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While I’ve been known to prefer the dark side in my viewing habits, and don’t do heartwarming well, that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy something upbeat. Just as long as there aren’t too many trips to the cornfield. These three selections, now on Amazon Prime Video, were a perfect trifecta of optimism, woman power, laughter, […]

At first, I was going to include this film in an article about a couple of other promising women streaming right now, but after I saw it, I thought it deserved a singular moment. Still in some actual movie theaters, but also On Demand and streaming on Amazon Prime is Promising Young Woman. I’d wanted

A Trilogy of Tantalizing Diversions By: Theresa Krakauskas It’s perfectly understandable that people want to cut the cord, get away from exorbitant fees, and stop paying for channels they’ll never watch. This demand gave birth to the growing number of original programs on outside-the-cable-box streaming platforms, and while there’s plenty to feed your intellect, from

A Tale of Two Reboots By: Theresa Krakauskas While I have a traditional movie I like to watch for every holiday, New Year’s Day has always been up for grabs. After a night of celebrating, I often prefer something long, consistent, slow-moving enough to easily follow, yet still entertaining. If that’s what you’ll be looking

Investigating Worldwide Horror By: Theresa Krakauskas Nothing screams holiday season like horror films, and I’m not talking about the remake of Black Christmas. That makes me scream for other reasons. Where was Olivia Hussey when we needed her? However, there are some interesting offerings on Netflix you might not know about, all of value in

Three Courses of Netflix By: Theresa Krakauskas While it’s traditional to take a nap watch football after a huge Thanksgiving meal, not much about this year’s Thanksgiving will be traditional. Hopefully, you’ll still be having that meal and giving thanks, even if it’s not the usual way. Perhaps your dinner guests will be on Zoom,

Eat This Movie By: Theresa Krakauskas I’m a big fan of creating my own holiday traditions, one of them watching a specific movie on each holiday. On Christmas, it’s Robin and the Seven Hoods; on New Year’s Eve, it’s Priscilla, Queen of the Desert; on Halloween, it’s The Midnight Hour; and on Thanksgiving, it’s Henry

Utopia Earns Its Place in a Crowded World By: Theresa Krakauskas At the beginning of every episode of Utopia, there is a disclaimer that this is a work of fiction. It is not based on fact. At least we hope it’s not. Utopia is the story of a viral pandemic and conspiracy theories. It’s understandable

It Seemed a Fairly Ordinary Night… By: Theresa Krakauskas Silly me. I told everyone, it’s a fad; it will pass. When is a fad not a fad? When it becomes an institution and a tradition, goes on for decades, and is something that even a pandemic can’t stop. And I started it. “Is it a

We Have Met the Enemy… By: Theresa Krakauskas It’s that time of year again, when all the zombies come out, and I don’t mean Halloween. The Walking Dead franchise – or as they more artistically put it, universe – has returned, and brought with it a new show, World Beyond. Warning: possible spoilers ahead if