In April 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Soviet-era Ukraine became one of the world’s worst man-made catastrophes, killing dozens and likely contaminating hundreds of thousands of people in the decades since. This five episode HBO mini-series starring Jared Harris, Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson traces the screwups by employees and […]
Kelly Clarkson leads a troupe of fellow singers in this animated musical comedy from director Kelly Asbury (Gnomeo & Juliet, Shrek 2) about a group of adorable, quirky-looking dolls trying to compete with their more conventional looking peers (who oddly resemble uniformed prep school students) to be sent to the real world to be loved […]
Best selling author and motivational speaker Brené Brown shares her two decades of experiences studying vulnerability, shame and courage in this Netflix original special. In just over an hour, Brown succinctly discusses what it takes to choose courage over comfort in life… and the boundless rewards it reaps for those who do. By sharing funny, […]
This long-awaited, epic finale to Avengers: Infinity War follows our emotionally distraught, PTSD-suffering superhero survivors of Thanos’ “snap-ture,” which turned half of all living things to dust. The arrival of Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) gives a core group of Avengers hope they can use quantum physics (yes, time travel) to undo […]
Thor Heyerdahl’s Oscar-winning, 1950 documentary details his six man crew’s historic, 101 day journey across the Pacific Ocean, from Peru to Polynesia, in 1947. Using only materials available 1500 years ago, the explorer hoped to prove that people from South America could have settled in Polynesia. Filmed in 16mm black and white and narrated by […]
This breathtaking Netflix documentary series takes an awe-inspiring look at visual wonders of Earth, exploring our planet’s frozen worlds, jungles, coastal seas, deserts, grasslands, oceans and forests. It will give you chills. The first episode is a sampler of what to expect in later episodes – an achingly-beautiful, visual masterpiece set to a rousing, inspirational […]
Ryan O’Connell stars in this groundbreaking, autobiographical Netflix comedy series about his life as a gay man with cerebral palsy. In eight, easily-bingeable 15 minute episodes, we see Ryan breaking free from his claustrophobic, codependent relationship with his well-meaning mother to get the independent life (and love) that he wants. What makes this comedy series […]
A widowed social worker investigating a child endangerment case in 1973 Los Angeles finds herself immersed in a living nightmare when she realizes it may not be the work of the crazy-eyed mother but rather, the Mexican child-drowning ghost La Llorona… who (uh oh!) is now after her own children. Linda Cardellini (Green Book) stars […]
Meet Steve, one of millions of Adélie penguins braving killer whales and leopard seals in his quest to find a mate and start a family in icy Antarctica. Ed Helms (Vacation, The Hangover) narrates this Disneynature documentary, which debuts just in time for April 22nd’s Earth Day. The film is not so much a documentary as […]
When an explorer (Hugh Jackman) discovers an eight-foot-tall Sasquatch (Zach Galifianakis) in the forests of the Pacific Northwest, the Bigfoot begs him to free him from his lonely life of solitude and take him to the Himalayas to find his cousins, the Yeti. So off they go, joined by the widow (Zoe Saldana) of another […]