Oscar Re-Do: 2011

You know the drill. Winners in bold, then we break it down.

BEST PICTURE
The Artist
The Descendants
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
The Help
Hugo
Midnight in Paris
Moneyball
The Tree of Life
War Horse

Should have won: The Tree of Life
Not even nominated: Take Shelter

There’s a long-running joke that no one remembers or cares about Avatar, the highest-grossing movie of all time. The same humorous logic could be applied to The Artist. No Best Picture winner since has won more Oscars (5), yet not a single winner has even been nominated again by the Academy, save costume designer Mark Bridges. It’s easy to see why voters went nuts: It’s a charming movie about making movies, with no spoken dialogue but plenty of lush filmmaking and strong performances. But it feels like a trifle compared to some of these other nominees.

In comparison, The Tree of Life is about as heavy as it gets, grappling with aging, family relationships and the divine. Everything else from this year pales in comparison.

Exploring similar themes, but in a much more intense way, Take Shelter deserved a nomination here (and for lead actor Michael Shannon and Jeff Nichols’ script). That this acclaimed film blanked at the Oscars while Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – a film I have never heard anyone discuss favorably, if at all – is baffling.

BEST DIRECTOR
Michel Hazanavicius, The Artist
Alexander Payne, The Descendants
Martin Scorsese, Hugo
Woody Allen, Midnight in Paris
Terrence Malick, The Tree of Life

Should have won: Terrence Malick
Not even nominated: Nicolas Winding Refn, Drive

If you’re going to go nuts for The Artist, it only makes sense to similarly reward its creator. But there were a lot more imaginative films, including Drive. It was the coolest movie of 2011, but managed only one measly Sound Editing nod.

BEST ACTOR
Demián Bichir, A Better Life
George Clooney, The Descendants
Jean Dujardin, The Artist
Gary Oldman, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Brad Pitt, Moneyball

Should have won: Brad Pitt
Not even nominated: Michael Fassbender, Shame

Brad Pitt had a phenomenal 12 months between The Tree of Life and Killing Them Softly premiering at Cannes. But this was his only acting nomination in that rich period. As Billy Beane, he’s superstitious and anxious, but doggedly determined to change the way baseball teams are managed. But he somehow manages to make a man putting in a ton of effort feel effortless. It’s a true movie star performance.

And while there aren’t any duds in this category, it’s still shocking Michael Fassbender didn’t make it in with his astonishing performance as a sex addict in Shame. The explicit film may not work entirely, but Fassbender is riveting from first frame to last.

BEST ACTRESS
Glenn Close, Albert Nobbs
Viola Davis, The Help
Rooney Mara, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Meryl Streep, The Iron Lady
Michelle Williams, My Week with Marilyn

Should have won: Viola Davis
Not even nominated: Kirsten Dunst, Melancholia

Oof. Yes, Meryl Streep is one of our greatest actresses. But holy fucking shit was this a bad call. It’s another imitation of a famous person with little in the way of embodiment. It also doesn’t help that The Iron Lady presents Margaret Thatcher – one of the worst politicians of the 20th Century – mostly as a hero. Anyone else would have been a better choice. The best of these is Viola Davis, whose performance is by far the strongest part of The Help, going well beyond a sometimes surface-level movie.

Let’s kick Streep out entirely and replace her with Kirsten Dunst, earning her first Oscar nomination a decade earlier. Lars von Trier’s end-of-the-world drama isn’t “enjoyable” in any traditional sense, but her performance as a deeply depressed woman who’s all to ready for Armageddon might be the finest of anyone this year, regardless of category.

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Streaming Picks: April 2022

FILMS
Top Picks
Saved! – Prime 4/1
Spartan – HBO Max 4/1
While 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 spot-on. The entire cast is exceptional, especially Macaulay Culkin and Eva Amurri as a rebellious couple and Mandy Moore as the mean girl “filled with Christ’s love.”

Spartan is a top-notch thriller that combines the thrills of ’90s action movies with the deep cynicism of David Mamet. It’s arguably Val Kilmer’s finest performance (or at least No. 2 behind Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and one of the best movies of the 2000s.

Other Recommendations
Across the Universe – Paramount+ 4/1
Addams Family Values – Paramount+ 4/1
Ali – Paramount+ 4/1
Along Came Polly – Peacock 4/1
Apollo 13 – Peacock 4/1
Argo – Netflix 4/1
Armageddon – Prime 4/1
Armored – Hulu 4/1
The Bank Job – Prime 4/1
Baseketball – Peacock 4/1
Beethoven – Peacock 4/1
Beetlejuice – HBO Max 4/1
Benny and Joon – Prime 4/1
The Big Chill – HBO Max 4/1
Blade – Netflix 4/1
Blade II – Netflix 4/1
The Blind Side – Netflix 4/1
Bloody Sunday – Paramount+ 4/1
Blow – Netflix 4/1
Blow Out – Prime 4/1
Bonnie and Clyde – Netflix 4/1
Bowfinger – Peacock 4/1
Braveheart – Prime 4/1
The Break-Up – HBO Max 4/1
Brown Sugar – Prime 4/1
Bruce Almighty – Prime 4/1
Bull Durham – Prime 4/1
Burn After Reading – Peacock 4/1
Capote – HBO Max 4/1
Carrie (1976) – Prime 4/1
Cast Away – Prime 4/1
Catch Me If You Can – Paramount+ 4/1
Cedar Rapids – Prime 4/1
Chicago – HBO Max 4/1
The Color of Money – Prime 4/1
Con Air – Prime 4/1
Conspiracy Theory – Hulu 4/1
The Conversation – Paramount+ 4/1
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Prime 4/1
Dances with Wolves – HBO Max 4/1
Date Night – Prime 4/1
Definitely, Maybe – Hulu 4/1
Despicable Me – Peacock 4/1
The Dictator – Paramount+ 4/1
District 9 – Prime 4/1
Eagle Eye – Netflix 4/1
Elizabeth – Peacock 4/1
Eyes Wide Shut – Hulu 4/1
The Family Man – Peacock 4/1
Fargo – Prime 4/1
Field of Dreams – Peacock 4/1
The Fly (1986) – Paramount+ 4/1
Forrest Gump – Paramount+ 4/1
Friday – Peacock 4/1
Full Metal Jacket – Netflix 4/1
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) – Peacock 4/1
Funny Face – Paramount+ 4/1
Garden State – Prime 4/1
Get Him to the Greek – Hulu 4/1
Ghost World – Paramount+ 4/1
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) – Peacock 4/1
The Good Shepherd – Peacock 4/1
Hanna – Hulu 4/1
Her – Netflix 4/1
Hot Shots! Part Deux – Hulu 4/1
Hotel Artemis – Peacock 4/1
How to Train Your Dragon – Netflix 4/1
Hugo – HBO Max 4/1
Hulk – Peacock 4/1
I Love You, Man – Paramount+ 4/1
Inception – Netflix 4/1
The Incredible Hulk – HBO Max 4/1
The International – Hulu 4/1
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) – Prime 4/1
The Jerk – Peacock 4/1
The Legend of Zorro – Paramount+ 4/1
Liar Liar – Peacock 4/1
Limitless – HBO Max 4/1
Little Miss Sunshine – Paramount+ 4/1
The Long Goodbye – Paramount+ 4/1
Look Who’s Talking – Hulu 4/1
Looper – Hulu 4/1
Love Actually – Hulu and Netflix 4/1
Mallrats – Peacock 4/1
Man on Fire – Peacock 4/1
Man on the Moon – Peacock 4/1
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) – Paramount+ 4/1
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) – Peacock 4/1
Megamind – Peacock 4/1
Mercury Rising – Peacock 4/1
Minority Report – Peacock 4/1
Molly’s Game – Netflix 4/1
Moon – HBO Max 4/1
Mystic Pizza – Prime 4/1
The Negotiator – Hulu 4/1
No Escape – Peacock 4/1
Nobody’s Fool (1994) – HBO Max 4/1
The Nutty Professor (1996) – Peacock 4/1
O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Prime 4/1
Office Space – Peacock and Paramount+ 4/1
On the Waterfront – HBO Max 4/1
Open Range – Hulu 4/1
Panic Room – Paramount+ 4/1
Paul – Peacock 4/1
Postcards from the Edge – Hulu 4/1
The Proposal – Peacock 4/1
Pulp Fiction – Paramount+ 4/1
Puss in Boots – Netflix 4/1
The Raid: Redemption – HBO Max 4/1
Rain Man – HBO Max 4/1
RED – HBO Max 4/1
Reign of Fire – Paramount+ 4/1
Revolutionary Road – Prime 4/1
A River Runs Through It – Paramount+ 4/1
Romeo + Juliet – HBO Max 4/1
Runaway Jury – Hulu 4/1
Rushmore – Prime 4/1
Salt – HBO Max 4/1
Saving Private Ryan – Netflix 4/1
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – HBO Max 4/1
Shanghai Noon – Prime 4/1
Sherlock Holmes – Netflix 4/1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Netflix 4/1
Shrek – Hulu 4/1
Shrek 2 – Hulu 4/1
The Siege – Hulu 4/1
Signs – Prime 4/1
The Sixth Sense – Prime 4/1
Something’s Gotta Give – Netflix 4/1
Spy Game – Peacock 4/1
Sweet Home Alabama – Prime 4/1
The Tailor of Panama – Hulu 4/1
The Thin Red Line – Paramount+ 4/1
Titanic (1997) – Paramount+ 4/1
Tommy Boy – Paramount+ 4/1
Tootsie – HBO Max 4/1
The Truth About Charlie – Peacock 4/1
Unbreakable – Prime 4/1
Undercover Brother – Peacock 4/1
Vertical Limit – Hulu 4/1
The Wackness – HBO Max 4/1
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Hulu 4/1
Watchmen – Hulu 4/1
Young Frankenstein – Prime 4/1
Zero Dark Thirty – Peacock 4/1
Man of Steel – HBO Max 4/5
Chasing Mavericks – Disney+ 4/6
Let the Right One In – Hulu 4/8
The Night House – HBO Max 4/8
Nightcrawler – Netflix 4/10
In the Heart of the Sea – Hulu 4/23
The Godfather Trilogy – Paramount+ 4/28
The Blair Witch Project – HBO Max 4/30

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Leave of Absence

Hi all:

I’m dealing with a sudden, unexpected medical issue. I’m fine, but it can be debilitating. We still don’t know what’s causing it or how to treat it.

So that means that I won’t be publishing as frequently until it all gets sorted out. In the immediate future, my Oscar Re-Do column for 2011 and my Top 20 of 2001 will be delayed for now.

But I’ll be back and sharing my love of film and pop culture with you soon.

– Kip

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TV Recap: Mar. 20-26, 2022

NEW SHOWS
Atlanta
“Three Slaps” (A) / season premiere
“Sinterklaas Is Coming to Town” (A)
It’s been nearly four years since the show last aired a new episode, but it felt like it hasn’t missed a beat. The premiere is a brilliant, devastating, hilarious rumination on the Hart case. It has nothing to do with the main cast, but it still feels essential.

The proper premiere finds our characters haven’t changed that much: Earn is always putting out fires and barely hanging on. Alfred is on cruise control. Darius is extremely high and in his own little world. And Van is just lost. Shifting the setting to Europe doesn’t change any of the surreal detours or razor-sharp commentary on race.

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Oscar Guide 2022

BEST PICTURE
Belfast
CODA
Don’t Look Up

Drive My Car
Dune
King Richard
Licorice Pizza
Nightmare Alley
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story

Will win: The Power of the Dog
Could win: CODA
Should win: Drive My Car
Should have been nominated: Mass

The skinny: CODA seems to be surging, picking up top honors at SAG and the PGA. But we’ve been down this road before. The whole “times are tough and voters just want to give Best Picture to a nice movie that makes them feel good” hasn’t really panned out. So I’m sticking with The Power of the Dog. It’s critically acclaimed, has an enormous push from Netflix to finally get their first major Oscar, and has done well just about everywhere.

BEST DIRECTING
Kenneth Branagh, Belfast
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car
Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

Will win: Jane Campion
Could win: Steven Spielberg
Should win: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Should have been nominated: Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch

The skinny: No matter what happens anywhere else, Campion will become just the third woman to win Best Director. She’s more than deserving.

BEST ACTOR
Javier Bardem, Being the Ricardos
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Andrew Garfield, Tick, Tick… Boom!
Will Smith, King Richard
Denzel Washington, The Tragedy of Macbeth

Will win: Will Smith
Could and should win: Benedict Cumberbatch
Should have been nominated: Simon Rex, Red Rocket

The skinny: Like a lot of the acting lineups, these are actors I enjoy but don’t love the films they’re nominated for. The performances of Smith and Aunjanue Ellis are really the only reason to watch King Richard, which indulged every sports movie cliché on its way to a whopping six nominations. I’ll be happy for Will to finally get this, but I’ll probably pretend it’s for something else.

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter
Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Nicole Kidman, Being the Ricardos
Kristen Stewart, Spencer

Will and should win: Jessica Chastain
Could win: Penélope Cruz
Should have been nominated: Agathe Rousselle, Titane

The skinny: The only true wild card of the night. Chastain has hustled all season long for her excellent performance in a movie no one saw (and not because it premiered on streaming). It seems like hers to lose, but previous winners Colman, Cruz or Kidman could all pick up their second trophies. The only one who seems like she’s out completely is Stewart. It’s odd considering she was the front-runner all season.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Ciarán Hinds, Belfast
Troy Kotsur, CODA
Jesse Plemons, The Power of the Dog
J.K. Simmons, Being the Ricardos
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog

Will win: Troy Kotsur
Could and should win: Kodi Smit-McPhee
Should have been nominated: Vikash Bhai, Limbo

The skinny: Kotsur’s got this in the bag, and he’s sure to give an excellent speech. But it’s a tad bit annoying (not because he’s undeserving) this is a forgone conclusion when Paul Raci was passed over for Sound of Metal last year.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jessie Buckley, The Lost Daughter
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Judi Dench, Belfast
Kirsten Dunst, The Power of the Dog
Aunjanue Ellis, King Richard

Will and should win: Ariana DeBose
Could win: Aunjanue Ellis
Should have been nominated: Olga Mereidiz, In the Heights

The skinny: Ariana DeBose’s victory lap ends here with one final bow. She’s been dazzling on-screen and off all season.

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My Dream Oscar Ballot 2022

BEST PICTURE
Annette
The Card Counter
Drive My Car
The French Dispatch
Licorice Pizza
Mass
Nine Days
The Power of the Dog
West Side Story
The Worst Person in the World

BEST DIRECTOR
Leos Carax, Annette
Ryusuke Hamiguchi, Drive My Car
Wes Anderson, The French Dispatch
Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog
Steven Spielberg, West Side Story

BEST ACTOR
Nicolas Cage, Pig
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog
Frankie Faison, The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Drive My Car
Simon Rex, Red Rocket

BEST ACTRESS
Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Penélope Cruz, Parallel Mothers
Renate Reinsve, The Worst Person in the World
Agathe Rousselle, Titane
Rachel Zegler, West Side Story

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Vikash Bhai, Limbo
Mike Faist, West Side Story
Anders Danielsen Lie, The Worst Person in the World
Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Power of the Dog
Jeffrey Wright, The French Dispatch

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Jodie Comer, The Last Duel
Ariana DeBose, West Side Story
Kathryn Hunter, The Tragedy of Macbeth
Olga Meridiz, In the Heights
Tōko Miura, Drive My Car

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TV Recap: Mar. 13-19, 2022

BINGEING
Reacher – Season 1 (B+ average)
Is Reacher good? That’s debatable. Is Alan Ritchson the right build to play Jack Reacher? Absolutely. Is it weird this season is set in Georgia yet filmed in Canada? Most definitely. Reacher is often absurd, poorly acted and incredibly violent. Yet it satisfies the lizard part of my brain that just wants to see bad guys taken out in increasingly clever and gruesome ways. Bruce McGill makes a full course meal of the scenery as a corrupt politician, but Malcolm Goodwin is the real discovery here. His turn as the uptight detective, whose mannered style covers up deep hurt, is terrific.

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TV Recap: Feb. 28-Mar. 5, 2022

NEW SHOWS
Killing Eve – “Just Dunk Me” (B-) / season premiere
It’s more of the same, and clear the show should have ended already. But the banter is still snappy and the production design immaculate. And no other show would have one of its main characters sing Primal Scream’s “Movin’ on Up” in a church, and then frame her in angel wings just before attempting to drown someone in a basin of holy water. That and the performances are why I’m committed to watching this to the bitter end.

The Righteous Gemstones – “I Will Tell of All Your Deeds” (B+) / season finale
A solid finale, but it’s nowhere near the heights of this excellent second season. Everything gets wrapped up neatly, and Eric Andre’s murderous pastor finally gets his due. But I’m a little worried about Kelvin and Keefe and all those boys.

BINGEING
Evil – Season 1 (A- average)
Filled the X-Files-shaped hole in my heart. It’s absurd but also surprisingly respectful of people of faith. The will they/won’t they with Katja Hebbers and Mike Coulter works because of their dynamite chemistry. And Michael Emerson dines on the scenery every time he pops up.

Seinfeld – Season 5 (B+ average)
Not quite on par with Season 4 (probably the series’ peak), but still jam-packed with laughs. Classics include “The Hamptons” and “The Opposite,” while “The Stand-In” and “The Sniffing Accountant” are inessential.

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Streaming Picks: March 2022

FILMS
Top Picks
Drive My Car – HBO Max 3/2
West Side Story (2021) – Disney+ and HBO Max 3/2
Would 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 outside your comfort zone, and a perfectly solid version of West Side Story already exists, both are extraordinary efforts from master filmmakers. You won’t be disappointed.

Other Recommendations
2 Days in the Valley – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
12 Monkeys – Peacock 3/1
17 Again – Peacock 3/1
48 Hrs. – Paramount+ 3/1
The A-Team – Peacock 3/1
Adaptation – HBO Max 3/1
American Graffiti – Peacock 3/1
American Pie – Peacock 3/1
The Aviator – HBO Max 3/1
Away We Go – Peacock 3/1
Baby Mama – Hulu 3/1
Backdraft – Peacock 3/1
Being John Malkovich – Peacock 3/1
Benny & Joon – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
The Big Lebowski – Peacock 3/1
The Birds – Peacock 3/1
Blue Velvet – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Boyz N the Hood – HBO Max 3/1
Brokeback Mountain – Peacock 3/1
Brown Sugar – Peacock 3/1
Casino – Peacock 3/1
Charlie Wilson’s War – Hulu 3/1
Christine (2016) – Netflix 3/1
Chronicle – Prime 3/1
Corpse Bride – Hulu 3/1
Crash (2005) – Hulu and Prime 3/1
Dazed and Confused – Peacock 3/1
Dead Poets Society – Prime 3/1
Demolition Man – Hulu 3/1
The Descendants – Hulu 3/1
Devil in a Blue Dress – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Drive Angry – Peacock 3/1
Edward Scissorhands – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Peacock 3/1
The Fighter – Paramount+ 3/1
The Firm – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Flightplan – Prime 3/1
Forgetting Sarah Marshall – Peacock 3/1
Fried Green Tomatoes – Peacock 3/1
Garden State – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Gattaca – Netflix 3/1
The Gift (2015) – Netflix and Paramount+ 3/1
Glory – Hulu 3/1
The Green Mile – Netflix 3/1
Guarding Tess – Hulu 3/1
Hot Fuzz – Peacock 3/1
How to Train Your Dragon – Peacock 3/1
The Hurt Locker – Peacock 3/1
In Bruges – Peacock 3/1
The Insider – Hulu 3/1
Juno – Hulu 3/1
Kingpin – Paramount+ 3/1
Kiss the Girls – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Knocked Up – Peacock 3/1
L.A. Confidential – Hulu 3/1
The Last Waltz – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Lawless – Hulu and Prime 3/1
A League of Their Own – Peacock 3/1
Liar Liar – Prime 3/1
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Look Who’s Talking – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Lucy – Peacock 3/1
The Meddler – Hulu 3/1
My Best Friend’s Wedding – Netflix 3/1
My Girl – Peacock 3/1
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) – Netflix 3/1
Notting Hill – Peacock 3/1
The Omen (1976) – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Precious – Peacock 3/1
The Princess Bride – Hulu 3/1
Prometheus – Prime 3/1
The Proposal – Prime 3/1
Psycho (1960) – Peacock 3/1
Public Enemies – Netflix 3/1
Puss in Boots – Prime 3/1
Rear Window (1954) – Peacock 3/1
The Replacements – Netflix 3/1
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Rope – Peacock 3/1
Roxanne – Hulu 3/1
The Royal Tenenbaums – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Scary Movie 3 – Paramount+ 3/1
Selma – Paramount+ 3/1
Se7en – Peacock 3/1
Shadow of a Doubt – Peacock 3/1
Shanghai Noon – Hulu 3/1
The Shawshank Redemption – Netflix 3/1
Shine a Light – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Shooter – Netflix 3/1
Shrek – Netflix 3/1
Shrek 2 – Netflix 3/1
Sinister – Peacock 3/1
Sorry to Bother You – Netflix 3/1
Spaceballs – Prime 3/1
Starship Troopers – HBO Max, Hulu and Netflix 3/1
Step Brothers – Peacock 3/1
Taken – Peacock 3/1
The Talented Mr. Ripley – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
The Terminal – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
To Catch a Thief – Hulu 3/1
Traffic – Peacock 3/1
Trainwreck – Peacock 3/1
Unstoppable – Hulu 3/1
V for Vendetta – Netflix 3/1
Vertical Limit – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Vertigo – Peacock 3/1
The Virgin Suicides – Hulu 3/1
Wedding Crashers – Peacock 3/1
Where the Wild Things Are – Netflix 3/1
The Woman in Black (2012) – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/1
Zombieland – Peacock 3/1
Zoolander – Netflix 3/1
Blade II – HBO Max 3/2
Before Midnight – Hulu 3/3
Benedetta – Hulu 3/4
F9 – HBO Max 3/4
Dune (2021) – HBO Max 3/10
Dunkirk – Netflix 3/12
Big Daddy – Peacock 3/16
A Walk Among the Tombstones – Netflix 3/16
The Butler – Netflix 3/17
Wrath of Man – Hulu and Paramount+ 3/23
Blade Runner 2049 – Netflix 3/26
Mass – Hulu 3/26
Killing Them Softly – Hulu 3/30

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TV Recap: Feb. 21-27, 2022

NEW SHOWS
Law & Order – “The Right Thing” (B-) / revival premiere
It’s solid when it’s just doing the law and order. But when it tries to grapple with how cops and prosecutors are viewed today, it’s exceptionally clumsy. Jack McCoy appalled at the word “defund” is something I never hope to see again.

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