FILMS
Top Picks
Saved! – Prime 4/1
Spartan – HBO Max 4/1
While there are some bonafide classics streaming this month, I wanted to highlight some underrated films from 2004. Saved! is a personal favorite, a gentle satire of Christian education that is absolutely spot-on. The entire cast is exceptional, especially Macaulay Culkin and Eva Amurri as a rebellious couple and Mandy Moore as the mean girl “filled with Christ’s love.”
Spartan is a top-notch thriller that combines the thrills of ’90s action movies with the deep cynicism of David Mamet. It’s arguably Val Kilmer’s finest performance (or at least No. 2 behind Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) and one of the best movies of the 2000s.
Other Recommendations
Across the Universe – Paramount+ 4/1
Addams Family Values – Paramount+ 4/1
Ali – Paramount+ 4/1
Along Came Polly – Peacock 4/1
Apollo 13 – Peacock 4/1
Argo – Netflix 4/1
Armageddon – Prime 4/1
Armored – Hulu 4/1
The Bank Job – Prime 4/1
Baseketball – Peacock 4/1
Beethoven – Peacock 4/1
Beetlejuice – HBO Max 4/1
Benny and Joon – Prime 4/1
The Big Chill – HBO Max 4/1
Blade – Netflix 4/1
Blade II – Netflix 4/1
The Blind Side – Netflix 4/1
Bloody Sunday – Paramount+ 4/1
Blow – Netflix 4/1
Blow Out – Prime 4/1
Bonnie and Clyde – Netflix 4/1
Bowfinger – Peacock 4/1
Braveheart – Prime 4/1
The Break-Up – HBO Max 4/1
Brown Sugar – Prime 4/1
Bruce Almighty – Prime 4/1
Bull Durham – Prime 4/1
Burn After Reading – Peacock 4/1
Capote – HBO Max 4/1
Carrie (1976) – Prime 4/1
Cast Away – Prime 4/1
Catch Me If You Can – Paramount+ 4/1
Cedar Rapids – Prime 4/1
Chicago – HBO Max 4/1
The Color of Money – Prime 4/1
Con Air – Prime 4/1
Conspiracy Theory – Hulu 4/1
The Conversation – Paramount+ 4/1
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Prime 4/1
Dances with Wolves – HBO Max 4/1
Date Night – Prime 4/1
Definitely, Maybe – Hulu 4/1
Despicable Me – Peacock 4/1
The Dictator – Paramount+ 4/1
District 9 – Prime 4/1
Eagle Eye – Netflix 4/1
Elizabeth – Peacock 4/1
Eyes Wide Shut – Hulu 4/1
The Family Man – Peacock 4/1
Fargo – Prime 4/1
Field of Dreams – Peacock 4/1
The Fly (1986) – Paramount+ 4/1
Forrest Gump – Paramount+ 4/1
Friday – Peacock 4/1
Full Metal Jacket – Netflix 4/1
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) – Peacock 4/1
Funny Face – Paramount+ 4/1
Garden State – Prime 4/1
Get Him to the Greek – Hulu 4/1
Ghost World – Paramount+ 4/1
Gone in 60 Seconds (2000) – Peacock 4/1
The Good Shepherd – Peacock 4/1
Hanna – Hulu 4/1
Her – Netflix 4/1
Hot Shots! Part Deux – Hulu 4/1
Hotel Artemis – Peacock 4/1
How to Train Your Dragon – Netflix 4/1
Hugo – HBO Max 4/1
Hulk – Peacock 4/1
I Love You, Man – Paramount+ 4/1
Inception – Netflix 4/1
The Incredible Hulk – HBO Max 4/1
The International – Hulu 4/1
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) – Prime 4/1
The Jerk – Peacock 4/1
The Legend of Zorro – Paramount+ 4/1
Liar Liar – Peacock 4/1
Limitless – HBO Max 4/1
Little Miss Sunshine – Paramount+ 4/1
The Long Goodbye – Paramount+ 4/1
Look Who’s Talking – Hulu 4/1
Looper – Hulu 4/1
Love Actually – Hulu and Netflix 4/1
Mallrats – Peacock 4/1
Man on Fire – Peacock 4/1
Man on the Moon – Peacock 4/1
The Manchurian Candidate (2004) – Paramount+ 4/1
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) – Peacock 4/1
Megamind – Peacock 4/1
Mercury Rising – Peacock 4/1
Minority Report – Peacock 4/1
Molly’s Game – Netflix 4/1
Moon – HBO Max 4/1
Mystic Pizza – Prime 4/1
The Negotiator – Hulu 4/1
No Escape – Peacock 4/1
Nobody’s Fool (1994) – HBO Max 4/1
The Nutty Professor (1996) – Peacock 4/1
O Brother, Where Art Thou? – Prime 4/1
Office Space – Peacock and Paramount+ 4/1
On the Waterfront – HBO Max 4/1
Open Range – Hulu 4/1
Panic Room – Paramount+ 4/1
Paul – Peacock 4/1
Postcards from the Edge – Hulu 4/1
The Proposal – Peacock 4/1
Pulp Fiction – Paramount+ 4/1
Puss in Boots – Netflix 4/1
The Raid: Redemption – HBO Max 4/1
Rain Man – HBO Max 4/1
RED – HBO Max 4/1
Reign of Fire – Paramount+ 4/1
Revolutionary Road – Prime 4/1
A River Runs Through It – Paramount+ 4/1
Romeo + Juliet – HBO Max 4/1
Runaway Jury – Hulu 4/1
Rushmore – Prime 4/1
Salt – HBO Max 4/1
Saving Private Ryan – Netflix 4/1
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty – HBO Max 4/1
Shanghai Noon – Prime 4/1
Sherlock Holmes – Netflix 4/1
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows – Netflix 4/1
Shrek – Hulu 4/1
Shrek 2 – Hulu 4/1
The Siege – Hulu 4/1
Signs – Prime 4/1
The Sixth Sense – Prime 4/1
Something’s Gotta Give – Netflix 4/1
Spy Game – Peacock 4/1
Sweet Home Alabama – Prime 4/1
The Tailor of Panama – Hulu 4/1
The Thin Red Line – Paramount+ 4/1
Titanic (1997) – Paramount+ 4/1
Tommy Boy – Paramount+ 4/1
Tootsie – HBO Max 4/1
The Truth About Charlie – Peacock 4/1
Unbreakable – Prime 4/1
Undercover Brother – Peacock 4/1
Vertical Limit – Hulu 4/1
The Wackness – HBO Max 4/1
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story – Hulu 4/1
Watchmen – Hulu 4/1
Young Frankenstein – Prime 4/1
Zero Dark Thirty – Peacock 4/1
Man of Steel – HBO Max 4/5
Chasing Mavericks – Disney+ 4/6
Let the Right One In – Hulu 4/8
The Night House – HBO Max 4/8
Nightcrawler – Netflix 4/10
In the Heart of the Sea – Hulu 4/23
The Godfather Trilogy – Paramount+ 4/28
The Blair Witch Project – HBO Max 4/30
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Pick
Russian Doll (Season 2) – Netflix 4/20
The first season (which aired way back in 2019) was one of the most pleasant surprises of that TV year, with a spectacular showcase for star Natasha Lyonne. There’s no telling where this new season – which includes new cast member Annie Murphy – will go, which is part of the excitement.
Other Recommendations
Grace and Frankie (Season 7, Part 2) – Netflix 4/29
Ozark (Season 4, Part 2) – Netflix 4/29
OLD SHOWS
Top Pick
Better Call Saul (Season 5) – Netflix 4/4
My No. 1 show of 2020 is now streaming. It’s essential viewing, especially if you want to catch up before the final season premieres on April 18.
Other Recommendations
Jackass (Complete Series) – Paramount+ 4/1