fi mind-bender. It is probably mis-served a little by the easy comparisons to “Stranger Things”—both shows feature disappearing children and kids riding bikes into forests. But that’s really where the similarities stop-where Stranger Things would lovably reference Risky Business or ET, Dark opts to instead deal with heavier fare- like what our place is in the world and whether we have free will. Dark is a masterpiece of atmospheric dread, the music and cinematography give it incredible production value and the show manages to cross, pollinate time travel with local-gossip and generations-old grudges in a really compelling way. If you love shows that make you think, and m