Home Entertainment Guide: October 2021
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming services, including Free Guy, F9: The Fast Saga, Zola, and special editions of Legend and High Sierra.
TV/Streaming
HBO’s Succession Season 3 Sees Kendall Secede, Series Succeed in Exceeding Expectations
A review of the third season of Succession, premiering Sunday.
Amazon’s I Know What You Did Last Summer Fails its Premise
A review of the new series that reboots I Know What You Did Last Summer for a new generation.
Hulu’s Dopesick is a Compelling, Didactic Look at the Opioid Epidemic
A review of the new series Dopesick, premiering on October 13 on Hulu.
USA’s The Sinner Returns for Rocky Fourth Season
A review of the fourth season of USA’s The Sinner.
Janus-Faced: The Two Tony Sopranos
Tony’s is a story of modern American masculinity, middle-aged sordidness and sorrow; he is saggy around the gut, bruised at the knuckles, and tender in the heart.
Incredible Performance Anchors Netflix’s Moving Maid
A review of Netflix’s new drama, starring Margaret Qualley, Nick Robinson, and Andie MacDowell.
Criterion’s Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films is the Story of a Cinematic Legend
A review of Melvin Van Peebles: Essential Films, now available from Criterion.
La Brea Seeks to Give New Life to NBC Lineup
A review of La Brea, premiering tomorrow night, September 28th.
Midnight Mass
Flanagan’s study of religion and immortality sometimes rekindles memories of actual midnight masses in that it can be a little exhausting in its preachiness with a few too many monologues.
First Four Laika Releases Get Special Edition Blu-rays
On four new special edition releases of the first four Laika films, all great.
Apple TV+’s Foundation is An Ambitious, Sprawling Sci-Fi Event
A review of the first season of Foundation, which premieres on September 24 on AppleTV+.
Creative Final Season of Dear White People is For the Fans
A review of the fourth and final season of Netflix’s Dear White People.
Home Entertainment Guide: September 2021
Highlights of recent streaming and Blu-ray releases, including Beasts of No Nation, Nashville, and Dune.
B.J. Novak’s The Premise is an Inspired Satire of Modern Issues
A review of B.J. Novak’s new anthology series The Premise, premiering September 16 on FX on Hulu.
Y: The Last Man Takes Its Time to Find Its Own Personality
A review of FX on Hulu’s Y: The Last Man.
Showtime’s American Rust is a Lackluster Drama
A review of the new mystery series American Rust, premiering September 12 on Showtime.
Scenes From a Marriage
As a whole, Scenes from a Marriage doesn’t always match the intensity of Chastain’s and Isaac’s performances. But when they burn white-hot, it’s difficult to look away.
Live at Mister Kelly’s to Have American Premiere at the Gene Siskel Film Center
An article about the American premiere of Ted Bogosian’s documentary, “Live at Mister Kelly’s,” which runs at Chicago’s Gene Siskel Film Center from Friday, September 17th, through Monday, September 20th.
Netflix’s Q-Force Tries to Subvert Stereotypes with Mixed Results
A review of Netflix’s new animated show for adults.
