2021 Streaming Movies & TV

• A Secret Love – A-
  • These two women were in a league of their own
• Allen v. Farrow – A-
  • Yeah, he did it. No doubt
• Another Round – A-
  • Friends decide to test the theory that the most productive people maintain a 0.05% blood alcohol level at all times.
• Big Sky – C+
  • After a promising start it starts to get annoying with several filler episodes
• Blown Away S1 – B
  • Frenetic glass-blowing reality competition.
• Bridgerton – B
  • Anyone else find Simon and Daphne completely exhausting?
• Cobra Kai S3 – B-
  • These kids never get in trouble for anything.
• Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel – B-
  • Ultimately a tragic case that also shows how the internet and both help and hinder an investigation
• Crip Camp – A-
  • The young people in this camp changed the country in ways that we take for granted.
• Dave – A-
  • Dave, AKA Lil’ Dicky, is a lovable dingbat.
• Dick Johnson is Dead – C-
  • Weirdly dull documentary about senility and losing your parents.
• Evil Genius – B
  • A pizza delivery man has a bomb locked to his neck. That’s the least weird part of this documentary.
• Freaky – B-
  • Scream + Freaky Friday / Heathers
• Gretel & Hansel – C-
  • I think it was kind of boring, maybe. I don’t know. It left my brain immediately.
• History of Swear Words – C
  • KInd of interesting, kind of dumb.
• I Care A Lot – B+
  • I loved to hate on this scam artist.
• I Know This Much is True –
• It’s A Sin – A
  • Poignant and emotional mini-series about the early AIDS crisis in London.
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous – B-
  • I don’t know why I let myself get so annoyed with kids in a TV-Y7 show?
• Let Them All Talk – A-
  • Best friends reconnect on a transatlantic cruise. This is Candace Bergen’s film. She’s great.
• Lego Star Wars Christmas Special – B
  • There is a little bit of canon confirming at the beginning but mostly it’s just silly fun.
• Locked Down – D+
  • What’s worse than being in a pandemic? Watching other people complain about being in a pandemic.
• Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom – B
  • Strong performances elevate this claustrophobic film.
• Mank – C+
  • Looooooooooong.
• Moxie – C
  • There’s a good movie in here somewhere, too bad we didn’t get it.
• Murder Among the Mormons – B
  • In 1985 someone planted bombs around SLC to kill mormons, this 3-part documentary explains why.
• Mr. Mayor – B
  • The latest Tina Fey sitcom is like early 30 Rock. I can see this getting better with subsequent seasons.
• My Octopus Teacher – A
  • What we can learn from nature is amazing and shouldn’t be taken for granted.
• Nightstalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer – B-
  • Gruesome and horrifying documentary about the mad man that terrorized a nation in 1984.
• Nomadland – A
  • A view into the world of nomads and how they keep this country running.
• One Night in Miami – B+
  • Four black icons discussing life and their future in 1964
• On The Rocks – B
  • I keep forgetting I even watched this.
• Outside the Wire – B-
  • Decent sci-fi war movie about a cybernetic super-soldier. I know that sounds very generic.
• Palm Springs – B
  • A funny and clever take on a sci-fi trope.
• Pieces of a Woman – B+
  • We had to pause after 30 minutes to take a breather. Then it’s all downhill from there for this couple.
• Pretend It’s A City – A-
  • Fran Lebowitz’s wry take on everything.
• Promising Young Woman – A-
  • Carrie Mulligan deserves an Oscar for this amazingly layered performance.
• Star Wars: Rebels – B
  • The story of how the rebel alliance formed leading up to Rogue One.
• Search Party S4 – B
  • Dory deserved it.
• Soul – A-
  • Inside out meets Pets? Sort of.
• Sound of Metal – B
  • Riz does an amazing job of a drummer who loses his hearing.
• Sylvie’s Love – B
  • Love and jazz in NYC.
• The Expanse S1 – B–
  • Space capers! but kind of dull
• The Great Pottery Throwdown – B
  • It’s very relaxing and sometimes they make ugly things and sometimes those ugly things break.
• The High Note – D
  • Boring, schlocky, nonsense with an insulting “twist” ending.
• The Last Blockbuster – C
  • This starts out promising but is easily 40 minutes too long.
• The Little Things – D
  • Utter garbage. Malek is making weird faces the whole time, Leto deserves a Razzie. Avoid at all cost.
• The Midnight Sky – B+
  • After a global event, Clooney finds himself lost in the arctic with a little girl.
• The Ripper – B
  • Four-part documentary about a serial killer in the UK and how the police bungled it (per usual)
• The Trial of the Chicago 7 – A
  • Fantastically engaging retelling of the aftermath of the 1968 DNC riot
• The Vast of Night – B
  • Two teens discover a strange radio signal that may be aliens in this beautifully shot, well-paced mystery.
• Tina – B-
  • Good documentary but I personally didn’t learn anything new.
• WandaVision – A-
  • Every episode is like “HA! HA! WTF! HA! OMG!”
• We Are the Champions – B-
  • Docuseries about people are experts in niche events (cheese chasing, dog dancing, yo-yo’ing)