Why is 'Make Mine Music' the only Disney animated feature film that isn't available on Disney+, and has never been released uncut on home video? We talk about this forgotten musical anthology in this week's Awesome Movie Year 1946 episode.

Make Mine Music (1946 Animated Film) - Awesome Movie Year

The eighth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our animation pick, Disney’s Make Mine Music. Directed by Jack Kinney, Cly...

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I'm just pretending that Ti West isn't involved with a certain upcoming Christmas movie, and instead I wrote for @tomsguide.com about the brilliance of his 'X' trilogy, which is now streaming on Hulu (apologies for the clickbait headline).

I rewatched the wildest slasher movie franchise of the decade and can't believe what I missed the first time

Ti West's decades-spanning 'X' trilogy is now streaming on Hulu

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A nasty pregnancy horror movie and a dreamlike Taiwanese erotic drama highlight this week's VODepths.

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week — Crooked Marquee

Our mini-reviews of “Son of Sara,” “Evil Follows,” “Demon Hunters,” and more of this week’s on-demand treasures and trash.

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My eating habits would probably have made Anthony Bourdain unleash a string of profanities, but I just dug up my fall 2005 TV preview in which I called 'Kitchen Confidential' "the best new show of the season," so I think I am in good shape to work on this review of 'Tony.'

I think this prompt has come up before, but I somehow started with this ridiculous thing and still became a lifelong comics reader.

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If you’re a comics fan, what’s the earliest comic book you can remember reading? And what kind of impression did it make on you?

For @tomsguide.com, I wrote about the still-relevant social-media satire (and Aubrey Plaza's great lead performance) in 'Ingrid Goes West,' which is now streaming on Netflix.

You'll laugh at Aubrey Plaza's dark comedy on Netflix — until you realize what it says about your social media obsession

The savagely funny 'Ingrid Goes West' stars Plaza as a stalker who targets a vapid influencer played by Elizabeth Olsen

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Sara Dosa's lovely and melancholy nature documentary 'Time and Water' is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu after its limited theatrical run. My @inlander.com review:

Climate change becomes personal in the offbeat documentary Time and Water

The dangers of climate change have become such a standard part of nature documentaries in recent years that they almost recede into the background. Director Sara Dosa’s Time and Water

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A certain other superhero release is getting all the attention this week, but I hope people check out the second season of 'Batman: Caped Crusader,' now streaming on Amazon Prime, which has quietly become one of the best onscreen incarnations of Batman. My @tomsguide.com review:

'Batman: Caped Crusader' season 2 review: My favorite current onscreen Batman is back

The adult animated series featuring the DC superhero returns to its reinvented noir-style Gotham City

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I appreciate Jason for calling out bad freelancing situations, which can come with a risk. Plus the outlet that he edits, @crooked-marquee.bsky.social, always pays me on time!

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Well, it’s invoicing day, and since they’re really apparently not going to pay me for something I wrote for them two months ago, I guess today is the day to post about how @vulture.com fucks over its film freelancers. Long (sorry) thread, with receipts:

Doing my best not to be roped in by the AI-assisted flattery in this dubious PR pitch.

Gregg Araki's funny and kinky 'I Want Your Sex' opens tomorrow in Vegas at @beverlytheater.bsky.social and AMC Town Square. My @inlander.com review:

A young man finds himself via an age-gap BDSM romance in Gregg Araki’s delightful I Want Your Sex

Early in her relationship with her much younger assistant Elliot Bell (Cooper Hoffman), controversial artist Erika Tracy (Olivia Wilde) goes on a tirade about the sexual timidity of Elliot’s generatio...

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Out in theaters starting tonight, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is a mostly effective superhero adventure until it gets sidetracked with the typical MCU building blocks. My @videogame.town review:

‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Is Half Of A Great Movie

You won’t believe who Sadie Sink is playing (yes you will).

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I wasn't quite mesmerized by Jean Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast, but it's an important cinematic achievement, as we talk about in this week's 1946 Awesome Movie Year episode. (Also my co-host Jason Harris does quite a Beast impression.)

Beauty and the Beast (1946 Foreign Film) - Awesome Movie Year

The seventh episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our foreign film pick, Jean Cocteau’s Beauty and the Beast. Written and d...

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Premiering today on Hulu, 'Furious' is a fascinating, character-driven take on familiar crime thriller subject matter. My @tomsguide.com review:

'Furious' review: Emmy Rossum stars in Hulu's dark but engrossing serial killer drama

A female FBI agent tracks a female serial killer in this smart, insightful crime thriller

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Mark Jenkin's haunting sci-fi mood piece 'Rose of Nevada' plays just a few times in Vegas at @beverlytheater.bsky.social, starting tomorrow, and it's very much worth seeking out. My @inlander.com review:

Once you get on its wavelength, Rose of Nevada is a rewarding sci-fi fever dream

If a boat that disappeared under mysterious circumstances suddenly reappears just as mysteriously three decades later, the smart move is probably not to immediately gather a crew and send it

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'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' is still a lot of fun (if still also a bit uneven) in its fourth season, premiering today on Paramount+. My @tomsguide.com review:

'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' season 4 review: The sci-fi prequel continues to boldly go into entertaining territory

The Enterprise crew tackles some exciting, offbeat adventures

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The Numbers has been an incredible resource for two of my longtime projects (with historical box office and budget data for Awesome Movie Year, and extensive VOD release dates for VODepths), and it's horrifying to read about AI wreaking havoc on yet another dependable institution.

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I loved revisiting my favorite Ernst Lubitsch movie, the underrated 'Cluny Brown,' for this week's 1946 Awesome Movie Year episode.

Cluny Brown (1946 Josh's Pick) - Awesome Movie Year

The sixth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features Josh’s personal pick, Ernst Lubitsch’s Cluny Brown. Directed by Ernst Lub...

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Tom Hiddleston brings Pompeii to life in the hokey but effective 'Pompeii: Out of Time,' premiering tonight on Nat Geo and tomorrow on Disney+ and Hulu. My @newscientist.com review:

Pompeii: Out of Time review: Tom Hiddleston's new Pompeii show is unabashedly cheesy – but it works | New Scientist

The Loki actor is the unlikely host for a three-episode docu-series about the Roman city. It's occasionally a little silly, but it's also entertaining and informative, says Josh Bell

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Amy Madigan gets the "you won an Oscar, so a crappy low-budget movie you made two years ago is being pulled off the shelf" bump, plus a genuinely funny stoner comedy and a gripping domestic violence thriller in this week's VODepths.

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week — Crooked Marquee

Our mini-reviews of “Bull Street,” “Lars Shrike Walks the Night,” “Sour Party,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.

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I don't think insurance investigators have ever been so prodigiously employed as they were in film noir.

Of course I also have some thoughts on 'The Odyssey,' which I appreciate and admire but can't feel as rapturous about as so many others do.

I wanted to love Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ but something is missing

Christopher Nolan's talent and ambition make 'The Odyssey' a worthy theatrical experience, regardless of its narrative shortcomings

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You should definitely go see the hilarious 'Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass' if it's still playing near you. My somewhat belated @videogame.town review:

‘Gail Daughtry And The Celebrity Sex Pass’ Is David Wain’s Best Film Since ‘Wet Hot American Summer’

High praise, considering how beloved “Wet Hot American Summer” is.

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Another of my favorite movies of 2026 is now streaming more widely, hopefully to reach a bigger audience. For @tomsguide.com, I wrote about why I love Chandler Levack's 'Mile End Kicks,' now on Netflix.

I expected another indie rom-com. What I got was one of my favorite movies of the year

Barbie Ferreira stars as an insecure young music critic in the funny and relatable 'Mile End Kicks'

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Now streaming its first two episodes on Apple TV, 'Lucky' is a solid crime drama that isn't as Las Vegas-focused as I'd hoped. My @knpr.org review:

Desert Rat

The new TV show 'Lucky' turns into the stereotype it derides

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Looking for trailers to place into an article and realizing I don't understand SEO at all.

John Ford's 'Let There Be Light,' a documentary about postwar PTSD that the U.S. government suppressed for decades, seems especially timely given the current state of our military leadership. We talk about it in this week's Awesome Movie Year 1946 episode.

Let There Be Light (1946 Documentary) - Awesome Movie Year

The fifth episode of our season on the awesome movie year of 1946 features our documentary pick, John Huston’s Let There Be Light. Directed by John Hu...

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"Fuck you, this is a good pitch," I say to myself as I press "send" on a cold submission to an editor who has never done anything to harm me.

I hope that more people will check out the ingenious low-fi sci-fi movie 'Redux Redux' now that it's on Hulu. For @tomsguide.com, I wrote about why it's my favorite movie of 2026 so far.

My favorite movie of 2026 is a gripping thriller with a brilliant twist on the multiverse — stream it now on Hulu

'Redux Redux' is a mind-bending sci-fi story and affecting character drama

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I didn't watch 'Off Campus,' but I would love to see a trend of teen pop singers covering hair metal songs.

Ella Bright - Cherry Pie (Official Lyric Video)

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