Tag Archives: hulu

15
May

What I Watched This Week: 9 May 2021

NEW SHOWSMare of Easttown – “Poor Sisyphus” (B+)A bit overstuffed, but it’s still rich with deeply human emotion and moments of levity. Enid Graham makes a play for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series with a subplot that seemed a … Continue reading →

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8
May

What I Watched This Week: 2 May 2021

NEW SHOWSMare of Easttown – “Enter Number Two” (A-)Mare’s self-destructive tendencies catch up with her, with damaging results. But those results are less than she deserves. In this town, everyone covers for each other, which might be why there are … Continue reading →

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3
May

What I Watched This Week: 25 Apr 2021

NEW SHOWS93rd Annual Academy Awards (B-)There were some interesting new directions with pacing and structure. No songs and only one bit of banter that resulted in eight-time nominee Glenn Close putting that backfield in motion. But then they whiffed the … Continue reading →

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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 | Comments Off

25
Apr

My Dream Oscar Ballot 2021

Once again, I’m going off the Academy’s eligibility lists, so several movies I would have considered for some awards aren’t represented here. I’ve also seen too few foreign language films to fill out those categories, so I’m abstaining. So enjoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars | Tagged amazon, another round, apple, assistant, birds of prey, borat, boys state, da 5 bloods, dick johnson is dead, disney, emma, eurovision song contest, father, first cow, greyhound, hulu, i'm thinking of ending things, invisible man, judas and the black messiah, little things, ma rainey's black bottom, mank, midnight sky, minari, mulan, netflix, never rarely sometimes always, nomadland, one night in miami, onward, palm springs, possessor, prime, promising young woman, soul, sound of metal, tenet, time, trial of the chicago 7, vast of night, wolfwalkers | Comments Off

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 | Comments Off

3
Apr

What I Watched This Week: 28 Mar 2021

BINGEINGThe X-Files – Season 3 (A- average) The best season yet, with only two outright stinkers that unfortunately come back-to-back. But we get three Darin Morgan-scripted episodes, and they’re all fantastic. Feeling like this show is going to peak soon, … Continue reading →

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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 →

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15
Mar

Reactions to the 2021 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. First Cow – Adapted Screenplay, Picture, Director, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, Production Design For the first time ever, the New York Film Critics’ Circle pick for Best Film wasn’t nominated for … Continue reading →

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13
Mar

Final Oscar Picks 2021

BEST PICTUREJudas and the Black Messiah Ma Rainey’s Black BottomMankMinariNomadlandOne Night in Miami…Promising Young WomanThe Trial of the Chicago 7 Dark Horse: Da 5 BloodsLong Shot: Sound of Metal Total Shock: Never Rarely Sometimes Always The skinny: Proof that the … Continue reading →

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