Peter Wong

02 Jul 2021

All The Great Stuff Coming To Hulu In July

July on Hulu offers an embarrassment of riches as far as familiar favorite films are concerned.  A person could consider the month well spent watching “Stand By Me,” “Beetlejuice,” “The Mask,” “Robocop,” “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,” and “The Terminator.”  The more artful cinema minded would substitute such films

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02 Jul 2021

All The Cool Stuff Coming To Netflix In July

The season’s hot weather ensures that “Netflix and chill” will always be the right answer.  The big question, though, is deciding what to watch.  Several franchises show up among this month’s Netflix offerings.  There’s “Terminator 2,” the Austin Powers series, and the first three Karate Kid movies.  However, watching the

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04 Jun 2021

The Best of June On Netflix

Despite it being June, Netflix is a bit light on Pride-related programming.  However, that doesn’t mean Netflix’s new programming will be boring.  Some ot this month’s offerings will take interested viewers to Iceland, Japan, Vietnam, South Africa, or even the Messier 87 galaxy.  Prepare to say goodbye to a beloved

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04 Jun 2021

SF DocFest Turns 20 and This Year’s Lineup is Awesome!

Documentaries have always been a staple of film festival programming.  What makes the scrappy San Francisco Documentary Film Festival (hereafter “SF DocFest”) a treasure to SF Bay Area filmgoers is its willingness to take that extra step to show films a little more out there than bog standard documentaries.  Over

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28 May 2021

Review: “Tell Them We Were Here”

Where can art be found?  The “art as commodity” mentality would have you believe it’s found only on exhibit in institutional settings such as galleries and museums.  Alternately, this mentality says the paintings and sculptures rich collectors buy or sell should definitely be considered art.  But what if art could

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28 May 2021

The Best Of June On Hulu

June means Pride Month, and Hulu’s ready for it.  This month features an acclaimed documentary about transgender teen athletes, a French drama about an elderly lesbian couple, and a new season of a teen dramedy about an out high school athlete. Other highlights of the month include new seasons of

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07 May 2021

The Best New Stuff On Netflix

Ready to check out the new hot titles on Netflix in May? There are new seasons of an animated science fiction adaptation series, an acclaimed comedy/drama featuring Lena Waithe this year, and a Spanish crime thriller where the suspect pool got bigger and the dark secrets nastier. Zack Snyder fans

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30 Apr 2021

The Best Stuff Coming To Hulu In May

Get ready to be surprised in May by Hulu.  Pride Month starts early with a whole bunch of LGBT-themed films, including the Wachowskis’ lesbian crime drama “Bound.” Actress Natalie Morales’ directorial debut shows how the search for an abortion drug in America’s heartland can be the stuff of comedy.  See

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