The Pitch: Based on ideas from the legendary Bruce Lee,
Warrior is kind of like
Deadwood meets
Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing:
Warrior is one of those shows that seems to be under the radar. I’ve seen people talk about it from time to time, but not extensively. And that’s a damn shame because folks, this show rules. It’s a stylish, ultra-violent, action-packed series about people beating the shit out of each other. What’s not to love?
After being disappointed with the recent
Mortal Kombat movie, I was thirsting for some sort of entertainment that would deliver on fighting action. Then I remembered
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The Series:
Where You Can Stream It: Peacock, Amazon Prime via IMDB TV
The Pitch: A rumpled police detective solves a murder committed by a wealthy perpetrator who underestimates the blue-collar cop, leading them to be caught red-handed.
Why It’s Essential Viewing: I’d long heard of
Columbo, it’s one of those classic crime procedurals that always makes the top TV lists that I’d never seen except when it would occasionally pop up in the background at my grandmother’s house. But there was a strange uptick in
Killers of the Flower Moon.
There are a few reasons this has become one of my favorite film-related podcasts over the past year. As someone who has been following Roger’s work for years, it’s fascinating to get to hear him talk in detail about his experiences working on the sets of some of Hollywood’s most beloved movies. It’s also enlightening to hear James’ perspective as a longtime script supervisor and someone who is integral to the digital workflow on Roger’s films, and get a sense of what a successful marriage is like between two people who work together in such high pressure situations in an industry that often chews up couples and spits them out. And I especially love how granular it gets about the filmmaking process – if you’re an aspiring cinematographer, Roger gets into specifics about the types of lights he’s used in certain scenes, how he works with different directors, and he offers little tips and tricks that make it feel like you’re learning at th
(Welcome to
The Quarantine Stream, a series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.)
The Series:
Where You Can Stream It: Netflix
The Pitch: A docuseries that follows Colleen Wilson and Melissa May Curtis as they run Pets on Q, a talent agency for pets. Yes, really, that’s it. It’s delightful.
Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: I don’t know about you, but I find myself more and more often turning to harmless, simple entertainment these days. Don’t get me wrong: I still watch
serious stuff. But as I seek out distractions from the hell that is reality, I find comfort in shows like
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The Series:
Where You Can Stream It: YouTube
The Pitch: YouTuber Babish (real name Andrew Rea) recreates dishes from movies and television to increasingly elaborate degrees.
Why It’s Essential Viewing: Who doesn’t love learning how to make your favorite fictional foods?
I love me some cooking videos, and I obviously watch a lot of videos about pop culture and movies. So it’s no surprise that the perfect intersection of those two interests,