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The Search Is Over

iGEMS is your Internet Guide to Engaging Movies & Series With so many movies crowding the distribution pipelines, and the explosion of streaming platforms, the iGEMStv podcast will guide you to the best of movies and TV. In addition to offering commentary and playing audio clips from the movies, we will tell you where you can find these engaging movies and TV series.
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Dec 17, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

This week, A film that won the Jury and Audience Awards at South by Southwest is now available to stream on Hulu. We’ll introduce a special episode featuring the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. And for this week’s collection, we have 5 TV Series that may not be on your radar, including one focused on the subject everyone is talking about, with the World Cup finals this weekend

The Banshees Of Inisherin

Lady Chatterley's Lover

I Love My Dad

Little America

My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy

1923

Underrated TV Series in 2022 (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

The search is over.

 

Dec 9, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over, an iGEMStv podcast.

As we wind our way through December, we’ll be adding collections of films and series for you to consider.  This week, we have a list of some strong 2022 films that we feel are a bit underrated, and may not be on your radar.

Now for this week’s picks:

We have a  live-action remake of a classic child’s tale now available on Netflix, and we’ll introduce a musical biopic about a famous country music power couple. 

"Sr."

Pinocchio

Four Samosas

George & Tammy

Three Pines

Riches

 

Until next time,  

The Search is Over.

 

Dec 2, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over, an iGEMStv podcast.

As we dive into December, a most celebratory month, we’ve pulled together a collection of inspirational films.  We’ll introduce a wonderful sports drama about Syrian refugee sisters. And a series sequel to the 1988 fantasy film, is now available to stream.  

Ask Me To Dance

The Swimmers

Good Night Oppy

The Sex Lives of College Girls (Series)

Wednesday (Series)

Willow (Series)

Inspiration Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Nov 18, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

As we move further into November, some of the best documentaries of the year have become available.  A new film from a rising director, whose first feature was critically acclaimed, is out on Peacock. And two new TV adaptations are now available to stream.

This week’s selections include:

Nope

Fire of Love

The Wonder

The Hair Tales

Fleishman Is in Trouble

The Mosquito Coast

Best Documentaries of 2022 (Collection)

 

Until next time,  the search is over.

Nov 11, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

In honor of Veterans Day, we’ve created a collection of our favorite movies made on the subject of wartime. A film that gathered much attention and drama during its festival circuit is now available for streaming. And one of the most expensive series ever made returns to Netflix with a new season.

This week's picks include:

Don’t Worry Darling 

Incredible But True

See How They Run 

Spector

The Crown

The English 

Veterans Day

 

Until next time,  

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Nov 4, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over.

This week, we’re celebrating National Aviation History Month with a collection of our favorite airplane films. One of the most talked-about foreign language films of the year finally comes off the festival circuit. And an acclaimed drama, following its premiere at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, is now streaming.

This week’s picks include:

Causeway

My Policeman

God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty

The Devil’s Hour

The Lincoln Project

The Suspect

Peter Von Kant (Black Diamond)

Aviation Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Oct 28, 2022

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This week, we finish off our countdown to Halloween with a list of our top 10 horror films of all time. An Emmy-award winning series returns for its much anticipated second season. And an acclaimed drama from this year’s Toronto International Film Festival is now streaming.

This week’s picks include:

The Good Nurse

Stars at Noon

Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues

The White Lotus (Series)

Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities (Series)

From Scratch (Series)

Pearl (Black Diamond)

Top 10 Horror Movies (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

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Oct 21, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

We continue our countdown to Halloween with a collection of our scariest monster movies, featuring vampires, werewolves, and more. A new docu-series sheds light on how a children’s show’s lovable character became the subject of hate and intense backlash.  And one of the most acclaimed directorial debuts of the year comes to streaming platforms after its premiere at Sundance 2022.

This week’s picks include:

Piggy

The Stranger

Rosaline

The Winchesters

I Love You, You Hate Me

True Colours

Monster Movie Collection 

 

Until next time,  

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Oct 14, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over.

This week, we’re continuing the countdown to Halloween with a collection of frightening found footage horror films. A documentary on a renowned and controversial musical icon premieres. And a new thriller based on an acclaimed and best-selling novel is now streaming.

This week’s picks include:

Luckiest Girl Alive

The Silent Twins

Nothing Compares

The Midnight Club

Let the Right One In

The Playlist

Countdown to Halloween - Found Footage Horror (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

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Oct 7, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over, an iGEMStv podcast.

This week, we’re celebrating some of the best and most legendary midnight movies, some becoming cult classics. A new documentary about the iconic music of one of the longest-running cinematic franchises premieres. And Lena Dunham’s latest directorial effort is now streaming.

This week's picks include:

Catherine Called Birdy

God’s Country

The Sound of 007

A Friend of the Family

Alaska Daily

Derry Girls (Season 3)

Halloween Collection - SciFi Thrillers

 

Until next time,  

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Sep 30, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

This week, we’re celebrating social impact cinema, with films and series that will inspire audiences to create positive change. A docu-series on one of the most infamous international crises of the 1970s premieres. And one of the most talked-about films of the fall festival season is now streaming.

Blonde

Bodies Bodies Bodies

Confess, Fletch

Reasonable Doubt (Series)

Hostages (Series)

Human Playground (Series)

A Love Song (Black Diamond)

Social Impact Collections 

 

Until next time,  

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Sep 23, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

With the recent releases of The Rings of Power, House of the Dragon, and this week’s Andor, we’ve pulled together a list of some of the best science fiction and fantasy television series…A new comedy from one of the creators of Modern Family premieres…And an innovative and acclaimed British documentary is now streaming after screening at this year’s Sundance and Hot Docs film festivals.

This week’s selections include:

My Old School

A Jazzman’s Blues

I Used to Be Famous

Andor

Reboot

Shadowland

Mija

SciFi Fantasy Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Sep 16, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

 

This week, we honor the passing of one of the greatest filmmakers in the history of cinema with a selection of some of his greatest works. An acclaimed French documentary about secret photos taken during the Holocaust comes out. And one of the best films from last year’s Tribeca Film Festival is released to streaming platforms.

This week’s selections include:

Queen of Glory

Do Revenge

Breaking

The Serpent Queen

The Come Up (Series)

The Light in the Hall (Series)

From Where They Stood (Series)

Tribute to Jean-Luc Godard (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

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Sep 9, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over.

With Fall fests in full swing, we have a great collection of highlights from past events, from Venice, Telluride and Toronto. The executive producers of The Americans return to television with a thrilling limited series starring Steve Carrell.  And one of the most charming and innovative independent films of the summer comes to streaming platforms.

This week’s selection include:

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.

My Donkey, My Lover & I

The Patient  (Series)

Wedding Season (Series)

Lost Ollie (Series)

Our American Family (Black Diamond)

Fall Fests Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Sep 2, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

This Monday is Labor Day, so to celebrate, have  a collection commemorating the contributions of everyday workers, and their role in building better lives for themselves and the people around them. 

With the U.S. Open Tennis tourney this weekend, we have a new documentary about one of the best, and most infamous, tennis players of all time coming to showtime.  

And one of the funniest and most acclaimed directorial debuts of the year comes to streaming platforms.

This week’s picks include:

Funny Pages

Adopting Audrey

McEnroe

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Series)

Mo (Series)

Pantheon (Series)

The Tsugua Diaries (Black Diamond)

Labor Day Cinema (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

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Aug 26, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

Today is Women’s Equality Day, so we’re commemorating the day with a collection of films with women heroines from a variety of genres. Two actors become football club owners in a new sports docu-series. And one of the best directorial debuts of the year comes to streaming platforms.

This week’s picks include:

Vengeance

The Legend of Molly Johnson

Ali & Ava

Partner Track (Series)

Everything I Know About Love (Series)

Welcome to Wrexham (Series)

Celebrating Women (Collection)

Until next time,  

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Aug 19, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

With many students returning to school this week, we’re presenting a collection of our favorite back-to-school movies, from celebrated classics to recent favorites. A documentary about one of the most beloved and tragic figures in recent history makes its streaming premiere. And a new comedy starring Patton Oswalt in one of his best performances comes to streaming.

This week’s selections include:

I Love My Dad

Look Both Ways

The Princess

Bad Sisters (Series)

This Fool (Series)

The Undeclared War (Series)

The Tale of King Crab (Black Diamond)

Back to School (Collection)

 

Until next time,  

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Aug 12, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

This week, a classic sports comedy movie gets reimagined into a vibrant and funny new series.  An independent festival hit about the infamous Nixon recordings finally arrives on streaming platforms. And with the Fed Ex Cup Golf playoffs starting this week, we celebrate the sport with a collection of some of the best golf movies.

This week's picks include:

The Phantom of the Open

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

18 1/2

Locke and Key

Darby and Joan

A Tale of Love and Desire

Golf Movies Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Aug 5, 2022

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This week, we’re remembering the best Marilyn Monroe films in honor of the 60th anniversary of her passing. Acclaimed comedian Nathan Fielder returns with another hilarious series that blends reality and fiction. And director Ron Howard’s newest movie,  based on incredible true events comes to streaming.

Selections include:

Thirteen Lives

The Wheel

Honor Society

The Rehearsal

Paper Girls

Industry (Season 2)

Official Competition

Marilyn Monroe Celebration

 

Hope you enjoy these iGEMS selections,

Until next time,  

The Search is Over.

Jul 29, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over, an iGEMStv podcast.

 

I’m Jon Fitzgerald and happy to be Your guide to engaging movies and series.

 

This week, we’re highlighting the best films and series about food, from narrative dramas to competitive cooking series. Neil Patrick Harris returns to TV in one of his best roles yet…

And a charming British comedy comes to streaming almost two years after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival.

 

This week’s selections include:

 

The Duke

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie"

Not Okay

Surface

Three Families

Santa Evita

Food Movie & Series Collections



Until next time,  

 

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Jul 22, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over.

I’m Jon Fitzgerald and happy to be Your guide to engaging movies and series.

This week, we’re honoring one of Hollywood’s most enduring stars - Paul Newman - as a new docu-series on his life and work comes out…

An award-winning queer actor makes his directorial debut…

And one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer gets released on Netflix

This week’s picks include:

The Gray Man

Anything’s Possible

Aftershock

The Last Movie Stars (Series)

Showtrial (Series)

How to Change Your Mind (Series)

She Will (Black Diamond)

Paul Newman Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Jul 15, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over an iGEMStv podcast.

This week’s selections include:

Small Town Wisconsin

Take the Night

Mothering Sunday

What We Do in the Shadows (Series)

Everything’s Trash (Series)

The Terminal List (Series)

Flux Gourmet (Black Diamond)

Baseball Movie Collection

 

Until next time,  

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Jul 8, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

We have yet another diverse roster of selections for you this week. 

With this year’s Emmy nominations being announced next Tuesday, we’ve put together a selection of the 10 best series so far this year.

The late great Ray Liotta gives a superb supporting performance in a thrilling new limited series.

And one of the biggest international films of the year is now streaming.

Here are this week's selections:

 

RRR

Girl in the Picture

Hit the Road

Neptune Frost (Black Diamond)

Black Bird (Series)

Maggie (Series)

Moonhaven (Series)

Top TV Series of 2022 - Collection (so far)

Until next time,  

The Search is Over.

Jul 1, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over…an iGEMStv podcast.

We have yet another diverse roster of selections for you this week. 

In response to the reversal of the landmark Roe v Wade decision from almost 50 years ago, we’ve made a selection of documentaries and narrative films that seek to present the issue with nuance, depth, and conviction…

Comedian Maya Rudolph stars in one of the summer’s most exciting comedy series…

And an acclaimed documentary from last year’s Telluride Film Festival comes to streaming...

Bitterbrush

Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story

Dinner in America

Chloe

Gordita Chronicles

Loot

Happening

And this week’s collection honors some of the many recent films and TV shows about abortion that seek to present the issue as an essential human right. From the independent drama Never Rarely Sometimes Always to the French award-winner Portrait of a Lady on Fire and the recent documentary The Janes, these powerfully intimate projects make their case.

Until next time,  

The Search is Over.

Jun 24, 2022

Welcome back to The Search is Over, an iGEMStv podcast.  This week's selections include:

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Jerry and Marge Go Large

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

The Bear (Series)

Mind Over Murder (Series)

The Future Of (Series)

Crimes of the Future (Black Diamond)

Classic Sci-fi From the 1980s (Collection)

Until next time,  

The Search is Over.

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