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The new film Space Jam: A New Legacy serves as nothing less than a feature-length definition of the word “dispiriting” for the year 2021

While it is not entirely inaccurate to acknowledge that this could’ve been worse, because the early trailers promised an absolute disaster — a kids’-film version of Cats — that is an insultingly low bar for a movie to clear. Space Jam: A New Legacy may not be quite as horrible as it looked, but it’s still quite bad and a dark sign of a future in which movie studios treat actors as props and as easily, digitally replaceable as any other part of a CGI world. If you know the original Space Jam, which marks its 25th anniversary this year (a phrase that should send a chill down the spine of any elder millennial), then you know the basic outline of...

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Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon In March

"Goodfellas" No matter the actual weather outside, March comes in like the proverbial lion this year on Netflix. Among the many new movies to hit the streaming giant along with original series, we're getting true classic selections like Martin Scorsese's Goodfellas and Al Pacino's iconic turn as the star of Donnie Brasco  Competitor Hulu isn't slacking with its offerings, either. Among the new movies that will be available this month, there are Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's bravura cinematic freshman debut Good Will Hunting and the Charlie Sheen baseball comedy classic Major League.  Non-movie selections include comedian Bert Kreischer's new Netflix comedy special, Bert Kreischer: Hey Big Boy (March 17), and the new Zodiac Killer docuseries on Hulu, The Most Dangerous Animal...

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