The opening salvo in Netflix’ televisual revolution is predictably glossy, starry and expensive. But the streamer’s first move into original programming is also bravely adult, reaching for its audience with smart dialogue, tangles of political backstabbing, and slow burn storylines. It’s gunning for the prestige of HBO, not the ass ‘n’ action of Starz. And it’s a killer first blow. Based on the British mini-series of the same name, now some 23 years old, itself adapted from Michael Dodd’s novel, House of Cards chronicles the slithering rise of ... Read More