I’ll be doing a big preview of Peacock when/if they reveal a full list of what will be available at launch. This post will cover the Big Three (Netflix, Hulu, Prime).
FILMS
Top Picks
The Films of Christopher Guest – Hulu 7/1
Palm Springs – Hulu 7/10
Spanglish – Prime 7/1
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm – Netflix 7/1
Christopher Guest is an undeniable comic genius. If you’ve never experienced three of the funniest movies ever made (and one of the sharpest Hollywood satires of the last 30 years), Hulu has you covered, with Waiting for Guffman (1997), Best in Show (2000) and A Mighty Wind (2003), plus For Your Consideration (2006).
Romantic comedy Palm Springs broke a record at Sundance, selling for $17 million (and 69 cents) to Neon. Alas, COVID-19 killed its chances at being the indie success of the summer, so it’s off to Hulu.
Adam Sandler got the best reviews of his career for his turn in Uncut Gems, but he’s been giving excellent dramatic performances (when he wants to) for many years, including in James L. Brooks’ wonderful, seriously underrated Spanglish, where he plays a chef facing a marital crisis. He also makes the best-looking sandwich ever captured on film.
Bafflingly not on HBO MAX (yet), Netflix has what might legitimately be the best Batman movie ever made: the animated Mask of the Phantasm, which features an insanely dark story and Mark Hamill’s incredible performance as the Joker.
Recent Selections
#AnneFrank: Parallel Stories – Netflix 7/1
The House That Jack Built – Hulu 7/1
A Kid Like Jake – Hulu 7/1
Mary Shelley – Hulu 7/1
Psycho Granny – Hulu 7/1
Trapped Model – Hulu 7/1
The Whistlers – Hulu 7/2
To the Stars – Hulu 7/3
Only – Netflix 7/5
A Kid from Coney Island – Netflix 7/6
The Long Dumb Road – Netflix 7/8
Vivarium – Prime 7/11
Shakuntala Devi: The Human Computer – Prime 7/15
The Rest of Us – Hulu 7/13
The Weekend – Hulu and Prime 7/15
Funan – Netflix 7/17
Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love – Hulu and Prime 7/19
The Assistant – Hulu 7/20
The Last Full Measure – Hulu 7/21
2099: The Soldier Protocol – Hulu 7/26
Banana Split – Netflix 7/26
Bull – Hulu 7/30
The Flood – Hulu 7/30
Originals
Under the Riccione Sun – Netflix 7/1
Desperados – Netflix 7/3
Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado – Netflix 7/8
The Claudia Kishi Club – Netflix 7/10
The Old Guard – Netflix 7/10
The Business of Drugs – Netflix 7/10
On est ensemble – Netflix 7/10
Gli Infedeli – Netflix 7/15
Fatal Affair – Netflix 7/16
MILF – Netflix 7/16
Fear City: New York vs. the Mafia – Netflix 7/22
Love on the Spectrum – Netflix 7/22
Animal Crackers – Netflix 7/24
The Kissing Booth 2 – Netflix 7/24
Ofrenda a la tormenta – Netflix 7/24
Radioactive – Prime 7/24
My Spy – Prime 6/26
The Hater – Netflix 7/29
Seriously Single – Netflix 7/31
The Speed Cubers – Netflix 7/31
