I haven’t been in a hurry, despite being a fan of the work of Octavia Butler, to catch Kindred on Hulu, which in hindsight feels almost like a self-fulfilling prophesy because it’s already been cancelled. That means that I know in advance that it’s going nowhere (Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, who adapted Butler’s writing for the show, […]
There are few current television series that integrate music and images as well as Crave’s Letterkenney. If you haven’t seen it it’s currently on Hulu and worth watching. The series revolves around the quirky – or just plain weird – residents of the fictional community of Letterkenny. Created by Jared Kelso (who plays Wayne) and […]
David Bruckner’s The Night House is supposedly the movie that led David Goyer to choose him to direct Hulu’s Hellraiser reboot, which is really interesting because there’s little about that movie that would make him a good choice for that role. Brucker is very methodical and measured in how he approaches his projects and typically […]
And it’s on Hulu, where it will join the upcoming Predator prequel Prey (though considering in Predator lore the creatures have visited the Earth throughout history it’s sounds like less a prequel/sequel than just a story of a particular encounter with the alien hunters). By my reckoning the greatest problem with the Alien movies thus […]
I recently canceled by subscription to Hulu, mainly because between free Tubi, Netflix and Amazon it felt like a bit of an also-ran (I had the tier with commercials because even at that point the value proposition never quite worked for me). It goes without saying that literally the day I cancel my subscription I […]
Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s The Lodge is probably one of the best psychological horror movies I’ve seen in quite awhile, so much so that I’m reluctant to spoil it for anyone who hasn’t yet seen it (which is why the review below is the first part of two; where I discuss why I think […]
Let’s be clear: I think Disney+ is a terrible idea from a business perspective. They’re literally paying billions to establish a streaming service–keep in mind they already own Hulu–when sans the streaming network, they could be selling their content to whomever was willing to pay for it. And EVERYONE would be willing to pay for […]
Apparently Marvel is promising more Daredevil,,,and it sounds like bs. Though I’m getting the feeling that Netflix canceling two other Marvel series (Iron Fist and Luke Cage) in as many months has less to do ratings than Disney wanting exclusivity for all their characters. And as I wrote yesterday, Daredevil was the flagship series of […]
While Marvel Studios’ Black Panther literally tears through box office records Marvel Television–the arm of Marvel Entertainment that handles television projects–is doing…okay. They’ve got four shows on Netflix (Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist and Luke Cage and the The Defenders), one on Hulu (Runaways), one coming up on Freeform (Cloak and Dagger) and another on ABC (Agents […]
I imagine that television executives haven’t been too glad about the ascension of alternative viewing options–they’re still reeling from cable– beyond the channels within their control, but I honestly think that if they’re able to see beyond their own parochial interests they’ll come to realize what a boon it can potentially be for them in the long […]
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