Tag: streaming now
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Pikes Pick: Famous actor emerges as filmmaker with ‘A Real Pain’
We know Jesse Eisenberg the actor. Now, with the drama/comedy “A Real Pain,” we get to know him as a writer and director exploring big ideas about trauma and connection. Streaming on Hulu. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: New HBO documentary chronicles real life of Superman
It’s a bird. … It’s a plane. … No, it’s an inspiring documentary. “Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story” is an intimate portrait of the man who went from obscurity to Hollywood fame to a solitary life of advocacy. Streaming on HBO Max. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Filling back up on ‘The Bear’
It started with a Chicago beef sandwich. Three years later, we can’t get our fill of “The Bear.” The show’s third season has hit Hulu, returning us to the tantalizing story of a chef tortured by ambition and a family tragedy. — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: Dark comedy ‘Hacks’ returns to HBO
“I don’t wanna do your dirty work no more,” goes the song at the end of a new episode of “Hacks.” So we are left to ponder the work of a young comedy writer in the third season of the HBO series. The funny but darkly psychological tale continues. — Seth Boster
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Pikes Pick: Immerse yourself in Wes Anderson’s world of Roald Dahl
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Start with Oscar-winning “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Then tack on three more charming, thought-provoking short films by Wes Anderson, adapting Roald Dahl stories on Netflix. — Seth Boster Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print…
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Pikes Pick: Immerse yourself in Wes Anderson’s world of Roald Dahl
Start with Oscar-winning “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.” Then tack on three more charming, thought-provoking short films by Wes Anderson, adapting Roald Dahl stories on Netflix. — Seth Boster
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Pikes Pick: Get to know amazing life of ‘Mr. Chow’ in new documentary
Michael Chow left China at a young age for a career in movies. From acting, to building a fine-dining empire, to his current late life as a painter, the HBO documentary “aka Mr. Chow” explores a remarkable man. — Seth Boster, The Gazettte
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Pikes Pick: ‘Maestro’ paints thought-provoking portrait of Leonard Bernstein
“A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them,” Leonard Bernstein once said. It’s a fitting remark for “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s movie on the complex man. Streaming on Netflix. — Seth Boster Carey Mulligan, left, as Felicia Montealegre and Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in “Maestro.” Netflix