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OscarB次元官网网址檚 Best Picture Race

The Academy Awards are coming in quick on March 27, so thereB次元官网网址檚 no time to waste in doing your homework on the 10 best picture nominees. Luckily, brushing up is easier than ever this year with many of the nominees landing on streaming services ahead of the main event. Disney Plus debuts contenders B次元官网网址淲est Side StoryB次元官网网址� on March 2 and B次元官网网址淣ightmare AlleyB次元官网网址� on March 16, while Crave premieres B次元官网网址淒uneB次元官网网址� on March 18. Other best picture nominees have settled onto streaming platforms already, with B次元官网网址淒onB次元官网网址檛 Look UpB次元官网网址� and leading 12-time nominee B次元官网网址淧ower of the DogB次元官网网址� on Netflix and B次元官网网址淐ODAB次元官网网址� on Apple TV Plus.

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Chinese-Canadian filmmaker Domee Shi lovingly embraces Toronto with her coming-of-age Pixar adventure set in the cityB次元官网网址檚 Chinatown district circa 2002. A young teen girlB次元官网网址檚 boyband obsession is sidelined when she unexpectedly begins exploding into a giant red panda every time she gets excited. The phenomenon sends her life into a tailspin as she looks for answers while facing the possibility of missing out on catching her favourite pop group when they roll into town. Filled to the brim with local colour, Canadian humour and charming characters, Shi proves her Oscar-winning 2018 animated short B次元官网网址淏aoB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� another ode to Toronto B次元官网网址� wasnB次元官网网址檛 a fluke. (Disney Plus, March 11)

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With their marriage on the rocks, a dried-up romance author and her husband B次元官网网址� played by Courteney Cox and Greg Kinnear B次元官网网址� flee New York with their kids to resettle at a rural Connecticut mansion. Purchased at a bargain, they hope the sprawling property will give Pat the inspiration she needs to plot her next book. Instead, she finds herself distracted by glimpses of a mysterious ghostly figure, played by Mira Sorvino, whoB次元官网网址檚 lurking around the house. What begins as a simple haunt grows into a darker tale as Pat begins popping pills and seeking answers for her visions. Told with cutting humour and some seriously effective scares, B次元官网网址淪hining ValeB次元官网网址� is a playful spin on typical horror fare. (Crave/Starz, March 6, episodes weekly)

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Adam McKay divided audiences with his apocalyptic comet satire B次元官网网址淒onB次元官网网址檛 Look UpB次元官网网址� and his contributions to this heavily stylized, fourth-wall shattering chronicle of the NBAB次元官网网址檚 heyday in the 1980s will likely split viewers, too. Told over 10 episodes, the HBO dramedy tells of a new age for basketball in America as superstars and rising players of the era, among them Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Earvin (Magic) Johnson, run against the excesses of the era. At the centre, John C. Reilly plays Jerry Buss, the testosterone-driven new owner of the Los Angeles Lakers who splits his time between parties and the courtside strategy. McKay sets the vibrant and relentless tone as director of the first episode, delivering one of the most uniquely cinematic experiences on television this year. (Crave, March 6, episodes weekly)

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Samuel L. Jackson plays the titular Grey, an ailing old man whoB次元官网网址檚 living in squalor as his dementia eats away at his memory. Abandoned by his family and friends, he is assigned to the care of an orphaned teenager, played by Dominique Fishback, who helps him pursue an experimental treatment that could restore his memories or possibly kill him. Jackson delivers a gut-wrenching performance layered with vulnerability and conviction in this six-episode limited series adapted by Walter Mosley of his own novel. (Apple TV Plus, March 11, episodes weekly)

ALSO THIS MONTH:

B次元官网网址淭hree MonthsB次元官网网址� B次元官网网址� After being exposed to HIV, a teenager played by pop singer Troye Sivan begins a weeksB次元官网网址� long waiting period for his results, finding a new perspective on life and love in the meantime. (Paramount Plus, March 1)

B次元官网网址淥ur Flag Means DeathB次元官网网址� - Rhys Darby plays a wealthy landowner who ditches his comfy lifestyle to become a pirate in this 1700B次元官网网址檚-set comedy with Taika Waititi, Leslie Jones and Fred Armisen. (Crave, March 3)

B次元官网网址淪pencerB次元官网网址� - Kristen Stewart gives an Oscar-nominated performance as Diana, Princess of Wales, who is haunted by her troubles over Christmas at the QueenB次元官网网址檚 estate. (Prime B次元官网网址, March 10)

B次元官网网址淒eep WaterB次元官网网址� - Erotic thriller director Adrian Lyne (B次元官网网址淔atal Attraction,B次元官网网址� B次元官网网址淚ndecent ProposalB次元官网网址�) pairs Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas as a couple whose open marriage leads to murder. (Prime B次元官网网址, March 18)

B次元官网网址淲eCrashedB次元官网网址� - Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway play the flamboyantly capitalist couple at the centre of the WeWork scandal. (Apple TV Plus, March 18, episodes weekly)

B次元官网网址淗aloB次元官网网址� - The popular interstellar war video game franchise is adapted into a live-action science fiction series. (Paramount Plus, March 24)

B次元官网网址淧achinkoB次元官网网址� - A sprawling cross-generational story of a Korean immigrant family. (Apple TV Plus, March 25, episodes weekly)

RETURNING SERIES:

Netflix returns to the drama of B次元官网网址淏ridgertonB次元官网网址� for a second season on March 25, while the streaming giant puts the pedal to the metal with a fourth season of its acclaimed B次元官网网址淔ormula 1: Drive to SurviveB次元官网网址� documentary series on March 11.

Also in the pot this month is season 2 of DrakeB次元官网网址檚 executive produced B次元官网网址淭op BoyB次元官网网址� on March 18 and B次元官网网址淨ueer Eye GermanyB次元官网网址� with a local cast of Fab Five hosts on March 9.

A second season of B次元官网网址淪tar Trek: PicardB次元官网网址� begins its weekly rollout on Crave starting March 3. AmazonB次元官网网址檚 Prime B次元官网网址 returns to metaverse comedy B次元官网网址淯ploadB次元官网网址� on March 11 and animated musical B次元官网网址淐entral ParkB次元官网网址� returns to Apple TV Plus on March 4.

B次元官网网址� David Friend, Canadian Press