David Daw has studied the history and future of television and has a master's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University along with a BA in genre fiction from NYU. More by David Daw
At the start of April, Netflix added a ton of content from one of the unsung heroes of cable programming, Cartoon Network, with days worth of great TV that you can stream right now. Here’s a guide to where to get started with all the animated content that’s Now Streaming.
Jeffrey has been a working film critic for more than 14 years. He first fell in love with the movies at age six while watching "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" and served as staff critic for the San Francisco Examiner from 2000 through 2003. More by Jeffrey M. Anderson
What makes a great director? A long career of great movies? More good movies than bad ones? Lots of Oscars? It’s not so easy to define. But one that that is consistent with the great ones is a certain depth of emotion; you can just feel when you’re in the hands of someone great. These 10 films were made by 10 directors that just might qualify.
David Daw has studied the history and future of television and has a master's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University along with a BA in genre fiction from NYU. More by David Daw
This week, I look at some shows that mostly got unexpected second lives, whether from rebooting, lasting longer than expected, or coming back in a different form.
Jeffrey has been a working film critic for more than 14 years. He first fell in love with the movies at age six while watching "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" and served as staff critic for the San Francisco Examiner from 2000 through 2003. More by Jeffrey M. Anderson
It’s that time of year when the weather is starting to get warmer,
things are blossoming, and people are generally happier. Though, while
most folks may not actually break into song in real life, it happens all
the time in movies, whether they’re happy, sad, or even blaming Canada.
This week, a wide-ranging batch of musical and music-related films helps
celebrate these and other high-spirited moods.
David Daw has studied the history and future of television and has a master's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University along with a BA in genre fiction from NYU. More by David Daw
There are TV shows everyone knows and watches. And then there are some you may not have even heard of, but are worth checking out. Here are some of those shows.
Jeffrey has been a working film critic for more than 14 years. He first fell in love with the movies at age six while watching "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" and served as staff critic for the San Francisco Examiner from 2000 through 2003. More by Jeffrey M. Anderson
Indulging in too many important, indulgent, and lengthy Oscar movies can
drain a person’s appetite for cinema. Without even a single Oscar
nomination among them, these more inventive, lower-budget, and much
shorter movies could re-ignite jaded filmic passions, one way or
another.
David Daw has studied the history and future of television and has a master's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University along with a BA in genre fiction from NYU. More by David Daw
My last Now Streaming column focused exclusively on Netflix’s new House of Cards series but, as I mentioned briefly there, Cards isn’t the first or best online-exclusive series. This week O take a look at some shows that are made just for the Web and that don’t even require a Netflix subscription to start watching.
