For years, Americans were told by everyone that the “dream” was to have your own home and a plot of land. So, for many, that is what drives them to work hard and save their money (even though for many, it’s just a financial impossibility). But what if there was a bit of a shortcut? That’s what one man discovers in “American Dreamer.”

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As seen in the trailer, “American Dreamer” follows the story of a professor who is just desperately looking for his dream home.

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There was a sense after the first season of Hulu’s hit “Only Murders in the Building” that this would be a tough act to follow. How many murders can there be in the Arconia? And much of the charm of that season relied on the renewed chemistry between two comedy veterans and their unexpected straight woman from another generation. How do they pull that trick again? Co-creators Steve Martin and John Hoffman were smart to get a second season up and going quickly, doing so in a way that almost makes it feel like a seamless continuation of Season 1 instead of another story altogether.

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“American Dreamer” is a mess of a movie, in which scenes of startling wit and emotional truth co-exist alongside entire subplots that are utterly inexplicable. It’s all over the damn place; its good ideas in near equal proportion to its bad ones, feeling less like a polished production than a filmed first draft, released as a rough assembly. As with most rough assemblies, there are gems buried in them. It’s a shame no one dug them out.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This biweekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

This week’s new streaming and disc guide (okay, it’s mostly a disc guide) is a back-breaker – which is unsurprising, with the holidays approaching, and the hunt for gift ideas already heating up.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on-demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalog titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This weekly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching. 

This week’s biggest new disc and VOD release is one of the few major studio pictures of the year to make it into theaters, so who knows, maybe it’s an Oscar contender?

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Review: Ben Stiller's 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' Co-Starring Kristen Wiig

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NYFF Review: Ben Stiller's 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' Co-Starring Kristen Wiig

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Maid O'Brien Is Leaving 'Downton Abbey,' But 6 New Actors Are Joining The Show

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Watch: Two Clips From Season 3 Of 'Downton Abbey,' Including New Addition Shirley MacLaine

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Dan Aykroyd Joins Steven Soderbergh's Liberace Biopic, 'Game Of Thrones' Star Kit Harington Teams With Vera Farmiga For 'Greenland Time' & More

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Jonathan Daniel Brown, Kellan Lutz & Nina Dobrev Team For 'Kid Cannabis'; Sean Bean Leading 'Devil's Peak' Trilogy & More

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SXSW '12 Review: Richard Linklater's 'Bernie' Starring Jack Black Is A Harmless, But Charming & Funny Effort

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14 New Images Of Richard Linklater's 'Bernie' Starring Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey & Shirley MacLaine

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Watch: Trailer For Richard Linklater's 'Bernie' Starring Jack Black & Matthew McConaughey

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Jacki Weaver To Star Opposite Shirley MacLaine In Indie-Comedy 'Wild Oats'; Alan Arkin In Talks To Join

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