films to stream in the UK week of Jul 29 2013 (Netflix/LoveFilm/BBC iPlayer)
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream on Netflix, Lovefilm, and BBC iPlayer.
new to stream
Super 8: J.J. Abrams’s gorgeous pastiche of Spielberg, and a cracking adventure in its own right [my review] [at Netflix]
Burlesque: a magnificent piece of trash, with gloriously cheesy performances by Cher and Stanley Tucci [my review] [at Netflix]
because you missed it
Drive: Ryan Gosling is the Hollywood hero touched by the reality that he is a psychopath [my review] [at Netflix]
Red Dog: wonderful true story (bring hankies) of a dog in the Australian outback and the town that loves him [at Netflix]
Trishna: a stunning new adaptation of the classic novel Tess of the d’Urbervilles, set in contemporary India [my review] [at Netflix]
new to stream
Bowling for Columbine: Michael Moore’s hilarious — and dead serious — look at guns and gun violence in America [my review] [at Lovefilm]
Cedar Rapids: clever, blackly comedic sendup of ambition within corporate life, with a smart, touching performance by Ed Helms [at Lovefilm]
Lost in Translation: Sophia Coppola’s delicate, bittersweet platonic romance, featuring an astonishing duet between Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray [my review] [at Lovefilm]
The Prestige: unabashedly pulpy, lurid, and juicy tale of the rivalry between two Victorian-era magicians [my review] [at Lovefilm]
Match Point: Woody Allen’s early foray into European settings; perhaps the only tennis thriller ever made [at iPlayer] (expires 1:59AM Thu, 1 Aug 2013)
Right at Your Door: harrowing speculative drama about a dirty-bomb attack in Los Angeles [at iPlayer] (expires 1:34AM Mon, 5 Aug 2013)
Synecdoche, New York: audacious and utterly unique, reflecting and refracting art and reality as only Charlie Kaufman can pull it off [my review] [at iPlayer] (expires 2:29AM Wed, 31 Jul 2013)
explore:
Bill Murray | Bowling for Columbine | Burlesque | Cedar Rapids | Charlie Kaufman | Cher | Drive | Ed Helms | iPlayer | JJ Abrams | Lost in Translation | LoveFilm | Match Point | Michael Moore | Netflix | Prestige | Red Dog | Right at Your Door | Ryan Gosling | Scarlett Johansson | Sophia Coppola | Stanley Tucci | Steven Spielberg | Super 8 | Synecdoche New York | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Trishna | Woody Allen
Bill Murray | Bowling for Columbine | Burlesque | Cedar Rapids | Charlie Kaufman | Cher | Drive | Ed Helms | iPlayer | JJ Abrams | Lost in Translation | LoveFilm | Match Point | Michael Moore | Netflix | Prestige | Red Dog | Right at Your Door | Ryan Gosling | Scarlett Johansson | Sophia Coppola | Stanley Tucci | Steven Spielberg | Super 8 | Synecdoche New York | Tess of the d'Urbervilles | Trishna | Woody Allen
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