FILMS
Top Picks
Dr. Strangelove – HBO Max 6/1
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World – Prime 6/1
Gone Girl – Hulu 6/15
Luca – Disney+ 6/18
It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.
Stanley Kubrick’s satire hasn’t aged a day, especially if you view it in light of the government’s response to COVID-19. It’s one of the sharpest, funniest movies ever made.
Lorene Scafaria is one of the most underrated filmmakers of her generation, and this moving dramedy marked her arrival. It was a flop, but it’s a movie that means a lot to me.
And Gone Girl is of course the supremely fucked-up love story from David Fincher, the last thing he did before working exclusively for Netflix. It gets better every time I watch it, and it’s all the more baffling it only picked up Oscar nomination.
Finally, Disney continues to give Pixar short shrift, with yet another animated film going straight to their streaming service instead of getting a theatrical run (or at least a hybrid situation). It’s bound to be another beautiful story of friendship, but don’t expect anything explicitly queer from this mega-corporation.
Recent Selections
Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know – Netflix 6/1
Doctor Sleep (Director’s Cut) – HBO Max 6/1
Hurley – Prime 6/1
Keith Haring: Street Art Boy – Prime 6/1
Kajillionaire – HBO Max 6/1
Shazam! – HBO Max 6/1
The Wedding Guest – Netflix 6/1
The Wind – Netflix 6/1
2 Hearts – Netflix 6/2
A Glitch in the Matrix – Hulu 6/3
Night of the Kings – Hulu 6/3
Raya and the Last Dragon – Disney+ 6/4
Rams – Hulu 6/5
Killerman – HBO Max 6/8
The Croods: A New Age – Hulu 6/9
Young Hearts – HBO Max 6/9
Camellia Sisters – Netflix 6/10
Trust – Hulu 6/10
Two of Us – Hulu 6/10
Come True – Hulu 6/11
Pinocchio – Prime 6/11
The Devil Below – Netflix 6/13
Picture a Scientist – Netflix 6/13
Willy’s Wonderland – Hulu 6/13
Born to Play – Hulu 6/15
Her Deadly Sugar Daddy – Hulu 6/15
Her Name Is Chef – Hulu 6/15
Michael Smerconish: Things I Wish I Knew Before I Started Talking – Hulu 6/15
Nasrin – Hulu 6/15
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson – Hulu 6/15
The Outside Story – Hulu 6/15
Secret Life of a Celebrity Surrogate – Hulu 6/15
Phobias – Hulu 6/17
Fatale – HBO Max 6/19
The Seventh Day – Netflix 6/24
Safer at Home – Hulu 6/27
Harvie & the Magic Museum – Hulu 6/29
Lying and Stealing – Netflix 6/30
Originals
El Nombre del Hijo – HBO Max 6/1
Carnaval – Netflix 6/2
Dancing Queens – Netflix 6/3
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal: The Movie – Netflix 6/3
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It – HBO Max 6/4
El Ultimo Balsero – HBO Max 6/4
Trippin’ with the Kandasamys – Netflix 6/4
Xtreme – Netflix 6/4
Awake – Netflix 6/9
Tragic Jungle – Netflix 6/9
In the Heights – HBO Max 6/11
Skater Girl – Netflix 6/11
Silver Skates – Netflix 6/16
A Family – Netflix 6/18
Fatherhood – Netflix 6/18
Jagame Thandhiram – Netflix 6/18
Good on Paper – Netflix 6/23
False Positive – Hulu 6/25
The Ice Road – Netflix 6/25
America: The Motion Picture – Netflix 6/30
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Picks
Happy Endings (Complete Series) – Netflix 6/1
Loki – Disney+ 6/9
One of the best sitcoms of the 2010s gets added to Netflix (it’s still on Hulu and HBO Max). If you’re on your umpteenth rewatch of Friends, give this a chance. It’s the same set-up (made explicit in the classic second season episode “The St. Valentine’s Day Maxssacre”) but with triple the jokes and more self-awareness.
I have yet to watch any of the MCU shows, but this one looks the most intriguing: A Quantum Leap riff with a captured Loki forced to travel through time for… reasons. Tom Hiddleston has immense charm, which is why his character popped up so much in the movies. And there’s silver fox Owen Wilson, too!
Originals
Super Monsters: Once upon a Rhyme – Netflix 6/1
Creator’s File: Gold – Netflix 6/3
The Fungies! (Season 2, Part 1) – HBO Max 6/3
Juan Luis Guerra 4.40: Entre Mar y Palmeras – HBO Max 6/3
Summertime (Season 2) – Netflix 6/3
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet – Netflix 6/4
Dom (Season 1) – Prime 6/4
The Family Man (Season 2) – Prime 6/4
Feel Good (Season 2) – Netflix 6/4
Marvel Studios Legends: Loki – Disney+ 6/4
The New York Times Presents – Hulu 6/4
Sweet Tooth – Netflix 6/4
Kitty Love: An Homage to Cats – Netflix 6/5
Fresh, Fried & Crispy – Netflix 6/9
Locombianos – Netflix 6/10
TrollsTopia (Season 3) – Hulu 6/10
Betty (Season 2) – HBO Max 6/11
Flack (Season 2) – Prime 6/11
Love ft. Marriage and Divorce (Season 2) – Netflix 6/11
Love, Victor – Hulu 6/11
Lupin (Part 2) – Netflix 6/11
Trese – Netflix 6/11
Wish Dragon – Netflix 6/11
Zenimation – Disney+ 6/11
Elite Short Stories – Netflix 6/14
Revolution Rent – HBO Max 6/15
Rhyme Time Town (Season 2) – Netflix 6/15
Unwind Your Mind – Netflix 6/15
Workin’ Moms (Season 5) – Netflix 6/15
Penguin Town – Netflix 6/16
Dave (Season 2) – Hulu 6/17
Summer Camp Island (Season 4) – HBO Max 6/17
Chivas: El Rebaño Sagrado (Season 1) – Prime 6/18
Elite (Season 4) – Netflix 6/18
The Rational Life – Netflix 6/18
The World’s Most Amazing Vacation Rentals – Netflix 6/18
Nevertheless – Netflix 6/19
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – HBO Max 6/22
This Is Pop – Netflix 6/22
Murder by the Coast – Netflix 6/23
Too Hot to Handle (Season 2) – Netflix 6/23
Godzilla: Singular Point – Netflix 6/24
LFG – HBO Max 6/24
The Naked Director (Season 2) – Netflix 6/24
Sisters on Track – Netflix 6/24
The A List (Season 2) – Netflix 6/25
Bosch (Season 7) – Prime 6/25
Explota Explota – HBO Max 6/25
The Mysterious Benedict Society – Disney+ 6/25
Sex/Life – Netflix 6/25
September Mornings (Season 1) – Prime 6/25
Wolfgang – Disney+ 6/25
The Choe Show – Hulu 6/26
Wonder Boy – Netflix 6/26
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgment – Netflix 6/28
The Legend of the Underground – HBO Max 6/29
StarBeam (Season 4) – Netflix 6/29
Sophie: A Murder in West Cork – Netflix 6/30
OLD SHOWS
The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (Season 1) – Netflix 6/1
CoComelon: A Sunny Day for Play – Netflix 6/1
Cold Case (Complete Series) – HBO Max 6/1
The L Word: Generation Q (Season 1) – Prime 6/1
Man in the Orange Shirt (Season 1) – Prime 6/1
Queer as Folk (Season 1) – Prime 6/1
Rastamouse (Season 1) – Prime 6/1
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Moon Jogen – Netflix 6/1
Seven Souls in the Skull Castle: Moon Kagen – Netflix 6/1
Without a Trace (Complete Series) – HBO Max 6/1
Work in Progress (Season 1) – Prime 6/1
Alone (Season 7) – Netflix 6/2
To Your Eternity – HBO Max 6/2
Amphibia (Season 2) – Disney+ 6/4
Brittania (Season 2) – Prime 6/4
Muppet Babies (Season 3) – Disney+ 6/4
Kim’s Convenience (Season 5) – Netflix 6/2
Off the Air (Season 10) – HBO Max 6/5
Rizzoli & Isles (Complete Series) – HBO Max 6/6
Billy on the Street (Complete Series) – HBO Max 6/8
Billions (Season 4) – Prime 6/9
L.A.’s Finest (Season 2) – Netflix 6/9
Lazor Wulf (Season 2) – HBO Max 6/10
Puppy Dog Pals (Season 4) – Disney+ 6/11
Rurangi (Season 1) – Hulu 6/14
Power Rangers: Dino Fury (Season 1) – Netflix 6/15
Dino Ranch (Season 1) – Disney+ 6/18
Just Roll with It (Season 2) – Disney+ 6/18
Super Friends (Complete Series) – HBO Max 6/18
Bunk’d (Season 4) – Disney+ 6/25
PJ Masks (Season 4) – Disney+ 6/25
COMEDY SPECIALS
Alan Saldana: Locked Up – Netflix 6/3