The BBC has announced that the long-running British sci-fi show “Doctor Who” will follow Jodie Whittaker’s history-making run as the first female Doctor by casting the first Black actor in the iconic television role.Scottish actor Ncuti Gatwa is set to play the next iteration of the time-traveling Doctor in 2023, taking over the Tardis at […]
Continue reading(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Series: “Sex Education“Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: Otis Milburn (Asa Butterfield) is awkward, bumbling, and deeply uncomfortable in his own skin. He has no […]
Continue readingWhen Aimee Lou Wood would tell people that she was starring in “Living,” a re-imagining of Akira Kurosawa’s classic story of a terminally ill bureaucrat’s quest for meaning, the response she received terrified her.“Everyone I spoke would tell me it was their favorite film of all time or the most beautiful film of all time,” […]
Continue reading“Doctor Who” star Peter Capaldi and Raindance founder Elliot Grove have been honored at the first ever British Short Film Awards.Capaldi was given the Icon Award while Grove was handed the Impact AwardThe British Short Film Awards, in partnership with the HearArt Project, were hosted by presenter Alex Zane on Friday evening. The event streamed […]
Continue readingNetflix’s upcoming Poe picture gets a huge cast boost with several formidable talents on the big screen. The Gothic horror film “The Pale Blue Eye” is directed by Scott Cooper (he of the taut 2021 Wendigo horror “Antlers“), who also adapted the screenplay from Louis Bayard’s novel of the same title. It stars Christian Bale […]
Continue readingThe return of one of Netflix’s most popular and critically well-received comedies is just a few weeks away. On Tuesday, Netflix unveiled the trailer for “Sex Education” Season 3, which will premiere Friday, September 17. Created by Laurie Nunn, the hourlong series hasn’t released a new episode since January 2020 (due to pandemic-related production delays); […]
Continue readingThe Moordale kids are back for more coming-of-age insanity on September 17, and we just got our first glimpse at what they’re up to! No joke, things look even wilder than the first two seasons: the trailer shows off trampolines, a high speed bus chase, a crotch on fire and craziest of all, Otis’ new […]
Continue readingWith the flood of original content that seemingly never stops at Netflix, it’s hard to keep track of each and every series that arrives. But this strategy does mean that there is likely something for everyone at Netflix, including those looking for a funny, smart coming-of-age series such as “Sex Education.”Read More: ‘Sex Education’: The […]
Continue readingThe Sex Education star on the perils of social media, playing Emily Brontë, and her new Disney whodunnit with French and SaundersWhen the trailer came out, it felt really Hollywood, which makes me laugh. I was like: ‘Ah, Ok. This is quite a big deal.’” Emma Mackey spent the last few months of 2019 filming […]
Continue readingNetflix enters 2021 with a January slate that’s shaped by the lingering weirdness of 2020, as a month that’s typically full of (recently re-licensed) franchise movies and new seasons of “Sex Education” has mutated into a deep grab bag of second-tier Oscar contenders, festival pick-ups, and a handful of comfort food classics that could double […]
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