Month: February 2026
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Kissing is the Easy Part, a high school romcom
Kissing is the Easy Part hits all the typical romcom beats, but this one is set in a high school with two seniors who are thinking about their futures. It’s a Tubi original, which is a new thing for Tubi. It was made in Canada.
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Little Wing, coming of age with pigeons
Little Wing is a coming of age story about a miserable 13 year old girl played by Brooklynn Prince. She learns that life can be sweet, but life can also be 8th grade.
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The Survivors, mystery series from Australia
The Survivors bundles the pain of grief and loss with the guilt of 15 year old secrets in this series about events in the coastal town of Evelyn Bay, Tasmania.
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Eternity, romantic fantasy about the afterlife
Eternity stars Elizabeth Olsen as a woman who had two great loves in her life. After her death, she’s faced with a choice about where to spend eternity and with which one of her great loves.
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Backyard Village, an Icelandic film
Backyard Village is a small and quiet film from Iceland. Two strangers stay in cabins in a place called Backyard Village and connect. Both are broken and need someone to hear and share their pain. They give that to each other.
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The Starling Girl, a coming of age story
The Starling Girl, written and directed by Laurel Parmet, looks at the journey of 17 year old Jem Starling (Eliza Scanlen) as she deals with a restrictive religious community, a growing interest in sex, and a crush on her married youth counselor.
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How to Get to Heaven from Belfast
How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is an uneven mix of broad, dark comedy and an intriguing mystery tale. The series is from Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee. Once again we’re dealing with strong Irish accents and close captions are recommended. I wouldn’t want you to miss any of the jokes skewering the Catholic…
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Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight
Even if This Love Disappears from the World Tonight is a tender and innocent story of love and heartbreak from South Korea. Unlike a lot of very lengthy material we get as K-drama, this is a movie and can be seen in under two hours. It’s a beautiful movie.
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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has been around for a couple of years. If you are a Hunger Games fan, you probably wonder where I’ve been all this time, but I just noticed this one streaming on Peacock and took a look.