Tag Archives: netflix

9
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Television Moments

There were many great moments this decade, but the ones highlighted here tend to oscillate between wildly funny and greatly disturbing, sometimes at the same time. These scenes and descriptions may contain major spoilers. You’ve been warned. Onion SportsDome – … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged amazon, americans, barry, breaking bad, brooklyn nine-nine, dallas mavericks, fleabag, game of thrones, hbo, house of cards, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, onion sportsdome, oscars, prime, rob ford, saturday night live, silicon valley, snl, true detective | Comments Off

6
Dec

2010s in Review: The Best Comedy Specials

Stand-up grew into a major cultural force this decade, thanks to Netflix and its willingness to spend money on many comedians, including some that hadn’t gotten a shot at the big leagues yet. It was boon for the comedians as … Continue reading →

Posted in Best Of, Television | Tagged billy crystal, chris gethard, chris rock, dave chappelle, flight of the conchords, hannah gadsby, hbo, john mulaney, neal brennan, netflix, oh hello, patton oswalt | Comments Off

1
Dec

Streaming Picks: December 2019

FILMS Top Picks Malcolm X – Netflix 12/1 The Last Black Man in San Francisco – Prime 12/5 Marriage Story – Netflix 12/6 Wild Rose – Hulu 12/16 Malcolm X is an increasingly rare great movie added to Netflix. Spike … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged 6 underground, aeronauts, after the raid, alexa and katie, amazon, apache, app, astronomy club, better things, black jesus, bumblebee, burden of truth, carole and tuesday, chosen one, christmas prince, christmas with my father, clifford, cold case hammarskjold, como caido del cielo, confession killer, crash landing on you, day shall come, degenerates, depraved, disastrous life of saiki k, don't fuck with cats, especial de natal porta dos fundos, expanse, family reunion christmas, fast and furious, fast color, fruit basket, fuller house, gift, gintama, glow up, greenleaf, home for christmas, hot gimmick, hulu, inside edge, into the dark, jake whitehall, john mulaney, kevin hart, kid, kill team, killers anonymous, killing eve, la bazar de la charite, last black man in san francisco, last og, light of my life, lol, loro, los briceno, lost in space, magic for humans, magicians, malcolm x, marriage story, marvelous mrs maisel, michelle wolf, mighty magiswords, mix, neighbor, netflix, night hunter, nightflyers, ok ko let's be heroes, orville, outlander, preacher, prime, private practice, push, reprisal, rescue bots academy, ronny chieng, runaways, running with the devil, secret life of pets 2, sherman's showcase, sky is pink, sound of silence, soundtrack, spirit, spy racers, sweetheart, team kaylie, teasing master takagi-san, terrace house, this one's for the ladies, three days of christmas, tiffany haddish, transformers, triad princess, twice upon a time, two popes, ultraviolet, unikitty, v wars, virgin river, wedding year, what men want, wild rose, witcher, wonder park, yanxi palace, you, younger | Comments Off

30
Nov

What I Watched This Week: 24 Nov 2019

NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Thanksgiving of Horror” (B+) More bonkers and scary than the last several years of Halloween specials, this holiday special was a pleasant surprise. Watchmen – “This Extraordinary Being” (A) Radically reinvents the superhero origin in just … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged hbo, modern family, netflix, sebastian maniscalo, silicon valley, simpsons, watchmen | Comments Off

13
Nov

Oscar Picks: 13 Nov 2019

The accelerated schedule for the next Academy Awards seems to have caught some studios off-guard. A late start can have more dire consequences than usual, and some awards hopefuls will miss a lot of precursors as they’re tinkering with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Music, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, beautiful day in the neighborhood, bombshell, farewell, frozen, harriet, how to train your dragon, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, little women, marriage story, missing link, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, parasite, toy story 4, two popes, us, waves, weathering with you | Comments Off

1
Nov

Streaming Picks: November 2019, Part 1

With two new streaming services launching this month, I figured I’d break this preview out into two parts. The first will cover the usual services (Netflix, Hulu, Prime) and the second will cover Disney+ and AppleTV+. December will be back … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Previews, Television | Tagged accident, ad vitam, amazon, american son, anna and the apocalypse, apple tree yard, astronaut, atlantics, atypical, avlu, biggest little farm, bikram, billy on the street, body remembers when the world broke open, booksmart, bottom of the 9th, broken, burning cane, busted, chief of staff, chip and potato, christmas prince, club, costume quest, creed, crown, deep, devil next door, dino girl gauko, dirty john, distrito salvaje, dollface, dolly parton, dragon prince, dream killer, drive, earthquake bird, end of the fucking world, fanatic, fire in paradise, framing john delorean, go the unforgettable party, great british baking show, greatest events of ww2, green eggs and ham, hache, harvey girls forever, hasan minhaj, heartstrings, hello ninja, high seas, holiday in the wild, holiday rush, holly hobbie, house arrest, hulu, i lost my body, i'm with the band, iliza shlesinger, instant family, into the dark, irishman, jack ryan, jeff garlin, john crist, king, klaus, knight before christmas, let it snow, little things, llama llama, lol surprise, long time coming, lorena, low tide, man in the high castle, man without gravity, maradona in mexico, margaret atwood, mars, meet the adebanjos, meeting gorbachev, merry happy whatever, mike birbiglia, mike wallace is here, mobile suit gundam, mon frere, mortel, movies that made us, nailed it, narcoworld, netflix, no hay tiempo para la verguenza, nobody's looking, nos4a2, overlord, paradise beach, patriot act, prime, queen of the south, queer eye, quiet one, report, romans, scams, seth meyers, shadow, she-ra, simple plan, singapore social, souvenir, stranded, sugar rush christmas, super monsters, tomorrow man, toys that made us, trolls, true, tune in for love, uglydolls, undercover brother, vita and virginia, we are the wave, wild district, you're the worst | Comments Off

28
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 20 Oct 2019

NEW SHOWS The Simpsons – “Treehouse of Horror XXX” (B) I actually enjoyed each of the segments, even as I acknowledge this will never be as good as the old days. Put another way: I only rolled my eyes once … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged better call saul, breaking bad, el camino, good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, schitt's creek, simpsons, watchmen | Comments Off

20
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 13 Oct 2019

NEW SHOWS The Righteous Gemstones – “Better Is the End of a Thing than Its Beginning” (A) / season finale A genuinely moving finale that also provided the biggest laughs of the season. The story Edi Patterson tells about Judy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, schitt's creek | Comments Off

14
Oct

What I Watched This Week: 6 Oct 2019

NEW SHOWS Saturday Night Live – “Phoebe Waller-Bridge/Taylor Swift” (B+) A mostly successful episode thanks to Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s deft maneuvering in playing all different types of characters. “Mid-Day News” was probably the best non-political/non-game show sketch they’ve done in a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Reviews, Television | Tagged good place, hbo, it's always sunny in philadelphia, netflix, righteous gemstones, saturday night live, schitt's creek, snl, south park | Comments Off

13
Oct

Too Early for This: Oscar Picks – 13 Oct 2019

BEST PICTURE 1917 The Farewell Ford v. Ferrari The Irishman Jojo Rabbit Just Mercy Marriage Story Once upon a Time in Hollywood Queen and Slim Falling off: The Goldfinch, The Laundromat, Little Women Rising star: The Two Popes The skinny: … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Film, Oscars, Previews | Tagged 1917, amazon, beautiful day in the neighborhood, farewell, ford v ferrari, harriet, hustlers, irishman, jojo rabbit, joker, judy, just mercy, little women, marriage story, netflix, once upon a time in hollywood, pain and glory, prime, queen and slim, report, two popes, us, waves | Comments Off