As the Best American (elected so by Screen Scholars seven years in a row), we must protect Dolly at all costs. She lifts up our spirits for the holidays in her latest special–some people mark the beginning of ths season when they first hear Christmas … Continue reading What To Watch: 12/01/2022
If you watch British quiz/panel shows, you’re probably familiar with Romesh Ranganathan–or you may have seen his stand-up. If you’re a fan of his on either–well, especially the latter–you’ll surely want to catch the latest Netflix special. There’s also a practical avalanche of documentaries and … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/29/2022
If like Lisa Loeb almost 30 years ago, you were waiting for Wednesday as in the Addams Family spinoff(?) show starring the daughter of the family, then you are in luck as Netflix has made your dream reality. We’re also recommending an HBO doc about … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/23/2022
The rise of Kumail Nanjiani from celebrated stand-up and Portlandia sketch stealer to Oscar nominee, Marvel superhero, and general movie star has been one of the pleasant surprises of the last decade. He teams with veteran comic mind Robert Smigel (SNL intersticial content creator and … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/22/2022
The parade of unlikely, late-arriving, and somewhat head-scratching sequels continues–although, we’ll admit for the most part we’re princely levels of charmed at the return of Amy Adams’ princess. We’re also rec’ing Ryan Gosling yuletide joy and Kristen Bell indie snark. JASON’S PICK:The People We Hate … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/18/2022
If you ever wanted an official Red Ryder, carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time, then you are probably overjoyed–or annoyed and mortified that “they” are somehow “ruining your childhood”–for the sequel to … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/17/2022
Our three lead recommendations for this Tuesday could not be much more different if we tried. We’ve got a serious literary period piece, a gritty true crime tale of a serial killer cult (maybe) on a 1970s Marine base, and finally, the return of the … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/16/2022
From one vantage point, it’s a streamed sequel to a 2013 big-budget film that was one of the biggest bombs of its year. From another perspective, it’s the awaited return to the world of a fun cult classic. There’s also the documentary companion to one … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/15/2022
It’s a relatively quiet day in new content… or, in other words, a Monday. However, there are at least four very interesting, all arguably unique, new shows…. well, one is very much less than new. We’ve got Jonah Hill celebrating his therapist in black and … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/14/2022
It’s quite a day for Peak TV shows featuring longago Oscar winners in programs with geographic locations from the Western U.S. Well, there’s two new shows from the people at Paramount–one new, one returning, one streaming, one scheduled, one with Sly Stallone, one with Kevin … Continue reading What To Watch: 11/13/2022
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