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Last chance: ‘Star Trek’ – A new beginning on Netflix
Last chance: ‘Take Shelter’ – Madness and the end of the world on Hulu
Last chance: ‘The Right Stuff’ on HBO Max
What to stream: ‘Foundation’ on Apple TV+, ‘Midnight Mass’ on Netflix, the new network TV seasons on Hulu and Peacock
Tommy Lee Jones in ‘The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada’ on Amazon Prime

What to stream: ‘Foundation’ on Apple TV+, ‘Midnight Mass’ on Netflix, the new network TV seasons on Hulu and Peacock

Plus ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ on VOD, ‘Goliath’ ends on Amazon, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ anthology on Disney+, a new season of ‘Doom Patrol’ on HBO Max and more…

What to stream: ‘Y: The Last Man’ on Hulu, ‘Scenes from a Marriage’ revisited and ‘Cry Macho’ on HBO Max, Dan Brown on Peacock

Plus ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ and ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ on Amazon, ‘Nightbooks’ on Netflix, ‘Center Stage’ on Criterion Channel, and more…

What to stream: ‘News of the World’ on HBO Max, the women of ‘Kate’ and ‘On the Verge’ on Netflix, a new ‘Doogie’ on Disney+

Plus ‘Come From Away’ on Apple TV+, ‘LuLaRich’ on Amazon, ‘The Father’ on Starz, ‘Malignant’ on HBO Max, the final season of ‘Lucifer’ on Netflix, and more…

Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto in the J.J. Abrams revival of the original Enterprise crew

Last chance: ‘Star Trek’ – A new beginning on Netflix

J.J. Abrams dares to rewrite Trek lore with an origin story that chronicles the first voyage of the Enterprise crew with a mission that sends them into a whole new chapter of Federation history.

Last chance: ‘Take Shelter’ – Madness and the end of the world on Hulu

Jeff Nichols builds an an apocalyptic thriller around a touching family drama of a troubled father (Michael Shannon) determined to protect his family from the impending Armageddon he sees in his visions.

Scott Glen, Fred Ward, John Glenn, and Dennis Quaid as the astronauts in 'The Right Stuff,' directed by Philip Kaufman.

Last chance: ‘The Right Stuff’ on HBO Max

Philip Kaufman story of the original NASA astronauts is *the* American epic of the last great frontier and a genuinely romantic take on the first generation of space cowboys.

Tommy Lee Jones in ‘The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada’ on Amazon Prime

The directorial of Tommy Lee Jones is an odyssey of a contemporary western both rough and poetic, laconic and passionate.

‘Margaret’ – a powerful American drama on Criterion Channel

Anna Paquin stars in Kenneth Lonergan’s powerful, provocative, ambitious drama set in the shadow of September 11, 2001, a marvelously messy film about the messiness of emotions and people and relationships.

Will Smith is an ‘Enemy of the State’ on Peacock

Tony Scott directs the slick conspiracy cyberthriller but Gene Hackman owns it as the veteran NSA agent gone underground who takes on the new blood with old school skills.

What to stream: ‘Foundation’ on Apple TV+, ‘Midnight Mass’ on Netflix, the new network TV seasons on Hulu and Peacock

Plus ‘F9: The Fast Saga’ on VOD, ‘Goliath’ ends on Amazon, ‘Star Wars: Visions’ anthology on Disney+, a new season of ‘Doom Patrol’ on HBO Max and more…

‘Community: Complete Series’ on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu

Dan Harmon’s comedy of life in community college is a smart, savvy, snappy comedy on the same comic wavelength as ’30 Rock,’ aimed at young adult sensibilities but with a mix of social satire, creatively exaggerated stereotypes, and lots of very clever pop culture parodies.

Peter Falk is Lt. Columbo in the iconic detective series

Peter Falk is ‘Columbo’ on Peacock

“Actually, there is one thing…” Peter Falk created TV’s most unusual–and most entertaining–TV detective in this unconventional, beloved series that flipped the formula.

‘Woodstock: The Director’s Cut’ – three days of peace and music on HBO Max

More than just a concert film, this is a chronicle of both the music of a generation and the community that formed around it for a weekend in 1969.

The original ‘The Nutty Professor’ – Dr. Jekyll and Jerry Lewis on Amazon Prime and Paramount+

This bizarro take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reimagines the good doctor as a nerdy college chemistry professor with a lounge lizard alter ego.

Jean Harlow is a ‘Bombshell’ on Criterion Channel

Lee Tracy costars as a manipulative press agent in this snappy screwball satire of Hollywood fame and publicity. Victor Fleming directs.

‘School of Rock’ on Netflix and Paramount+

A manic Jack Black plays a narcissistic rock god wannabe who inspired a bunch of elementary school kids to rock out in the comedy directed by Richard Linklater.

George Clooney in ‘Tomorrowland’ on Disney+

This feature film based on (sort of) a Disneyland attraction is science fiction with heavy helpings of steampunk and retro-futurism.

Steve Carell is ‘Dan in Real Life on Disney+

Juliette Binoche costars in this gentle family film turned romantic drama featuring Carell as a widower with three girls.

Last chance: ‘The Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ – Dario Argento begins on Criterion Channel

The directorial debut of Dario Argento sets the tone and style for his baroque horror films and the genre he helped define: giallo.

Last chance: Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘The Grandmaster’ on Netflix

Tony Leung stars as martial arts master Ip Man in this lush, romantic take on the martial arts action genre.

Cyril Raffaelli and Dany Verissimo in 'District B13,' aka 'Banlieue 13'

‘District B13’ – Stunning stunt action on Amazon Prime and free on Kanopy

Pierre Morel’s twist on ‘Escape From New York’ set in a near-future Paris is a lean, clean, B-movie action machine fueled by adrenaline and indignation.

Peter Falk is ‘Columbo’ on Peacock

“Actually, there is one thing…” Peter Falk created TV’s most unusual–and most entertaining–TV detective in this unconventional, beloved series that flipped the formula.

‘District B13’ – Stunning stunt action on Amazon Prime and free on Kanopy

Pierre Morel’s twist on ‘Escape From New York’ set in a near-future Paris is a lean, clean, B-movie action machine fueled by adrenaline and indignation.

Gael García Bernal stars in Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's breakthrough drama from Mexico

‘Amores Perros’ – A dog-eat-dog world on Criterion Channel

Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s trilogy of stories connected by a crippling car wreck is quite literally a portrait of a violent dog-eat-dog world in the margins of Mexico City.

‘The Wire: Complete Series’ on HBO Max

“Follow the drugs, and you’ll find dealers and users. Follow the money, and you have no idea where the case will take you.” This epic series set the high water mark for television drama.

Ian Tracey and Klea Scott star in the Canadian TV series created by Chis Haddock

‘Intelligence: Complete Series’ on Netflix

The Canadian domestic espionage drama is smarter and more sophisticated crime drama than the American counterparts of its era, cleverer in its tangle of narratives and less showy in its visual style.

The cast of NBC's 'Hannibal,' starring Hugh Dancy, Caroline Dhavernas, Laurence Fishburne, and Mads Mikkelsen

‘Hannibal: Complete Series’ on Hulu

Mads Mikkelsen plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter in Bryan Fuller’s beautiful and gruesome reimagining of the universe created by author Thomas Harris.

The complete ’30 Rock’ on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Peacock

Tina Fey created and stars in this hilarious send-up of life behind the scenes at a late night comedy show and Alec Baldwin is brilliant as the network executive who fancies himself her mentor.

What to stream: ‘Pursuit of Love’ on Amazon, ‘Freaky’ on HBO Max, music docs on Apple + and Paramount+

Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Lily James and Emily Beecham play cousins—one rebellious and vivacious, the other shy and careful—who take very different routes to love in the limited series “The Pursuit of Love“ (TV-PG). The handsomely-mounted […]

‘Frozen River’ on Amazon Prime

Courtney Hunt delivers the best kind of American independent drama with Frozen River (2008), a film that is respectful of its characters, responsive to its location, and honest in its storytelling. This kind of uncompromising filmmaking is often a hard sell. Hunt not only got her film a theatrical release, she earned Academy Award nominations […]

Tommy Lee Jones in ‘The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada’ on Amazon Prime

The directorial of Tommy Lee Jones is an odyssey of a contemporary western both rough and poetic, laconic and passionate.

‘Margaret’ – a powerful American drama on Criterion Channel

‘Enchanted April’ – an Italian escape on Amazon Prime

Four women break out of their confined lives and roles when they rent a Italian villa in this romantic drama of reawakening. Josie Lawrence, Miranda Richardson, Polly Walker, and Joan Plowright costar with the beautiful Mediterranean landscape.

Damian Lewis and Mark Rylance as Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell in the BBC miniseries 'Wolf Hall'

‘Wolf Hall’ – power and privilege on Amazon Prime

The BBC historical miniseries Wolf Hall (2015) stars Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell (not to be confused with Oliver Cromwell), advisor and legal counsel to Cardinal Wolsey and King Henry VIII. Rylance is a theatrical legend in Britain but not so well known in the U.S., although that’s changing thanks to his sublime performance in […]

Ben Whishaw meets a ‘London Spy’

There is indeed a spy in London Spy (2015) but this BBC mini-series is not a traditional espionage drama. Danny (Ben Whishaw) is a club-culture young gay man with a dreary day job who meets the closeted, emotionally suppressed Alex (Edward Holcroft), a genius with numbers but awkward with people. He’s an investment banker who […]

Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston lead the cast of the mini-series 'The Night Manager'

‘The Night Manager’ – John le Carré on Amazon Prime

The Night Manager (2016), a six-part mini-series from the BBC that played on AMC in the U.S., is a riveting adaptation of the John le Carré’s 1993 novel of illegal arms sales and government complicity and updated from the nineties drug wars on Latin America to the contemporary Middle East of the Arab Spring. Tom […]

‘Star Trek’ – the final frontier, the original series – on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Paramount+

A rich universe of characters and stories, and the dreams of many a visionary, began in this landmark science fiction show that launched in 1966.

Josh Hartnett, Eva Green, Billie Piper, and Timothy Dalton star in 'Penny Dreadful,' the superb Showtime Gothic horror series.

‘Penny Dreadful: Complete Series’ – Delicious Gothic horror on Showtime Anytime

This cable series stirs the characters of the iconic British horror novels of the 19th century into a shadowy world of vampires, witches, demons, and dark magic in Victorian London. Eva Green, Timothy Dalton, and Josh Hartnett star.

‘The Wire: Complete Series’ on HBO Max

“Follow the drugs, and you’ll find dealers and users. Follow the money, and you have no idea where the case will take you.” This epic series set the high water mark for television drama.

The original ‘The Nutty Professor’ – Dr. Jekyll and Jerry Lewis on Amazon Prime and Paramount+

This bizarro take on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reimagines the good doctor as a nerdy college chemistry professor with a lounge lizard alter ego.

Last chance: ‘The Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ – Dario Argento begins on Criterion Channel

The directorial debut of Dario Argento sets the tone and style for his baroque horror films and the genre he helped define: giallo.

Clint Eastwood stars in Sergio Leone's 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'

‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ on HBO Max

Clint Eastwood stars in Sergio Leone’s classic Civil War epic, arguably the definitive spaghetti western.

Last chance: ‘The Right Stuff’ on HBO Max

Philip Kaufman story of the original NASA astronauts is *the* American epic of the last great frontier and a genuinely romantic take on the first generation of space cowboys.

Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfus, and Robert Shaw star in Steven Spielberg’s summer blockbuster

‘Jaws’ – the original summer blockbuster on Netflix

Steven Spielberg’s meticulously-directed, tension-filled, career-redefining thrill machine is as effective today as it was in 1975 when it became a pop culture sensation.

‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ on HBO Max

Clint Eastwood stars in Sergio Leone’s classic Civil War epic, arguably the definitive spaghetti western.

‘Woodstock: The Director’s Cut’ – three days of peace and music on HBO Max

More than just a concert film, this is a chronicle of both the music of a generation and the community that formed around it for a weekend in 1969.

‘Not Quite Hollywood’ – The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation on Amazon Prime

Mark Hartley’s survey of Australian exploitation cinema is one of the most entertaining and affectionate documentaries about cinema that you’ll ever see.

William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal debate the 1968 elections on ABC in 'Best of Enemies'

‘Best of Enemies’ – Buckley vs. Vidal on Amazon Prime

Best of Enemies (2015) carries the subtitle “Buckley vs. Vidal” and it is indeed a portrait of a rivalry, one that was presented on prime time network television at a time when there were three networks and TV news strived to be fair and balanced to a fault. In 1968, William F. Buckley was the […]