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Here are the best original movies Netflix released this year including May December and Maestro

Netflix released tons of new movies in 2023, some of which were hits like They Cloned Tyrones, and others...not so much. Here's the best and worst.

The comic sci-fi blaxploitation homage “They Cloned Tyrone” is a wild genre mashup that mixes styles and influences from across the genre spectrum, like a trip to the video store with nods to filmmake...

Juel Taylor's directorial debut has John Boyega as a trapper and Jamie Foxx as a pimp battling a conspiracy of clones, fried chicken and hair products.

Juel Taylor makes his directorial debut in the ambitious yet uneven "They Cloned Tyrone." At its best this wild genre mashup feels like what we would get if the Coen brothers made a 1970s blaxploitation movie. Those (and several other) cool influences are impossible to miss. At its shakiest the film has a hard time maintaining any kind of consistent tone. That proves to be more of a problem than you might think.

John Boyega, Jamie Foxx and Teyonah Parris are a great core trio of stars.

John Boyega, Teyonah Parris and Jamie Foxx uncover a government conspiracy in Netflix film 'They Cloned Tyrone'.

Sure to draw additional attention because of questions surrounding Jamie Foxx’s health, “They Cloned Tyrone” turns out to be buzzworthy on its own with its conspiracy-minded, sci-fi-tinged twist on who might really be pulling the strings in urban neighborhoods. Slow to start, the movie taps into a genre of “What’s behind the curtain?” paranoia that’s provocative, if a little slim on detail.

The new sci-fi thriller starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and The Marvels’ Teyonah Parris is streaming on Netflix this weekend and worth a watch.

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN