‘Upright’: Quite Alright!
‘Upright,’ an 8-episode miniseries debuting Thursday, Aug. 6, on Sundance Now, is a highly recommended ‘road movie’ from Australia and Tim Minchin
Les Luchter
Zooming In, Hanging On
Two New York City institutions – Broadway Bares and the St. George Theatre — will run free online fundraisers this weekend, featuring celebrity strippers and Frankie Valli respectively
‘The Cuban’ Reviewed
Living legend Louis Gossett Jr. shines in ‘The Cuban,’ premiering July 31 on virtual screens. We also look at other films about reviving the catatonic
Pandemic Productions
A trio of titles shot under quarantine conditions:
the doc ‘Pornstar Pandemic: The Guys’; the web series ‘The Building: Under Lockdown’; and Shudder horror flick ‘Host’
The UMP Cruiser is Back!
‘Other Space,’ Paul Feig’s 8-episode 2015 sci-fi comedy, is back on August 1, free on Dust
The Old Guard: Influences
Hee’s where to stream the films that influenced Netflix’s ‘The Old Guard,’ according to director Gina Prince-Bythewood
‘Bubbies and Sistas’
The 3 stars of JLTV’s ‘Bubbies Know Best’ have now teamed with 3 African-American Jewish women for ‘Bubbies and Sistas Know Best,’ streaming right here
African Diaspora Film Fest
The African Diaspora International Film Festival is free online from July 24 to July 30. We highlight five picks, including ‘The Citizen’ from Hungary and ‘White Lies’ from New Zealand
Binge ‘The Cisco Kid’
Decades hosts a 43-hour binge of ‘The Cisco Kid’ this weekend. You can also watch Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo as The Cisco Kid and Pancho in earlier movies
RIP Civil Rights Leaders
You can honor the passings of Rep. John Lewis and Rev. C.T. Vivian by streaming PBS’ ‘Freedom Riders’ for free. You can also rent the new doc ‘John Lewis; Good Trouble’ for $6.99