Archive - Pete Hummers’ Streaming TV Newsletter

Stream On! Where is ‘The Invisible Man?’ And how did they do it in 1933?

Special-effects guru John P. Fulton had his work cut out for him.

Jun 27 •

Stream On! Edison’s ‘Frankenstein’ and the Internet Archive

Peter Hummers first saw Thomas Edison’s 1910 ‘Frankenstein’ at the Internet Archive.

Jun 20 •

Stream On! ‘The IT Crowd’ a worthy followup to ‘Father Ted’

Peter Hummers would rather be watching ‘The IT Crowd.’ ‘Big Bang’ who?

Jun 13 •

Stream On! Is Kenneth Branagh’s ‘Frankenstein’ that bad?

Maybe Branagh titled it ‘Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein’ to deflect blame?

Jun 6 •

May 2025

Stream On! The tolerably true story of the notorious Cambridge Five spy ring

The ‘Cambridge Five’ was a spy ring in the United Kingdom that passed information to the USSR during the WWII and the Cold War, from the 1930s–1950s.

May 30 •

Stream On! Put on a ‘Happy Face’—or else!

Melissa Reed is the daughter of incarcerated serial killer Keith Jesperson, the “Happy Face killer,” a connection she hides from her children and…

May 23 •

Stream On! Let’s Twist Again—Billy Wilder’s ‘Witness for the Prosecution’

The management suggests that, for your friends who have not yet seen it, you will not divulge to anyone the secrets of the ending of ‘Witness for the…

May 16 •

Stream On! ‘Poirot’ a monumental collection of Agatha Christie tales

The neatness of Poirot’s attire was almost as incredible as his little grey cells.

May 9 •

Stream On! ‘Luther’ prequel, sequel: how the mighty have ‘Fallen’

Many would like to see Idris Elba play James Bond. ‘Luther: The Fallen Sun’ has the feel of a dry run.

May 2 •

April 2025

Stream On! ‘The Incredible Shrinking Man,’ blowing minds since 1957

Pete Hummers looks at an early sci-fi masterpiece that transcended the genre.

Apr 25 •

Stream On! ‘MobLand’ on Paramount+ is high-dollar swag

Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.

Apr 18 •

Stream On! Scarface-off: Hawks & Muni vs. De Palma & Pacino

Howard Hawks’ landmark 1932 gangster movie ‘Scarface’ and Brian De Palma’s 1983 remake.

Apr 11 •

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