Category Archives: Previews

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Jun

Streaming Picks: June 2019

FILMS Top Picks True Grit (2010) – Hulu and Prime 6/29 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – Netflix 6/26 The Coen Brothers’ take on the John Wayne Western is one of the best remakes of all time, featuring phenomenal performances from Jeff … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 12 monkeys, 20th century women, 3 percent, 3rd eye, absentia, ad vitam, adam devine, aggretsuko, alcasser murders, alles ist gut, answer for heaven, arthdal chronicles, ask dr ruth, awake, beats, black godfather, black mirror, bob dylan, bolivar, casketeers, charite at war, chasing happiness, chef show, chosen one, cinderella pop, confession tapes, creative galaxy, dark, das boot, death true, designated survivor, diane, documental, documentary now, dope, dynasty, edge of democracy, elisa and marcela, end of evangelion, evangelion, exhibit a, final life, forest of piano, girlfriends guide to divorce, girls incarcerated, go live your way, grey's anatomy, handmaid's tale, home again, hulu, hurley, i am mother, i still see you, instant hotel, into the dark, into the spider-verse, jaoon kahan bata ae dil, jessica jones, jinn, jo koy, juliet naked, kakegurui xx, la misma sangre, le chant du loup, leila, life overtakes me, madam secretary, malibu rescue, marlon, mike epps, million dollar game, miranda sings live, missing, motown magic, mr iglesias, neon genesis evangelion, netflix, new york times, oh ramona, out of the blue, pacahamama, paquita salas, prime, ralph breaks the internet, riveras, rock my heart, rolling thunder revue, scare tactics, shooter, spider-man, spiderman, spy who dumped me, star vs the forces of evil, suits, super monsters, tales of the city, tokyo alice, trinkets, true grit, unite 42, vice, vox lux, weekly, wiseguy, yardie | Leave a comment

1
May

Streaming Picks: May 2019

FILMS Top Picks Suspiria (2018) – Prime 5/3 Crash (2005) – Hulu and Prime 5/5 Moonlight – Netflix 5/21 While Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s classic horror flick (my all-time favorite, in fact) isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 1994, a pesar de todo, above majestic, abyss, action point, after maria, against the clock, all in my family, alles ist gut, alta mar, always be my maybe, amazon, angels of death, angie tribeca, arrow, astral, backtrace, bad blood, baywatch, bernie the dolphin, black spot, breath away, broad city, catch 22, charmed, chip and potato, chopsticks, claws, clovehitch killer, colony, crash, cupcake and dino, dead to me, driver x, drunk history, dry martina, durrells in corfu, easy, egg, flash, fleabag, flinch, funny cow, gente que viene y bah, getting grace, good omens, good sam, harvey girls forever, hasan minhaj, hillbilly, historical roasts, how to sell drugs online fast, hulu, into the dark, it's bruno, jailbirds, jeff ross, jo pil-ho, joy, killer ratings, knock down the house, last kids on earth, last summer, laugh in, legends of tomorrow, lucifer, malibu rescue, manifik, mechanism, moonlight, morir para contar, my hero academia, nailed it, netflix, nutcracker, one million american dreams, one night in spring, outlander, painkillers, patriot act, perfection, poldark, pose, preacher, prime, prince of peoria, queen of the south, rain, remastered, rim of the world, riverdale, rosario tijeras, roswell new mexico, saverio raimondo, see you yesterday, she's gotta have it, sheherazade, slasher, sneaky pete, society, supergirl, supernatural, Suspiria, svaha, swimming with men, tale of two kitchens, terror, true and the rainbow kingdom, tuca and bertie, undercover, unicorn, wanda sykes, welcome to mercy, well intended love, what if, when they see us, white gold, wine country, wishenpoof, yardie | Leave a comment

22
Apr

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2019

In a shocking turn of events, there are actually a ton of movies I’m excited for this summer. In years past, I’ve struggled to round out to an even 10. This year, however, I’m expanding to 15 titles that have … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged avengers, blinded by the light, dark phoenix, fast and furious, godzilla, hobbs and shaw, john wick, kitchen, long shot, men in black, midsommar, once upon a time in hollywood, spider-man, spiderman, toy story 4, where'd you go bernadette, x-men, yesterday | Leave a comment

3
Apr

Streaming Picks: April 2019

Sorry for the delay. March was a crazy month that involved a lot of travel. The Criterion Channel launches on my birthday (April 8) and I’m hoping that’s one of my gifts. Might eventually add that to the list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged addams family, addams family values, amazon, anthony jeselnik, arcadia, attack on titan, baki, beast of the water, black summer, bob hope, bonding, bonnie and clyde, book club, border, bosch, brene brown, bug diaries, buried alive, burning, carol burnett, chambers, chilling adventures of sabrina, chio's school road, cuckoo, diablo guardian, don't go, fairy tail, fortunate man, grass is greener, hateful eight, how not to summon a demon lord, huge in france, hulu, humans, i am the night, i daniel blake, i think you should leave, ingress, into the dark, kevin hart, land imagined, last ship, legacies, luis miguel, mid90s, mighty little bheem, murder she wrote, music teacher, my first first love, netflix, new girl, one punch man, our planet, overboard, perfect date, persona, pinky malinky, pledge, prime, protector, quake, quiet place, ramy, red skelton, remastered, rick steves, rilakkuma and kaoru, roman empire, samantha, selection day, señora acero, she-ra, silence, sisters brothers, someone great, special, spirit, stargate universe, street food, super monsters, suzzanna, tick, tijuana, tim robinson, trolls, tyrel, ultraman, unicorn store, vikings, we are columbine, who would you take to a deserted island, yankee, you vs wild | Leave a comment

1
Mar

Streaming Picks: March 2019

FILMS Top Picks Tapeheads – Prime and Hulu 3/1 This mostly forgotten ’80s comedy has a very strong but very tiny cult, of which I am a part. It’s a delightful, goofy and clever buddy picture with John Cusack and … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 15 august, acrimony, act, after life, ainori love wagon, amy schumer, antoine griezmann, arrested development, assassination nation, bangkok love stories, bayoneta, boston legal, boy who harnessed the wind, budapest, burn out, cam life, cardinal, carlo and malik, catastrophe, charlie's colorforms city, chef flynn, christopher robin, cold war, colette, costume quest, cricket fever, delhi crime, dirt, divide and conquer, domestics, drifters, dry martina, el sabor de las margaritas, fear the walking dead, formula 1, free solo, girl, green door, hanna, hasan minhaj, highwaymen, historia de un crimen, how to get away with murder, hulu, hunter x hunter, i can only imagine, if i hadn't met you, immortals, into the dark, jimmy carr, juanita, juda, lady j, las munecas de la mafia, last race, legend of cocaine island, little house on the prairie, lives of others, love death and robots, made in heaven, mirage, monsters and men, most beautiful thing, nate bargatze, netflix, no way out, on my block, order, osmosis, ouija house, outlaws, party's just beginning, paskal, patriot act, practice, prime, queer eye, remastered, rick steves, river's edge, robozuna, romance is a bonus book, royals, santa clarita diet, secret city, selling sunset, separation, shadow, shoplifters, shrill, speed kills, stinky and dinky, tapeheads, tea with the dames, terrace house, tin star, trailer park boys, traitors, triple frontier, turn up charlie, unit, walk ride rodeo, where hands touch, widow, yoohoo to the rescue, your son | Leave a comment

22
Feb

Oscar Guide 2019

If I was confused last year, this year I’m completely and utterly lost. The only things I’m sure about are “Shallow” winning Best Original Song and Roma winning Best Foreign Language Film. Any of this year’s other frontrunners losing to another nominee wouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged at eternity's gate, avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, border, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, christopher robin, cold war, favourite, first man, free solo, green book, hale county, hulu, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary poppins returns, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, netflix, never look away, of fathers and sons, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, solo, spider-man, star is born, star wars, vice, wife | Leave a comment

1
Feb

Streaming Picks: February 2019

FILMS Top Picks Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot – Prime 2/8 The Sisters Brothers – Hulu 2/18 Velvet Buzzsaw – Netflix 2/1 High Flying Bird – Netflix 2/8 If you need more proof that Joaquin Phoenix is one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged abc murders, all square, archer, big family cooking showdown, bordertown, break, breaker uppers, captain underpants, chef's table, dangerous world of comedy, dating around, dear ex, death wish, dog days, don't worry he won't get far on foot, dragon prince, drug king, el arbol de la sangre, every day, false flag, firebrand, flavorful origins, free rein, generation wealth, giant beast that is the global economy, go, guilty, hasan minhaj, high flying bird, hillary, if you give a mouse a cookie, in plain sight, into the dark, jeopardy, just add magic, ken jeong, kevin hart, larry charles, legion, little women, lorena, nailed it, odd squad, one day at a time, paddleton, papillon, paris is us, party, patriot act, pen15, photographer of mauthausen, pick of the litter, promise, ray romano, rebellion, remastered, romance is a bonus book, russian doll, saints and sinners, school, siempre bruja, sisters brothers, stan against evil, suburra, three identical strangers, true, tumble leaf, tunnel, umbrella academy, unauthorized living, unforgettable, unsolved, velvet buzzsaw, what they had, white dragon, workin moms, yucatan, zac and mia | Leave a comment

15
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2019

BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book Roma A Star Is Born Vice Dark Horse: Crazy Rich Asians Long Shot: First Man Total Shock: If Beale Street Could Talk The skinny: This season has been … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged avengers, ballad of buster scruggs, beautiful boy, black klansman, black panther, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, capernaum, cold war, dumplin, eighth grade, fantastic beasts, favourite, first man, first reformed, free solo, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, infinity war, into the spider-verse, isle of dogs, mary poppins returns, mary queen of scots, minding the gap, mirai, mission impossible, never look away, nutcracker, quiet place, ralph breaks the internet, rbg, ready player one, roma, shoplifters, spiderman, stan and ollie, star is born, three identical strangers, vice, wife, won't you be my neighbor | Leave a comment

1
Jan

Streaming Picks: January 2019

FILMS Top Picks Across the Universe – Netflix 1/1 Annihilation – Hulu 1/5 Eighth Grade – Prime 1/13 Across the Universe is the unjustly maligned Beatles musical from 2007. Plot-wise, well, it’s best not to think about it. But Julie … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged across the universe, adventures of rocky and bullwinkle, alright now, amazon, american crime story, and breathe normally, animas, annihilation, another time, ant-man and the wasp, art of the shine, atlanta, bad reputation, beautiful boy, black earth rising, brockmire, burden of truth, butterfly, call my agent, carmen sandiego, close, club de cuervos, comedians of the world, commuter, conversations with a killer, cruise, detectorists, dot, eighth grade, el potro, endeavour, fahrenheit 11/9, forever my girl, four more shots please, friends from college, future man, fyre, gabriel iglesias, girl, godzilla, grace and frankie, grand tour, hotel transylvania, hulu, incredibles 2, informer, io, jazz ambassadors, justice, kingdom, kusama, last laugh, leave no trace, lionheart, lodge 49, love gilda, medici, netflix, pagan king, pinky malinky, polar, punisher, remastered, reprisal, revenger, rwanda, saints and sinners, sebastian maniscalo, series of unfortunate events, sex education, sherlock gnomes, solo, soni, stella's last weekend, support the girls, tidying up, trigger warning, trolls, unbreakable kimmy schmidt, unicorn, when heroes fly, world's most extraordinary homes, x company, x-files, z nation | Leave a comment

15
Dec

Oscar Picks: 15 Dec 2018

BEST PICTURE Black Klansman Black Panther Bohemian Rhapsody The Favourite Green Book If Beale Street Could Talk Roma A Star Is Born Vice Falling off: First Man, Widows Rising star: Mary Poppins Returns The skinny: This sucks. Two of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged beautiful boy, black klansman, bohemian rhapsody, can you ever forgive me, early man, eighth grade, favourite, first man, first reformed, green book, if beale street could talk, incredibles 2, into the spider-verse, isle, ralph breaks the internet, roma, spiderman, star is born, vice, wife | Leave a comment