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Streaming Picks: March 2024
FILMTop PickThe Last Temptation of Christ – PeacockMartin Scorsese’s finest achievement remains this adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis’ eternally controversial novel. Even if you’re not religious, the film has an undeniable power thanks to its focus on Jesus’s humanity and sacrifice. … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: February 2024
All titles premiere on the first of the month, unless otherwise noted. FILMTop PickPast Lives – Paramount+ with Showtime 2/2The Best Picture nominee has gotten rave reviews for more than a year now, but still has been seen by far … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: January 2024
All titles premiere on the first of the month, unless otherwise noted. FILMTop PickCinema Paradiso – Paramount+If you care about movies, love or history, this Italian Oscar-winner is an absolute must-see. New ReleasesPlan 75 – Criterion ChannelSociety of the Snow … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: November 2023
FILMSTop PicksMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World – Prime Video 11/1The Killer (2023) – Netflix 11/10Twenty years ago, the movie that should have won Best Picture was released. Alas, no one seemed interested in seafaring movies after … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, crown, curse, disney, hulu, killer, master and commander, max, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, six feet under
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Streaming Picks: Halloween 2023
I’ll be on vacation for two weeks, so I’ll miss my monthly update of great films and shows hitting streaming services in October. Instead, I’ll leave you with this list of spooky selections (on these services as of 9/19) to … Continue reading
Streaming Picks: September 2023
FILMSTop PicksBad Education (2020) – Prime Video 9/1El Conde – Netflix 9/15The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar – Netflix 9/27Released by HBO a month after everything shut down, Cory Finley’s Bad Education won the Emmy for Best TV Movie but … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, bad education, band of brothers, el conde, hulu, max, netflix, pacific, paramount, peacock, prime, showtime, tiny toons, wonderful story of henry sugar
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Streaming Picks: August 2023
FILMSTop PickHow to Blow Up a Pipeline – Hulu 8/24One of the year’s best films, Daniel Goldhaber adapts Andreas Malm’s climate activism treatise into an edge-of-your-seat thriller with piercing moral clarity. A must-see. Other Recommendations8 Mile – Peacock 8/121 Jump … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, bringing out the dead, disney, how to blow up a pipeline, hulu, max, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, reservation dogs
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Streaming Picks: July 2023
Programming Note: Paramount+ has merged with the Showtime app, but subscribers don’t automatically get access to all Showtime programming without paying an additional fee. So while the app will henceforth be known (clunkily) as Paramount+ with Showtime, I’m only using … Continue reading
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Tagged amazon, disney, hulu, knock at the cabin, max, netflix, paramount, peacock, prime, showtime, what we do in the shadows
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Streaming Picks: June 2023
FILMSTop PicksTár – Prime Video 6/6Avatar: The Way of Water – Disney+ and Max 6/7While I wouldn’t consider Lydia Tár a “Strong Female Lead,” Cate Blanchett gave one of last year’s best performances in one of the best movies of … Continue reading