Category Archives: Previews

1
Aug

Streaming Picks: August 2021

FILMSTop PicksMagnolia – Netflix 8/1Princess Cyd – Hulu 8/5 Mrs. Doubtfire – Disney+ 8/6Homeroom – Hulu 8/12 Reminiscence – HBO Max 8/21Annette – Prime 8/20It feels like it’s been forever since Netflix added a bona fide classic from the 20th … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, annette, different world, disney, friday night lights, hbo max, homeroom, hulu, magnolia, mrs doubtfire, netflix, prime, princess cyd, reminiscence, reservation dogs | Leave a comment

12
Jul

2021 Emmy Picks: Limited/Anthology Series and Movies

LIMITED/ANTHOLOGY SERIESFargo (FX) Mare of Easttown (HBO)The Queen’s Gambit (Netflix)Small Axe (Prime) The Underground Railroad (Prime) Potential surprises:The Comey Rule (Showtime) The Good Lord Bird (Showtime) I May Destroy You (HBO)It’s a Sin (HBO Max) The Undoing (HBO) WandaVision (Disney+) … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, aretha franklin, christmas on the square, comey rule, dolly parton, fargo, genius, good lord bird, halston, hbo, i may destroy you, mahalia, mare of easttown, netflix, oslo, prime, queen's gambit, showtime, small axe, sylvie's love, uncle frank, underground railroad, undoing, your honor | Leave a comment

10
Jul

2021 Emmy Picks: Drama

With so many series facing extended production delays due to the pandemic, the window is open for a lot of series that probably wouldn’t have ever gotten their shot in a “normal” TV year. So let’s celebrate these underdogs. DRAMA … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, boys, bridgerton, crown, disney, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, in treatment, lovecraft country, mandalorian, netflix, perry mason, pose, prime, this is us | Leave a comment

9
Jul

2021 Emmy Picks: Comedy and Variety

Posted in Awards, Previews, Television | Tagged american utopia, apple, between the world and me, black lady sketch show, blackish, bo burnham, breeders, celebrating america, daily show, david byrne, disney, dolly parton, flight attendant, full frontal, girls5eva, grammys, hacks, hamilton, hbo, hbo max, jimmy kimmel, john oliver, kenan, kominsky method, last week tonight, late show, master of none, mom, mr mayor, netflix, oscars, peacock, pen15, samantha bee, saturday night live, snl, stephen colbert, super bowl, superstore, ted lasso, trevor noah, weeknd, zoey's extraordinary playlist | Leave a comment

2
Jul

Streaming Picks: July 2021

FILMSTop PicksThe Conversation – Hulu 7/1No Sudden Move – HBO Max 7/1 Rear Window – Prime 7/1 Summer of Soul – Hulu 7/2 The Empty Man – HBO Max 7/17 This is honestly one of the greatest movie months I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged amazon, conversation, disney, empty man, hbo max, hulu, i think you should leave, monsters at work, netflix, no sudden move, prime, rear window, summer of soul | Leave a comment

4
Jun

Streaming Picks: June 2021

FILMSTop PicksDr. Strangelove – HBO Max 6/1 Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – Prime 6/1Gone Girl – Hulu 6/15 Luca – Disney+ 6/18 It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 2 hearts, a list, alan saldana, alone, amazon, america, amphibia, awake, betty, billions, billy on the street, black holes, born to play, bosch, breaking boundaries, brittania, bryant gumbel, bunk'd, camellia sisters, carnaval, chivas, choe show, cocomelon, cold case, come true, conjuring, croods, dancing queens, dave, devil below, dino ranch, disney, doctor sleep, dom, dr strangelove, el hombre de hijo, el ultimo balsero, elite, explota explota, false positive, family, family man, fatale, fatherhood, feel good, flack, fresh fried and crispy, fungies, glitch in the matrix, godzilla, gone girl, good on paper, happy endings, harvie and the magic museum, hbo max, her deadly sugar daddy, her name is chef, hulu, hurley, ice road, in the heights, jagame thandhiram, juan luis guerra, just roll with it, kajillionaire, keith haring, killerman, kim's convenience, kitty love, l word, la's finest, labor wulf, lazor wulf, legend of the underground, lfg, loki, love featuring marriage and divorce, love victor, luca, lupin, lying and stealing, man in the orange shirt, marvel studios legends, michael smerconish, muppet babies, murder by the coast, mysterious benedict society, naked director, nasrin, netflix, nevertheless, new york times, night of the kings, obituary of tunde johnson, off the air, outside story, penguin town, phobias, picture a scientist, pinocchio, pj masks, power rangers, prime, puppy dog pals, queer as folk, rams, rastamouse, rational life, raya and the last dragon, real sports, revolution rent, rhyme time town, rizzoli and isles, rurangi, safer at home, sailor moon, secret life of a celebrity surrogate, seeking a friend for the end of the world, september morning, seven deadly sins, seven souls in the skull castle, seventh day, sex life, shazam, silver skates, sisters on track, skater girl, sonic the hedgehog, sophie, starbeam, summer camp island, summertime, super friends, super monsters, this is pop, to your eternity, too hot to handle, tragic jungle, trese, trippin, trolls, trust, two of us, unwind your mind, wedding guest, willy's wonderland, wind, wish dragon, without a trace, wolfgang, wonder boy, work in progress, workin moms, world's most amazing vacation rentals, xtreme, young hearts, zenimation | Leave a comment

6
May

The Optimist’s Summer Movie Preview 2021

The pandemic robbed us of not just a summer movie season, but a year’s worth of theatrical experiences. But with more than 100 million vaccinated and many theaters reopening – even if not at full capacity – it’s time to … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews | Tagged black widow, candyman, conjuring, disney, green knight, hbo max, in the heights, night house, quiet place, reminiscence, shang-chi, sparks brothers, stillwater, suicide squad, those who wish me dead, wrath of man, zola | Leave a comment

1
May

Streaming Picks: May 2021

FILMSTop PicksRobot & Frank – Prime and Hulu 5/9 Those Who Wish Me Dead – HBO Max 5/14 The Woman in the Window – Netflix 5/14 Cruella – Disney+ 5/24 This month we’ve got a hidden gem and three originals … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged adventure time, al rawabi school for girls, amazon, amy tan, angelina ballerina, apple and onion, army of the dead, axios, bad batch, baggio, barney, big city dreams, black space, bluey, boy from medellin, breach, bryant gumbel, camp cretaceous, castlevania, cowboys, crime of the century, cruella, dance of the forty one, dirty john, disney, divine ponytail, dog gone trouble, donut king, eden, fbi, ferry, generation por que, girl from nowhere, good kisser, greenland, hacks, halston, haunted, hbo max, high on the hog, high school musical, hulu, i am all girls, in treatment, inside pixar, jujutsu kaisen, jungle beat, jupiter's legacy, jurassic world, kominsky method, la boda de rosa, legend of baron to'a, legendary, little fish, love death and robots, love sarah, lucifer, mad for each other, madagascar, manhunt, master of none, michael che, mickey mouse, milestone, mine, mixed up adventures, mlk, mlk fbi, modok, money explained, monster, move to heaven, mr inbetween, neighbor, netflix, oxygen, panic, para rosa, parisian agency, personal history of david copperfield, pikwik pack, pink, plan b, prime, racket boys, ragnarok, re zero, real sports, robot and frank, saint maud, sam smith, sardar ka grandson, selena, shadow in the cloud, shrill, solos, some kind of heaven, sons of sam, soy rada, special, special agent oso, star wars, strange house, supernova, sydney to the max, territorio, that damn michael che, those who wish me dead, trash truck, underground railroad, upshaws, uri and ella, vigil, wander darkly, wander over yonder, who killed sara, woman in the window, wonder woman, world to come | Leave a comment

23
Apr

Oscar Guide 2021

While the extended season offered plenty of pros and cons, there are still a few races that don’t seem quite over. So here’s what should and will win, but remember that you shouldn’t be putting money based on my picks. … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged amazon, another round, apple, better days, borat, collective, crip camp, da 5 bloods, disney, emma, eurovision song contest, farmageddon, father, greyhound, hillbilly elegy, hulu, judas and the black messiah, life ahead, love and monsters, ma rainey's black bottom, man who sold his skin, mank, midnight sky, minari, mole agent, mulan, my octopus teacher, netflix, news of the world, nomadland, one and only ivan, one night in miami, onward, over the moon, pieces of a woman, pinocchio, promising young woman, quo vadis aida, shaun the sheep movie, soul, sound of metal, tenet, time, trial of the chicago 7, united states vs billie holiday, white tiger, wolfwalkers | Leave a comment

1
Apr

Streaming Picks: April 2021

FILMSTop PicksBringing Up Baby – HBO Max 4/1 My Cousin Vinny – Prime 4/1 Rush – Netflix 4/16 Baby’s Day Out – Disney+ 4/23 It seems like we could all use some laughs and some excitement. The first two films … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 1 2 3 all eyes on me, aber bergen, adventures in wonderland, adventures of napkin man, ajeeb daastaans, amazon, anne, arlo the alligator boy, art of falling in love, assembled, assume the position, baby's day out, baker and the beauty, being the queen, beneath the beat, big day, big shot, black lady sketch show, bringing up baby, bryant gumbel, burden, circle, clone wars, coded bias, concrete cowboy, couples therapy, creepshow, dad stop embarrassing me, dark city, day i became a god, diana, disciple, disney, dolly parton, ducktales, ewoks, exterminate all the brutes, falcon and the winter soldier, family reunion, fast and furious, fatma, first ladies, fly like a girl, frank of ireland, future-worm, garfield and friends, genndy tartakovsky, girl, go go cory carson, great pottery throwdown, greta thunberg, handmaid's tale, happy endings, have you ever seen fireflies, hbo max, headspace, headspace guide to sleep, heist of the century, heroes, higglytown heroes, higurashi, hulu, infinity train, into the beat, izzy's koala world, jacqueline and jilly, junior puppy pals, just say yes, keeping faith, kick buttowski, kid who would be king, knuckledust, last kids on earth, law school, life in color, liv and maddie, looney tunes cartoons, loudermilk, love in harmony valley, luis miguel, madame claude, made for love, magical andes, mare of easttown, mighty express, mira, mitchells vs the machines, modern persuasion, mortal kombat, my cousin vinny, my love, my music story, nanny, netflix, nevers, new gods, new mutants, nicky ricky dicky and dawn, night in paradise, on the spectrum, one last crusade, other two, our towns, out in the open, pet stars, pj masks, place of no words, prank encounters, primal, prime, princess cut, real sports, rectify, restaurant, ride or die, rizo, robert wuhl, rush, sasquatch, searching for sheela, secret of the whales, secrets of great british castles, secrets of sulphur springs, serpent, sexify, shadow and bone, sky high, smiley face killers, snabba cash, songbird, soul, south side, spontaneous, spy racers, stand-in, standard, star wars, stars fell on alabama, stowaway, survivor's remorse, synchronic, tell me when, tersanjung, them, things seen and heard, this is a robbery, thunder force, tom clancy, unhinged, unikitty, unremarkable juanquini, walk the prank, wander, way of the house husband, wedding coach, wework, what lies below, why are you like this, why did you kill me, wild mountain thyme, without remorse, x-men, yasuke, year to change the world, zero | Leave a comment