Video Version of this Article Photo/Video: Carl Sagan/ Hollywood Insider YouTube Channel A lyrical wordsmith and a person who was able to make even the most difficult scientific notions easily digestible, Carl Sagan was a one of a kind, and a great influence on science and entertainment. For all his skill and talent,Ī Tribute to Carl Sagan: The Wonderful Mystic, Where Brains Meet Entertainment (full review) Where to Stream: VOD Dune ( Denis Villeneuve) Denis Villeneuve has surmounted this slew of bad omens, by arguably––in filmmaking terms––making the most impersonal adaptation possible. It’s the place Ingmar Bergman called home for the majority of his life, where he made many films and eventually died. Introspective, inventive, and effortlessly calm it follows a couple, both screenwriters, on an idyllic work retreat to Fårö, an island in the Baltic Sea (population: 498) just off the South East of Sweden. Bergman Island ( Mia Hansen-Løve) Parenthood, relationships, and the creative process: three key elements of the cinema of Mia Hansen-Løve casually combine in Bergman Island, a playfully self-aware meta-portrait of the filmmaker and, indeed, of filmmaking itself. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. New to Streaming: Bergman Island, Dune, Titane, and MoreĮach week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. The one bright spot in his life is the fact he hasn’t been able to contact her with his device, The effects of this have strained his marriage to Emily and his experiments have caused his reputation as a professor to suffer. His daughter Sam (Ellila-Jean Wood) has been missing for over a year. But despite this potential breakthrough his life is in shambles. It’s a device developed by cognitive psychologist Ryan (Tom England Cosmos). That’s been done before, but unlike Frequencies, or the more recent Dead Air, this isn’t just a radio with supernatural powers. In this case using technology to speak to the dead. Stars: Tom England, Ellila-Jean Wood, Charlotte Ritchie, Nina Wadia | Written by Richard Miller | Directed by Grant Archer, Richard Miller Repeat is one of those films that falls somewhere between science fiction and a tale of the supernatural if not one of outright horror.