With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’ve taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit platforms. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week’s selections below.
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
The Big Sick (Michael Showalter)
From start to finish, The Big Sick, directed by Michael Showalter, works as a lovingly-rendered, cinematic answer to the dinner party question: “So how did you two meet?” Based on comedian Kumail Nanjiani‘s real life (he co-wrote the screenplay with his wife Emily V. Gordon), we meet Kumail (Nanjiani) as he finishes a stand-up set in Chicago. He becomes fast friends with a...
- 9/8/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
My status as a childless adult relinquishes me from the duty of sitting through every G and PG-rated distraction that comes down the pipe. However, during some recent channel surfing, I happened upon the 2007 live-action version of Alvin and the Chipmunks. Out of boredom and curiosity, I watched a scene where Dave Seville (played by a very defeated-looking Jason Lee) discovers his chipmunk adoptees have destroyed his home. As he flies into a rage, he spies what looks like a tiny bowel movement on the couch between Simon and Theodore. Simon insists the offending object is but a raisin, and when Dave asks him to prove it, the brainy rodent pops it in his mouth. Satisfied, Dave exits the scene, allowing Simon to spit out the “raisin,” telling Theodore, “ You owe me one.” You read that correctly – in Alvin and the Chipmunks, a character actually eats feces.
Are kids movies always this nauseating and insulting?...
Are kids movies always this nauseating and insulting?...
- 10/15/2015
- by Amanda Waltz
- The Film Stage
The X Factor contestant Katie Waissel appears to have hinted that she could return to the show - as a judge.
Waissel returned to the programme for the 'Greatest Hits' performance on Saturday night (December 13), but was spotted at the end of the routine mouthing: "You owe me" at Simon Cowell.
She has now confirmed in her column for New! that she did indeed mouth those words, but insisted that she has no hard feelings towards Cowell.
After revealing that X Factor winner Ben Haenow thanked her for being a "great mentor", she continued: "I had no idea the cameras were on me when I had my little moment with Simon.
"I see viewers are fantastic lip readers and yes, I did say, 'You owe me one'. Simon and I are as close as pennies in a purse and yes there are very exciting things to look forward to for next year,...
Waissel returned to the programme for the 'Greatest Hits' performance on Saturday night (December 13), but was spotted at the end of the routine mouthing: "You owe me" at Simon Cowell.
She has now confirmed in her column for New! that she did indeed mouth those words, but insisted that she has no hard feelings towards Cowell.
After revealing that X Factor winner Ben Haenow thanked her for being a "great mentor", she continued: "I had no idea the cameras were on me when I had my little moment with Simon.
"I see viewers are fantastic lip readers and yes, I did say, 'You owe me one'. Simon and I are as close as pennies in a purse and yes there are very exciting things to look forward to for next year,...
- 12/15/2014
- Digital Spy
The Mexican Newer Wave
By Raymond Benson
At the turn of the Millennium, several film directors from Mexico were gaining attention and acclaim—guys like Alfonso Arau, Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, and this year’s Oscar-winner as Best Director, Alfonso Cuarón (for Gravity). Cuarón’s career trajectory has been, for me, the most interesting of the bunch. He broke into the international scene with the 2001 coming-of-age drama, Y Tu Mamá También, and followed that with, of all things, the megahit Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which, I argue, is the best of all eight Harry Potter movies. The terrific dystopian thriller Children of Men followed that, and then came Gravity.
Other than the superb handling of each specific film’s material, there isn’t much similarity between these pictures, and yet it’s apparent that Cuarón brings an auteur sensibility to his work. This is most...
By Raymond Benson
At the turn of the Millennium, several film directors from Mexico were gaining attention and acclaim—guys like Alfonso Arau, Alejandro Gonzales Iñárritu, Guillermo del Toro, and this year’s Oscar-winner as Best Director, Alfonso Cuarón (for Gravity). Cuarón’s career trajectory has been, for me, the most interesting of the bunch. He broke into the international scene with the 2001 coming-of-age drama, Y Tu Mamá También, and followed that with, of all things, the megahit Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which, I argue, is the best of all eight Harry Potter movies. The terrific dystopian thriller Children of Men followed that, and then came Gravity.
Other than the superb handling of each specific film’s material, there isn’t much similarity between these pictures, and yet it’s apparent that Cuarón brings an auteur sensibility to his work. This is most...
- 8/24/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
After a decade floating around the Hollywood back lots trading dignity for cash and technical experience on A Little Princess and Great Expectations, Alfonso Cuarón realized he needed to emotionally involve himself in his source material, letting his personal life, his upbringing and his cultural experience bleed into the next project he chose to pursue. Part of the Nuevo Cine Mexicano auteurs who enjoyed considerable international success (Iñárritu’s Amores perros were interchangeably part of the same discourse), the resulting cinematic masterpiece Y tu mamá también was simultaneously a visually stunning portrait of Mexico (the film was shot by master cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki) and the fragility of friendship, and a heartbreaking meditation on the transient nature of youth teeming with life and love and the tragic beauty of naiveté. Unsurprisingly, this Venice Film Festival winning film would become Mexico’s top grossing film of all time in its first weekend.
- 8/20/2014
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 19, 2014
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Gael García Bernal (l.) and Diego Luna hit the road in Y tu mamá también.
The smash 2001 road comedy Y tu mamá también from the Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) is that rare movie to combine raunchy subject matter and emotional warmth.
Gael García Bernal (Casa de mi Padre) and Diego Luna (Contraband) shot to international stardom as a pair of horny Mexico City teenagers from different classes who, after their girlfriends jet off to Italy for the summer, are bewitched by a gorgeous older Spanish woman (Tetro’s Maribel Verdú) they meet at a wedding. When she agrees to accompany them on a trip to a faraway beach, the three form an increasingly intense and sensual alliance that ultimately strips them both physically and emotionally bare.
Shot with elegance and dexterity by the great Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life...
Price: DVD $29.95, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.95
Studio: Criterion
Gael García Bernal (l.) and Diego Luna hit the road in Y tu mamá también.
The smash 2001 road comedy Y tu mamá también from the Oscar-winning director Alfonso Cuarón (Gravity) is that rare movie to combine raunchy subject matter and emotional warmth.
Gael García Bernal (Casa de mi Padre) and Diego Luna (Contraband) shot to international stardom as a pair of horny Mexico City teenagers from different classes who, after their girlfriends jet off to Italy for the summer, are bewitched by a gorgeous older Spanish woman (Tetro’s Maribel Verdú) they meet at a wedding. When she agrees to accompany them on a trip to a faraway beach, the three form an increasingly intense and sensual alliance that ultimately strips them both physically and emotionally bare.
Shot with elegance and dexterity by the great Emmanuel Lubezki (The Tree of Life...
- 5/30/2014
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Criterion has announced their upcoming August 2014 titles, which will begin on August 12 with John Cassavetes' Love Streams in which Cassavetes stars alongside Gena Rowlands as middle-aged brother and sister who find themselves caring for one another after the other loves in their lives abandon them. The film has been fully restored, comes with a new audio commentary featuring writer Michael Ventura, a video essay, interviews and more. Next is Alfonso Cuaron's Y tu mama tambien, the Mexico-set road story starring Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal that put Cuaron on the map. Set for release on August 19, the 2K digital restoration was supervised by director of photography Emmanuel Lubezki and approved by Cuar?n and comes with two new making of features, an interview with philosopher Slavoj ?i?ek, deleted scenes, Carlos Cuaron's 2002 short film You Owe Me One and more. Also on August 19 comes Pedro Almodovar's Tie Me Up!
- 5/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
If you’ve yet to watch Tuesday’s Sons of Anarchy, avert your eyes now. Everyone else, read on…
This week’s Sons of Anarchy concludes with an unexpected twist, one in which Jax sacrifices a beloved Samcro brother — for the good of the club?
Photos | Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop on Soa and 44 Other Returning Faves
That part of the equation is yet to be seen. In the meantime, here’s a quick summary on how the Tig-centric jaw-dropper unfolds — plus: Kim Coates weighs in (as best he can) on the fate of his fan-fave alter-ego:
Tig’s...
This week’s Sons of Anarchy concludes with an unexpected twist, one in which Jax sacrifices a beloved Samcro brother — for the good of the club?
Photos | Fall TV Spoiler Spectacular: Exclusive Scoop on Soa and 44 Other Returning Faves
That part of the equation is yet to be seen. In the meantime, here’s a quick summary on how the Tig-centric jaw-dropper unfolds — plus: Kim Coates weighs in (as best he can) on the fate of his fan-fave alter-ego:
Tig’s...
- 9/25/2013
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
I've always found it funny that Big Brother houseguests are forced to ration and barter their alcohol. They are only given so much, which I guess makes sense. You don't want them too sloppy, right? (Well, I do.) Nevertheless, last night was a prime example of a good drunken time in the Bb house.
The houseguests were given about six beers and one bottle of wine for eight people (enough to get absolutely no one drunk). They all agreed Britney could have the wine since, you know, they are evicting her ass Thursday night and all. As for the beers, everyone started saying things like "You owe me one" and "You owe me two." When it came down to it, each person would have gotten like 1.23 beers or some shit. Except Jenn and Dan who are both on slop for the week. So, Ian promised he wouldn't drink any more...
The houseguests were given about six beers and one bottle of wine for eight people (enough to get absolutely no one drunk). They all agreed Britney could have the wine since, you know, they are evicting her ass Thursday night and all. As for the beers, everyone started saying things like "You owe me one" and "You owe me two." When it came down to it, each person would have gotten like 1.23 beers or some shit. Except Jenn and Dan who are both on slop for the week. So, Ian promised he wouldn't drink any more...
- 8/29/2012
- by Sharon Tharp
- TVology
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