Clean Slate transgender comedy on Prime Video

Clean Slate

The legendary producer Norman Lear (RIP) was behind this sitcom about an aging car wash owner (George Wallace) who is excited to welcome home his estranged son after 17 years until he discovers “he” is now a transwoman (Laverne Cox). All eight episodes stream today. From Variety’s Aramide Tinubu: “The series is heartfelt, well-acted and

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Life Interrupted: Isabella Strahan’s Fight to Beat Cancer

With cancer on the rise among younger generations, this ultimately uplifting documentary strikes a chord as it captures the journey of 20-year-old Isabella Strahan, who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor during her freshman year of college. It reveals what she learned about early detection and treatment, and how she’s coped with the emotional

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Love You To Death (A Muerte)

After a crossing paths at a friend’s funeral, a free spirited woman and a man fresh from a breakup and a cancer diagnosis find an unlikely connection in this sweet-with-an-edge Spanish rom-com series that has grabbed attention across Europe.

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Cannes Film Festival Winner

All We Imagine as Light

The first Indian film to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, All We Imagine as Light follows the lives of two nurses in modern day Mumbai who’ve become unlikely roommates – one separated from her husband after an arranged marriage, the other younger and dating a Muslim man as Islamaphobia rises around

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John Oliver HBO takes on Trump second term

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

With a British outsider’s view of American politics, John Oliver is more needed than ever as he takes on Trump Two’s overwhelming developments with a mix of timely news segments, editorial takes, and deadpan wit. The show’s ability to capture and distill complex issues – and drive actual impact – has earned it repeated Emmy

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September 5th hostage crisis oscar nominated movie

September 5

Just nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay, this is the tense, dramatized story of the Munich Olympics massacre told from the perspective of the ABC Sports team, which was suddenly forced to pivot from covering gymnastics to narrating a live hostage crisis as it unfolded –bracing for the possibility of an on-air killing

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Great American Baking Show: Celebrity Big Game

A timely cross-over with NFL stars donning the aprons, the Roku Channel original challenges a hodgepodge of contestants to technical baking challenges and “showstopper” competitions for SuperBowl week. Seattle Seahawks DK Metcalf, Jacksonville Jaguars Arik Armstead, former NFL tight end Tony Gonzalez, sportscaster Katie Nolan, and actress Amy Smart duke it out at the ovens.

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New shrooms comedy from Mike Judge COmmon Side Effects

Common Side Effects

Two high school lab partners discover a powerful healing mushroom that pits them against the DEA and big pharma in this comedic thriller from Adult Swim from legendary producers Greg Daniels (The Office, Parks & Rec) and Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Silicon Valley).  Two episodes stream on Max tonight, with weekly episodes airing

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The Count of Monte Cristo movie now streaming on apple amazon

The Count of Monte Cristo

The lavish retelling of the swashbuckling sequel to the Three Musketeers is a three hour adventure through the most picturesque place in Europe as it tells the tale of Edmond Dates, who get arrested on his wedding day for a crime he didn’t commit, spends 14 years in prison, and stages a big escape —

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HBO Max series the eastern gate spy thriller

The Eastern Gate

A taut Polish spy thriller that brings a European perspective to the geopolitical espionage genre, HBO Max’s The Eastern Gate pivots around Ewa, a Polish spy who wants to leave the secret service after a personal tragedy – but ends up drawn in deep when her partner is exposed by the Russians and disappears. Directed

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