Streaming Picks: March 2019

FILMS
Top Picks
Tapeheads – Prime and Hulu 3/1
This mostly forgotten ’80s comedy has a very strong but very tiny cult, of which I am a part. It’s a delightful, goofy and clever buddy picture with John Cusack and Tim Robbins as wannabe music video directors. This one has been hard to find in the past, so definitely check it out if you’re a fan of either’s career.

Foreign Language Film Spotlight
Shoplifters – Hulu 3/14 (Academy Award nominee)
The Lives of Others – Netflix 3/15
A Separation – Netflix 3/15
Cold War – Prime 3/22 (Academy Award nominee)
But if you’re looking for something more highbrow, I recommend all these foreign language films. Shoplifters and Cold War were two strong contenders from Japan and Poland, respectively, that were no match for Roma. The latter two won the award in their years, The Lives of Others in a major upset over Pan’s Labyrinth. I wouldn’t call any of these happy movies in any way, but they’re all moving, with a lot to say about the past and present of their home countries.

Recent Selections
Ouija House – Hulu 3/1
Christopher Robin – Netflix 3/5 (Academy Award nominee)
Where Hands Touch – Hulu 3/5
I Can Only Imagine – Prime and Hulu 3/8
The Party’s Just Beginning – Hulu 3/11
Acrimony – Prime and Hulu 3/12
Colette – Prime 3/12
Free Solo – Hulu 3/13 (Academy Award winner)
No Way Out – Hulu 3/15
Speed Kills – Prime 3/16
Tea with the Dames – Hulu 3/16
Divide and Conquer – Hulu 3/17
Assassination Nation – Hulu 3/18
The Last Race – Hulu 3/21
A Cam Life – Hulu 3/26
Monsters and Men – Hulu 3/27
The Domestics – Prime and Hulu 3/29
Chef Flynn – Hulu 3/30
Outlaws – Prime 3/30

Originals
Budapest – Netflix 3/1
River’s Edge – Netflix 3/1
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Netflix 3/1
Your Son – Netflix 3/1
Juanita – Netflix 3/8
Lady J – Netflix 3/8
Walk. Ride. Rodeo. – Netflix 3/8
Triple Frontier – Netflix 3/13
Burn Out – Netflix 3/15
Dry Martina – Netflix 3/15
Girl – Netflix 3/15
Paskal – Netflix 3/15
Mirage – Netflix 3/22
The Dirt – Netflix 3/22
15 August – Netflix 3/29
Bayoneta – Netflix 3/29
The Highwaymen – Netflix 3/29

NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Picks
Arrested Development (Season 5, Part 2) – Netflix 3/15
Shrill (Season 1) – Hulu 3/15
It is with a begrudging sense of completion that I finish the new Netflix season of Arrested Development, even if the last two have been underwhelming. I’m much more excited about Aidy Bryant getting her first starring role, in Hulu’s adaptation of Lindy West’s memoir. “Girls except good” has been a log line for a lot of shows, but this might be one to make good on that.

Originals
Cricket Fever: Mumbai Indians – Netflix 3/1
Into the Dark: Treehouse – Hulu 3/1
The Widow (Season 1) – Prime 3/1
Romance Is a Bonus Book – Netflix 3/2
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Volume 2) – Netflix 3/3
Secret City: Under the Eagle (Season 2) – Netflix 3/6
The Order – Netflix 3/7
After Life – Netflix 3/8
Bangkok Love Stories: Hey You! – Netflix 3/8
Bangkok Love Stories: Innocence – Netflix 3/8
Costume Quest (Season 1) – Prime 3/8
Formula 1: Drive to Survive – Netflix 3/8
Immortals – Netflix 3/8
Shadow – Netflix 3/8
Tin Star (Season 2) – Prime 3/8
Terrace House: Opening New Doors (Part 6) – Netflix 3/12
Catastrophe (Season 4) – Prime 3/15
If I Hadn’t Met You – Netflix 3/15
Las muñecas de la mafia (Season 2) – Netflix 3/15
Love, Death & Robots – Netflix 3/15
Queer Eye (Season 3) – Netflix 3/15
Robozuna (Season 2) – Netflix 3/15
Turn Up Charlie – Netflix 3/15
YooHoo to the Rescue – Netflix 3/15
Green Door – Netflix 3/16
The Act – Hulu 3/20
Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend – Netflix 3/21
Carlo & Malik – Netflix 3/22
Charlie’s Colorforms City – Netflix 3/22
Delhi Crime – Netflix 3/22
Historia de un Crimen: Colosio – Netflix 3/22
Most Beautiful Thing – Netflix 3/22
ReMastered: The Miami Showband Massacre – Netflix 3/22
Selling Sunset – Netflix 3/22
The Stinky & Dinky Show (Season 2) – Prime 3/22
Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey (Season 2) – Netflix 3/28
Hanna (Season 1) – Prime 3/29
Osmosis – Netflix 3/29
Santa Clarita Diet (Season 3) – Netflix 3/29
The Legend of Cocaine Island – Netflix 3/29
Traitors – Netflix 3/29
El sabor de las margaritas – Netflix 3/31
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series – Netflix 3/31
Made in Heaven (Season 1) – Prime TBD
On My Block (Season 2) – Netflix TBD

OLD SHOWS
Boston Legal (Seasons 1-5) – Prime 3/1
Drifters (Season 1) – Hulu 3/1
Little House on the Prairie (Seasons 1-9) – Prime 3/1
The Practice (Seasons 1-9) – Prime 3/1
Rick Steves’ Europe (Season 10) – Hulu 3/1
The Unit (Seasons 1-4) – Prime 3/1
Hunter X Hunter (Seasons 1-3) – Netflix 3/8
The Royals (Season 4) – Prime 3/11
Fear the Walking Dead (Season 4) – Hulu 3/19
Juda (Season 1) – Hulu 3/19
Cardinal (Season 3) – Hulu 3/22
How to Get Away with Murder (Season 5) – Netflix 3/30

COMEDY SPECIALS
Top Pick
Nate Bargatze: The Tennessee Kid – Netflix 3/26
Bargatze belongs in that class of “The Best Comic You’ve Never Heard.” Hopefully this special will vault him to the recognition he deserves.

Other Specials
Jimmy Carr: The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits – Netflix 3/12
Amy Schumer: Growing – Netflix 3/19

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