Streaming Wars

Musicals and time-bending blockbusters that helped fill a lockdown staycation

Streaming Wars columnist Colin Chisholm was supposed to be lying on a beach on the South Shore, but, thanks to the pandemic, found himself stuck at home for his vacation.

Luckily, there are plenty of things available to watch.

Musicals like the Greatest Showman on Disney+ and comedies like Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga were highlights. Christopher Nolan’s latest sci-fi action flick Tenet? Not so much. Colin breaks these and a few other things down.

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Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7q6Co-nd0lM

The Greatest Showman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCTMGYUg9A

Streaming Wars host Colin Chisholm is recording from home again, this time focusing on hit Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone, Roku’s surprising new batch of content and a heartfelt family animated comedy The Mitchells vs. the Machines.

Shadow and Bone scratches that fantasy-adventure itch with an interesting and lush world and compelling characters.

If you’re looking for something new to binge, it’s probably just what the doctor ordered. Remember Quibi?

Roku is probably hoping you don’t as much of that content is being revived as ‘Roku Originals'.

These titles will be exclusive to the Roku Channel, on Roku streaming hardware and its licensing partners - think TV’s with a built-in Roku player and the like.’

The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a heartwarming and laugh-out-loud family animated film from the studio that brought us Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse.

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Links: Shadow and Bone trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1WHQTbJ7vE

Roku Originals sizzle reel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QuMIPIGN7Ug

The Mitchell’s vs. the Machines trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ak5dFt8Ar0

STREAMING WARS: Here we go again — from comic book heroes to murder mysteries, these will help you get through the latest COVID-19 lockdown

Now in lockdown like everyone else, Streaming Wars columnist Colin Chisholm provides some of his thoughts on an assortment of shows and movies he’s been checking out to keep busy, entertained, and sane over the last couple of weeks.

Starting with Disney’s The Falcon and the Winter Solider to the buzz-worthy murder mystery Mare of Easttown, there’s plenty to watch.

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LINKS:
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IWBsDaFWyTE

Mare of Easttown - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miQqyfO66uw

Rocketman - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3vO8E2e6G0

Streaming Wars columnist Colin Chisholm and Halifax-based writer Chris Muise gush over the magic that comes from monster movies like Godzilla Vs. Kong.

What is it about these films that capture our imagination? They try to unpack it, while also taking a deep dive into different examples from the genre.

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Streaming Wars columnist Colin Chisholm discusses a few documentaries he’s seen lately on Crave and Netflix, noting that the genre has garnered a lot of hype and interest as prominent figures get profiled and investigated, including Britney Spears and Tina Turner.

He also checked out The Last Blockbuster, a loving tribute to the former titan of video rentals and how much our viewing habits have changed.

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LINKS: Framing Britney Spears – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GEa844LCoI

Tina - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9IkVtLvflU

Allen v. Farrow – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKTOj7HnLbo

The Last Blockbuster - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tOW_LCB23I

The Snyder Cut of the lacklustre Justice League is a pretentious improvement of an otherwise dull movie

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New batch of content boosts Disney+ offering, but there’s a price.

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Colin Chisholm and Kate Walker discuss some of the nominated films and TV shows up for Golden Globes this year and how the streaming services managed to completely dominate almost every category.

From rousing musicals like Hamilton, to darkly comic thrillers like The Flight Attendant, there’s plenty of great content worth checking out before and after the trophies are handed out.

This episode is all about Black stories and black creators.

Colin and Kate go over some of the recent films and TV shows out there worth checking out and where to find them.

From One Night In Miami, which envisions an extraordinary night with four titans of the Black Power movement, to Jordan Peele’s mind-bending horror Us and Zendaya’s incredible performance in Euphoria, there’s plenty to talk about.

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Links:

One Night In Miami - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZprXMxKg--w

Us - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNCmb-4oXJA

Euphoria - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjcfL8fbs7k

After a brief hiatus Streaming Wars is back!

This time Colin and Kate chat about Marvel’s new series WandaVision, now on Disney+, which is both a love letter to retro sitcoms and a trippy, Lynchian look into the franchise’s most tragic characters.

They also discuss the Andy Samberg comedy Palm Springs, now on Amazon Prime Video and Netflix’s satisfying French heist series Lupin.

LINKS:

WandaVision: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj9J2ecsSpo

Palm Springs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpBLtXduh_k

Lupin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga0iTWXCGa0

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