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Streaming Picks: September 2022
FILMSTop PicksPetite Maman – Hulu 9/6The Last Duel – Hulu 9/14The Outfit – Prime 9/16Ambulance – Prime 9/30House of Gucci – Paramount+ 9/30This month I’m spotlighting some movies from the last year you might have missed. While your mileage may … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, ambulance, disney, friday night lights, handmaid's tale, hbo max, house of gucci, hulu, last duel, netflix, outfit, paramount, peacock, petite maman, prime
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Streaming Picks: August 2022
FILMSTop PickLicorice Pizza – Prime 8/5One of 2021’s best and most prickly films is now widely available, for good and for ill. Paul Thomas Anderson’s sunny coming-of-age comedy is a joy to watch, though outrage-minded viewers will find plenty to … Continue reading
2022 Emmy Picks: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies
LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIESDopesick (Hulu)The Dropout (Hulu)Maid (Netflix)Station Eleven (HBO Max)The White Lotus (HBO) Potential surprises:Gaslit (Starz)The Girl from Plainville (Hulu)Impeachment: American Crime Story (FX)Inventing Anna (Netflix)The Offer (Paramount+)Pam & Tommy (Hulu)The Staircase (HBO Max)Under the Banner of Heaven (FX)We Own This … Continue reading
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Tagged chip n dale, disney, dopesick, dropout, fallout, fresh, girl from plainville, hbo, hbo max, hulu, inventing anna, maid, netflix, pam and tommy, ray donovan, scenes from a marriage, showtime, staircase, station eleven, survivor, under the banner of heaven, we own this city, white lotus
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TV Recap: Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2022
NEW SHOWS94th Academy Awards (D)An absolute disaster of a show, right up until an unscripted moment of insanity. Everyone will be talking about Will Smith’s outburst until the end of time. But it was the only interesting moment in an … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: April 2022
FILMSTop PicksSaved! – Prime 4/1Spartan – HBO Max 4/1While there are some bonafide classics streaming this month, I wanted to highlight some underrated films from 2004. Saved! is a personal favorite, a gentle satire of Christian education that is absolutely … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, better call saul, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, russian doll, saved, spartan
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Oscar Guide 2022
BEST PICTUREBelfastCODADon’t Look UpDrive My CarDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaNightmare AlleyThe Power of the DogWest Side Story Will win: The Power of the DogCould win: CODAShould win: Drive My CarShould have been nominated: Mass The skinny: CODA seems to be surging, picking … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, apple, ascension, attica, being the ricardos, belfast, coda, coming 2 america, cruella, cyrano, disney, don't look up, drive my car, dune, encanto, eyes of tammy faye, flee, four good days, free guy, hand of god, house of gucci, hulu, king richard, licorice pizza, lost daughter, luca, lunana, mitchells vs the machines, netflix, nightmare alley, no time to die, parallel mothers, power of the dog, prime, raya and the last dragon, shang-chi, showtime, spencer, spiderman, summer of soul, tick tick boom, tragedy of macbeth, west side story, worst person in the world, writing with fire
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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2022
BEST PICTUREAnnetteThe Card CounterDrive My CarThe French DispatchLicorice PizzaMassNine DaysThe Power of the DogWest Side StoryThe Worst Person in the World BEST DIRECTORLeos Carax, AnnetteRyusuke Hamiguchi, Drive My CarWes Anderson, The French DispatchJane Campion, The Power of the DogSteven Spielberg, … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, annette, apple, belfast, benedetta, candyman, card counter, coming 2 america, disney, drive my car, dune, encanto, eyes of tammy faye, flee, french dispatch, godzilla vs kong, green knight, house of gucci, hulu, in the heights, killing of kenneth chamberlain, last duel, last night in soho, licorice pizza, limbo, luca, mass, matrix resurrections, mitchells vs the machines, netflix, nightmare alley, nine days, no time to die, no way home, parallel mothers, pig, power of the dog, prime, quiet place, raya and the last dragon, red rocket, shang chi, sing, spencer, spiderman, suicide squad, summer of soul, titane, tragedy of macbeth, velvet underground, west side story, worst person in the world
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Streaming Picks: March 2022
FILMSTop PicksDrive My Car – HBO Max 3/2West Side Story (2021) – Disney+ and HBO Max 3/2Would you look at that? Two of the year’s best movies, according to me and the Academy. While a three-hour Japanese movie might be … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, disney, drive my car, hbo max, hulu, larry david, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, west side story, whose line is it anyway
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Final Oscar Picks 2022
BEST PICTUREBeing the RicardosBelfastCODADon’t Look UpDuneKing RichardLicorice PizzaThe Lost DaughterThe Power of the DogWest Side Story Dark Horse: Drive My CarLong Shot: Tick, Tick… Boom!Total Shock: Spider-Man: No Way HomeThe skinny: This is basically the PGA lineup, with Tick, Tick… … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, annette, apple, being the ricardos, belfast, belle, coda, compartment no 6, cruella, cyrano, disney, don't look up, drive my car, dune, encanto, eyes of tammy faye, first wave, flee, free guy, french dispatch, godzilla vs kong, hero, house of gucci, hulu, king richard, licorice pizza, lost daughter, luca, matrix, matrix resurrections, netflix, nightmare alley, no time to die, no way home, power of the dog, prayers for the stolen, prime, procession, quiet place, rescue, respect, spiderman, suicide squad, summer of soul, tick tick boom, tragedy of macbeth, west side story
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Streaming Picks: February 2022
FILMSTop PickNightmare Alley (2021) – Hulu and HBO Max 2/1Unfortunately, Guillermo del Toro’s lavish adaptation of a pitch-black novel (co-written with Kim Morgan) floundered at the box office, despite operating at a level rarely seen these days. Fortunately, its quick … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, chuck, disney, hbo max, hulu, netflix, nightmare alley, olympics, paramount, peacock, prime, winter olympics
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