The Expanse had great world-building and the diversity actually made sense, but the supposed realism was undercut by that retarded protomolecule shit and the Martian woman action hero. Would have gone from good to great if they actually stuck with realism and simply focused on interplanetary military operations.
Dumb, popcorn munching entertainment I've managed genuinely to enjoy despite their baggage?
The Expanse, Cyberpunk Edgerunners, and Edge of Tomorrow (that one barely squeaks in under a decade though) come to me off the top of my head.
Edge of Tomorrow was excellent. I enjoyed his other sci-fi film from around the same time, Oblivion. That one might have been like 2012-ish though.
The Expanse had great world-building and the diversity actually made sense, but the supposed realism was undercut by that retarded protomolecule shit and the Martian woman action hero. Would have gone from good to great if they actually stuck with realism and simply focused on interplanetary military operations.