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Everything That’s Streaming in June 2026

June 1, 2026May 30, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV Plus, Avatar Fire and Ash, Cape Fear, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, Disney Plus, Earth Wind and Fire, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Hulu, James Bond, June 2026, Larry David, Michael Fassbender, movie recommendations, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Questlove, Shudder, Streaming Guide, Streaming Television, Sugar, The Agency, TV recommendations

Pride month brings James Bond, Lin-Manuel Miranda, dragons and J Lo falling in love with Ted Lasso’s angry friend

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‘Unconditional’ Shows How Social Media Won’t Save Us

May 25, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Apple originals, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, espionage drama, foreign policy drama, Hugh Laurie, international television, Israel and Russia, Israeli media, Israeli television, Liraz Chamami, Middle East politics, political television, political thrillers, Putin Russia, Russian thrillers, social media culture, streaming culture, Streaming Television, Talia Lynne Ronn, Tehran, Television Criticism, Television Drama, TV reviews, Unconditional

Whether from Russia, Israel, or America, online mobs obscure the truth

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BFG Podcast #307: ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Apple originals, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, comedy drama, David E. Kelley, Elle Fanning, Greg Kinnear, horror comedy, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Marcia Gay Harden, Margot's Got Money Troubles, Matthew Rhys, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, Northern Exposure, OnlyFans stories, Parks and Recreation, rufi thorpe, Stephen Root, Streaming Television, supernatural television, television podcasts, TV creators, TV criticism, TV reviews, Twin Peaks, Widow's Bay, X Files

Neal Pollack and Omar Gallaga discuss Apple TV shows

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Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Atlanta FX, Castle Rock, Dale Dickey, Genre Television, Halloween, Hiro Murai, horror comedy, It, Jaws, Jeff Hiller, John Carpenter, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Kevin Carroll, Lovecraft Country, Matthew Rhys, modern horror, New England horror, Parks and Recreation, prestige TV, serial television, Stephen King, Stephen King adaptations, Stephen Root, Stranger Things, streaming culture, Television Criticism, Television Review, The Fog, Toby Huss, Twin Peaks, Welcome to Derry, Widow's Bay

Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners

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Tom Brady Returns for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 Jon Hart 1 Comment American comedy, celebrity culture, celebrity roasts, Chelsea Handler, comedians, comedy criticism, comedy specials, entertainment reviews, Hollywood satire, Jeff Ross, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart, Live Comedy, Netflix comedy, Netflix events, Netflix originals, Netflix specials, Nikki Glaser, political incorrectness, pop culture criticism, Regina Hall, roast comedy, Rob Gronkowski, Serena Williams, Shane Gillis, sports and entertainment, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming Television, The Roast of Kevin Hart, The Rock, Tom Brady, Tom Brady roast, Tony Hinchcliffe, TV reviews, Venus Williams, viral comedy

Maybe the Williams sisters should have declined the producers four times

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I Wish ‘Rooster’ Would Never End

May 17, 2026May 20, 2026 Robert Dean 0 Comments 2026 television, academic satire, Bill Lawrence, Charly Clive, college comedy, comedy series, creative writing, Danielle Deadwyler, dramedy, Family Drama, HBO comedy, HBO Max, John C. McGinley, Matt Tarses, modern relationships, Phil Dunster, Rooster, Scrubs, Steve Carell, Television, TV creators, TV review, workplace comedy, writer protagonists, writer’s life

Steve Carell and Bill Lawrence are my dream team

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‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’ is Actual Money for Apple+

May 8, 2026May 8, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Bodhi, character driven drama, comedy drama, contemporary TV, dramedy, Elle Fanning, Emmy buzz, entertainment, Euphoria, Family Drama, feminism, feminist television, Gen Z culture, Greg Kinnear, Hollywood, Marcia Gay Harden, Michelle Pfeiffer, millennial culture, modern sexuality, motherhood, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, OnlyFans, parenting, Pop Culture, prestige TV, rufi thorpe, Sex Education, sex positivity, sex work discourse, Shyanne, single motherhood, streaming culture, Streaming Television, streaming TV, Television Review, television series, TikTok culture, TV criticism, TV review, women on television

Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, Marcia Gay Harden and more star in an Emmy-destined show

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BFG Podcast #306: Michael Jackson, Ian McKellen, Anne Hathaway, Their Films and More

May 6, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments art world satire, back in black, BFG Podcast, blockbuster season, Bohemian Rhapsody, Book and Film Globe, british acting, celebrity biopics, cinema discussion, Colman Domingo, cultural criticism, Emily Blunt, entertainment journalism, entertainment podcast, fashion industry satire, fashion movies, film criticism, film criticism podcast, gillian gaar, Hollywood sequels, Ian McKellen, Indie Film, Jackson 5, jeff bezos parody, Justin Theroux, london art world, Meryl Streep, Michael Jackson, michael jackson biopic, michael movie, Michaela Coel, movie industry commentary, movie podcast, movie reviews, music biopics, music podcast, Neal Pollack, pop culture podcast, pop music movies, prestige cinema, sequel fatigue, Stephen Garrett, Steven Soderbergh, summer movie season, The Christophers, The Devil Wears Prada 2, The Drama, victory tour

Neal Pollack, Gillian Gaar, and Stephen Garrett discuss biopics, drama, and people who oughtta retire

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A School of Magic That Does Not Patronize the Viewers

May 4, 2026May 11, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments anime 2026, anime worldbuilding, Coco Witch Hat Atelier, coming of age anime, dark fantasy anime, ethical themes in fantasy, fantasy anime, Harry Potter comparisons, J.K. Rowling, Japanese animation, Kamome Shirahama, magic school genre, manga adaptations, Qifrey character

‘Witch Hat Atelier’ represents an evolution for a genre mired in Harry Potter

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Everything That’s Streaming in May 2026

April 30, 2026May 5, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Good Omens season 3, May 2026 streaming, new on Apple TV Plus May 2026, new on Disney Plus May 2026, new on HBO Max May 2026, new on Hulu May 2026, new on Netflix May 2026, new on Peacock May 2026, new on Prime Video May 2026, new on Shudder May 2026, Remarkably Bright Creatures adaptation, Spider Noir Nicolas Cage, Tales from the Crypt streaming, The Punisher One Last Kill, Yellowstone spinoff Dutton Ranch

Nic Cage, Sally Field, Taylor Sheridan, and the whole USMNT are coming to a small screen near you

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BFG Podcast #305: Spring Film Roundup

April 29, 2026April 27, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Hoppers, Neal Pollack, Project Hail Mary, Stephen Garrett, Super Mario Bros, The AI Doc, The AI Doc: How I Became an Apocaloptimist, The Drama

Neal Pollack and Stephen Garrett chew over some of the drama from spring 2006

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BFG Podcast #304: Diagnosing ‘The Pitt’ Season 2

April 21, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments ensemble cast, Gerran Howell, healthcare drama, hot doctor trope, ICE storyline, Isa Briones, Katherine LaNasa, Max TV series, medical drama, Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, political TV, Prestige Television, Shawn Hatosy, Taylor Dearden, The Pitt, The Pitt Season 2, TV review

Neal Pollack, Jessica Babbit, Dan Friedman run the differentials

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‘The Pitt’ Season 2: A Postmortem

April 17, 2026 Neal Pollack 0 Comments ensemble cast, Gerran Howell, healthcare drama, hot doctor trope, ICE storyline, Isa Briones, Katherine LaNasa, Max TV series, medical drama, Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, political TV, Prestige Television, Shawn Hatosy, Taylor Dearden, The Pitt, The Pitt Season 2, TV review

Taking stock of Noah Wyle and HBO Max’s hot docs

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‘The Testaments’ Brings Us Back to Gilead

April 15, 2026April 27, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments book adaptation, Bruce Miller, Chase McKenzie, dystopian fiction, Elisabeth Moss, feminist dystopia, Gilead, Hulu, Lucy Halliday, Margaret Atwood, Mayday, political drama, prestige TV, series sequel, streaming TV, Television Review, The Handmaid's Tale, The Testaments, TV criticism

In the sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ Margaret Atwood and Bruce Miller take us to finishing school

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Plastic is Shrinking America’s Dicks

April 12, 2026May 13, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Cancer Alley, documentary film reviews, Dr. Shanna Swan, endocrine disruptors, environmental documentary, green chemistry, infertility crisis, John Warner, Josh Murphy, Louie Psihoyos, Mark Monroe, Netflix, petrochemical industry, plastic pollution, public health, Rise St. James, Sharon Lavigne, The Plastic Detox

‘The Plastic Detox’ tries to move the needle using shock tactics and reality TV tropes

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