Magazine Archive
Everything You Need to Know About the New Disney+ Streaming Service
The most buzzed-about new streaming service this year, Disney+, finally launches Tuesday, Nov. 12. Here’s what you need to know before you sign up. […]
Articles by Jeff Pfeiffer
Drama
Showtime Releases Daisy Haggard’s Darkly Funny ‘Back to Life’
This dark comedy import from Britain stars Daisy Haggard as a woman who spent 18 years in prison and is now returning to the scene of the crime — the small coastal English town she grew up in. […]
Family
The Wonderful World Of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live!
Ariel, the title character of Disney’s classic animated film The Little Mermaid, famously sings about wanting to become “Part of Your World” in relation to the prince she loves and the surface-dwelling existence she thinks is preferable to her life undersea. While Ariel’s efforts to achieve that new life for herself lead to conflict and drama, the masterfully produced movie didn’t have much difficulty instantly becoming a lasting part of our world after it hit theaters 30 years ago, in November 1989. Thanks in large part to infectiously catchy Alan Menken/Howard Ashman tunes like “Under the Sea” and “Kiss the […]
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‘Patsy & Loretta’ Traces the Friendship of Two Country Music Legends
This Lifetime original movie chronicles the short but impactful friendship between country music legends Patsy Cline (Megan Hilty) and Loretta Lynn (Jessie Mueller). […]
Documentary
Ken Burns Presents the History of Country Music in New PBS Miniseries
Ken Burns’ eight-part, 16-hour film chronicles the history of country music from its early days through the late ’90s in what we found to be one of the director’s most consistently compelling films since 2007’s ‘The War.’ […]
Documentary
PBS Presents a Riveting Look Back at the Iconic ‘Woodstock’ Festival 50 Years Later
PBS airs this ‘American Experience’ documentary in connection with this month’s 50th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock music festival. […]
Documentary
Lupita Nyong’o Narrates Discovery’s Natural History Drama ‘Serengeti’
Enjoy an eye-poppingly beautiful, entertaining and dramatized look into the lives of lions, baboons, hyenas and other African animals. […]
Drama
‘City on a Hill’: Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge Star in a Boston Miracle Story
Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge star in this drama that offers a fictional account of the ‘Boston Miracle’ — the 1990s effort by Boston to upend the violence and corruption plaguing the city. […]
Comedy
Horror for Hire: ‘Los Espookys’ Delivers Campy, Macabre Fun
‘Los Espookys’ follows a group of friends who go into business providing horror to those who need it in a dreamy Latin American country. […]
Drama
George Clooney and a Great Cast Bring Joseph Heller’s Classic ‘Catch-22’ to Life
George Clooney, Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, Grant Heslov and Hugh Laurie star in Hulu’s series adaptation of Joseph Heller’s ‘Catch-22.’ […]