Don’t spend hours scrolling the menus at Netflix, Amazon Prime, and other movie services. I point you to the best new films and hidden gems to stream.
This is a taste of my Weekend Watchlist emails, which go out on Fridays to my paid Substack and Patreon supporters.
both sides of the pond
Almost exactly three years ago, British TV creator Russell T. Davies — the guy who rebooted Doctor Who for us so gloriously back in 2005 — debuted a down-to-earth science fiction miniseries that followed one family in Manchester, England, through a tumultuous, even dystopian 2020s. The show gets more and more prophetic with each passing month. (The first episode introduces us to a refugee crisis in which Ukrainians are fleeing conflict in their country, and a rising fascist leader in Emma Thompson’s “entrepreneur” turned politician.)
I’m a bit obsessed with Years and Years, and I’ve started rewatching it again. If you haven’t seen it — or if you haven’t seen it since it was new — I heartily recommend giving it a watch (or a rewatch). Yes, it’s completely harrowing, very nearly soul-crushing. But its tenuous optimism and profound beauty offers us hope that the future won’t be entirely catastrophic, even if it might look that way right now. (Read my review.)
US: streaming on HBO Max; also available for purchase on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
UK: streaming on BBC iPlayer; also available for purchase on Amazon Prime and Apple TV
In case you missed it:
where to stream (almost) every Oscar nominee
There’s much more! This week’s edition features a film leaving Netflix soon in the US, and a film leaving Prime soon in the US. On the UK side, there’s a Prime hidden gem and a Disney+ hidden gem. I’d be delighted to have to join me at either Substack or Patreon.
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