October 2017

Hulu’s 'The Handmaid’s Tale' ensured that more Margaret Atwood adaptations would follow, and Netflix is quick out of the gate with 'Alias Grace'.

Watch it now! – ‘Alias Grace’, ‘Take Every Wave’, ‘Battle of the Sexes’

Alias Grace Logline: A true-life drama done the Margaret Atwood/Netflix way. Verdict: “If there has been a crime, people want a guilty person. Rightly or wrongly, it does not matter.” The success of Hulu’s Emmy-winning The Handmaid’s

If the stars align, 'Indivisible' very well could propel Edoardo De Angelis to the top of the arthouse scene.

Watch it now! – ‘The Good Catholic’, ‘Unrest’, ‘Indivisible’

The Good Catholic Logline: “Don't let your love turn to hate / Right now we got to / Keep the faith / Keep the faith / Keep the faith / Lord, we got to keep the

‘Broad City’ is fun, unpretentious, and about the closest thing to the real experience of being an urbane young creative living in a major city in 2017.

Watch it now! – ‘Broad City’, ‘Nathan for You’

Nathan for You Logline: An exercise in extreme cringecore, Fielder’s project is a pitch-perfect reality TV parody show. Verdict: When Nathan for You debuted its “Dumb Starbucks” prank, I lived in Los Feliz. As a protest for

Hyper-stylish commercial & music video director Doug Nichol crafts a loving visual ode to the most romantic of literary devices in ‘California Typewriter’.

Watch it now! – ‘California Typewriter’, ‘Lemon’, ‘The Ice Cream Truck’

California Typewriter Logline: A love letter to those who prefer the analog way of life. Verdict: Hyper-stylish commercial and music video director Doug Nichol crafts a loving visual ode to that most romantic of literary devices. Pleasurable

You’d be hard pressed to think of a more fitting goodbye to an actor like Harry Dean Stanton than John Carroll Lynch’s directorial debut ‘Lucky’.

Watch it now! – ‘Lucky’, ‘Gook’, ‘A Taxi Driver’

Lucky Logline: Harry Dean Stanton outlived and outsmoked his contemporaries. Now it’s time to find enlightenment. Verdict: You’d be hard pressed to think of a more fitting goodbye to an actor like Harry Dean Stanton than Lucky.

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The winners and losers at the 2017 Emmys: Hulu’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ scoops up top drama award and Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’ fails to meet expectations.

‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ cleans up at the Emmys 2017

The Emmys have once again come and gone. But this year’s event wasn’t without its fair share of surprises – and even a few record-setters. The Handmaid’s Tale scooped up the top drama award, beating out

by: Daniel Bennifer

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Watch this now: ‘The Deuce’, ‘American Vandal’

David Simon & George Pelecanos are back tackling the birth of porn in New York with the help of Maggie Gyllenhaal & James Franco in 'The Deuce'.

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Watch this now! ‘Bojack’ season 4 and ‘One Mississippi’

BoJack Horseman season 4 Streaming on Netflix now Logline: Where’s BoJack? A washed up TV star searches for meaning in his Hollywoo life with more than a little help from his friends. Oh, and he’s a talking

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‘The Defenders’ feels like a rush job to capitalize on the success of 'Luke Cage' and ‘The Orville’ is little more than a piece of Star Trek fan fiction.

We watched it so you don’t have to: ‘The Orville’, ‘The Defenders’

The Orville Fox, out now Logline: Seth MacFarlane tries to boldly go where no writer has gone before. Verdict: MacFarlane shows a new side to his talents in this Fox show. The plot may be ponderous, the characters