Tag: The Pitch

  • The Daily Stream: The Tree Of Life Is An Ode To The Importance Of Every Person

    The Daily Stream: The Tree Of Life Is An Ode To The Importance Of Every Person

    (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 Movie: “The Tree of Life“Where You Can Stream It: HuluThe Pitch: “There are two ways through life. The way of nature, and the way of grace.” One of…

  • The Daily Stream: The Dark Teenage Dream Of All About Lily Chou-Chou

    The Daily Stream: The Dark Teenage Dream Of All About Lily Chou-Chou

    (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 Movie: “All About Lily Chou-Chou”Where You Can Stream It: Pluto TV, Tubi, VuduThe Pitch: Yūichi Hasumi (Hayato Ichihara) is an introverted 14-year-old boy who idolizes Lily…

  • The Daily Stream: Doctor Sleep Is The Best Of Both Stephen King And Stanley Kubrick

    The Daily Stream: Doctor Sleep Is The Best Of Both Stephen King And Stanley Kubrick

    (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 Movie: “Doctor Sleep” (2019)Where You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Mike Flanagan’s sequel to “The Shining” quickly fizzled at the box office, but it’s actually…

  • The Daily Stream: Stand By Me Remains The Gold Standard Of Coming-Of-Age Movies

    The Daily Stream: Stand By Me Remains The Gold Standard Of Coming-Of-Age Movies

    (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 Movie: “Stand By Me” (1986)Where You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: “Stand By Me” is a miracle of a movie. It manages to be one of…

  • The Daily Stream: Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers Is A Must-Watch Music Documentary

    The Daily Stream: Edgar Wright’s The Sparks Brothers Is A Must-Watch Music Documentary

    (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 Movie: The Sparks BrothersWhere You Can Stream It: NetflixThe Pitch: As its title suggests, “The Sparks Brothers” is about Ron and Russell Mael, the brothers behind…

  • The Daily Stream: Servant Of The People Will Bring You Laughter In The Dark

    The Daily Stream: Servant Of The People Will Bring You Laughter In The Dark

    (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: “Servant of the People”Where You Can Stream It: YouTube, NetflixThe Pitch: Vasyl Petrovitch Goloborodko (Volodymyr Zelensky, “Love in Vegas,” “Corporal vs. Napoleon”) is a passionate but downtrodden…

  • The Daily Stream: Meet The Australian Bloodhunters Of Firebite

    The Daily Stream: Meet The Australian Bloodhunters Of Firebite

    (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: “Firebite”Where You Can Watch It: AMC+The Pitch: Indigenous “bloodhunters” kill vampires with boomerangs in abandoned mine shafts in the Australian desert. Are you sold yet,…

  • The Daily Stream: Firestarter Is A Movie In Need Of A Reboot

    The Daily Stream: Firestarter Is A Movie In Need Of A Reboot

    (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 Movie: “Firestarter” (1984)Where You Can Stream It: HBO MaxThe Pitch: Mark L. Lester’s “Firestarter” arrived amid a tempest of King-to-screen adaptations. The previous year brought the releases…

  • The Daily Stream: Practical Magic Has Gentle Spells And A Great Revenge Story

    The Daily Stream: Practical Magic Has Gentle Spells And A Great Revenge Story

    (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 Movie: “Practical Magic“Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video (rental)The Pitch: As someone who isn’t generally the biggest fan of rom coms, it’s…

  • The Daily Stream: Guillermo Del Toro’s Carnival Noir Nightmare Alley Is Now Streaming (In Two Places!)

    The Daily Stream: Guillermo Del Toro’s Carnival Noir Nightmare Alley Is Now Streaming (In Two Places!)

    (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 Movie: “Nightmare Alley“Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max and HuluThe Pitch: Guillermo del Toro takes William Lindsay Gresham’s novel (previously adapted into an excellent film in 1947) and works…