films to stream in the US week of Aug 06 2013 (Netflix/Amazon Instant)
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video.
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Grabbers: Irish horror sci-fi comedy adds a few clever flourishes to a standard alien-creature tale [at Amazon Instant Video]
new to stream
Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day: deliciously risque screwball throwback, starring the totally charming Amy Adams and Frances McDormand [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
Warrior: potent drama about estranged brothers reconnecting over mixed martial arts competitions, with great performances by It Boys Joel Edgerton and Tom Hardy [at Amazon Instant Video]
because you missed it
The Brass Teapot: insightful Twilight Zone-ish fantasy about a magic teapot that pays the owner for pain endured [at Amazon Instant Video]
Ginger & Rosa: rare look at teenaged girl’s coming of age; poignant and powerful performance by Elle Fanning [at Amazon Instant Video]
West of Memphis: an important documentary look at American injustice on scales large and small [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
new to stream
The Breakfast Club: the classic 80s Brat Pack high-school dramedy [at Netflix]
Rollerball (1975): classic dystopic sci-fi that looks a helluva lot like our corporatized world today [my review] [at Netflix]
Saved!: wicked black comedy sends up self-righteous religious fundamentalism [my review] [at Netflix]
Titanic: James Cameron’s epic tale of live-changing romance amidst disaster [my review] [at Netflix]
because you missed it
Abduction of Eden (aka Eden): harrowing tale of a young woman kidnapped into sex slavery, and what she does to survive; brutal and unforgettable [at Netflix]
Arbitrage: a great cast (Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling) buoy what is little more than an episode of Law and Order [my review] [at Netflix]
explore:
Amazon Instant Video | Amy Adams | Arbitrage | Brass Teapot | Breakfast Club | Brit Marling | Eden (aka Abduction of Eden) | Elle Fanning | Frances McDormand | Ginger and Rosa | Grabbers | James Cameron | Joel Edgerton | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Netflix | Richard Gere | Rollerball | Saved | Susan Sarandon | Titanic | Tom Hardy | Twilight Zone | Warrior | West of Memphis
Amazon Instant Video | Amy Adams | Arbitrage | Brass Teapot | Breakfast Club | Brit Marling | Eden (aka Abduction of Eden) | Elle Fanning | Frances McDormand | Ginger and Rosa | Grabbers | James Cameron | Joel Edgerton | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Netflix | Richard Gere | Rollerball | Saved | Susan Sarandon | Titanic | Tom Hardy | Twilight Zone | Warrior | West of Memphis
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