The Spread
Madeline OstdickMonthly curated streaming programs.
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April Streaming
Nobuhiko Obayashi (of House fame) brings his hyper-surrealist, pop-art style to School in the Crosshairs (1981), part of our Forgotten Sci-Fi program this month.
Welcome to April streaming, accessible, as always, here.
We are now official...
March Streaming
The “Agent Orange” skies of Vietnam in Oliver Stone’s Born on the 4th of July (1989), the second in his “Vietnam Trilogy” that includes Platoon (1986), and Heaven & Earth (1993).
Welcome to March streaming, accessible, as always, here.
On...
From the Vault: February 2022 Streaming
"This Film Does Not Exist," Two Years in Film (1972 and 1992)
[FROM FEBRUARY 3, 2022]
January/February Streaming
Actor-of-the-month Timothy Spall reflects on his life at the pub in Mike Leigh’s Secrets & Lies (1996).
Welcome to January / February streaming, accessible, as always, here.
“Dry January” sounds better than “sober.”
“I’m doing Dry Januar...
December 2025 Streaming
“The Girls You’re Cruising Have to Jump Out the Window to Avoid the Landlord: Time to Get into Your Best Quick Drag to Create a Diversion!” in White Christmas (1954)
Welcome to December streaming, accessible, as always, here.
We’re runnin...
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Freelance film critic programming monthly virtual streaming programs. Alumni, Film at Lincoln Center Critics Academy.
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