FILMSTRUCK STREAMING VIDEO SERIES

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Back in the fall of 2016 I was working for Forbes. I was writing, directing, and producing a video series entitled NETFLIX NOW! where I highlighted film picks for what to watch on Netflix when I received a press release about a new streaming service that combined the film libraries of Turner Classic Movies with films from the Criterion Collection, Kino Lorber, Film Movement, First Run Features, Global Lens, Flicker Alley, Icarus Films, Janus Films, MGM, Milestone, Oscilloscope Laboratories, Shout! Factory, and Warner Brothers.

I immediately dropped what I was doing and launched "Filmstruck Streaming" to coincide with the inauguration of this amazing streaming service. 

Sadly, two years later FilmStruck would be squashed like a bug by Warner Media. The loss of FilmStruck marked an end to Cinema that coincided with Hollywood's despicable tendency toward children's cinema under the guise of a superhero genre lacking any sense of poetry or soul. 

So, here are all 11 episodes of FilmStruck Streaming to give you a sense of how great we once were as a culture of cinephiles and movie lovers.

Bon appétit.

FILMSTRUCK TAKES A RUNNING START

LOS ANGELES TO FRANCE

UNDER PRESSURE

FEAR THE DECLINE OF VIRGIN EATING

CHRISTMAS STAYCATION

UNDERMINING THE NAZIS

FEMINIST THEORIES

PRESS THE PANIC BUTTON

L.A.F.S. DIRECTOR DEBUTS

ON THE FRINGE

LIVING BY THE SWORD

 

 

CANNES PICKS 2025 — IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT

Iranian Cinema maverick Jafar Panahi must be doing something right to still be making films that move international audiences, if not transform them by virtue of contact with his understated art.

Cannes has gone corporate, but still has some sand in its Juries.

Winning the Palme d'Or is still a big deal. Congratulations to Jafar Panahi.

CANNES 2025 AWARDS — FULL LIST

COMPETITION

Palme d’Or: “It Was Just An Accident,” Jafar Panahi

Grand Prix: “Sentimental Value,” Joachim Trier

Director: Kleber Mendonça Filho, “The Secret Agent”

Actor: Wagner Moura, “The Secret Agent”

Actress: Nadia Melliti, “Little Sister”

Jury Prize — TIE: “Sirat,” Olivier Laxe AND “Sound of Falling,” Mascha Schilinski

Special Award (Prix Spécial): “Resurrection,” Bi Gan

Screenplay: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne, “Young Mothers”

OTHER PRIZES

Camera d’Or: ”The President’s Cake,” Hasan Hadi

Camera d’Or Special Mention: “My Fther’s Shadow,” Akinola Davies Jr.

Short Film Palme d’Or: “I’m Glad You’re Dead Now,” Tawfeek Barhom

Short Film Special Mention: “Ali,” Adnan Al Rajeev

Golden Eye Documentary Prize: “Imago,” Déni Oumar Pitsaev

Golden Eye Special Jury Prize: “The Six Billion Dollar Man,” Eugene Jarecki

Queer Palm: “Little Sister,” Hafsia Heerzi

Palme Dog: Panda, “The Love That Remains”

FIPRESCI Award (Competition): “The Secret Agent,” Kleber Mendonça Filho

FIPRESCI Award (Un Certain Regard): “Urchin,” Harris Dickinson

FIPRESCI Award (Parallel Sections): “Dandelion’s Odyssey,” Momoko Seto

UN CERTAIN REGARD

Un Certain Regard Award: “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo,” Diego Céspedes

Jury Prize: “A Poet,” Simón Mesa Soto

Best Director Prize: Tarzan and Arab Nasser, “Once Upon a Time in Gaza”

Performance Awards: Cléo Diara, “I Only Rest in the Storm”; Frank Dillane, “Urchin”

Best Screenplay: Harry Lighton, “Pillion”

Special Mention: “Norah,” Tawfik Alzaidi

DIRECTORS’ FORTNIGHT

Europa Cinemas Label: “Wild Foxes,” Valéry Carnoy

Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: “Wild Foxes,” Valéry Carnoy

Audience Choice Award: “The President’s Cake,” Hasan Hadi

CRITICS’ WEEK

Grand Prize: “A Useful Ghost,” Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke

French Touch Prize: “Imago,” Déni Oumar Pitsaev

GAN Foundation Award for Distribution: Le Pacte, “Left-Handed Girl”

Louis Roederer Foundation Rising Star Award: Théodore Pellerin, “Nino”

Leitz Cine Discovery Prize (short film): “L’mina,” Randa Maroufi

Society of Dramatic Authors and Composers Prize: Guillermo Galoe and Victor Alonso-Berbel, “Sleepless City”

Canal+ Short Film Award: “Erogenesis,” Xandra Popescu

IMMERSIVE COMPETITION

“From Dust,” Michel van der Aa

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Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Tom Cruise & Cast Sing "Mission: Impossible" Theme Song

 Welcome!

Groupthink doesn't live here, critical thought does.

Punk heart still beating.

This ad-free website is dedicated to Agnès Varda and to Luis Buñuel.

Get cool rewards when you click on the button to pledge your support through Patreon.

Thanks a lot acorns!

Your kind generosity keeps the reviews coming!

Cheers!