Streaming Picks: July 2021

FILMS
Top Picks
The Conversation – Hulu 7/1
No Sudden Move – HBO Max 7/1
Rear Window – Prime 7/1
Summer of Soul – Hulu 7/2
The Empty Man – HBO Max 7/17
This is honestly one of the greatest movie months I’ve ever seen among the five streaming services. The Conversation and Rear Window are two of the greatest movies ever made, tales of obsession and paranoia that remain just as vital today.

No Sudden Move is the latest from Steven Soderbergh, which is always a cause for celebration. It’s got an absolutely astonishing cast (including Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Jon Hamm and Brendan Fraser) and frigid Detroit landscape, perfect for a crime movie.

Summer of Soul is Questlove’s directorial debut, a concert doc about the Harlem Cultural Festival, which was just as important as Woodstock in the summer of 1969, but only got a fraction of the contemporary and historical coverage.

And finally, The Empty Man is available for a wider audience to join the cult. This 2020 horror film sat on the shelf for many years and became an extremely low priority for Fox, especially after the Disney acquisition. It got dumped unceremoniously in theaters last fall, before finding a passionate audience on VOD. I’m one of those devotees. Your mileage may vary on the ending, but this is a stunning directorial debut either way.

Recent Selections
An Acceptable Loss – Hulu 7/1
The Best of Enemies – Netflix 7/1
Born to Play – Netflix 7/1
Hampstead – Netflix 7/1
Judas and the Black Messiah – HBO Max 7/1
Mary Magdalene – Netflix 7/1
Ode to Joy – Hulu 7/1
Stray – Hulu 7/1
Sword of Trust – Netflix 7/1
Bill & Ted Face the Music – Hulu 7/2
Dreamcatcher – Hulu 7/3
Let Him Go – HBO Max 7/3
Shiva Baby – HBO Max 7/7
This Little Love of Mine – Netflix 7/7
Human Capital – HBO Max 7/8
The Hunt – HBO Max 7/8
Barb & Star Go to Vista Del Mar – Hulu 7/9
Moffie – Hulu 7/9
Our Friend – Prime 7/9
Tom & Jerry – HBO Max 7/15
Cosmic Sin – Netflix 7/17
Milkwater – Netflix 7/20
Still Working 9 to 5 – Netflix 7/22
Freaky – HBO Max 7/24
The Operative – Netflix 7/27
The Resort – Hulu 7/27
Fantastic Fungi – Netflix 7/28
The Vault – Netflix 7/31

Originals
¡Come! – HBO Max 7/1
Dynasty Warriors – Netflix 7/1
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway – Netflix 7/1
The 8th Night – Netflix 7/2
Fear Street: 1994 – Netflix 7/2
Haseen Dillruba – Netflix 7/2
Lo Que Siento por Ti – HBO Max 7/2
The Tomorrow War – Prime 7/2
Major Grom: Plague Doctor – Netflix 7/7
Black Widow – Disney+ 7/9
Fear Street: 1978 – Netflix 7/9
How I Became a Superhero – Netflix 7/9
Last Summer – Netflix 7/9
A Classic Horror Story – Netflix 7/14
The Guide to the Perfect Family – Netflix 7/14
Gunpowder Milkshake – Netflix 7/14
A Perfect Fit – Netflix 7/15
My Amanda – Netflix 7/15
Deep – Netflix 7/16
Fear Street: 1666 – Netflix 7/16
Space Jam: A New Legacy – HBO Max 7/16
Chernobyl 1986 – Netflix 7/21
Bankrolled – Netflix 7/23
Blood Red Sky – Netflix 7/23
Corazon de Mezquite – HBO Max 7/23
Kingdom: Ashin of the North – Netflix 7/23
The Last Letter from Your Lover – Netflix 7/23
Batkowiak – Netflix 7/28
Resort to Love – Netflix 7/29
Jungle Cruise – Disney+ 7/30
The Last Mercenary – Netflix 7/30
Uno Para Todos – HBO Max 7/30

NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Pick
Monsters at Work – Disney+ 7/7
Monsters, Inc. is generally agreed as one of Pixar’s very best, and I personally think its prequel Monsters University is one of the studio’s most underrated films. This sequel to the original (try and keep up) follows the energy company as they now try to harvest laughter from kids to power their world instead of screams.

Originals
Audible – Netflix 7/1
Full Bloom (Season 2) – HBO Max 7/1
Generation 56k – Netflix 7/1
Young Royals – Netflix 7/1
Tom and Jerry in New York – HBO Max 7/1
Big Timber – Netflix 7/2
Mortel (Season 2) – Netflix 7/2
We the People – Netflix 7/4
You Are My Spring – Netflix 7/5
Cat People – Netflix 7/7
Dogs (Season 2) – Netflix 7/7
The Mire ’97 – Netflix 7/7
The War Next Door – Netflix 7/7
The Dog House UK (Season 2) – HBO Max 7/8
Elize Matsunaga: Once upon a Crime – Netflix 7/8
Gossip Girl – HBO Max 7/8
Looney Tunes Cartoons (Season 2) – HBO Max 7/8
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness – Netflix 7/8
Atypical (Season 4) – Netflix 7/9
Biohackers (Season 2) – Netflix 7/9
The Cook of Castamar – Netflix 7/9
Luxe Listing Sydney – Prime 7/9
Marvel Studios Legends: Black Widow – Disney+ 7/9
This Way Up (Season 2) – Hulu 7/9
Virgin River (Season 3) – Netflix 7/9
The White Lotus – HBO Max 7/11
Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes – HBO Max 7/12
Ridley Jones – Netflix 7/13
Heist – Netflix 7/14
My Unorthodox Life – Netflix 7/14
Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendía? – Netflix 7/14
Beastars (Season 2) – Netflix 7/15
El Cid – Prime 7/15
Emicida: AmarElo Live in São Paulo – Netflix 7/15
Never Have I Ever (Season 2) – Netflix 7/15
Explained (Season 3) – Netflix 7/16
Johnny Test – Netflix 7/16
Making the Cut – Prime 7/16
McCartney 3, 2, 1 – Hulu 7/16
100 Foot Wave – HBO Max 7/18
The Movies That Made Us (Season 2) – Netflix 7/21
Sexy Beasts – Netflix 7/21
Too Hot to Handle: Brazil – Netflix 7/21
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans – Netflix 7/21
Behind the Attraction – Disney+ 7/21
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Loki – Disney+ 7/21
Turner & Hooch – Disney+ 7/21
Through Our Eyes – HBO Max 7/22
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop – Netflix 7/22
A Second Chance: Rivals! – Netflix 7/23
Masters of the Universe: Revelation – Netflix 7/23
Sky Rojo (Season 2) – Netflix 7/23
Mighty Express (Season 4) – Netflix 7/27
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel – HBO Max 7/27
Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life – Disney+ 7/28
The Snitch Cartel: Origins – Netflix 7/28
Tattoo Redo – Netflix 7/28
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (Volume 2) – Disney+ 7/28
Transformers: War for Cybertron Kingdom – Netflix 7/29
Glow Up (Season 3) – Netflix 7/30
Myth & Mogul: John DeLorean – Netflix 7/30
Outer Banks (Season 2) – Netflix 7/30
The Pursuit of Love – Prime 7/30
Short Circuit (Season 2) – Disney+ 7/30

OLD SHOWS
The Art of Crime (Season 1) – Prime 7/1
Bureau of Magical Things (Season 1) – Netflix 7/1
Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks – HBO Max 7/1
Indian Summers (Season 1) – Prime 7/1
The Mighty Ones (Season 2) – Hulu 7/1
An Ordinary Woman (Season 1) – Prime 7/1
Professor T (Season 1) – Prime 7/1
Sailor Moon Crystal (Seasons 1-3) – Netflix 7/1
Supermarket Sweep (Season 1) – Netflix 7/1
The Yogi Bear Show (Season 1) – Prime 7/1
Grey’s Anatomy (Season 17) – Netflix 7/3
Mickey Mouse (Complete Series) – Disney+ 7/2
Mixed-Up Adventures (Season 1) – Disney+ 7/2
Raven’s Home (Season 4) – Disney+ 7/2
Flower of Evil (Season 1) – Hulu 7/3
I’ll Go to You When the Weather Is Fine (Season 1) – Hulu 7/3
More Than Friends (Season 1) – Hulu 7/3
Nancy Drew (Season 2) – HBO Max 7/3
Dr. Stone (Seasons 1-2) – HBO Max 7/7
My Wife and Kids (Complete Series) – Hulu 7/8
Murdoch Mysteries (Season 13) – Hulu 7/8
Wellington Paranormal (Season 1) – HBO Max 7/12
Cleopatra in Space (Season 1) – Hulu 7/14
Meet Spidey and His Amazing Friends: Shorts (Season 1) – Disney+ 7/16
Horimiya (Season 1) – Hulu 7/17
One on One with Kirk Cameron (Season 1) – Netflix 7/21
Mickey Mouse Funhouse (Season 1) – Disney+ 7/23
Charmed (Season 3) – Netflix 7/23
The Walking Dead (Season 10) – Netflix 7/26
Wynonna Earp (Season 4) – Netflix 7/26
All American (Season 3) – Netflix 7/27
Batwoman (Season 2) – HBO Max 7/27
The Flash (Season 7) – Netflix 7/28
T.O.T.S. (Season 2) – Disney+ 7/30
Sydney to the Max (Season 3) – Disney+ 7/30

COMEDY SPECIALS
Top Pick
I Think You Should Leave (Season 2) – Netflix 7/6
Tim Robinson’s brilliant and absurd sketch comedy show finally returns for a second season of some of the most ridiculous and rewatchable comedy you’ll see this year.

Other Specials
Frankie Quinones: Superhomies – HBO Max 7/9
Lee Su-geun: The Sense Coach – Netflix 7/9

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