Tag: what to watch
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Five quality options for streaming this weekend
Very dark, very fun. That’s “Caught Stealing,” a wild and unsettling ride from director Darren Aronofsky, who swaps a similarly dark but quieter reflection in “Requiem for a Dream” for this high-octane, popcorn thriller. Austin Butler plays a top baseball prospect-turned-bartender running from tragedy and his once-promising past. When by accident he gets caught up…
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Pikes Pick: ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ will keep you guessing
If you’ve watched the other two “Knives Out” movies on Netflix, you know what to expect with the third: the unexpected. It’s another murder mystery with compelling characters, settings and twists. “Wake Up Dead Man” is unexpected in other ways. Here’s a timely, funny and heartfelt tale about bigger mysteries, including our faith. — Seth…
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Harry Potter marathon is on at Colorado Springs theater
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A return to fall means a return to Hogwarts. Accordingly, Roadhouse Cinemas (3030 N. Nevada Ave.) is screening all eight Harry Potter movies over the next eight weeks, complete with festive decor and themed food…
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Pikes Pick: Welcome back football with ‘Hard Knocks’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Hard Knocks” signals the return of football. Streaming now, the annual HBO series takes us inside the personal and professional lives of players during training camp, with this year’s focus on the Buffalo Bills. —…
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Pikes Pick: Netflix series explores the the life of a pro quarterback
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save What’s it like to live and work in the most polarizing position in professional sports? The Netflix series “Quarterback” provides a window. Season two recently dropped, featuring Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Kirk Cousins. —…
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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: Netflix documentary ‘Daughters’ tugs at heartstrings
You don’t know what they did to be in prison. You just know who they are: fathers. They are fathers preparing to see their little girls for a rare dance in the emotional Netflix documentary “Daughters.” — Seth Boster, The Gazette
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Pikes Pick: New documentary takes close look at Martha Stewart
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save “Martha” is no perfect documentary — some voices missing, I thought — and Martha Stewart is no perfect subject. And that is what makes it worth the watch on Netflix: For her legacy of perfection,…
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Pikes Pick: New documentary takes close look at Martha Stewart
“Martha” is no perfect documentary — some voices missing, I thought — and Martha Stewart is no perfect subject. And that is what makes it worth the watch on Netflix: For her legacy of perfection, it’s an interesting breakdown of her very human imperfections. — Seth Boster, the Gazette