Tag Archives: netflix

1
Feb

What I Watched This Week: 26 Jan 2020

NEW SHOWS The Outsider – “Que Viene el Coco” (A-) Even without gruesome violence, this episode is the most unsettling yet, because all the stories about boogeymen are real. The plot similarities to It Follows are fine considering that’s one of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged curb your enthusiasm, good place, grace and frankie, hbo, netflix, outsider, schitt's creek | Comments Off

1
Feb

Streaming Picks: February 2020

FILMS Top Picks Good Time – Netflix 2/11 The Farewell – Prime 2/12 The Last Thing He Wanted – Netflix 2/21 Mister America – Hulu 2/13 For those whose first introduction to the Safdies was Uncut Gems, might I suggest … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 47 meters down, adam, after the wedding, alive, all or nothing, all the bright places, altered carbon, amazon, amit tandon, angel of mine, angry birds movie 2, babies, babylon berlin, ballad of lefty brown, better call saul, black hollywood, cable girls, camino a roma, captain underpants, cats the mewvie, chef show, clifford, coldest game, counterpart, danger close, david crosby, dragon quest, dragons, escape at dannemora, every time i die, expanding universe of ashley garcia, faith hope and love, farmageddon, followers, formula 1, full count, gentefied, girl on the third floor, glitch techs, good time, grantchester, high fidelity, honey boy, horse girl, hulu, hunters, i am not okay with this, ice princess lily, if you give a mouse a cookie, into the dark, isi and ossi, jallikattu, la trinchera infinita, locke and key, love is blind, madea family funeral, ms purple, my holo love, narcos, netflix, other guy, Pete the cat, pharmacist, pokemon, polaroid, prime, puerta 7, q ball, queen sono, racetime, radioflash, restaurants on the edge, run the race, shaun the sheep, sordo, spectros, system crasher, taj mahal 1989, team kaylie, to all the boys i've loved before, tom papa, unstoppable, uppity, utopia falls, villains, where we go from here, where'd you go bernadette, who killed malcolm x, wrinkles the clown | Comments Off

28
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Performances – Film

It was a stellar year for film acting, even if only one of these performances was nominated for an Academy Award. Ensemble in a Comedy Knives Out As epic a cast as has ever been assembled for a murder mystery, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged dolemite is my name, high life, hustlers, knives out, long shot, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, parasite, uncut gems, us, waves | Comments Off

27
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best and Worst Movies

After many delays – some of which were my fault, some of which were beyond my control – I present to you the best and worst films of 2019. 10. Give Me Liberty (dir. Kirill Mikhanovsky) If you haven’t heard … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Film | Tagged 1917, amazing grace, apollo 11, ash is purest white, avengers, blinded by the light, climax, dark waters, dolemite is my name, farewell, ford v ferrari, give me liberty, hidden life, high flying bird, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, long day's journey into night, marriage story, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, souvenir, standoff at sparrow creek, transit, uncut gems, under the silver lake, waves | Comments Off

13
Jan

Reactions to the 2020 Oscar Nominations

Biggest Snubs (in order from most to least egregious) 1. Us – Actress There was one acting nomination for a person of color (Cynthia Erivo), so technically it’s not an all-white line-up. Still, it’s pathetic, specially when they had the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Reviews | Tagged apollo 11, dolemite is my name, farewell, frozen, hair love, hidden life, hustlers, john wick, knives out, last black man in san francisco, lighthouse, little women, midsommar, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, portrait of a lady on fire, uncut gems, us, wild rose | Comments Off

10
Jan

Final Oscar Picks 2020

The hardest part of predicting this year, is that in just about every category, there are four locks or near-locks. But that fifth slot? There are anywhere from 3-10 likely candidates to take it. That means there are likely to … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, amazon, american factory, apollo 11, atlantics, avengers, beanpole, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, downton abbey, farewell, for sama, ford v ferrari, frozen, harriet, honeyland, how to train your dragon, hustlers, i lost my body, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, knives out, les miserables, lighthouse, lion king, little women, maleficent, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, one child nation, pain and glory, parasite, prime, rocketman, star wars, toy story 4, us, wild rose | Comments Off

9
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Performances – Television

It was another strong year for TV, but as usual I gravitated toward comedy, which made some of these picks difficult, while trying to fill out the other categories was a challenge to find enough worthy candidates. Once again, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, barry, chernobyl, fleabag, hbo, i think you should leave, mindhunter, netflix, prime, righteous gemstones, russian doll, stranger things, tim robinson, true detective, watchmen | Comments Off

8
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Comedy Shows and Specials

While there was no shortage of stand-up specials in 2019 (and not just on Netflix!), there weren’t enough I loved to list five. So I expanded the criteria a bit to include some extremely clever sketch comedy and parody for … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged anthony jeselnik, documentary now, i think you should leave, john mulaney, netflix, seth meyers | Comments Off

7
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Shows – Honorable Mentions

It was even harder to craft a top 10 than usual, and that left a lot of shows in that next tier. So once again, I’ve expanded my honorable mentions to 14 episodes of shows that didn’t make the cut, … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, big little lies, boys, brooklyn nine-nine, crashing, crown, game of thrones, handmaid's tale, hbo, hulu, it's always sunny in philadelphia, jimmy fallon, killing eve, man in the high castle, netflix, prime, righteous gemstones, silicon valley, stranger things, this is us, tonight show | Comments Off

6
Jan

2019 in Review: The Best Shows

Trying to stem the tide of new and returning shows is impossible. There will always be so many shows that I wanted to watch but didn’t have the time for. So here are my top 10, with an expanded Honorable … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, barry, chernobyl, fleabag, good place, hbo, legion, mindhunter, netflix, prime, russian doll, schitt's creek, veep, watchmen | Comments Off