Vigil

A fast-paced British military thriller about an attack drone gone rogue, the six episode drama follows Scottish DCI Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) as she investigates a death onboard the top-secret British Royal Navy submarine HMS Vigil. “A thrilling watch that’s full of truth bombs.” – The Guardian Look for Game of Thrones’ Rose Leslie and

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Kid Cudi and team meet Long Beach rapper Vince Staples.

The Vince Staples Show

An absurdly funny and brutally frank scripted comedy from Long Beach, California rapper Vince Staples, who plays a version of himself in this story of his life that’s depicted from his childhood to today.  black-ish producer Kenya Barris and the producers behind Kid Cudi’s Netflix series Entergalactic are behind it.  All five episodes stream today.

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Sports and one night stands

Players

A New York sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) and her male BFF Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.) have been plotting one night stand “plays” for years. Until, you guessed it, Mack catches feelings for her latest “score.” Intended as a date night romcom the sports loving guys-guys will embrace, reviews are decidedly mixed.  On one end, “It’s

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Taylor Tomlinsons Netflix comedy

Taylor Tomlinson: Have It All

The new late night host on CBS gets her own Netflix stand-up special, and uses to reframe the “women can have it all” debate.  Anxiety and insomnia, the question for the perfect mate and job, and other universal themes are raised — culminating in a satisfying “button.”

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Hollywood comedy from France

The Crime is Mine

A murder accusation can be just the ticket for a struggling young actress seeking fame and glory in 1930s Paris. That’s the premise of this farcical French comedy that’s a hit with critics despite its broader humor and theatrics. It”s clever in a way that will resonate today, but decorated in nostalgic French form.  From

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The Space Race

Fascinating, moving and entertaining, this National Geographic documentary tells the little known stories of the Black scientists, pilots, and engineers who became the first Black astronauts, and what they had to contend with as pioneers and role models. Spanning 60 years of history, the film weaves in the role that entertainment played, including the late

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Jon Stewart is back on Comedy Central

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Nearly a decade after he abdicated his Daily Show throne, Jon Stewart is back!  But it means you’ll need a cable subscription, Fubo or Hulu+ Live to get Comedy Central (11pm). Also, he’s only doing Monday nights and planning to abdicate again after the November election. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will continue with substitute hosts.

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Upgraded

An overworked intern pretends to be her fearmongering auction house boss, sending her into a swirl of London-set glamour and romance in this just-in-time for Valentine’s Day romcom.  Camila Mendes, Marisa Tomei, Lena Olin and Archie Renaux star.

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Suncoast

As her mother disappears into caring for her sick brother, a high school girl befriends an eccentric activist and tries to make the most of her teenage life around the edges of sadness in this Searchlight Pictures comedy-drama starring Nico Parker (The Last of Us), Laura Linney and Woody Harrelson. The semi autobiographical story is

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They Called Him Mostly Harmless

An addictive true crime documentary that peels back the layers of the well publicized mystery of a hiker whose body was found in a tent by a Florida highway with no identification.  A far flung community of internet sleuths and fellow hikers – many who had met him – band together to figure out why

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