FILMS
Top Picks
Holy Spider – Netflix 4/7
Life Itself – Prime Video 4/12
While Holy Spider made the shortlist for the Oscars’ Best International Feature, it somehow did not make the final five. But a debut on Netflix means it will likely get more viewers than all the other nominees combined. Based on a true story of an Iranian serial killer in the early 2000s, this has all the tension of a great thriller, but told through a feminist lens.
It’s hard to believe Roger Ebert’s been gone for 10 years now. The titan of film criticism gets a marvelous tribute in this documentary, which chronicled his life, career, romance with Chaz, and declining health. I always thought Roger would have appreciated how unsentimental the final film is.
Other Recommendations
The Adventures of Tintin – Paramount+ 4/1
American Psycho – Hulu 4/1
As Good as It Gets – Paramount+ 4/1
The Aviator – Prime Video 4/1
Bend It Like Beckham – Hulu 4/1
The Bourne Trilogy – Netflix 4/1
The Breakfast Club – Prime Video 4/1
Bridesmaids – Hulu and Peacock 4/1
Brokeback Mountain – Peacock 4/1
Charlie Wilson’s War – Netflix 4/1
Clean and Sober – HBO Max 4/1
Coraline – HBO Max 4/1
Courage Under Fire – Hulu 4/1
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Prime Video 4/1
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – Peacock 4/1
Face/Off – Paramount+ and Prime Video 4/1
Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Prime Video 4/1
Fatal Attraction – Paramount+ 4/1
Father of the Bride (1991) – Hulu 4/1
Fight Club – Paramount+ 4/1
Forrest Gump – Prime Video 4/1
Friday Night Lights – Netflix 4/1
Get Shorty – Paramount+ 4/1
Ghost World – Paramount+ 4/1
The Godfather Trilogy – Paramount+ 4/1
Haywire – Hulu 4/1
High Fidelity – Hulu 4/1
The Host (2006) – HBO Max 4/1
How to Train Your Dragon – Netflix 4/1
Inception – Netflix 4/1
Inside Man (2006) – Netflix 4/1
Keeping the Faith – Prime Video 4/1
The Land Before Time – Netflix 4/1
A League of Their Own – Netflix 4/1
Life of Pi – Prime Video 4/1
Lincoln – Hulu and Paramount+ 4/1
The Long Goodbye – Paramount+ 4/1
Moneyball – Peacock 4/1
Mother! – Paramount+ 4/1
Moulin Rouge! – Hulu 4/1
My Cousin Vinny – Prime Video 4/1
Once – Hulu 4/1
Philomena – Prime Video 4/1
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping – Peacock 4/1
Psycho (1960) – Netflix 4/1
Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion – Paramount+ 4/1
Ronin – Paramount+ 4/1
Shanghai Noon – Paramount+ and Prime Video 4/1
Shrek – Hulu 4/1
Shrek 2 – Hulu 4/1
Shutter Island – Paramount+ 4/1
The Sisters Brothers – Prime Video 4/1
Snatch – Peacock 4/1
Speed – Prime Video 4/1
Spider-Man Trilogy – Netflix 4/1
Tangerine – HBO Max 4/1
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy – Prime Video 4/1
Titanic – Prime Video 4/1
Vanilla Sky – Prime Video 4/1
WarGames – Paramount+ 4/1
Whiplash – Prime Video 4/1
Zombieland – Netflix 4/1
Jesus Camp – Hulu 4/8
The Hateful Eight – Netflix 4/25
Moonage Daydream – HBO Max 4/29
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Picks
Barry (Season 4) – HBO Max 4/16
John Mulaney: Baby J – Netflix 4/25
After three increasingly intense seasons, there’s no reason to doubt Bill Hader will land the plane in the show’s final outing. And if it somehow does fail, he’ll have no one to blame but himself: he’s directing all eight episodes.
The great stand-up delivers his first special since his stint in rehab, his divorce, his whirlwind romance with Olivia Munn, the arrival of his first kid and the sudden, intense hatred of a certain sect of the internet. Should make for some great material.
Other Recommendations
The Diplomat (Season 1) – Netflix 4/20
Leguizamo Does America – Peacock 4/17
Mrs. Davis (Season 1) – Peacock 4/20
OLD SHOWS
Top Pick
Better Call Saul (Season 6) – Netflix 4/18
The final season of the exploits of Albuquerque’s most infamous lawyer was split into two parts on AMC this year. But if you waited, you can binge it all and not have to wait months after that cliffhanger.
Other Recommendations
Broad City (Complete Series) – Paramount+ 4/5
New Girl (Complete Series) – Hulu and Peacock 4/17
Yo! MTV Raps (Season 2) – Paramount+ 4/26