If you’re still in the stay-inside mode, why not accomplish something by crushing through an entire mini-series in a weekend blast? Screenrant has a nice crop of goodness for you here, with the easy-to-miss Maniac particularly catching my eye. Have a great weekend, all!
The summer music festival at Stern Grove in San Francisco is a tradition and cultural treasure that goes back decades. While this year’s live fest was sadly cancelled, this weekly webcast is a rare chance to see some of their greatest sets from stars like Sheila E., George Clinton, The Doobie Brothers and more. Bookmark this San Francisco treat!
Spike Lee is a master filmmaker who often uses conspicuous cinematic techniques to powerful effect. (Remember the sudden direct-to-camera slur sequence in Do the Right Thing?) This breakdown from Slate is a nice look at how he uses sequences filmed in four different aspect ratios to enhance the power of the storytelling in Da 5 Bloods. A great read!
The kindness the NYT does here is not just giving which top movies and shows will be leaving in June, but also giving you the exact day they depart. So you can binge your way through the goodbyes with a bit of a map and a plan. So get to it!
If you’re a baseball fan, you surely remember the thrill of the great home run race of 1998. Even if it’s a somewhat juice-tainted memory now, let ESPN take you back to those big-bashing days for some true baseball excitement in the midst of today’s lost season.
Direct to streaming in nothing like direct to video. Which is just to say that Spike Lee’s “Da 5 Bloods” deserves every bit of your cinematic attention, especially at this moment. Let The Wrap give you the full run down on why this film is some truly essential viewing.
Dragonheart is never one that I’ve chased down. But this little review has me thinking I’ve got a major blindspot going. Could Inverse be right here? After all, it IS Sean Connery as a singing dragon. In this strange life, do you really need any more than that? Probably not…
Bingeing your way across a director’s body of work it a good one for yer brain! And when it’s Christopher Nolan’s work, it’ll twist the ol’ bean a bit, too. And thanks to World of Reel, you can pick your viewing path. Dig in!
When this tribute to the locked-down Class of 2020 was announced, we were already in one crisis. In between then and now, though, our country has taken to the streets to fight for racial equality. If this was not a must-watch before – whether you have a graduating senior or not – it becomes so now to understand how the urgency of the message to the next generation has taken on a whole new meaning for all of us.
This little list from Mashable does a nice job of mixing old and new faves streaming now on Amazon. But there’s always an UNexpected show in there that is really DONE in a cool and different way. See if you can find it!
If you’ve never done a Netflix Party, this may be all the motivation you need to try one. Use the chat just like yelling out in the theater. “Don’t open that door!” “Don’t go down by the lake!” “He’s in the house!” Because horror is a group genre, don’t you think. Thanks for the future scares, Bustle!
What can you expect from HBO Max? This NYT list is more that just 10 movies. It’s actually full of turns, like the fact Max has the streaming rights to the entire Studio Ghibli 21-film catalog! That’s a score, my friends, so read up and binge on:)
