‘Petrunya,’ Unlikely Rebel
‘God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya,’ about a rejected and dejected young woman who rebels against entrenched societal forces, premieres June 25, in theaters physical and virtual
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Free ‘Weasel’ & ‘Monkey’
The Americas Film Festival New York will stream Argentina’s ‘The Weasel’s Tale’ and Canada’s ‘Monkey Beach’ free for tri-state residents
Stream ‘Cracka’ Free
‘Cracka,’ in which a white supremacist time travels back to an alternate universe where Blacks are slave-owners and whites enslaved, debuts free June 19 on Vyre
Revry Escorts ‘Strut’ 6/18
‘Strut,’ a six-episode comedy about a woman who finds self-confidence by forming an escort agency with her friends, debuts June 18 on Revry
Lubin’s Silent Film Empire
‘Pop’ Lubin, a relatively unsung hero of early cinema history, is celebrated in a virtual exhibit from the National Museum of American Jewish History. See three of his films here
‘Oral’ Pilot Reading 6/17
Oral, a proposed dramedy series about a deaf woman in 2007 Los Angeles, will stream a free hour-long staged reading of its pilot episode June 17 over Zoom
Welcome Back, ‘iCarly’
New episodes of ‘iCarly’ debut June 17 on Paramount+, with original cast members Miranda Cosgrove, Jerry Trainor and Nathan Kress
‘Rent’ Comes to Cuba
‘Revolution Rent,’ debuting June 15 on HBO and HBO Max, tells the story of the staging of the musical ‘Rent’ in Cuba, and of its director’s journey to his parents’ homeland
Fredi Washington: ‘Ouanga’
Black legend Fredi Washington stars in ‘Ouanga,’ an early (1935) zombie flick streaming free through June 24 thanks the UCLA Film and Television Archive
Peacock Struts on JustWatch
Four shows on Peacock – ‘Yellowstone,’ ‘Parks & Recreation,’ ‘The Office’ and ‘Girls5eva’ – were among the 10 most popular series with JustWatch users during May
