what’s on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video (from May 13)
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream.
streaming now, while it’s still in theaters
The Double: painfully funny odyssey of personal ineffectualness that is bitterly wonderful in how it revels in the decrepit horror of the everyday world [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
Devil’s Knot: Atom Egoyan is all over the real-life case of American injustice surrounding the West Memphis Three, but sadly, I’m not sure why [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
Endless Love: shockingly not terrible, and says some things that need to be said more often, like how dads do not own their teenaged daughters [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
Pompeii: instantly forgettable but more than passable as a diversion; solid B-movie cheese that’s like Titanic-lite meets Gladiator-lite [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
new to streaming
Stranger by the Lake: as an exercise in style, this minimalist noir erotic thriller is pretty cool, but it loses its way somewhere around the midpoint and never quite finds it again [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
Prime monster
Gojira: the original Japanese 1954 Godzilla film is a masterpiece, before it was turned into something campy for Western audiences; see it before you see the new Godzilla reboot [at Amazon Instant Video]
recent films new to Prime
Much Ado About Nothing: pure cinematic joy from Joss Whedon and Co.; a smart, snappy adaptation of perhaps Shakespeare’s funniest play, performed by supremely talented people having an enormous amount of infectious fun [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
Pain and Gain: a bleak, bitter, wicked pleasure that holds up the underpinnings of modern America — self-help, Jesus, and violence — for ridicule [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
classic films new to Prime
Boys Don’t Cry: fascinating and deeply disturbing true story of gendered violence, with a virtuoso performance from Hilary Swank [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
The Jewel of the Nile: the sequel to Romancing the Stone may not be as charming as the original, but it’s still goofy good fun [at Amazon Instant Video]
recent films new to stream
Much Ado About Nothing: pure cinematic joy from Joss Whedon and Co.; a smart, snappy adaptation of perhaps Shakespeare’s funniest play, performed by supremely talented people having an enormous amount of infectious fun [my review] [at Netflix]
Pain and Gain: a bleak, bitter, wicked pleasure that holds up the underpinnings of modern America — self-help, Jesus, and violence — for ridicule [my review] [at Netflix]
classic films new to stream
Boys Don’t Cry: fascinating and deeply disturbing true story of gendered violence, with a virtuoso performance from Hilary Swank [my review] [at Netflix]
Romancing the Stone: Robert Zemeckis’s first hit throws Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner, and a treasure map into a stew of jungle adventure and, inevitably, romance [at Netflix]
Starman: John Carpenter’s wonderful science fiction romance; Jeff Bridges is one of the most charming alien visitors to Earth ever [at Netflix]
The Jewel of the Nile: the sequel to Romancing the Stone may not be as charming as the original, but it’s still goofy good fun [at Netflix]
explore:
Amazon Instant Video | Atom Egoyan | Boys Don't Cry | Devil's Knot | Double | Endless Love | Gladiator | Godzilla | Gojira | Hilary Swank | Jeff Bridges | Jewel of the Nile | John Carpenter | Joss Whedon | Kathleen Turner | Michael Douglas | Much Ado About Nothing | Netflix | Pain and Gain | Pompeii | Robert Zemeckis | Romancing the Stone | Starman | Stranger by the Lake | Titanic | William Shakespeare
Amazon Instant Video | Atom Egoyan | Boys Don't Cry | Devil's Knot | Double | Endless Love | Gladiator | Godzilla | Gojira | Hilary Swank | Jeff Bridges | Jewel of the Nile | John Carpenter | Joss Whedon | Kathleen Turner | Michael Douglas | Much Ado About Nothing | Netflix | Pain and Gain | Pompeii | Robert Zemeckis | Romancing the Stone | Starman | Stranger by the Lake | Titanic | William Shakespeare
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