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John Serba
- First Movie I Ever Saw:
- Star Wars
- First Binge
- The Sopranos
- All-Time Faves
- Everything Werner Herzog, ‘Pulp Fiction,’ ‘Unforgiven,’ Hitchcock’s ‘Notorious,’ ‘WALL-E,’ ‘My Neighbor Totoro,’ ‘Fargo,’ ‘Aliens,’ ‘RoboCop,’ ‘Deadwood,’ ‘The Simpsons’
- Current Obsession
- ‘Russian Doll,’ ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’
- If I Were A GIF...
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The Latest
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘In Good Hands 2’ on Netflix, a Mawkish Sequel to a Turkish Terminal-Illness Weepie
By John Serba •Life goes on for the characters who didn't die in the first movie. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Jim Henson: Idea Man’ on Disney+, Ron Howard's Insightful Profile of a Showbiz Genius
By John Serba •Jim Henson was 1/1, a true innovator. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The First Omen’ on Hulu, a Shockingly Relevant, Well-Made Horror Prequel
By John Serba •Even more shocking, this movie stands pretty well on its own despite being yet another slab of IP. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Moviepass, Moviecrash’ on Max, the Story of a Startup Fiasco Laced with Systemic Racism
By John Serba •In a nutshell: Two Black men started the company, and two White men destroyed it. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Boys in the Boat’ on Prime Video, a Snoozer of a Sports Saga Directed by George Clooney
By John Serba •This is the true story of the University of Washington's quest for Olympic glory, rendered in the most ordinary way possible. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Civil War’ on VOD, a Thorny, Provocative and Action-Packed Slice of Speculative Fiction That Offers No Easy Answers
By John Serba •Director Alex Garland sidesteps easy commentary on current political divides -- and the film is better for it. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Atlas’ on Netflix, a Generic A.I. Sci-fi Thriller Starring a Hysterical Jennifer Lopez
By John Serba •Not funny-ha-ha hysterical, but OTT-tone-it-down-please hysterical. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Ferrari’ on Hulu, Michael Mann's Portrait of a Competitive and Conflicted Man
By John Serba •Adam Driver and Penelope Cruz anchor a film with greater direction than writing. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Sweet East’ on Hulu, a Goofy Poli-sci Satire Anchored by a Bemused Talia Ryder
By John Serba •Everybody dwelling in the growing ideological fringes of America gets a good lampooning here. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Blue Angels’ on Amazon Prime Video, a Glossy, Upbeat Glimpse Into the Stunning Feats of Elite Navy Fighter Pilots
By John Serba •The film feels like propaganda, but at least the footage is amazing. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Jeanne du Barry’ on Digital, a French-language Johnny Depp Costume Drama ... But Don't Call It A Comeback
By John Serba •Depp is muted and disinterested throughout this film, directed by French actress/filmmaker Maiwenn. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Fall Guy’ on Digital, a Spirited and Funny Ryan Gosling/Emily Blunt Actionstravaganza
By John Serba •Why didn't you people go see this in theaters? Whyyyyyyy? -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Dune: Part Two’ on HBO Max, Denis Villeneuve's Grand Action Epic That Easily Bests its Predecessor
By John Serba •The first Dune left me cold. The second heats things up significantly. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Birth/Rebirth’ on Hulu, a Frankensteiny Horror-Thriller Rooted in Feminine Dread
By John Serba •This is a well-thought-out, smartly executed debut from director Laura Moss. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Power’ on Netflix, Yance Ford's Strong, Salient Documentary Argument for Police Reform
By John Serba •The somber-toned film digs into the history of policing in America, and the threat it poses to democratic ideals. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Challengers’ on VOD, in Which a Sporting Zendaya Anchors a Wildly Entertaining Stylegasm
By John Serba •It's about tennis, but it's really barely about tennis. Which is to say it's about sex, sex, sex. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Monster’ on Netflix, a Dialogue-Free Indonesian Horror-Thriller
By John Serba •It shows and doesn't tell — but shows us nothing we haven't seen before. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Madame Web’ on Netflix, a Megafiasco That Traps Poor Dakota Johnson in Superhero Hell
By John Serba •Nothing about this movie makes sense. Nothing! -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Guardian of the Monarchs’ on Netflix, a Documentary Chronicling the Highly Suspicious Death of Mexican Environmentalist Homero Gómez González
By John Serba •Homero Gomez Gonzalez tirelessly fought to preserve his beloved monarch butterfly sanctuary, and was almost certainly murdered for it. -
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Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes’ on Starz, a Late-Arriving Prequel That Turned Out To Be A Surprise Hit
By John Serba •Turns out this franchise ain't much without Jennifer Lawrence.