What’s New on Hulu in April 2023
If you know the name Cheryl Straid, it’s probably because Reese Witherspoon played her in the 2014 true-life drama adaptation of Straid’s book of the […]
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If you know the name Cheryl Straid, it’s probably because Reese Witherspoon played her in the 2014 true-life drama adaptation of Straid’s book of the […]
Continue reading »There is too much streaming content these days. Here, I said it. Despite all the excitement about HBO Max canceling this movie or Netflix not […]
Continue reading »It’s been generally accepted for decades that while this might be a truly magical animated film, the racial politics in Disney’s classic 1953 Peter Pan […]
Continue reading »Nostalgia for the pop culture of the nineties is very strong, and especially in these turbulent times . And looking back decades at films released […]
Continue reading »We love to argue about how many times Oscar got it wrong . For every memorable, legendary Best Picture winner, there are two trophy-winning films […]
Continue reading »It’s a well-established truth that the Oscars don’t always (or even often) turn out to be correct. While there are some truly dizzying winners among […]
Continue reading »The race for the Best Picture Oscar this year is actually pretty solid. The Triangle of Sorrow is a triumph of capitalism with a memorable […]
Continue reading »Creed returns: The franchise within a franchise that not only revitalized the Rocky brand but also breathed new life into sports as a genre of […]
Continue reading »A street racing series that turned into a series of heist films before eventually launching a car into space hardly feels like the playground of […]
Continue reading »Fire up the meme engines: ‘Succession’ returns to HBO Max on March 26 , as we now know it’s the final season of corporate and […]
Continue reading »After two shows that had mixed results ( The Book of Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi ) and one that was arguably the best thing to […]
Continue reading »Y’all, Barney is back and Mattel is announcing a new animated update to Barney & Friends , the slightly unnerving 1992-2010 series. It’s a shocking […]
Continue reading »Star Trek content has long dominated Paramount+, but March is shifting focus to a whole bunch of Oscar nominees and winners ahead of the March […]
Continue reading »In March, Netflix confirmed its unofficial claim that it is the best platform for new comedies. First up is comedy icon Chris Rock taking the […]
Continue reading »In a puzzling online discussion this week, part of Gen Z is looking longingly back at the era of the Filmmaking Code, also known as […]
Continue reading »I’m sure Winnie the Pooh creator A. A. Milne’s estate isn’t thrilled about it, but Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey is opening this weekend […]
Continue reading »Casual moviegoers might assume that almost everything is available on stream these days; or at least easy to find on DVD or Blu-ray. Unfortunately, it’s […]
Continue reading »February is the best time for SAD and is almost universally recognized as the darkest month of the year. So what better place to watch […]
Continue reading »Last year’s Super Bowl LVII between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals drew 100 million viewers, easily becoming the nation’s most watched sporting […]
Continue reading »When it comes to books, my policy is usually to look for the ones that people are trying to ban; they are almost always helpful, […]
Continue reading »Did the idea of a third Ant-Man and the Wasp upset you? Tired of the fourteenth spin-off of the third Star Wars movie? I’m here […]
Continue reading »There’s something for everyone in the world of youth culture this week, whether you’re into post-apocalyptic drama, shaming the creepy guys at the gym, or […]
Continue reading »Just when you thought we last heard Antonio Banderas’ sexy feline voice, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Antonio Banderas) side chapter is getting a […]
Continue reading »The entire gang is here for the third and final season of Star Trek: Picard (February 16) as the spiritual revival of Paramount+’s The Next […]
Continue reading »I’m here today to tell you about all the new features coming to HBO Max in February 2023, but to be honest, I’m not thrilled […]
Continue reading »HBO ‘s The Last of Us has been described as a show that breaks the curse of video game adaptations, and it’s certainly unique in […]
Continue reading »While doomsday narratives date back at least to ancient Mesopotamia , pop culture over the past few decades has convinced us that there is at […]
Continue reading »The trailer makes the comparison clear: Your Place or Mine (February 10), Netflix’s upcoming rom-com starring Reese Witherspoon and Ashton Kutcher as transatlantic best friends […]
Continue reading »If the 2023 Oscar nominations tell us anything, it’s that movies are back, baby: after two years of the pandemic, and after last year’s ceremony, […]
Continue reading »If you like horror movies that focus on grotesque destruction, perversion, or abuse of the human body (and that’s the horror of it all, if […]
Continue reading »We’ve all seen videos – hacks, cooking videos, and more – that are so ridiculous that you think, “No one would ever do this.” Of […]
Continue reading »Do you remember Carnival Row , that Prime Video show that, as far as you remember, was like a harsh procedural fairy or something, and […]
Continue reading »There are few things Hollywood loves more than movies about craftsmanship, which isn’t surprising: movies are rarely part-time jobs, and no doubt it’s like the […]
Continue reading »Disney is doing nothing special to undermine February’s reputation as the worst month of the year. The Disney+ release calendar for February 2023 has arrived, […]
Continue reading »In February, Hulu reasserts its status as the unofficial true crime streaming service with the launch of three new documentary series that delve into real […]
Continue reading »Hateful, stubborn, scandalous, dirty, nasty – these films have been called all of these things, and even worse. Many of these sparked death threats and […]
Continue reading »Big-budget film screenings tend to open in the summer, when there’s less chance of bad weather ruining the box office opening weekend. Award-winning films typically […]
Continue reading »Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is back three years after ripping apart a bunch of rich assholes in Knives Out, and Bow of Glass throws him […]
Continue reading »In an age of fake news and occasional misinformation, it is somewhat reassuring that we can still be surprised and/or amused by lies. Enter freshman […]
Continue reading »Only time will tell if M3GAN becomes a horror classic, but in the currency of 2023, she’s already become something even better: a TikTok superstar. […]
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