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Star Trek: Borg (1996)
Netflix should add Borg to their interactive titles. A must watch for any Star Trek fan!!
Prior to Black Mirror: Bandersnatch there was Star Trek: Borg, the best interactive movie. Besides low quality CD-Rom it was released as DVD too. Sort of. It was supposed to be released as first ever interactive DVD movie in Japan in 2000, but was put on indefinite hold. Luckily, a few copies found their way to the public and can be occasionally found on eBay (I found my copy in BooksOff in Japan).
The DVD experience is quite different - it feels like a movie rather than a game (especially since the picture quality is a huge improvement over DVD-Rom version). As such would be a perfect addition to Netflix' interactive titles.
I recently re-watched/re-played the whole movie on DVD and it was still great after all those years. It feels and looks like a lost ST: The Next Generation episode, as it was filmed on original Star Trek sets using actual props and costumes. John de Lancie is in his funniest role of Q ever and the only time for Q to appear as a Borg. He's the best in this episode in my opinion. If you can get it on DVD and you're a Trekkie, this is a must have.
Doors (2021)
Refreshing thought provoking arthouse sci-fi ruined by Hollywood marketing
We live in the time when every sci-fi is measured by Avengers and similar high budget pop corn entertainment. One of the victims is this intimate thought-provoking low key sci-fi. The narrative is unconventional, pacing is slow. The doors design and purpose were done in refreshing way. Visual effects are well integrated into the story and not over the top. Hollywood marketing (poster and trailer ) were quite misleading, obviously drawing the wrong audience to this art house type movie.