Summer of Soul (Hulu, July 2) Ahmir-Khalib (Questlove) Thompson won both the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize at Sundance for his debut documentary on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival, a huge, pre-Woodstock outdoor concert series. He unearthed 45 hours of performances by B.B. King, Nina Simone, Sly the Family Stone, Gladys Knight the Pips, the […]

Get ready for the return of the summer Blockbuster. Photo-illustration: Eric Vilas-Boas/Observer For both film fanatics and casual enthusiasts, going to the movie theater represents a mixture of comfort and excitement—both a commonplace pastime and a standout occasion. Knee deep in pandemic isolation, it became a relic of social days past. But this summer, with […]

After an exceptionally terrifying year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. vaccinations are on the rise, cases are in decline, and movie theaters are re-opening for new releases. For the first time in a long time, it’s movie time. Of course, the film industry remains warped. While Warner Bros. will resume its typical theatrical release […]

Honestly, I’m sort of over Netflix right now. I really never thought I’d be saying that. All things considered, I would likely cancel my subscription right now — at least for a while — but I have so many family members who use my login. There have been suggestions that Netflix is about to crack […]

We’ll say this with cautious optimism: the summer movie season is…back? After the coronavirus pandemic upended the 2020 release calendar, pushing back some of the year’s most hyped films and inspiring new avenues of distribution for others, the summer of 2021 is shaping up as platform for Blockbusters (from the latest “Fast and Furious” to […]

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After an exceptionally terrifying year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. vaccinations are on the rise, cases are in decline, and movie theaters are re-opening for new releases. For the first time in a long time, it’s movie time. Of course, the film industry remains warped. While Warner Bros. will resume its typical theatrical release […]

Amazon Prime Video has announced its schedule of new TV shows and movies for May 2021—and it includes big names such as Anne Hathaway, Morgan Freeman, Moonlight director Barry Jenkins and the singers P!nk and J Balvin. Amazon has three original TV series debuting in May, plus two concert movies. The most anticipated show is […]

Netflix is gearing up for a summer filled with hit movies, and it all kicks off this month with their stellar May lineup. In the coming days and weeks, Netflix will be boosting its library with original releases and throwbacks, with the selection ranging from horror to rom-com and everything in between. It’s hard to […]

One year into the new decade, the movie prospects keep getting better. The releases slated for 2021 are so exciting they’ll make you salivate with anticipation, and we can’t wait to see them – especially now that it looks like we can see them. For starters we’ll be getting another Asian Blockbuster in director Destin […]