An Animated, Supernaturally Bent Rom-Com Is Our Pick of the Week

An Animated, Supernaturally Bent Rom-Com Is Our Pick of the Week

Streaming might be the future, but physical media is still the present. It’s also awesome, depending on the title, the label, and the release, so each week we take a look at the new Blu-rays and DVDs making their way into the world. Welcome to this week in Home Video for August 4th, 2020, which includes…

What’s New to Stream on Hulu for August 2020

What’s New to Stream on Hulu for August 2020

Hulu has been stuck in the third-place position when it comes to movie streaming behind Netflix and Amazon Prime because most people still see them strictly as a home for next-day television. They have movies too, though, and more than a few of them are gems that make Hulu a destination beyond last night’s TV…

What’s New to Stream on Amazon Prime for August 2020

What’s New to Stream on Amazon Prime for August 2020

Amazon Prime Video is the only streaming service with a cost that also gets you free shipping, and that my friends is a deal. They’re in the original programming game, but their biggest offering remains the ton of films available to watch anytime for Prime members. The complete list of new titles available to stream…

How They Shot the Impossible Mirror Scene in ‘Contact’

How They Shot the Impossible Mirror Scene in ‘Contact’

Welcome to How’d They Do That? — a bi-monthly column that unpacks moments of movie magic and celebrates the technical wizards who pulled them off. This entry looks into the making of the impossible mirror scene in Contact. Contact takes place at the crossroads of belief, truth, and reality, which is fitting. Because this film…