By Dave B.

While a cyberneticist is rummaging through a huge pile of garbage, he makes an amazing find: the largely disembodied head of Alita, a combat cyborg that is equipped with a human mind and an advanced robotic body. Alita’s innate sense of justice puts her at odds with all of the injustice that exists in her 26th century surroundings. As she uncovers more of her past, she discovers that no matter the era, some enemies will always have to be confronted. 

By Dave B.

"Premieres" will feature official trailers and synopses from what I feel looks like the most interesting (or the only, in some cases) original programming coming out in the subsequent week on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and elsewhere. In no way to these previews represent recommendations or reviews. My intent is to post this segment each Thursday or Friday, but we'll see. Enjoy!

By Dave B.

​On October 1, 1989, 43 children were born to women who hadn’t been pregnant before that day. An eccentric billionaire purchased seven of these children from women around the world and raised them to be a group of elite superheroes. The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) starts off with the death of their billionaire father bringing the estranged and embittered siblings back together for the first time in over a decade. While trying to reconcile their differences, the surviving members of The Umbrella Academy must put aside their grievances and unite in order to prevent the eradication of all life on Earth. 

By Dave B. 

"Premieres" will feature official trailers and synopses from what I feel looks like the most interesting (or the only, in some cases) original programming coming out in the subsequent week on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and elsewhere. In no way to these previews represent recommendations or reviews. My intent is to post this segment each Thursday or Friday, but we'll see. Enjoy!

By Dave B.

In Game Night (2018, currently on HBO) an ultra-competitive couple, Annie and Max, and their group of friends have their weekly festivities spiced up by the arrival in town of Max’s wealthy brother, Brooks. Brooks, seemingly as part of his continuous quest to upstage his brother, organizes a professional murder mystery night for the group where one of them will be kidnapped while the rest attempt to solve clues and initiate a rescue. When the fake kidnapping turns out to be real, the stakes of game night have never been higher as the friends band together to save one of their own. 

By Dave B.

Yes, I’m probably the last person in the industrialized world to see Frozen (2013), the story about two estranged sisters, Anna and Elsa. When they were children, Elsa accidentally shot Anna in the face with her magical freezing powers. For extremely confusing reasons, Anna’s memory of Elsa’s powers needs to be removed in order to save her life. Anna grows up not knowing why her beloved sister lives in complete isolation, and Elsa grows up in terror of her uncontrollable powers. When Elsa comes of age to receive the throne, she loses control of her powers at her coronation and flees, but accidentally plunges her kingdom into an impenetrable winter in the ensuing chaos. Anna goes on a journey to find her sister and restore summer, but she’ll have to re-forge the pair’s sisterly bonds if she’s to have any chance of setting things right.

By Dave B.

​"Premieres" will feature official trailers and synopses from what I feel looks like the most interesting (or the only, in some cases) original programming coming out in the subsequent week on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Netflix, and elsewhere. In no way to these previews represent recommendations or reviews. My intent is to post this segment each Thursday or Friday, but we'll see. Enjoy!

By Dave B.

In an alternate reality Oakland, California, a young man gets a job as a telemarketer. He doesn’t have much success until he learns to use his “white voice”. After that, his fortunes change and he skyrockets up the ranks to become the most accomplished salesperson in the company. His success alienates him from his friends and former coworkers, while putting him face to face with the most heinous conspiracy in human history. 

By Dave B.

When four high school students decide to play a video game that they uncover in the basement of their school while serving detention, they’re sucked into the game and transported to the land of Jumanji. They find themselves in the bodies of the characters that they selected and discover that if they don’t beat the game, they’ll either be trapped in it forever, or they’ll die.

By Dave B.

In Velvet Buzzsaw (Netflix), struggling art gallery agent Josephina discovers a treasure trove of original paintings in the apartment of her deceased neighbor. Despite the neighbor’s dying wish that all of his work be destroyed, Josephina enlists her friends and colleagues to sell the pieces. The paintings become the hit of the art world, mesmerizing all who see them, and fetching outrages prices. But these paintings are more than just works of art and anyone who associates with them soon regrets it.