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daily stream: recovering from childhood, with a buddy

Thu, Mar 30, 2023
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2014’s The Skeleton Twins is on Kanopy and Prime in the US, on Prime and Apple TV in the UK.

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daily stream: a house that love builds (with a lot of help)

Wed, Mar 29, 2023
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2020’s Herself is on Prime in the US, on Curzon Home Cinema in the UK.

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The Lives of Others

daily stream: how watching affects the watchers

Tue, Mar 28, 2023
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2007’s The Lives of Others is on Mubi in the US, on Sky Store in the UK.

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daily stream: whistleblowing in a warmongering dystopia (a true story)

Mon, Mar 27, 2023
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2019’s Official Secrets is on Netflix and Kanopy in the US, on BBC iPlayer in the UK.

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loaded question: what’s something that, as a film nerd, you’re embarrassed to admit?

Mon, Mar 27, 2023
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My embarrassing admission is that I have never owned a blu-ray player.

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I was extremely absent last week, sorry about that…

Mon, Mar 27, 2023
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I had a terrible week last week, which made it even more difficult than it has been lately for me to focus on anything productive. It’s all about the spoons…

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loaded question: would you go to a pub or bar that showed movies (instead of sports)?

Tue, Mar 21, 2023
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I imagine that a movie pub would mostly show classics, ones that people know by heart. This would not be a venue for quiet appreciation of a new movie but more of a communal bonding type of experience.

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daily stream: a hardboiled noir with deadly dancing

Mon, Mar 20, 2023
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2015’s John Wick is on Prime and Apple TV on both sides of the Atlantic.

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should I post my daily streaming recommendations here too?

Mon, Mar 20, 2023
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The idea is for you to get a little treat in your in-box each day, but maybe some would prefer to see them here?

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#DailyStream weekly roundup

Sun, Mar 19, 2023
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The #DailyStream is a once-per-day, single-movie-only streaming recommendation that appears both at my Substack and Patreon, and in truncated forms across my social media. They are free for everyone.

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