Category Archives: Streaming

What I Saw Last Year: Best Feature Films 2018

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Ted Hicks

It was a year of many exceptional films. The following three are my top picks, the best of the 373 features (including documentaries) I saw in 2018. (Yeah, I know, get a life.) __________________________________________________________ Capernaum (Nadine Labaki, director & co-writer)  … Continue reading →

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Another One Bites the Dust — Happy New Year from Films etc.

Posted on December 31, 2018 by Ted Hicks

It’s been a good year for film and television, but pretty grim otherwise, both nationally and globally. I just hope that the creature in the White House finally implodes without taking the rest of us with him. That said, here’s … Continue reading →

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Ida Lupino – Supplemental

Posted on December 3, 2018 by Ted Hicks

This includes, in no particular order, a selection of material I didn’t have room for in my previous post on Ida Lupino. _______________________________________________________ The Man I Love (1947) was the fourth feature directed by Raoul Walsh that Lupino appeared in, … Continue reading →

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Ida Lupino – Filmmaker

Posted on November 30, 2018 by Ted Hicks

In commemoration of Ida Lupino’s 100th birthday this year, Film Forum in New York recently ran a two-week retrospective of her films. She’s probably better known as an actor, but it’s her career as a director, writer, and producer in … Continue reading →

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NYFF56 – What I Saw the First Three Days

Posted on October 1, 2018 by Ted Hicks

The 56th New York Film Festival kicked off this past Friday and continues until Sunday, October 14th. It’s my big film event of the year. There are 30 features in the Main Slate section this year, and dozens more in … Continue reading →

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Seen Anything Good Lately?

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Ted Hicks

Well, actually, I have. The following are some of the best films I’ve seen so far this year. This is by no means comprehensive, but these quickly came to mind. After I initially compiled the list I noticed that all … Continue reading →

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Still More Kubrick!

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Ted Hicks

The subject of Stanley Kubrick is a very deep well. After completing my two previous posts, I still had a lot of material left over and thought of putting together another installment. Since then, I’ve come across even more. There’s … Continue reading →

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More Kubrick!

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Ted Hicks

I’d gathered far more material than would reasonably fit in my previous post on Stanley Kubrick, so I’m including some of it in this follow-up. This is a grab bag of interviews, profiles, photos, clips and quotes to pick and … Continue reading →

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Stanley K Is in the House!

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Ted Hicks

It feels like Stanley Kubrick has always been with us. He hasn’t gone anywhere. This is especially true of late. Through a Different Lens, an astonishing exhibit of his still photography for Look magazine in the late 1940s, is on … Continue reading →

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Best TV & Cable Supplemental: “Better Things,” Interviews & More

Posted on March 22, 2018 by Ted Hicks

Someone asked why I hadn’t included Better Things (FX) with my list of best TV & cable shows of 2017. Simple answer: I forgot! I shouldn’t have, because this is a terrific series. We didn’t start watching until the final … Continue reading →

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