Gabriel Iglesias, Louis Armstrong, Golden Globe winning “Flow” ! New on Streaming Guide: January 7 2025
Films Gone Wild: New on Streaming Guide: January 7 2025
New on Streaming this week features Golden Globe winner Flow, a Sylvester Stallone, produced drama, a political dynamo with an incredible soundtrack and more.
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It’s an exciting week for streamers, whether you have Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Peacock, Apple TV, or more, there’s exciting options for holiday play, romance and scares.
Lots to choose from in every genre.
Let’s jump in!
Flow
Directed by: Gints Zilbalodis
A wondrous journey, through realms natural and mystical, Flow follows a courageous cat after his home is devastated by a great flood. Teaming up with a capybara, a lemur, a bird, and a dog to navigate a boat in search of dry land, they must rely on trust, courage, and wits to survive the perils of a newly aquatic planet. From the boundless imagination of the award-winning Gints Zilbalodis (Away) comes a thrilling animated spectacle as well as a profound meditation on the fragility of the environment and the spirit of friendship and community. Steeped in the soaring possibilities of visual storytelling, Flow is a feast for the senses and a treasure for the heart.
What the Critics Say:
“An animated adventure with a gentle touch and a simple message, “Flow” is a bit like the story of Noah’s Ark, minus Noah.” – Adam Graham, Detroit News
“It is dreamy, epic, perilous and very beautiful.” – Ty Burr, Washington Post
“In the subtle subtext of having a solitary creature like a cat find companionship in a boat full of animals who have lost their pack, their flock, or their herd, we will find a tender story about knowing where we are meant to be.” – Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle
“What I felt watching this was the exhaustion and empathy about not being able to plan for the world that you’re living in… On that ground, I thought it was beautiful.” – Amy Nicholson, FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
New on Streaming Guide: January 7 2025
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Starring: Luke David Blumm, Paul Sparks, Caitlin FitzGerald , Directed by: Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger
Lost on a Mountain in Maine tells the inspiring true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler, who becomes separated from his family by a fast moving storm atop a treacherous mountain. For nine days Donn fights to stay alive as he attempts to survive the unforgiving wilderness of northern Maine without food, proper clothing, or the knowledge of how bad his situation really is. His disappearance sparks a massive search effort that captures national headlines and attracts hundreds of volunteers, including his own father who fears he may never see his son again.
Black Box Diaries
BLACK BOX DIARIES follows director and journalist Shiori Ito’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault in an improbable attempt to prosecute her high-profile offender. Unfolding like a thriller and combining secret investigative recordings, vérité shooting and emotional first-person video, Shiori’s quest becomes a landmark case in Japan, exposing the country’s desperately outdated judicial and societal systems.
Starring and Directed by: Shiori Itô
What the critics are saying:
“Black Box Diaries” is, at heart, a first-person account, and while it’s successful on those terms, it’s finally more emotionally engaging than intellectually satisfying.” – Manohla Dargis, New York Times
“An important reminder of the trials women across the world face when reporting sexual crimes.” – Aparita Bhandari, Globe and Mail
“It’s an unsparing, fly-on-the-wall journey through a legal and societal hellscape that raises at least as many questions as it answers.” – Philip De Semlyen, Time Out
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
Stars: Louis Armstrong, Fidel Castro, Malcolm X, Directed by: Johan Grimonprez
United Nations, 1960: the Global South ignites a political earthquake, jazz musicians Abbey Lincoln and Max Roach crash the Security Council, Nikita Khrushchev bangs his shoe, and the U.S. State Department swings into action, sending jazz ambassador Louis Armstrong to Congo to deflect attention from the CIA-backed coup. Director Johan Grimonprez captures the moment when African politics and American jazz collided in this magnificent essay film, a riveting historical rollercoaster that illuminates the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Congo’s leader Patrice Lumumba. Richly illustrated by eyewitness accounts, official government memos, testimonies from mercenaries and CIA operatives, speeches from Lumumba himself, and a veritable canon of jazz icons, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat interrogates colonial history to tell an urgent and timely story of precedent that resonates more than ever in today’s geopolitical climate.
What The Critics Say:
“Provoking a bit of confusion is the point. Covert power relies on misdirection, and it is only by looking back that we can sometimes make sense of what happened. That’s why “Soundtrack” lands on a coda.” – Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times
“The film, with its dazzling musical energy, its complex narrative sweep and its dizzying cast of characters, finally emerges as a tragedy: a story of promises broken and trust betrayed.” – Zachary Barnes, Wall Street Journal
“Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” succeeds as an intense piece of reclamation and rejuvenation, giving breath to Lumumba’s spirit by sporting the same kind of defiance the political leader espoused.” – Robert Daniels, RogerEbert.com
Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy
Starring: Gabriel Iglesias, Director Manny Rodriguez
In his 27th year in comedy, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias reminisces on the perils of life: from dating, to home break-ins, to turbulent plane rides, Gabriel is just here to save the world from eternal seriousness.
Good Side of Bad
Starring: Jules Bruff, Lexi Simonsen, Alex Quijano, Director: Alethea Root
Three adult siblings are brought back together after a shocking diagnosis forces them to confront harsh future realities regarding the mental state of one of their own. A raw and intimate look into what it means to be a family navigating the waters of mental illness, GOOD SIDE OF BAD film dives into humanity’s dark places while illuminating the love, laughter, and light discovered when you reconnect with those closest to you. Based on the bestselling book The Good Side of Bad, this raw family drama touches on our shared human experience of disconnectedness, and how connecting to each other is ultimately the best way to help one another.
What the Critics Are Saying:
“A compelling depiction of mental health issues that makes you care for its morally flawed characters.” – Federico Furzan, Movie-Blogger.com
“Good Side of Bad might not be flawless, especially when it comes to pacing and how the acts are structured, but the beating heart of [Alethea] Root’s feature rings loud and true, its conviction refusing to be dimmed.” – Debopriyaa Dutta, High on Films
“Good Side of Bad offers a poignant and heartfelt exploration of mental health and its profound impact on individuals and their families.” – Surya Komal, Just for Movie Freaks
Alone on Venice
Starring: Lisa Jacqueline Starrett, Apollo Luce, Luca Rosini , Director: Jules East
A modern reversal of “Death in Venice,” a young aspiring actor is waiting for his director in Venice while questioning what love is.
Films Gone Wild: New on Streaming Guide: January 7 2025