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LATEST STREAMING NEWS
New Movies Streaming
‘The Hudsucker Proxy’ (1994)
Since splitting up as creative partners, the films of now-separated sibling directors Joel and Ethan Coen (“Fargo,” “The Big Lebowski”) suggest that Joel favors the serious (“The Tragedy of Macbeth”) while Ethan prefers the silly and surreal (“Drive Away Dolls,” “Honey Don’t!”). For an underrated Coen Brothers film that falls strongly in the latter camp, check out Tim Robbins, Paul Newman and Jennifer Jason Leigh in this zany farce about a small-town bumpkin who becomes president of a multinational company.
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How to watch: “The Hudsucker Proxy” is streaming on Tubi.
‘Sunshine’ (2007)
In the future, the sun has faded, turning Earth into an almost inhospitable ice planet. Humanity’s last hope is a ship and its crew traveling across the solar system to drop the world’s largest nuclear bomb into the sun in the hopes of restarting it. Danny Boyle’s visually dazzling dystopian sci-fi film is one of my favorite movies of the 2000s, thanks in part to a strong ensemble cast that includes Cillian Murphy (“Oppenheimer”), Michelle Yeoh (“Everything Everywhere All At Once”) and Chris Evans in the role of Mace, the ship’s engineer.
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How to watch: “Sunshine” is streaming on Hulu.
New TV Shows Streaming
‘Butterfly’
Thanks to the Jacks (Reacher and Ryan), Prime Video has become the go-to streamer for spy thrillers that are better than they should be. Add “Butterfly” to that list, which stars Daniel Dae Kim (“Lost”) as an ex-agent fighting his way through South Korea in order to save his daughter (Reina Hardesty) and stay one step ahead of his former colleague (Piper Perabo).
How to watch: “Butterfly” is streaming on Prime Video.
‘Long Story Short’
Raphael Bob-Waksberg (“BoJack Horseman”) is back with another adult animated series for Netflix, this time telling the life story of three Jewish siblings (Ben Feldman, Abbi Jacobson, and Max Greenfield) through a non-linear narrative that jumps forward and backward through time at will. Like “BoJack,” the series is exceptionally funny minute to minute, but ultimately is more interested in exploring uncomfortable topics and deeper emotional truths.
How to watch: “Long Story Short” is streaming on Netflix.
‘Peacemaker‘
The second season of James Gunn’s superhero series has an added gravitas, thanks to the creator’s decision to directly tie it to the plot of 2025’s “Superman” and the burgeoning DC universe. Nevertheless, the show doesn’t get too bogged down in complex plotting, preferring to let Peacemaker (John Cena) and his former Project Butterfly pals just hang out and enjoy each other’s company.
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How to watch: “Peacemaker” Season 2 is streaming on HBO Max.
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