Tag Archives: netflix

9
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 3 Feb 2019

NEW SHOWS Crashing – “The Secret” (A-) Another winner, even if I don’t buy into the hippie bullshit premise. Kat is such a positive force in Pete’s life that it’s been magical to watch. True Detective – “If You Have … Continue reading →

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2
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 27 Jan 2019

NEW SHOWS Crashing – “The Temple Gig” (A) Another lovely start to the season. Pete finds new love at a clothing store, and they get to know each other (and each other’s bodies) over the course of one magical day. … Continue reading →

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28
Jan

What I Watched This Week: 20 Jan 2019

NEW SHOWS Crashing – “Jaboukie” (A) / season premiere Pete returns from the high of his campus tour, jazzed about a great young comedian (Jaboukie Young-White, playing a version of himself). But the title of the show becomes literal again, … Continue reading →

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8
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

Another incredible year for film, even if there’s a lot more “very good” and less “great” than years past. If there was an overarching theme in 2018’s movies, it was the struggle to hold onto one’s identity. Your surroundings might … Continue reading →

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3
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Performances – Television

While some performers could have held their titles from last year, I’m opting not to do any repeats. Better to spread the love. Actor in a Drama Series Jason Bateman, Ozark The king of snark isn’t really showing a new … Continue reading →

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2
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

With so much TV now, I had trouble cutting off my top 10. That left me with a surplus of great shows I needed to honor in some way. So here are my 15 honorable mentions, standout episodes that were … Continue reading →

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1
Jan

2018 in Review: The Best Shows and Specials

TOP 10 SHOWS 10. Sharp Objects (HBO) Unlike Big Little Lies, Jean-Marc Vallée’s latest HBO miniseries took some time to get into. But once it established its Southern Gothic horrors, it became a haunting portrait of family abuse, and how … Continue reading →

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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

1
Dec

Streaming Picks: December 2018

FILMS Top Picks Blue Velvet – Hulu 12/1 Roma – Netflix 12/14 Hereditary – Prime 12/27 Netflix and Prime are getting two of the best movies of the year, while Hulu has what’s probably my favorite David Lynch movie. Roma is Alfonso … Continue reading →

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24
Nov

What I Watched This Week: 18 Nov 2018

NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Steve Carell/Ella Mai” (B+) None of the sketches were truly great, but all none of them made me wish for a quick death, which counts as an improvement. Carell is a pro, but I’m … Continue reading →

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