FILMS
Top Picks
The Adventures of Tintin – Prime 11/1
eXistenZ – Hulu 11/1
The Other Side of the Wind/They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead – Netflix 11/2
The first two are underrated gems from the well-regarded careers of Steven Spielberg and David Cronenberg, respectively. The Adventures of Tintin is sadly the only chapter in what was to be a motion-capture trilogy based on Tintin serials. It’s visually stunning, a grand adventure movie and avoids a lot of uncanny valley problems. eXistenZ is Cronenberg’s prescient dark comedy about the dangers of virtual reality and gaming, featuring great work from Jude Law and Jennifer Jason Leigh. But the big deal is of course The Other Side of the Wind, an unfinished film from Orson Welles. Now it’s been restored and “finished,” or at least assembled. A new work, even a minor one, from one of the greatest directors ever is cause for celebration. Its companion documentary (They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead) is a behind-the-scenes look at the troubled production.
Recent Selections
Boo 2! A Madea Halloween – Hulu 11/1
Fair Game (Director’s Cut) – Netflix 11/1
Wonder – Hulu 11/2
Larger Than Life – Hulu 11/3
An Ordinary Man – Hulu 11/3
Under the Tree – Hulu 11/8
The Children Act – Prime 11/10
Bigfoot – Hulu 11/13
Keepers of the Magic – Hulu 11/13
Killer Bees – Hulu 11/13
The Christmas Calendar – Hulu 11/15
Dust 2 Glory – Hulu 11/15
Gotti – Prime 11/15
Luis & the Aliens – Hulu 11/15
Coldplay: A Head Full of Dreams – Prime 11/16
McQueen – Prime 11/17
Siberia – Prime 11/17
Aliens and Agenda 21 – Hulu 11/20
Damascus Cover – Hulu 11/21
Loving Pablo – Prime 11/21
Downsizing – Prime and Hulu 11/24
Sleepless – Prime 11/30
Originals
Angela’s Christmas – Netflix 11/1
The Holiday Calendar – Netflix 11/2
Outlaw King – Netflix 11/9
Loudon Wainwright III: Surviving Twin – Netflix 11/13
Oh My Ghost – Netflix 11/13
The Crew – Netflix 11/15
May the Devil Take You – Netflix 11/15
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs – Netflix 11/16
Cam – Netflix 11/16
The Princess Switch – Netflix 11/16
Sabrina – Netflix 11/20
The Christmas Chronicles – Netflix 11/22
A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding – Netflix 11/30
Happy as Lazzaro – Netflix 11/30
Rajma Chawal – Netflix 11/30
The World Is Yours – Netflix 11/30
Tiempo Compartido – Netflix 11/30
NEW SHOWS & SPECIALS
Top Picks
Homecoming (Season 1) – Prime 11/2
House of Cards (Season 6) – Netflix 11/2
The former is the start of something new, the latter the end of a pioneering show. Both are based on previous projects. Homecoming is Sam Esmail’s adaptation of the popular fiction podcast, about a mystery surrounding a returning soldier and his therapist (Julia Roberts, in her first starring TV role). House of Cards finishes its run with a shortened, retooled season, after Kevin Spacey was fired after sexual assault allegations came to light. Robin Wright finally gets her moment, but can the show properly end a series that was mostly about Spacey’s conniving?
Originals
Mirzapur (Season 1) – Prime TBD
Follow This (Part 3) – Netflix 11/1
The Judgement – Netflix 11/1
Brainchild – Netflix 11/2
Into the Dark: Flesh & Blood – Hulu 11/2
Remastered: Tricky Dick & the Man in Black – Netflix 11/2
Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (Season 4) – Netflix 11/2
Beat (Season 1) – Prime 11/9
Beat Bugs (Season 3) – Netflix 11/9
La Reina del Flow – Netflix 11/9
Little Big Awesome (Season 1, Part 2) – Prime 11/9
Medal of Honor – Netflix 11/9
Patriot (Season 2) – Prime 11/9
Spirit: Riding Free (Season 4) – Netflix 11/9
Super Drags – Netflix 11/9
Treehouse Detectives (Season 2) – Netflix 11/9
Westside – Netflix 11/9
The Bisexual (Season 1) – Hulu 11/6
Warrior – Netflix 11/13
Gymkhana Files (Season 1) – Prime 11/16
Holly Hobbie (Season 1) – Hulu 11/16
The Kominsky Method (Season 1) – Netflix 11/16
Kung Fu Panda Village (Season 1, Part 1) – Prime 11/16
Narcos: Mexico – Netflix 11/16
Ponysitters Club (Season 2) – Netflix 11/16
Prince of Peoria – Netflix 11/16
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power – Netflix 11/16
The Last Kingdom (Season 3) – Netflix 11/19
Creative Galaxy Holiday Special – Prime 11/20
Kulipari: Dream Walker – Netflix 11/20
The Final Table – Netflix 11/20
Motown Magic – Netflix 11/20
Pete the Cat Holiday Special – Prime 11/20
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Gauntlet – Netflix 11/22
Frontier (Season 3) – Netflix 11/23
Fugitiva – Netflix 11/23
Sick Note (Seasons 1&2) – Netflix 11/23
To Build or Not to Build (Season 2) – Netflix 11/23
1983 – Netflix 11/30
Baby – Netflix 11/30
Death by Magic – Netflix 11/30
F Is for Family (Season 3) – Netflix 11/30
Spy Kids: Mission Critical (Season 2) – Netflix 11/30
OLD SHOWS
The Durrells in Corfu (Season 3) – Prime 11/6
The Expanse (Season 3) – Prime 11/15
K (Season 2) – Hulu 11/1
Sailor Moon (Season 3) – Hulu 11/1
Six (Season 2) – Hulu 11/1
Dietland (Season 1) – Hulu 11/2
The Great British Baking Show (Volume 6) – Netflix 11/9
Married with Children (Complete Series) – Hulu 11/9
Nina’s World (Season 2) – Hulu 11/18
Baskets (Season 3) – Hulu 11/23
Mighty Magiswords (Season 1, Part 2) – Hulu 11/29
COMEDY SPECIALS
Top Pick
Bumping Mics with Jeff Ross & Dave Attell – Netflix 11/27
A surprising amount of great specials this month, with even Amazon dipping its toe in the water dominated by Netflix. As someone who has long appreciated Jeff Ross’s roasts and Dave Attell’s seedy observations, I’m always interested to see what their dirty minds have cooked up.
Other Specials
John Leguizamo’s Latin History for Morons – Netflix 11/5
Trevor Noah: Son of Patricia – Netflix 11/20
Inside Jokes (Season 1) – Prime 11/30