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daily stream: end of an era for journalism and publishing

Sun, Apr 09, 2023
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The brand-new documentary Turn Every Page is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.

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daily stream: while you’re waiting to learn how to blow up a pipeline…

Sat, Apr 08, 2023
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2014’s Night Moves is on Fandor in the US, Mubi in the UK, and lots of other services on both sides of the Atlantic.

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How to Blow Up a Pipeline movie review: it means the earth to them

Fri, Apr 07, 2023
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A heist drama, incendiary and intense, with planetary stakes. These young people are desperate, with nothing to lose, and everyone older than them made them this way. Nihilism is their only optimism.

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daily stream: when the world pushes men to ridiculous displays of masculinity

Thu, Apr 06, 2023
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2018’s The Mercy is new on Kanopy in the US, on StudioCanal Presents in the UK (and on many other services on both sides of the Atlantic, too).

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daily stream: Hong Chau, very small before she got very big

Wed, Apr 05, 2023
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2017’s Downsizing is on Paramount+ in the US, Prime in the UK.

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daily stream: say hello to his boomstick

Tue, Apr 04, 2023
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1993’s Army of Darkness is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.

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loaded question: what great comic actors have turned out to be even better dramatic actors?

Tue, Apr 04, 2023
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Who are your favorite comics turned serious actors? Who has most memorably made such a transition?

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Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves movie review: dudgeon and draggin’

Sun, Apr 02, 2023
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A high-fantasy action comedy of tedious slapstick and obvious punchlines you scry the instant a wannabe medieval wag opens their mouth. It’s all borderline incoherent, sketched in cheap-looking CGI.

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daily stream: a pandemic perfect cinematic storm

Sat, Apr 01, 2023
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2021’s A Quiet Place: Part II leaves US Prime soon, and is new on UK Netflix.

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daily stream: an inspiring portrait of a trans girl asking only to be herself

Fri, Mar 31, 2023
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2020’s Little Girl is on Kanopy in the US, Curzon Home Cinema in the UK, and Mubi on both sides of the Atlantic.

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