- First Movie I Ever Saw:
- Star Wars
- First Binge
- The Sopranos
- All-Time Faves
- Everything Werner Herzog, ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Unforgiven,’ Hitchcock’s ‘Notorious,’ ‘WALL-E,’ ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ ‘Fargo,’ ‘Aliens,’ ‘RoboCop,’ ‘Deadwood,’ ‘The Simpsons’
- Current Obsession
- ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
- If I Were A GIF...
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The Latest
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Child Star’ on Hulu, Demi Lovato's Documentary About the Perils Kids Face in the Entertainment Biz
By John Serba •Lovato commiserates with the likes of Drew Barrymore and Alyson Stoner about growing up as Hollywood stars. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘In a Violent Nature’ on Shudder, a Wonderfully Putrid, Stylistically Innovative Slasher Flick
By John Serba •This minimalist film strips the cabin in the woods down to its studs. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Uglies’ on Netflix, a YA Dystopian Saga That Burdens Joey King With Rote Genre Tropes
By John Serba •McG directs this generic wad of teen-sci-fi entertainment product. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Civil War’ on HBO Max, a Thorny, Provocative and Action-Packed Slice of Speculative Fiction That Offers No Easy Answers
By John Serba •Director Alex Garland sidesteps easy commentary on current political divides -- and the film is better for it. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Midnight at the Pera Palace: Season 2’ on Netflix, the Continuing Story of a Time-Traveling Agatha Christie Fangirl
By John Serba •Our heroine jumps between 2022 and 1919 and 1941 and 1995, so don't fall behind. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ on Hulu, a documentary about an underappreciated feminist icon
By John Serba •Hite wrote a book about feminine sexuality that became one of the all-time bestsellers, but her work seems to elude recognition today. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Boxer’ on Netflix, a Polish Pugilism Film That Throws a Lot of Predictable Punches
By John Serba •It's a comedy, it's a drama, it's the same ol' sports movie. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Arthur the King’ on Starz, a Sports Drama That Stages an Epic Scruff-Off Between Mark Wahlberg and a Very Cute Dog
By John Serba •Wahlberg plays an adventure racer who loses his heart to a mangy mutt. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Technoboys’ on Netflix, a Tonedeaf Boy Band Satire from Mexico
By John Serba •The comedy in this movie is not (wait for it) in sync. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Breathe’ on Paramount+, Bare-Bones Post-Apocalyptic Sci-fi Movie Pitting Milla Jovovich vs. Jennifer Hudson
By John Serba •They're quite literally fighting over oxygen. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Boy and the Heron’ on HBO Max, Hayao Miyazaki's New Masterpiece of Heart and Vision
By John Serba •The singular filmmaker's own childhood is the core of this surreal and beautiful story. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Rebel Ridge’ on Netflix, a Riveting Neo-Western from Director Extraordinaire Jeremy Saulnier
By John Serba •Aaron Pierre gives a starmaking performance in this corrupt-cops thriller. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Apollo 13: Survival’ on Netflix, a Documentary Rich with Archival Footage and Terrifying Suspense
By John Serba •We know this story, but haven't seen it quite like this. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Snack Shack’ on Amazon Prime Video, a Gen X Nostalgia Comedy About Teens Coming of Age
By John Serba •Gabriel LaBelle of The Fabelmans gives this familiar flick a shot of charisma. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Jeanne du Barry’ on Paramount+, a French-language Johnny Depp Costume Drama ... But Don't Call It A Comeback
By John Serba •Depp is muted and disinterested throughout this film, directed by French actress/filmmaker Maiwenn. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ on Paramount+, a Surprisingly Poignant Apocalyptic Thriller Anchored by Lupita Nyong'o (And Her Cat!)
By John Serba •To any haters of this movie: meow. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Sasquatch Sunset’ on Paramount+, a Deeply Odd Secret-Life-of-the-Bigfoot Comedy-Drama
By John Serba •Riley Keogh and Jesse Eisenberg star, grunting and hooting beneath heavy ape prosthetics. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘(Un)lucky Sisters’ on Netflix, A Featherweight Siblings-Bonding Comedy from Argentina
By John Serba •A bit too featherweight for its own good, to be truthful. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Watchers’ on Max, Ishana Night Shyamalan's Twisty, Underwhelming Directorial Debut
By John Serba •The filmmaker doesn't seem interested in departing from the style of her father. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Trap’ on VOD, in Which an Inspired Josh Hartnett Carries Another Love-it-or-Hate-it M. Night Shymalan Endeavor
By John Serba •The divisive filmmaker really hits ludicrous speed with this one.