Peter Wong
All The Great Stuff Coming To Netflix In April 2023
For seekers of more intentional entertainment on Netflix, this month has a trio of promising women in politics dramas, one of which stars Keri Russell in the lead role. A new season of science fiction actioner “Sweet Tooth” makes a long-awaited return. And because foiling Nazis (or their modern day
Spring 2023 Films at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
Apologies are definitely in order for those readers who wanted earlier notice of what’s coming up this quarter at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (hereafter BAMPFA). For those who wanted to see the Andy Warhol rarity “My Hustler,” for example, they’ll just need to hope for another
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All The Great Stuff Coming To Hulu In March 2023
Hulu’s March 300-pound gorilla event is of course this year’s Academy Awards ceremony and the associated programs bracketing that event. Frankly, this writer would love Michelle Yeoh to win the Best Actress Award for “Everything Everywhere All At Once” if only to give racist Hollywood casting directors a public middle
All The Cool Stuff Coming To Netflix In March 2023
Netflix starts off March with the first (and best) of “The Hangover” movies and the immortal “National Lampoon’s Animal House.” The latter film does sag a bit during the road trip sequence, but it’s hard not to laugh at the film’s food fight scene or the immortal line “I think
New Things to Watch on Hulu This February 2023
This February on Hulu will be a month to say several goodbyes. The Millionaires will get ready to start saying goodbye to a close-knit group of friends. The WB Studios water tower residents will hopefully end their return with a bang. And John Singleton’s semi-fictionalization of the 1980s Los Angeles
All The Cool Stuff Coming To Netflix In February 2023
February is among other things Black History Month, and there are some cool things offered this month that celebrate Black excellence on Netflix. There’s a portrait of the basketball legend who was also a human rights leader. Jada Pinkett-Smith narrates a hybrid documentary series about a kickass 17th century African
SF’s 25th IndieFest Kicks Off with Weird and Wonderful Films
Time to pop champagne corks and light up humongous spliffs, San Francisco! The San Francisco Independent Film Festival (hereafter “SF IndieFest”) returns with its 25th festival of weird, odd, and wonderful films for S.F. filmgoers’ delectation. From February 2-12, 2023, 95 independent short and feature films from around the Bay
You Can Watch the Slamdance Film Festival From Your Own Couch
For those who haven’t decamped for Park City to check out the 2023 Slamdance Film Festival, you don’t need to panic and shell out $250 for an All Access Pass. This annual festival by filmmakers for filmmakers has a virtual component running from January 23-29, 2023. From the comfort of