Streamed & Screened: Movie and TV Reviews and Interviews

This week we're highlighting an interview Bruce Miller did with Ryan White, the director of Good Night Oppy . The film, which documents NASA's Mars rover Opportunity, is in theaters now and will land on Amazon Prime on November 23rd. It's an unexpectedly moving movie that Bruce has short-listed for his Oscar pool, and we thought we'd take the opportunity to hash out some of the other great documen...

Because it's the season for scary things, we can't get enough horror films in our lives. Thankfully, Netflix is here for us all with 'Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities.' An anthology series in the same vein as 'Alfred Hitchcock Presents,' they've been dropping two "episodes" a day since Tuesday. I say "episodes" because they're basically creepy cinematic novellas, each one helmed by a mo...

This weekend will see the premiere of the second season of "The White Lotus," the most-awarded series at the Primetime Emmys earlier this year (nabbing ten statues for HBO), and Bruce Miller can't wait to talk about it. Also we've got an interview with Tony Hale about the brand new season of "The Mysterious Benedict Society" which premieres this week on Disney+. Best known as Buster Bluth ("Arrest...

There's a new Halloween sequel out, Halloween Kills , that wraps up the trilogy of Michael Myers movies directed by David Gordon Green ( Pineapple Express ) and we figured we'd use that as the launching pad to talk about all the scary Halloween horror tropes that irk us to no end and recommend some examples of the genre, both new and old, that subvert expectations. Where to watch: Psycho   Mr. Sar...

Enjoy this bonus episode highlighting Bruce Miller's conversation with actors Zach Woods and Lenora Crichlow about their roles in season 2 of “ Avenue 5 ” which premiered on HBO last weekend. Recent articles by Bruce Miller: 'Avenue 5' encourages improvisation -- and a chance to spar with Hugh Laurie Star-studded 'Amsterdam' muddies its own water before it settles down "Avenue 5" actors talk about...

Despite the admittedly bad press surrounding Amsterdam , its release marks something of a beginning to the Hollywood Awards Season that will run from now until the end of the year. Studios will be dropping the bulk of their prestige films in the coming months, so we thought it was a great time to start a list of films we think are in the running to be nominated for the top Oscar category. The vast...

Jared McNett is back and joining Chris Lay for this special bonus episode roundup of the best horror movies we've seen this year so far, as well as a glance over the horror horizon at a handful of movies we're looking forward to that coming out later this month. Where to watch: Barbarian Bodies Bodies Bodies Halloween Ends Hellraiser The Menu Nope Pearl Prey Smile Triangle of Sadness Watcher X Rec...

We are back as promised with a brand new full episode! Bruce Miller has spent the past couple of weeks prepping for the 2022 Sioux City International Film Fest so we talk about festivals before we hand it over to his interview with Bri Holland , a (deep breath) songwriter, music producer, audio engineer, singer, and vocal production specialist who was onboard to host the "Engineering Theatrical Vo...

One last fill-in episode before we're back with new episodes, but this is a good one. Our very own Bruce Miller was a guest on Across the Sky , a weather-centric podcast hosted by Lee Enterprises meteorologists, counting down the 10 greatest weather movies of all time. Here's the description from their side of the dial: "Grab a bucket of popcorn and get comfortable. If you like weather and movies,...

Halloween is just over a month away, so in this special encore presentation of Streamed & Screened we are looking at some of the scariest movies around. Expect some horror classics for sure but also some curveballs including an unexpected pick you can stream on Disney+. Below is our roundup along with links to where you can stream them. Psycho 1960 Mr. Sardonicus 1961 The Texas Chain Saw Massa...

A summer dominated by "Top Gun: Maverick" is nearly over, so in this special encore presentation of Streamed & Screened, we look at some of our favorite summer blockbusters of the past. Links to where you can stream or rent all of our picks can be found below: Friday the 13th 1980 Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 RoboCop 1987 Die Hard 1988 Jurassic Park 1993 True Li...

This week we've got an abundance of interviews with the cast, crew, and creatives behind the new Disney+ hybrid docu-series " Growing Up ." Created by Brie "Captain Marvel" Larson and production company Culture House, the show premieres September 8th as part of the Disney+ Day programming jamboree. Bruce Miller's interviews with Brie Larson, Nicole Gavlovski, Athena Nair, Gavin Arneson, Sage Dolan...

On this week's episode we preview 'Mike,' the new Mike Tyson biopic series on Hulu, and the new animated series 'Little Demon' on FXX. We take a moment at the top to critique Beast, opting to recommend a much more harrowing film in its place, and discuss expectations for 'House of the Dragon,' the 'Game of Thrones' prequel series that premiered this past Sunday. Lastly (but far from leastly), we g...

With "Lord of the Rings" out next week, "Better Call Saul" wrapped up, and "House of the Dragon" coming in for a (king's?) landing this very weekend, it's safe to say we've got prequel fever! And the only cure ... is to make a list of the TV show prequels we wanna see! Also we preview the new Marvel show "She-Hulk: Attorney at Law," air some grievances about what we think are the worst movies of t...

For the bonus episode this week Chris has been thinking a bunch about Netflix's new adaptation of The Sandman , Neil Gaiman's iconic comic book series which was long described as "un-filmable." As you'll hear, the source material has been close to Chris's heart for a long while, so who better to compare notes with on the translation than someone who's just getting acquainted with the characters an...

This week Bruce Miller interviewed Abbi Jacobson and Chanté Adams about "A League of Their Own," the new Amazon Prime show that takes its source material further. We catch up with our feelings on "Bullet Train, Prey" and "Sandman," as well as offer up preview Netflix's upcoming "13: The Musical." In honor of the new horror movie "Bodies Bodies Bodies" premiering in theaters we've got a list of mov...

The bonus episode is all over the place this week but it's still a load of fun so tune in to hear Bruce go all in on Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris , drop a solid teaser for an upcoming FXX animated show starring Danny Devito as the Devil, and we take some unexpected detours that touch on Y2K Beanie Babies, a weirdly specific kind of action figure, and we even find the time to recommend some off-the-be...

We take a while to work up to it, but the consensus for this coming week/end of streaming and screening is loaded with lots of potential surprise breakouts. The big fish in the pond is Bullet Train, the assassin action comedy starring Brad Pitt and a stacked supporting cast, but don't discount the long awaited Sandman series (based on Neil Gaiman's comic series) that's hitting Netflix on Friday, t...

We spend the first chunk of this episode weighing in (spoiler free!) on Jordan Peele's spin on the flying saucer genre, Nope , which was filled to bursting with big concepts, memorable images, and over-the-top set pieces that deserve to be seen on the biggest screen you can find. We also offer up a preview of Vengeance , a fictional riff on the true-crime podcast genre that was written and directe...

On this episode we list our favorite movies of the year so far, yes, but before we get to that we have a nice chat about Where the Crawdads Sing , which landed in theaters last weekend, Nope , which opens this weekend, Netflix's latest attempt at a "blockbuster," The Gray Man , and Ethan Hawke's HBO Max love-letter to Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, The Last Movie Stars . After that (or scroll do...

On the bonus episode for this week we're rounding up our favorite movies of the year so far, with each of us bringing some sort of caveat to our personal selections. It's true that the list is right there below, in alphabetical order and with links to streaming and/or rental destinations, so give a listen if you wanna match the who and the why to each of them. Where to watch: Ambulance The Batman...

Theater marquees this weekend will be topped with  Where the Crawdads Sing , the adaptation of Delia Owens' wildly successful, Reese Witherspoon approved, novel, along with the cuteness overdose of Jenny Slate's  Marcel the Shell with Shoes On . At home we've got the latest season of  What We Do In The Shadows  on HULU, a new series premiering from Nathan Fielder,  The Rehearsal  on HBO, and the l...

Another Bonus episode for the Streamed and Screened faithful! With this one we're hopping into the question of what time of day is the best to go to the movies. For sure, this is not the most pressing of matters but it's the sort of thing we have some legit opinions on and even pepper in some fun stories. After that bit of chat we submit to the midnight society a few more or less random shows or m...

We've got a preview of the new Marvel movie, Thor: Love & Thunder , that gives some comic book context without getting too far into the weeds, we hash out some thoughts on Rise of Gru , the latest entry in the Minions franchise, breaking $100 million in box office receipts over the weekend and whether or not that means movies are officially back in theaters for good, plus our very own Bruce Mi...

For Independence Day, enjoy this special bonus episode from the archives. Themed "American Movies" it was just our tenth ever, back when the show was called "Just to be Nominated" and functioned as more of a themed top-5 show since Covid had only just recently shut theaters down and our fledgling show about movies had to reformat its concept. Here's the description from July 2020: Last time you he...