Freebie Fridays

The 1954 animated adaptation of Animal Farm is currently on Freevee, Hoopla, Tubi. One of my favorite factoids about Animal Farm is that Orwell struggled to find a publisher because the Stalinist USSR was an Allied Power during WW2. He couldn't get his book published on a large scale until the Cold War started.

This French movie helped introduce the parkour style of action choreography, that would be used by mainstream films like Casino Royale a couple of years later. It has similar setup to to the Raid movies, with the protagonists having to fight off a horde of enemies in long action sequences. I suspect the acting is bad (it’s in French) and script by Luc Besson is just adequate but the action sequences are a lot of fun and the film has a ton of energy. It’s on almost all of the free streamers.

A little action, high stakes, boxing and sleazy James Woods, what more could you want? Hidden gem Diggstown is streaming for free on PlutoTV.

Good one for the spooky season- comedy horror from the early 2000s. Gross, but fun! Streams free on Tubi for 2 more days.

Started watching this on Hoopla. It's pretty intense so far- no dialogue, lots of action and suspense, a little humor. I'm excited to see where the story goes. I couldn't figure out why the name Genndy Tartakovsky rings a bell then after looking him up I realized he created Dexter's Laboratory and Powerpuff Girls also, both of which I love!

Cute and funny! June Squibb (94 years old) is great in this! "Thelma" is free to watch and commercial-free on the Hoopla library app (I watched Monday, 10/14/24).

If you are hungry for ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ meals check out this buddy travel adventure quartet. If you're a film fan there are tons of movie references, quotes and impersonations. The first three movies are available for free on Plex.

I've never seen it, but the original Clerks, is streaming free on Pluto. I'm thinking I'll probably give it a watch. This 1994 black and white indie comedy from Kevin Smith is now famous for revitalizing the perception of independent film's financial viability. It's apparently also very politically incorrect and crass. Fun fact, the original cut apparently ended with protagonist Dante being shot and killed in an armed robbery. Instead, he survived and returned for Clerks 2.

Apocalypse Now is streaming for free on Plex! Make it a double feature with Apocalypto? 🤔

This is one of my favorite documentaries and is currently on Tubi, Pluto and several other services for free. It’s the story of Phillippe Petit, who was known for doing tightrope walks between famous landmarks without any permission or proper safety equipment. The film almost feels like a heist film, as it tells the story Petit breaking into the World Trade Center to tightrope between the buildings. There is something life affirming in this ridiculous and, arguably, selfish act. 5 Stars.

Wonderful hidden gem by the lead singer of The Talking Heads- free on Tubi!

Outsourced is one of my favorite single-season sitcoms, and it's free to watch on Fandango at Home (formerly Vudu). It's a shame it got cancelled!

All the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man movies are streaming free on Pluto!

I was just opening Likewise to post an alert to the classics group letting everyone know that Ben-Hur is streaming free on Tubi, and that is when I saw the invitation to this group, lol. Both the original and the remake are on there, free to stream with ads as always.

Likewise is highlighting that Hell on Wheels is on Hulu, but it's on Freevee and Tubi as well - I was enjoying Anson Mount's work on newer Star Treks so much I went hunting his earlier roles - this was a good one ! great to see Colm Meaney as well !! (I've loved just about everything I've ever seen him in 👍 ) and Common definitely holds his own on the screen 🙂 there are 5 seasons and 57 episodes - it didn't seem to drag at all; if anything the final season seems rushed 🤷

Highlighting movies and shows that are free to stream!