Streaming Picks: February 2019

FILMS
Top Picks
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot – Prime 2/8
The Sisters Brothers – Hulu 2/18
Velvet Buzzsaw – Netflix 2/1
High Flying Bird – Netflix 2/8
If you need more proof that Joaquin Phoenix is one of our most versatile actors, check out the first of his two films from 2018. (His best performance from last year, in You Were Never Really Here, is already on Prime.) The former is the biopic of quadriplegic cartoonist John Callahan. The latter is the dark comedy Western co-starring John C. Reilly, in one of his best performances.

The two Netflix titles are among their most tantalizing offerings to date. The former is Dan Gilroy’s horror-comedy about art that comes to life to kill the likes of Billy Magnussen, Toni Collette and Jake Gyllenhaal. The latter is Steven Soderbergh’s latest iPhone-shot epic, a behind-the-scenes basketball drama written by Moonlight’s Tarell Alvin McCraney.

Recent Selections
Unforgettable – Prime 2/1
Pick of the Litter – Hulu 2/2
Dog Days – Hulu 2/4
Papillon – Prime 2/7
The Promise – Prime 2/8
All Square – Hulu 2/11
Little Women – Netflix 2/11
The Party – Hulu and Prime 2/17
What They Had – Prime 2/16
Death Wish – Hulu and Prime 2/23
Every Day – Hulu and Prime 2/25
The School – Hulu 2/25
Three Identical Strangers – Hulu 2/26
The Guilty – Hulu 2/28

Originals
Dear Ex – Netflix 2/1
Generation Wealth – Prime 2/1
El árbol de la sangre – Netflix 2/8
The Breaker Uppers – Netflix 2/15
Yucatan – Netflix 2/15
The Drug King – Netflix 2/21
Firebrand – Netflix 2/22
Paddleton – Netflix 2/22
Paris Is Us – Netflix 2/22
The Photographer of Mauthausen – Netflix 2/22

NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Pick
Lorena – Prime 2/15
One of the biggest tabloid stories of the ’90s was Lorena Bobbit’s castration of her abusive husband. But 25 years later, we remember the punchlines, but probably not the whole story. This Jordan Peele-produced doc series hopes to illuminate the truth from the jokes.

Originals
Agatha Christie Presents: The ABC Murders – Prime 2/1
Free Rein: Valentine’s Day – Netflix 2/1
Into the Dark: Down – Hulu 2/1
Just Add Magic (Season 3) – Prime 2/1
Russian Doll – Netflix 2/1
Siempre Bruja – Netflix 2/1
True: Happy Hearts Day – Netflix 2/1
Bordertown (Season 2) – Netflix 2/2
Romance Is a Bonus Book – Netflix 2/2
The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (Season 2) – Netflix 2/8
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History – Netflix 2/8
Nailed It! Mexico – Netflix 2/8
One Day at a Time (Season 3) – Netflix 2/8
PEN15 (Season 1) – Hulu 2/8
ReMastered: The Two Killings of Sam Cooke – Netflix 2/8
Unauthorized Living – Netflix 2/8
White Dragon (Season 1) – Prime 2/8
The Break (Season 2) – Netflix 2/9
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Volume 2) – Netflix 2/10
Flavorful Origins: Chaoshan Cuisine – Netflix 2/11
Dating Around – Netflix 2/14
The Dragon Prince (Season 2) – Netflix 2/15
The Umbrella Academy – Netflix 2/15
The Big Family Cooking Showdown (Season 2) – Netflix 2/22
Chef’s Table (Volume 6) – Netflix 2/22
The Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy (Season 1) – Prime 2/22
Go! Vive a tu manera – Netflix 2/22
Rebellion (Season 2) – Netflix 2/22
Suburra (Season 2) – Netflix 2/22
Workin’ Moms – Netflix 2/22
If You Give a Mouse a Cookie (Season 1, Part 3) – Prime TBD
Tumble Leaf (Season 4, Part 2) – Prime TBD

OLD SHOWS
In Plain Sight (Seasons 1-5) – Prime 2/1
Legion (Season 2) – Hulu 2/3
Saints & Sinners (Seasons 1-3) – Hulu 2/4
The Tunnel (Season 3) – Prime 2/5
Hillary (Season 1) – Prime 2/6
False Flag (Season 2) – Hulu 2/14
Zac & Mia (Season 2) – Hulu 2/14
Stan Against Evil (Season 3) – Hulu 2/20
Odd Squad: Odds and Ends – Prime 2/21
Archer (Season 9) – Hulu 2/25
Unsolved: Tupac & Biggie – Netflix 2/27
Jeopardy! (Collection 2) – Netflix 2/28

COMEDY SPECIALS
Top Pick
Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner – Netflix 2/5
Romano has had a great second act post-Raymond, turning into a solid dramatic actor. His first stand-up special in 20 years will hopefully prove he hasn’t lost a step there.

Other Specials
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho – Netflix 2/14
Larry Charles’ Dangerous World of Comedy – Netflix 2/15

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