While I originally had intended to come back next week with a special post, I decided to end my sabbatical a little early to bring y’all some streaming picks, seeing as many of us are still quarantined. Also, be sure to follow me on Twitter, where I’ve been sharing a recommendation each day.
FILMS
Top Picks
The Death of Stalin – Netflix 4/1
Parasite – Hulu 4/8
The Lighthouse – Prime 4/16
All three of these recent movies have some pitch-black humor running through them, despite also being about death and battles for supremacy. The former is Armando Iannucci’s brilliant satire of Soviet politics (but really about all politics) that’s as disturbing as it is hilarious.
Then, Hulu has the perfect birthday gift for me in the form of Bong Joon-ho’s Oscar winning masterpiece. It was one of the rare times the actual best movie of the year won Best Picture. And also might have been the last good thing to happen in 2020.
And if you want something perfect for your quarantine viewing: Robert Eggers’ follow-up to The Witch is a claustrophobic, madness-driven story of two lighthouse keepers and their head games. Turn off all the lights and get lost in the story.
Recent Selections
Hotel Artemis – Prime 4/1
Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story – Hulu 4/1
Victoria Gotti: My Father’s Daughter – Hulu 4/1
Who Let the Dogs Out – Hulu 4/1
Angel Has Fallen – Netflix 4/4
Little Joe – Hulu 4/9
Les Misérables – Prime 4/10
Rambo: Last Blood – Prime 4/10
Vault – Hulu and Prime 4/14
Cunningham – Hulu 4/23
Abominable – Hulu 4/24
Originals
Coffee & Kareem – Netflix 4/3
Invisible Life – Prime 4/3
Money Heist: The Phenomenon – Netflix 4/3
L.A. Originals – Netflix 4/10
La vie scolaire – Netflix 4/10
Love Wedding Repeat – Netflix 4/10
The Main Event – Netflix 4/10
Tigertail – Netflix 4/10
Betonrausch – Netflix 4/17
Earth and Blood – Netflix 4/17
Legado en los huesos – Netflix 4/17
Sergio – Netflix 4/17
Selah and the Spades – Prime 4/17
Circus of Books – Netflix 4/22
El silencio del pantano – Netflix 4/22
The Plagues of Breslau – Netflix 4/22
The Willoughbys – Netflix 4/22
Extraction – Netflix 4/24
A Secret Love – Netflix 4/29
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown Story – Netflix 4/29
Dangerous Lies – Netflix 4/30
Rich in Love – Netflix 4/30
The King: Eternal Monarch – Netflix TBD
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Picks
Community (Complete Series) – Netflix 4/1
Mrs. America – Hulu 4/15
Have I already seen every episode of Community? Yes. But moving over to Netflix means no commercials, and with the shelter-in-place order, that means it’s the perfect time to start over from the beginning, instead of just watching random episodes like I have been on Hulu.
With Disney’s purchase of Fox, that meant some shuffling around of FX’s original programming. So their miniseries about the feminist struggle in the ’70s jumps to Hulu, starring Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly and Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem. That means the Best Actress in a Limited Series Emmy race will be an absolute bloodbath. (That is, if the Emmys ever happen.)
Originals
How to Fix a Drug Scandal – Netflix 4/1
Nailed It! (Season 4) – Netflix 4/1
Sunderland ’Til I Die (Season 2) – Netflix 4/1
Future Man (Season 3) – Hulu 4/3
La casa de papel (Part 4) – Netflix 4/3
Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy – Netflix 4/3
StarBeam – Netflix 4/3
Tales from the Loop (Season 1) – Prime 4/3
The Big Show Show – Netflix 4/6
Terrace House: Tokyo (Part 3) – Netflix 4/7
Hi Score Girl (Season 2) – Netflix 4/9
Brews Brothers – Netflix 4/10
The Innocence Files – Netflix 4/15
Outer Banks – Netflix 4/15
Fary: Hexagone (Season 2) – Netflix 4/16
Fauda (Season 3) – Netflix 4/16
#blackAF – Netflix 4/17
Bosch (Season 6) – Prime 4/17
Dino Dana (Season 3, Part 2) – Prime 4/17
The Last Kids on Earth (Book 2) – Netflix 4/17
Too Hot to Handle – Netflix 4/17
Cooked with Cannabis – Netflix 4/20
The Midnight Gospel – Netflix 4/20
Absurd Planet – Netflix 4/22
Win the Wilderness – Netflix 4/22
The House of Flowers (Season 3) – Netflix 4/23
After Life (Season 2) – Netflix 4/24
Hello Ninja (Season 2) – Netflix 4/24
The Last Kingdom (Season 4) – Netflix 4/26
Never Have I Ever – Netflix 4/27
Extracurricular – Netflix 4/29
Nadiya’s Time to Eat – Netflix 4/29
Summertime – Netflix 4/29
Drifting Dragons – Netflix 4/30
The Forest of Love: Deep Cut – Netflix 4/30
The Victims’ Game – Netflix 4/30
ARASHI’s Diary: Voyage – Netflix TBD
The Circle Game – Netflix TBD
OLD SHOWS
Kabukicho Sherlock (Season 1) – Hulu 4/1
Kim’s Convenience (Season 4) – Netflix 4/1
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Season 3) – Netflix 4/1
Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell (Season 4) – Hulu 4/3
Too Cautious Hero (Season 1) – Hulu 4/6
No Guns Life (Season 1) – Hulu 4/7
Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life (Season 2, Part 1) – Hulu 4/9
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Season 9, Part 2) – Hulu 4/12
Bleach: The Assault – Netflix 4/21
Bleach: The Bount – Netflix 4/21
Special-7 (Season 1) – Hulu 4/22
COMEDY SPECIALS
Top Pick
Middleditch & Schwartz – Netflix 4/21
Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz have been funny on their own, but their tour together has apparently been great. I didn’t get a chance to catch it, but I’ll definitely be checking out this special.
Other Specials
David Batra: Elefanten I Rummet – Netflix 4/1
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show – Netflix 4/1
Chris D’Elia: No Pain – Netflix 4/14
Mauricio Meirelles: Levando o Caos – Netflix 4/16
Yours Sincerely, Kanan Gill – Netflix 4/24