Renee Cuisia: My Curated Picks on Streaming Services (Page 2)

Stick

Stick is Apple TV+’s blatant attempt to follow up on Ted Lasso’s success. Like it, Stick is a sports dramedy…

Overcompensating

The most surprising thing about Overcompensating is that, underneath the sexual romps and irreverent humor, there exists something sweet in…

Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print

Dir. Alice Gu & Cecilia Aldarondo

In the 1970s, at the height of the women’s liberation movement, there emerged a publication that sought to bridge the…

Hard Truths

Dir. Mike Leigh

Hurt people hurt people, the saying goes, and nowhere is that more evident than in Hard Truths. Directed by Mike…

Court of Gold

In many ways, the NBA is the face of basketball. They don’t just develop athletes, they create superstars—idols that people…

House of Guinness

From the creator of Peaky Blinders comes House of Guinness, a historical drama based on the family that founded the…

Rivals

Rivals is a heady dose of 1980s maximalism set against the backdrop of a seemingly quiet British countryside. The result…

The Residence

The Residence is a treat for fans of whodunnit mysteries, primarily because it plays homage to the genre more than…

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth

Lockerbie is a devastating time-hopping journey that tells the story of how the UK’s deadliest terror attacks came to be…

Nobody Wants This

Romantic comedies used to be a dime a dozen in the 2000s, but now it seems like a dying genre,…

Celtics City

You’d be forgiven for assuming Celtics City would be like most sports documentaries on TV—unremarkable and over-the-top. But in this…

Black Doves

I would be okay if Black Doves was just a straightforward spy thriller; Knightley and Whishaw have enough charm, enigma,…

Music by John Williams

Dir. Laurent Bouzereau

Before this documentary, I didn’t have the faintest clue that the formative films of my childhood—Star Wars, Superman, Indiana Jones,…

When Life Gives You Tangerines

A more cynical viewer might be put off by the pity party that happens in the first hour of When…

Long Bright River

Set in a high-crime neighborhood in Philadelphia, the series follows Mickey (Seyfried), a cop in search of her missing sister…

Nickel Boys

Dir. RaMell Ross

The first things that grab your attention in Nickel Boys are its beauty and technicality. Director RaMell Ross, a large-format…

Untamed

Untamed moves slowly at first, but the pace pays off once you realize how Turner’s story is as much of…

The Lowdown

Set in Tulsa, The Lowdown follows Lee Raybon (Ethan Hawke), a bookstore owner by day and investigative journalist by night.…

Will & Harper

Dir. Josh Greenbaum

Will and Harper’s premise is simple: two friends journey from one end of the States to another and, amid pit…

Masters of the Air

It’s hard not to be swept away by the epicness of Masters of the Air. Produced by Steven Spielberg and…

Housekeeping for Beginners

Dir. Goran Stolevski

Only a few people in Dita’s house are related by blood, but you wouldn’t know that by how they move.…

Running Point

If you combined the family business shenanigans of Arrested Development with the behind-the-scenes league drama of Ted Lasso, then you’d…

Mountain Queen: The Summits of Lhakpa Sherpa

Dir. Lucy Walker

Mountain Queen isn’t just a movie about a professional mountain climber, although Lhakpa Sherpa is certainly impressive as she trudges…

Uncropped

Dir. D.W. Young

Those unfamiliar with James Hamilton would be forgiven for asking “Why him?” Why does he get a documentary? What makes…

Conan O'Brien Must Go

In an interview, Conan compared Conan O’Brien Must Go to a travel documentary, except, he said, you don’t learn anything…

Jim Henson Idea Man

Dir. Ron Howard

It’s hard not to be enchanted by Henson’s furtively creative world, which here is charmingly sectioned into nostalgic archival footage,…

Number One on the Call Sheet

Right off the bat, Number One on the Call Sheet is impressive because of the sheer number of stars it…

St. Denis Medical

Is it possible to make a workplace comedy set in a hospital emergency room, of all places? St. Denis Medical…

The Bondsman

The premise of The Bondsman is fun enough. In a small Southern town, Bacon plays a bad-ass bounty hunter who…

Sweetpea

Dir. Ella Jones

In Sweetpea, every element comes together to make an addictive watch. The premise is amusing on its own—a shy girl…