IRA BEST OF THE YEAR PICKS
2025
THE BALTIMORONS (MG)
(Mumblecore maestro Jay Duplass's latest drama, featuring a patient and dentist bonding on Christmas Eve)
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES (AD, GR) (rental)
(Dir Jia Zhangke's new film drawing on footage shot over decades)
DEAR MS.: A REVOLUTION IN PRINT (AD) (HBO Max)
Documentary on the early days of Ms. Magazine.
THE LONG WALK (MG, GM, AO) (theater)
Stephen King adaptation of life in America today...I mean, a possible dystopian future.
MY MOM JAYNE (JS) (HBO Max)
(doc on Jayne Mansfield by daughter Olivia Benson, who some people know as Mariska Hargitay)
AN OFFICER AND A SPY (AD) (theater)
(I j'accuse Polanski of making an historical drama about the Dreyfuss Affair)
OH CANADA (AL) (Kanopy, rental)
(Paul Schrader film starring China's favorite actor Richard Gere as a Vietnam era draft dodger)
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER (MG, AR) (theater)
(Paul Thomas Anderson joins the Resistance)
PRESENCE (AL) (rental)
(this ghost story is the first of two films in 2025 from retired director Steven Soderbergh)
SINNERS (AD, MG) (theater)
(Black historical drama...with vampires. And the blues.)
SLY LIVES! (AKA THE BURDERN OF BLACK GENIUS) (Hulu) (MG, GR)
(Questlove doc on Sly Stone and esxpectations placed on Black artists in general)
SPLITSVILLE (theater) (MG, AO, MGS)
(open marriage hilarity)
TWINLESS (theater) (MG)
(two men become friends after meeting at a support group for twins who have lost their other half)
UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE (HK, MG, GR, MGS) (rental)
(Quirky Canadian film w a Persian twist; think Guy Maddin/Roy Andersson-adjacent)
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ACORN
Faithless (Irish dramedy)
Ghostlight GM (Acorn, rental)
ADULT SWIM
Lazarus (anime a la Cowboy Bebop) (Adult Swim)
AMAZON PRIME
Movies:
TV:
Fallout S1 (Amazon Prime)
Gen V (The Boys spin-off superhero school) S1 (Amazon)
I'm A Virgo S1 (creator Boots Riley)
Jury Duty S1
The Lovers (Irish Derry Girls grown up) (Amazon)
Merry Little Batman (short, special) (Amazon)
Those About To Die (Rome epic) (Amazon)
FLCL (anime classic; 6 episodes) (Amazon)
MOVIES (older)
After The Screaming Stops (2018) (Bros doc) (Amazon)
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War On Democracy (Prime, Peacock, rental)
Challengers)
Ennio (doc on Morricone) (Amazon)
Evil Does Not Exist (Amazon)
Look Back (Jap ani about massacre) (Amazon)
AMC
TV:
Dark Winds S1-3 (Tony Hillerman) (AMC)
Interview With The Vampire (S1-2) (AMC)
Monsieur Spade S1 (Clive Owen) (AMC)
Swarm (obsessive fans miniseries) (Amazon Prime)
APPLE +
MOVIES:
TV:
Bad Sisters S1
Drops Of God S1 (wine industry) (Apple+)
High Desert (Patricia Arquette ex-dealer crime fighter) (Apple+)
Lessons In Chemistry (miniseries) (Apple+)
Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters S1 (Apple+)
Platonic (Seth Rogen pals) (Apple+)
Silo S1 (dystopian) (Apple+)
Slow Horses (spy S1-4) (Apple+)
The Studio (Seth Rogen) (S1-)
Your Friends and Neighbors S1 (Apple TV+)
MOVIES (older)
Christmas Eve in Miller's Point (rental on Apple)
Fancy Dance (Apple)
Femme (rental on Apple)
The Thicket (Western w Juliette Lewis memorable) (Apple, rental)
Viet and Nam (Apple)
BBC AMERICA
TV:
Happy Valley S1-3
BRITBOX
A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (miniseries) (BritBox)
Ludwig (crime series) (BritBox)
The Sixth Commandment (queer miniseries; Timothy Spall) (BritBox)
CRITERION
MOVIES:
Misericordia (dir of Stranger by the Lake) (Criterion, rental)
MOVIES (older):
About Dry Grasses
The Beast (sci-fi) (Criterion, rental)
Dead Man
Evil Does Not Exist (Criterion, rental)
Here (Belgian film) (Criterion)
The Music Room
The Parallax View
Pictures of Ghosts (doc, Brazilian) (Criterion)
Streetwise
Totem (Mexican coming of age little girl) (Criterion, rental)
CRUNCHYROLL
DISCOVERY+
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DISNEY+
MOVIES:
TV:
Atlanta (S1-4) (Disney+)
Culprits (crime miniseries a la Ocean's 11) (Disney+)
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman S1 (Netflix)
MOVIES (older) :
Beatles '64 (doc) (Disney+)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
Treasure Planet (2002)
Winnie The Pooh (2011)
FREEFORM
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FUBO
TV:
Peep Show S1-9
fX
TV:
The Bear S1-3
English Teacher
The Lowdown
Reservation Dogs S1-3
HBO MAX
MOVIES:
The Alto Knights (HBO Max, rental)
Billy Joel: And So It Goes (HBO)
Dear Ms.: A Revolution In Print (doc) (HBO Max)
Eyes on the Prize III (HBO)
Mickey 17 (HBO)
On Becoming A Guineau Fowl (HBO, rental)
Pee-wee As Himself (HBO)
TV:
Common Side Effects S1 (animated Adult Swim) (HBO)
How To With John Wilson (doc series) (HBO Max)
Industry (S1-3) (HBO Max)
Last Call (four part doc on serial killer targeting NYC gays) (HBO)
My Brilliant Friend S1-4 (HBO Max)
Naked Attraction (UK dating series S1-6) (HBO Max)
Our Flag Means Death (gay pirates S1 and 2) (HBO Max)
The Penguin (HBO Max)
The Pitt S1 (HBO)
The Regime S1 (Kate Winslet, dictator) (HBO Max)
The Rehearsal S1-2 (HBO)
Scavengers Reign S1 (sci-fi stranded planet animated) (HBO Max)
Somebody Somewhere S1-3 (HBO Max)
South Side (workplace comedy S1-3) (HBO Max)
30 Coins apocalyptic religious thing S1 (HBO Max)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO Max)
MOVIES (older):
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes (Max)
Horizon (Max on Aug 23)
Love Lies Bleeding (lesbian bodybuilding drama) (HBO Max)
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story doc (HBO Max; rental)
HULU
MOVIES:
TV:
The Bear S1-2 (Hulu)
Big Boys S 1-3 (UK gay comedy) (Hulu)
Moving (S1 Superhero from K) (Hulu)
Reservation Dogs S1-3 (Hulu)
Rivals S1 (David Tennant UK drama fun) (Hulu)
Say Nothing S1 (Irish troubles) (Hulu)
A Shop For Killers (assassins out to get you) (Hulu)
Somewhere Boy S1 (Hulu)
We Were The Lucky Ones Jews/WW II miniseries (Hulu)
Bait (2019) (Hulu)
Cowboy Bebop (1998; 26 episodes) (Hulu)
Fruits Basket (anime classic 2019; 63 episodes) (Hulu)
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010; 64 episodes)
Hunter X Hunter (anime classic; 148 episodes) (Hulu and Netflix)
MOVIES (older):
Femme (Hulu, rental)
Kinds of Kindness (Lanthimos triptych) (Hulu, rental)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders Japanese cleaner) (Hulu, rental on Apple)
The Promised Land (Hulu, rental)
Robot Dreams (animated) (Hulu, Apple rental)
Spermworld (Hulu)
Vaazhai (Hulu)
KANOPY
Holy Cow (Kanopy, rental)
KINONOW
MOVIES:
MOVIES (older):
Fireworks (gay first love, Italian, 1980s) (Kino Now; rental)
MUBI
MOVIES:
Bring Them Down (Barry Keoghan) (MUBI)
Magic Farm (w Chloe Sevigny) (MUBI)
MOVIES (older):
The Delinquents (bank robbery) (MUBI, rental)
The People's Joker (MUBI, rental)
NETFLIX
MOVIES:
Fixed (ani from dir Genndy Tartakovsky)
Sunday Best (doc on Ed Sullivan and civil rights) (Netflix)
TV:
Adolescence (miniseries 2025)
Asura S1 (Kore-eda Japanese drama) (Netflix)
Baby Reindeer (miniseries) (Netflix)
Beef S1
Black Doves (S1 Whishaw and Knightley spy show) (Netflix)
Blue Eye Samurai S1 (Netflix)
Bojack Horseman S1-6 (Netflix)
Cunk On Earth S1
Dept Q S1 (Netflix)
The Diplomat S1-2 (Netflix)
Forever S1 (Netflix)
John Mulaney Presents S1 (Netflix)
Long Story Short S1 (animated Bojack guy)
The Night Agent S1
North of North S1 (Netflix)
One Day (romance miniseries) (Netflix)
Ripley S1 (Netflix)
Sex Education S1-4 (Netflix)
The Summer Hikaru Died S1 (Netflix anime)
Top Boy (5S but only 3S on Netflix)
Ultraman: Rising (animated) (Netflix)
Delicious In Dungeon (new anime) (Netflix)
Hunter X Hunter (anime classic; 148 episodes) (Hulu and Netflix)
Monster (anime classic; 2004-2005; 74 episodes) (Netflix)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (anime classic 1995-1996; 26 episodes) (Netflix)
Pluto (anime classic) (2023, 8 episodes) (Netflix)
MOVIES (older):
Daughters (doc) (Netflix)
Girl (2018 by dir of Close) (Netflix)
His Three Daughters I(Netflix, rental)
Hit Man (Netflix)
The Imaginary (Jap animated) (Netflix)
It's What's Inside (Netflix) (sci fi suitcase)
K-Pop Demon Hunters (Netflix)
May December (Todd Haynes) (Netflix)
Mountain Queen (sherpa doc) (Netflix)
Nuovo Olimpo (queer) (Netflix)
Rebel Ridge (thriller drama) (Netflix)
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (doc on gamer) (Netflix)
Spellbound (animated w Alan Menken music) (Netflix)
Under The Shadow (2016 UK)
PARAMOUNT+
MOVIES:
TV:
Colin From Accounts (S1) (Paramount+)
Dreaming Whilst Black (S1) (Paramount+)
Fellow Travelers (queer miniseries) (Paramount+)
MOVIES (older):
Sasquatch Sunset (Paramount+, rental)
PBS
MOVIES:
MOVIES (older) :
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll (PBS Masters)
Nam June Paik: Moon Is The Oldest TV (doc on multimedia artist) (PBS; rental)
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office (miniseries w Toby Jones) (PBS)
PEACOCK
MOVIES:
MOVIES (older):
Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism's Unholy War On Democracy (Prime, Peacock, rental)
TV:
Colin From Accounts S1-2 (Peacock)
The Day of the Jackal S1 (Peacock)
Killing It S1 (workplace comedy?) (Peacock)
Killing It S1 (workplace comedy?) (Peacock)
Mrs. Davis S1 (Peacock)
PLEX
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ROKU
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SHOWTIME
STARZ
TUBI
MOVIES:
MOVIES (older):
Fireworks (gay drama) (Tubi)
YOUTUBE
TV:
The Other Two (S1-3) (YouTube TV)
Revolutionary Girl Utena (anime classic YouTube;39 episodes)
THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT OR IN LIMBO
Black Bag (dir Soderbergh) (rental)
Caught By The Tides (dir Jia Zhang-ke) (theater)
Caught By The Tides (dir Jia Zhang-ke) (theater)
Companion (rental)
Eephus (baseball buddy movie) (rental)
Familiar Touch (Kathleen Chalfant memory care) (limbo)
The Friend (Bill Murray, Naomi Watts, dog) (rental)
Invention (medical quackery) (limbo)
Little, Big and Far (astronomy drama, NYT pick) (theaters)
Love (dir Dag Johan Haurgerud trilogy Love, Sex Dreams) (limbo)
Materialists (dir Celine Song) (theaters)
Misericordia (rental)
A Nice Indian Boy (Groff) (rental)
A Normal Family (SK) (limbo)
On Swift Horses (gay) (Apple rental)
Sorry, Baby (theater)
Warfare (dir Alex Garland) (rental)
IRA BEST OF THE YEAR LIST -- 2022
AFTERSUN (AD, MG, HK, AO) (theaters, rental)
(Paul Mescal drama about divorced dad on holiday w his 11 year old daughter; sad, quiet)
AFTER YANG (AL, AO) (Showtime, rental)
(Dir Kogonada, dir of Columbus, TV series Pachinko; drama about A.I. robot)
ALL THE BEAUTY AND BLOODSHED (GR) (theaters, HBO Max March 19)
(Poitros doc on artist Nan Goldin v Sackler dynasty)
APOLLO 10 1/2 (AL, AO) (Netflix)
(Dir Rick Linklater's childhood reminiscence; it's a g-dd-mn cartoon!)
APPLES (MG, AL, GM, AR, GR) (MUBI, rental)
(Greek drama)
ARMAGEDDON TIME (AD, HK) (Peacock, rental)
(James Gray coming of age tale)
THE AUTOMAT (AD, JS) (HBO Max, Kanopy, KinoNow, TCM, rental)
(doc on NYC quick and easy food institution; my mom went there in the 1950s)
THE BALCONY MOVIE (GR) (MUBI)
(Lockdown doc; chatting with people...from their balcony)
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN (MG, HK, MGS) (HBO Max, theatrical, rental)
(Latest Martin McDonagh film)
BONES AND ALL (AO) (rental)
(Timothee Chálamet, Taylor Russell cannibal movie)
THE CATHEDRAL (AL) (MUBI, rental)
drama thru eyes of a boy
COW (GM, GR) (AMC+, rental)
(Andrea Arnold doc on cow)
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE (RB aka Robert Bowman, AL) (Hulu, rental)
(Cronenberg)
DESCENDANT (AD) (Netflix)
(doc on origins of the city Africatown, Alabama and exploration of slave ship Clotilda)
DOWN WITH THE KING (AL, GM, AO, GR) (rental)
(rap industry pic)
EMILY THE CRIMINAL (AD, MG, GR, MGS) (Netflix)
(Aubrey Plaza student debt film)
EO (AD, HK, AO) (Criterion, rental)
(donkey movie)
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE (MG, HK, GM, AR) (Showtime, rental)
(Michelle Yeoh multiverse)
FIRE OF LOVE (MG, AR) (Disney+, Hulu)
(Doc on volcanologists)
THE FIRE WITHIN (AL, GR) (History Channel, rental via Amazon and Vudu)
(Herzog on same scientists as Fire Of Love)
FRANCE (GM) (Criterion, rental)
(Bruno Dumont w Lèa Seydoux as celeb journalist)
GEORGE CARLIN'S AMERICAN DREAM (GM, GR) (HBO Max)
(doc on comedy legend)
GREAT FREEDOM (AD, MG, HK, AL, GR, JS) (MUBI, rental)
(German gay prison drama)
GUILLERMO DEL TORO'S PINOCCHIO (AD, MG, HK) (Netflix)
(Fascist setting for dark fairy tale classic)
HAPPENING (AD, MG, AL, GR, ES) (Hulu, AMC+, rental)
(French period abortion drama, pun intended)
IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE (AL, GR) (rental)
(Hong Sang-Soo latest; his 26th film)
KURT VONNEGUT: UNSTUCK IN TIME (GM) (Hulu, rental)
(Doc on writer)
LAST FLIGHT HOME (GM) (Paramount+, rental)
(doc on end of life decision)
THE LAST MOVIE STARS (MG) (HBO Max)
(doc on Paul Newman/Joanne Woodward)
LOST ILLUSIONS (AL, MGS) (MUBI, rental)
(historical romp based on Balzac novel)
LOVING HIGHSMITH (HK, AL) (Kanopy, rental)
(Doc on Patricia Highsmith)
MEMORIA (GR) (city by city road show release around the country in 2022/2023)
(Tilda Swinton in dir Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
THE MENU (AO, MGS) (HBO Max, rental)
(drama w Ralph Fiennes as chef at fancy restaurant; alternate Twilight Zone title: To Serve The 1%)
MOONAGE DAYDREAM (GM) (theatrical, rental)
(fever dream of a doc on Bowie)
MR. BACHMAN AND HIS CLASS (MG, AL) (MUBI)
(German doc on teacher and students)
NAVALNY (MG, GM, AR, JS) (HBO Max)
doc on Russian political prisoner Alexey Navalny)
NITRAM (AL, GM) (Hulu, AMC+, rental)
(Aussie flick by dir Justin Kurzel of Snowtown, Macbeth w Fassbender)
NOPE (AD, AL, AO, MS, MGS) (Peacock, rental)
(Jordan Peele flick)
PETER VON KANT (AL) (rental)
(Ozon gender flip of Fassbinder's The Bitter Tears Of Petra von Kant)
PETITE MAMAN (AD, MG, HK, AL, AO, GR) (Hulu, Kanopy, rental)
(Dir Celine Sciamma's latest)
PLAYGROUND (AL, GR) (MUBI, rental)
(French drama about little children and bullying)
PLEASURE (MG, AL, GM) (Showtime, FUBO, rental)
(Sundance film about woman entering adult film industry)
RRR (AO, MS) (theaters, Netflix)
(a Tollywood spectacle)
SHE SAID (JS) (Peacock, rental)
(film insisting the NYT doesn't always suck)
"SR." (AD) (Netflix)
(Doc on Robert Downey Sr.)
TÁR (JS) (Peacock, rental)
(toxic composer)
THE TERRITORY (HK, MG, GM) (Disney+)
(doc on indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon)
THREE MINUTES: A LENGTHENING (AD, GR) (Hulu, Kanopy, rental)
(doc on Holocaust footage)
THE TSUGUA DIARIES (GR) (MUBI, rental)
(Portuguese film about moviemaking from dir Miguel Gomez)
TURNING RED (MG) (Disney+)
(Pixar allegory for puberty with 13 year old girl turning into giant red panda when excited)
THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST (AD, MG, HK, GM, MS) (DirecTV, PBS.org, reruns on PBS)
(Ken Burns doc --what the U.S. knew and when, what it did and mostly failed to do)
VENGEANCE (Al, AO, JS) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(offbeat film frm B.J. Novak of The Office, who wrote, directed and stars)
WATCHER (AL) (AMC+, DirecTV, rental)
(Bucharest serial killer)
THE WHALE (AL) (theater)
(Darren Aronovsky w Brendan Fraser)
WOMEN TALKING (HK, AL, AO, MGS) (theaters, rental)
(Sarah Polley directed ensemble; men suck)
THE WONDER (AR) (Netflix)
(French period religious drama)
IRA BEST OF THE YEAR PICKS
2023
ACTUAL PEOPLE (GM) (Fandor, rental on Amazon)
(writer-director Kit Zauhar's story of college student stressing as graduation approaches)
AFIRE (GR) (dir Christian Petzold) (Criterion, rental)
(self-absorbed novelist aka The Michael Giltz Story)
AFTER LOVE (AL) (rental on Amazon, Apple etc)
(woman in UK discovers late husband had secret second life)
ALL OF US STRANGERS (AD, HK, JM, MGS) (Hulu)
(queer ghost story/romance/family reckoning)
AMERICAN FICTION (HK, GM, AO, MGS, JW) (Fubu, MGM+, rental)
(film of Percical Everett novel about Black writer who jokingly writes ghetto novel, becomes star)
ANATOMY OF A FALL (HK, GM, AO) (rental)
(French courtroom drama)
ARE YOU THERE, GOD? IT'S ME, MARGARET (AD) (Starz, rental)
(Judy Blume coming of age tale)
ASTEROID CITY (HK, AL, MS, JW) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(Wes Anderson's latest bon-bon)
BARBIE (AD, JM) (HBO Max, rental)
(the greatest toy tie-in movie since....)
THE BEASTS (GM) (rental)
(French eco-thriller)
BEING MARY TYLER MOORE (AD) (HBO Max)
(doc on everyone's favorite TV newsroom manager)
BEYOND UTOPIA (JM) (rental)
(doc on SK pastor helping North Koreansw escape to freedom)
THE BOY AND THE HERON (MG, AO) (theaters)
(Miyazaki's swan song?)
BRUISER (GM) (Hulu)
(coming of age for bullied kid)
CHILE '76 (GM) (rental)
(mother caught up in intrigue when priest asks her to shelter a young man)
(mother caught up in intrigue when priest asks her to shelter a young man)
CLOSE (MG, HK, AL, AO, GR, JS) (FUBO, Paramount+, Showtime, rental)
(Belgian film about friendship between young boys)
DREAMIN' WILD (RB, GM) (rental)
(indie flick w Casey Affleck as would-be rocker whose album is hailed many years later)
DREAM SCENARIO (RB, AL, GM) (theatrical)
(Nicolas Cage satire)
EARTH MAMA (AL) (FUBO, Paramount+, Showtime, rental)
(single mom in Bay Area, debut film by writer-director Savanah Leaf)
THE EIGHT MOUNTAINS (GM) (Criterion, rental)
(Italian drama of friends building a cottage)
FALLEN LEAVES (GM, GR, JS) (MUBI, rental)
(Aki Kaurismäki)
FINGERNAILS (GM) (Apple+)
(Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed are a perfect match -- science proves it! But....)
THE FIRST SLAM DUNK (JM) (limbo)
(Japanese anime about basketball team)
GODZILLA MINUS ONE (MG, GM) (limbo)
(a serious drama about post-WW II Japan, plus...Godzilla!)
THE HOLDOVERS (RB, HK, GM, JM, AO, MS, JW) (Peacock, rental)
(Alexander Payne, 70s-ish drama)
HOLY SPIDER (AD, HK, GM, AO, GR) (Netflix, rental)
(Iranian drama about journalist tracking serial killer who targets sex workers)
DE HUMANI CORPORIS FABRICA aka FABRIC OF THE HUMAN BODY (AL, GM) (MUBI)
(French doc in hospitals, focusing on human flesh as a fascinating world)
INCREDIBLE BUT TRUE (GM) (MUBI, rental)
(French comedy about moving into new home w basement tunnel that kind of reverses aging. Kind of)
IO CAPITANO (JM) (theaters Feb 23)
(two boys on treacherous journey for new life from Dakar to Europe)
THE IRON CLAW (GM) (theaters)
(Zac Efron IS Gorgeous George)
JOYLAND (HK, AL, GR) (Criterion, rental)
(Pakistani family hopes for a baby boy while youngest son gets all Magic Mike)
KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON (AO, MS)
(Martin Scorsese and friends)
LIVING (AL, JS) (Netflix, rental)
(Ikiru with a British accent)
LYNCH/OZ (JS) (Criterion, rental)
(doc on David Lynch and his obsession with The Wizard Of Oz)
MAY DECEMBER (HK, AO, MGS, JW) (Netflix)
(Todd Haynes flick w Julianne Moore, Natalie Portman)
MENUS-PLAISIERS -- LES TROISGROS (GR) ($12 rental from Eventive)
(Frederick Wiseman's latest; fly on the wall at a restaurant)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE -- DEAD RECKONING PART 1 (AO)
(Tom C saves the action film)
MONSTER (HK, AL, GM, JM) (rental)
(new Kore-eda about mother and possibly troubled child)
MOON GARDEN (GM) (Shudder, rental)
(little girl in coma has trippy adventures)
MUTT (HK, AL, GR, JS) (Netflix, rental)
(Debut film about day in life of trans person)
NAM JUNE PAIK: MOON IS THE OLDEST TV (AD, GR) (PBS on demand, rental)
(documentary on ground-breaking multimedia artist)
OF AN AGE (AL) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(Aussie gay romance between Serb immigrant and friend's brother)
ONE FINE MORNING (AL) (rental)
(dir Mia Hansen-Løve; French film about woman caring for father, finds love)
OPPENHEIMER (AD, HK, JS, MGS) (Peacock)
(Christopher Nolan's latest)
ORLANDO: MY POLITICAL BIOGRAPHY (GR, MGS) (Criterion, rental)
(documentary using Virginia Woolf's Orlando to explore trans lives)
PACIFICTION (GR) (MUBI, rental)
(new Albert Serra noirish thriller set in Haiti)
PALM TREES AND POWER LINES (AL, GM) (rental)
(17 year old girl involved with man twice her age)
PASSAGES (HK, AL) (MUBI, rental)
(gay couple hit rough patch when one begins affair with a woman)
PAST LIVES (AD, MG, HK, JM, AO, GR, JS, MGS) (rental)
(woman reunites with childhood love)
PERFECT DAYS (JM) (theaters)
(Wim Wenders Japanese toilet zen movie)
THE PIGEON TUNNEL (HK, AL) (Apple TV+)
(Errol Morris interviews John Le Carré)
PILGRIMS (MG, HK, AL, GR) (rental on Amazon and Apple)
(Quiet Lithuanian drama about the aftermath of violence)
POOR THINGS (MG, AR, MGS) (theater)
(Feminist Frankenstein circa Stone and Lanthimos)
THE QUIET GIRL (AD, MG, HK, AL, GR) (Hulu, rental)
(Irish drama set in 1981 with little girl sent to live amidst foster family)
REPTILE (GM) (Netflix)
(Crime drama starring Benicio del Toro and Justin Timberlake)
RETURN TO SEOUL (GM) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(young French woman takes first trip to South Korea, where she was adopted from as baby)
REWIND & PLAY (MUBI, rental)
(Doc on Thelonius Monk)
ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED (HK, AL) (HBO) Max)
(doc on Rock Hudson's career and somewhat closeted gay life)
ROTTING IN THE SUN (AD, HK, AL, MS) (Criterion, rental via Apple+)
(filmmaker visiting gay nudist beach collaborates w influencer)
SAINT OMER (AD) (Hulu, rental)
(French courtroom drama centering on two women and abandoned child)
SHOWING UP (HK, AL, AO, GR) (FUBO, Paramount+, Showtime, rental)
(Kelly Reichardt, Michelle Williams; ceramicist prepares for show)
SISU (GM, JW) (Starz; rental)
Violent action film from Finland. It's WW II and a miner strikes gold, only to have the Nazis try and steal it. They're messing with the wrong miner!
SKINAMARINK (GM) (Hulu, Shudder, rental)
(classy horror, kids in danger when dad disappears, along with doors and windows of home)
SPIDER-MAN: ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE (MG, HK, GM, AO) (Netflix)
(second film in animated trilogy about Black-Puerto Rican Miles Morales as teen Spidey)
A STILL SMALL VOICE (GM, GR) (limbo)
(doc on chaplain training to serve patients and family at Mt. Sinai hospital
TALK TO ME (MG, AL, GM) (rental)
(Aussie horror film about teens fooling w cursed object; very smart debut, well done)
THE TEACHER'S LOUNGE (GM, GR) (available digitally for $20-25; soon rental)
(German drama about teacher determined to get to truth about petty theft in classroom)
A THOUSAND AND ONE (RB, HK, GM; AL for lead perf) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(mom rescues son from foster care and goes on the run)
20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL (AD, AL, GM) (rental on Amazon)
(Ukraine doc)
UNREST (GR) (Criterion, rental on Amazon)
(Swiss film set in 1800s w worker joining anarchist watchmakers)
WINTER BOY (AL) (MUBI)
(French film about teen distraught over his father's death; dir Christoph Honoré)
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS (AL) (Paramount+/Showtime; rental)
(latest Nicole Holofcener, starring Julia Louis-Dreyfuss Affair)
IRA BEST OF THE YEAR PICKS
2024
ALL SHALL BE WELL (MG, AL) (Criterion, rental)
Chinese drama about widowed lesbian dealing with in-laws
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT (DC, MG, AL) (Criterion, rental)
(Indian drama about nurses living in Mumbai)
ANORA (MG, HK, AL) (Hulu, rental)
(Sean Baker's latest drama, this time about a NY lap dancer who marries the son of Russian mobsters)
THE APPRENTICE (GM) (rental)
Donald Trump: The Early Years.
BABYGIRL (AT) (rental)
(Nicole Kidman drinks milk)
BETWEEN THE TEMPLES (JS) (Netflix, rental)
(Carol Kane gets her due. And a bagel. And a shmear.)
BIRD (MG, AT) (rental)
(dir Andreas Arnold latest)
BOGART: LIFE COMES IN FLASHES (AL, GM) (rental)
Straightforward doc on Bogie. He made a lot of good movies, apparently.
THE BRUTALIST (DC, HK, AT) (theater; $10 rental)
(The Fountainhead 2. Three+ hours w Adrien Brody as Gary Cooper)
CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR (GM) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(doc about first performer to go topless in modern San Francisco of the 1960s)
CHALLENGERS (DC, AT) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(dir Luca Guadanigno does tennis and trios)
LA CHIMERA (DC, MG) (Hulu, rental)
(Josh O'Connor as British tomb raider in 1980s Italy)
CLOSE YOUR EYES (MG, AL, GM, AT) (MUBI, rental)
(Spanish film by Victor Erice about vanishing actor)
A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (HK, JS) (theater)
Dylan plugs in at Newport; Timotheè Chalamet IS Bob Dylan
CONCLAVE (HK, AL, MS, JW) (Peacock, rental)
Habemus papam!
THE CRIME IS MINE (MG, AL, JS) (Amazon Prime, Hoopla, rental)
(dir François Ozon crime comedy w Isabelle Huppert)
CROSSING (AD, MG, AT) (MUBI, rental)
(Dir Levan Akin's drama about a retired teacher searching for her niece in Istanbul)
DADDIO (HK) (Netflix, rental)
(Sean Penn drives a taxi)
DAHOMEY (GR) (MUBI, rental)
(doc on return of stolen treasure to Benin from a French museum)
DIDI (MG, AL) (Peacock, rental)
(coming of age indie flick; very nicely observed)
DO NOT EXPECT TOO MUCH FROM THE END OF THE WORLD (MG, AL, GM) (MUBI, rental)
(Romanian workplace comic drama from Radu Jude of Bad Luck Banging fame)
DUNE PART TWO (AT) (HBO Max)
(Muad'Dib!)
EMILIA PÉREZ (AD, JS) (Netflix)
(a new opera from Jacques Audiard)
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST (DC, HK) (Criterion, rental)
(Japanese drama by dir Ryusuke Hamaguchi on poor folk overwhelmed by business developers)
FITTING IN (GM) (Hoopla, rental)
(Teen girl ready for sex gets odd medical diagnosis, explores diff ways of having a sex life)
FLOW (MG, HK, GM, AT) (theater; HBO Max, rental)
(Latvian animated film about cat)
GHOSTLIGHT (GM, JW) (Acorn, rental)
(Sundance favorite, indie drama about father daughter strained relationship)
GOOD ONE (MG) (rental)
(Teen girl goes on weekend camping trip w dad and his friend)
GREEN BORDER (DC, MG) (Kino, Hoopla, rental)
(dir Agnieszka Holland film on immigration in Poland)
HARD TRUTHS (AD, AL, MS) (rental)
(dir Mike Leigh film about a miserable woman)
HIGH TIDE (HK, AL, JS) (rental)
Queer film shot in P-town, released by Strand. Plus the director and star became lovers Very old school!
HIS THREE DAUGHTERS (AD, JS) (Netflix)
Three daughters (natch) spend time w their dad in hospice, awaiting his death
HIT MAN (AD) (Netflix)
(Richard Linklater comedy about Glen Powell as a professor who pretends to be a hit man)
HOW TO HAVE SEX (MG, AL, GM) (MUBI, rental)
(Uk drama about teen girls on holiday getting in good trouble)
INSIDE THE YELLOW COCOON SHELL (DC) (Kino, Hoopla, rental)
(Vietnamese drama, allusive, spiritual odyssey w woman grieving for sister)
I SAW THE TV GLOW (MG, AL) (HBO Max, rental)
(coming of age drama crazy sci-fi queer thing)
JUROR #2 (RB, HK, AL, JS, JW) (HBO Max, rental)
Clint's swan song starring Nicholas Hoult-Lewin
KIDNAPPED: THE ABDUCTION OF EDGARDO MONTANA (DC) (rental)
(dir Marco Bellochio about 19th century pope abducting Jewish boy to raise in Vatican)
KIM'S VIDEO (AD, GM) (MUBI, rental)
(doc about tracking down the library of shuttered Kim's Video)
KNEECAP (MG, GM) (rental)
(Irish comedy musical about hip hop group raising a ruckus)
LAST SUMMER (AL, GM) (Criterion, rental)
Dir Breillat drama about wife having affair w husband's son from previous marriage, as one will.
THE LAST YEAR OF DARKNESS (AL, GM) (MUBI)
(doc about Japanese youth and their love of an imperiled hipster club)
LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL (AL) (Shudder, rental)
(Televangelist stages "exorcism" on Halloween and unleashes horror)
THE LISTENER (GM) (Amazon Prime, rental)
(Steve Buscemi directs this one-hander about a woman volunteering to answer calls on a helpline)
MAD ABOUT THE BOY: THE NOËL COWARD STORY (HK) (rental)
(Noël Coward doc; apparently, a bit of a poof!)
MADE IN ENGLAND: POWELL AND PRESSBURGER (AD, MG, GR, MS) (rental)
(Doc on UK film duo)
MAN IN BLACK (GR) (limbo)
(dir Wang Bing's latest is a one-man performance piece about the Cultural Revolution)
MARS EXPRESS (MG, AL, GM) (rental)
(French animated film set in 2200 amidst a murder investigation)
MEMOIR OF A SNAIL (HK) (rental)
(Aussie animated movie about the lives of two hard-luck twins)
MERCHANT IVORY (MG, HK) (rental)
No stately homes but otherwise a very Merchant Ivory style doc on Merchant Ivory
MY OLD ASS (AD, DG, AL, MS, MGS) (Amazon Prime)
(Aubrey Plaza goes back in time somehow to warn her younger self about some dude)
NICKEL BOYS (DC, MGS, AT) (rental)
(drama based on Colson Whitehead novel by doc dir of Hale County This Morning, This Evening)
THE OLD OAK (MG, AL, GM, AR) (Kino, rental)
(Ken Loach drama about old English pub and new Syrian refugees)
THE ORDER (GM) (rental)
FBI agent Jude Law goes after hateful but sexy white supremacist Nicholas Hoult
THE PEASANTS (GM) (rental)
(animated drama about Polish peasants)
PLAYERS (AD) (Netflix)
(dating scene for single female sportswriter)
QUEENDOM (GM) (rental)
(Russian drag performance art doc)
QUEER (DC, HK) (rental)
(Bond is a dirty old man yearning for a younger man in William Burroughs adaptation)
A REAL PAIN (HK, GM, JS, MS, MGS, AT) (Hulu, rental)
(Jesse Eisenberg kvetches; Kieran Culkin twitches)
RED ROOMS (GM) (rental)
French film about serial killer on trial
SCALA!!! (GM) (limbo)
(doc on movie theater at King's Cross in London, covering audience from 1978-1992)
THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (AT)
(Iranian drama critiquing the patriarchy)
THE SETTLERS (AL) (MUBI, rental)
(Chilean drama about brutal life of workers in early 20th century)
SING SING (GM) (rental)
(drama about prisoners embracing acting as a release/therapy; esp Clarence Maclin in supp)
SOUNDTRACK TO A COUP d'ETAT (DC, AD, MG) (Kino, rental)
(doc on assassination of Patrice Lumumba, jazz, Cold War & the time Abbey Lincoln stormed the UN)
STAX: SOULSVILLE U.S.A. (MG) (HBO Max)
(doc on the Memphis record label covering music, politics and business)
A STILL SMALL VOICE (GM, GR) (MUBI)
(doc on chaplain training to serve patients and family at Mt. Sinai hospital)
STRANGE DARLING (AL) (Apple, rental)
(Violent cat and mouse thriller after one night stand)
THE SUBSTANCE (AD, HK, AL, MGS) (Apple, MUBI)
(Demi Moore body horror comeback)
THEY SHOT THE PIANO PLAYER (GM) (rental)
(faux documentary animated film about search for legendary jazz player, features Jeff Goldblum)
20,000 SPECIES OF BEES (AT) (Kanopy, rental)
(Spanish film about life-changing summer for little girl and her mother)
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL (MG, HK, AL) (Netflix)
(latest Aardman film)
THE WILD ROBOT (MG, HK) (rental)
(delightful tale of robot stranded on island with faulty programming that makes them more human)
rental=typically $4 or $5
pricey rental=PVOD aka premium video on demand, so $10-$20ish. But the rental then usually drops to $4 or so; worth checking out in case I haven't updated or noticed it's become cheaper
THEATERS OR AVAILABLE TO RENT OR IN LIMBO
2023
After Love (English drama about widow who discovers husband had second family) (rental)
All Dirt Roads Taste Of Salt (rental)
All Of Us Strangers (limbo)
Amerikatsi (rental)
Beau Is Afraid (rental)
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman (animated anthology of Murakami stories) (rental)
Chicken For Linda! (animated, at Cannes) (limbo)
Chile '76 (woman stands up to gov't) (rental)
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend Of Midnight Cowboy doc (rental)
Four Daughters (rental)
Io Capitano (Feb 23 theatrical )
Leonor Will Never Die (Filipino comedy drama) (rental)
One Fine Morning (dir Mia Hansen-Løve; woman caring for dad who finds romance) (rental)
Palm Trees and Power Lines (indie drama about teen girl and much older man) (rental)
Perfect Days (Wim Wenders) (theater)
Robot Dreams (animated dog w robot) (limbo)
Shayda -- (theaters)
Talk To Me (Aussie horror flick) (rental)
Tōtem (Mexican kid preparing dad's birthday) (limbo)
20 Days In Mariupol (rental on Amazon et al)
2022
Bodies Bodies Bodies (written by Wolves playwright) horror flick
Corsage (Austrian bio of royal) (rental)
The Duke (rental)
The Eternal Daughter (online purchase)
The Inspection (rental)
Lowndes County and the Road to Black Power (doc on SNCC in Alabama) (rental)
Miracol/Miracle (Romanian film) (rental)
My Donkey, My Lover & I (rental)
Onoda: 10,000 Nights In The Jungle (limbo)
El Otro Tom (rental)
Riotsville, USA (doc on military response to racial unrest) (rental)
The Story of Film: A New Generation (doc) (rental)
Tantura (Israeli doc on war crimes of 19948) (rental)
You Won't Be Alone (Macedonia, woman accused of being witch) (rental)
2021
All Light, Everywhere (surveillance doc) (Hulu; rental)
The Alpinist (Netflix)
Ascension (Paramount+)
Attica (Amazon Prime, Showtime)
Benedetta (Verhoeven nun flick) (Hulu, rental)
The Card Counter (rental)
Days (MUBI)
The Eyes Of Tammy Faye (for Jessica Chastain esp) (HBO Max, rental)
14 Peaks (doc)
John and the Hole (rental at Amazon Google YouTube etc)
The Killing Of Two Lovers (Hulu, rental)
Labyrinth Of Cinema (MUBI)
The Most Beautiful Boy In The World (rental)
Nightmare Alley (HBO Max, Hulu)
Nine Days (Starz, also rental on Apple for $6)
No Sudden Move (HBO Max)
7 Prisoners (Netflix)
The Souvenir Part II (rent on Spectrum; purchase elsewhere)
The Strong Ones (Chilean queer) (rental)
The Tender Bar (Amazon)
Undine (Hulu, rental)
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (by director of Drive My Car) (rental)
Rentals: this means a movie is widely available to rent for $4 or so via Apple, Amazon, etc.
2021
Identifying Features (rental)
I'm Your Man (rental)
I Was A Simple Man (rental)
Little Girl (trans doc) (rental)
The Lost Leonardo (art doc) (rental)
Mass (rental)
Minyan queer may dec (rental)
No Ordinary Man (Billy Tipton trans doc) (rental)
Old Henry (rental)
Philly D.A. 8 part pbs doc (Topic streamer)
2020
American Utopia (HBO Max)
Assassins (rental doc)
Beats (MUBI, Amazon)
The Painted Bird (Hulu)
The Platform (Netflix)
Route One/USA (Amazon/Ovid)
Two Of Us (rental)
La Verite/The Truth ((FUBO, Showtime, DirecTV, rental on YouTube for $4, Amazon for $7)
Vitalina Varela (Criterion)
Young Ahmed (Dardenne film) (Criterion, Kanopy, rental)
CHRISTMAS MOVIES
Klaus (animated) (Netflix)
The Match Factory Girl (Criterion)
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (horror-ish) (Hulu, Peacock)
Tokyo Godfathers (animated) (rental)
MOVIES 2019 TO SEE
All Is Well (Netflix)
Anthropocene: The Human century (Kanopy)
Arctic
Asako I and II
Ash Is Purest White
The Beach Bum
The Brink (Hulu) (Steve Bannon film)
The Burial of Kojo
The Chambermaid (Starz/Amazon)
The Competition (French doc on entry to film school)
Diane (Hulu)
The Edge Of Democracy (Brazil docu) (Netflix)
Everybody Knows (Ashgar Farhadi) (Netflix)
Fast Color
The Gospel Of Eureka
High Flying Bird (Netflix)
The Hottest August (Roku channel, Amazon fee)
I Lost My Body (Netflix)
Jay Myself (doc)
The Kingdom (Netflix K period zombie)
Klaus (Netflix)
The Laundromat (Netflix)
The Lighthouse
Light Of My Life
Little Woods
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Missing Link (Netflix)
One Child Nation (Amazon)
One Cut Of The Dead (Jap zombie) (Amazon, maybe)
Permanent Green Light (Dennis Cooper) (Kanopy)
Rojo
Rolling Thunder Revue (Netflix)
Shadow (wuxia by Zhang Yimou) (Netflix)
Slut In A Good Way (Amazon)
Sorry Angel (French gay; Honore) (rental Amazon Apple)
Sunset (dir Nemez) (Starz/Amazon)
Thunder Soul (2010 doc)
Too Late To Die Young (Criterion Kanopy)
Transit (Amazon)
Two Plains and a Fancy (Amazon, Kanopy)
Under The Silver Lake (Amazon)
The Wild Pear Tree (Nuri Bilge Ceylon)
Woman at War (Hulu)
MOVIES 2018 STILL TO SEE
Araby
The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs
Ben Is Back
Bisbee '17 (doc)
Bodied
The Cakemaker
Crime and Punishment (doc)
Custody
Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot
El Angel
Everybody Knows
The Green Fog (Guy Maddin)
The Guilty
Happy As Lazzaro
The Insult
Jane Fonda in Five Acts (doc)
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992 (John Ridley)
Nico, 1988
Reversing Roe (Netflix doc)
A Simple Favor
Skate Kitchen
Sollers Point
Stan and Ollie
The Third Murder (Kore-eda film)
Thoroughbreds
Vazante
Western
You Were Never Really Here
Zama
2017
Lost In Paris (rental, by people behind L'iceberg)
1980s etc MOVIES TO WATCH/REWATCH for IRAS
Berlin Alexanderplatz (Criterion)
Cutter's Way (Pluto w ads)
The Elephant Man (Amazon rent)
The Last Metro (Truffaut) (Criterion/Kanopy)
Lola (Fassbinder) (Criterion)
Marjoe (Amazon? Vudu Roku? )
Mon Oncle d'Amerique (Criterion)
The Night Of Shooting Stars (Amazon rent)
A Passage To India (Amazon rent)
Raising Arizona (Starz/Amazon)
S.O.B. (Amazon rent)
Taxi Zum Klo (Pantaflix rent)
They All Laughed
The Vanishing (Criterion)
Videodrome (Amazon rent)
The Whole Shootin' Match (70s) Amazon
RECENT-ISH TV SHOWS NEED TO SEE
Adventure Time (Hulu)
American Crime (three seasons, ABC) (Netflix)
The Americans (Amazon)
American Vandal (Netflix)
America To Me (Starz doc)
AP Bio (Hulu)
Archer (Hulu)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Amazon?)
Babylon Berlin (Netflix)
Better Call Saul (Netflix)
Betty (HBO) skating boarding chicks
Big Mouth (Netflix animated)
Blackadder (Amazon and Hulu)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Blue Planet II (BBC America)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
The Bridge (Hulu)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
Betty (HBO) skating boarding chicks
Big Mouth (Netflix animated)
Blackadder (Amazon and Hulu)
Black Mirror (Netflix)
Blue Planet II (BBC America)
Bodyguard (Netflix)
Bojack Horseman (Netflix)
The Bridge (Hulu)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC)
The Bureau (French TV thriller, five seasons) (Amazon)
Casa de los Flores aka House of Flowers (Netflix)
La Casa De Papel aka Money Heist (Netflix)
Crashing UK w Phoebe Waller-Bridges (Netflix)
Dark (German Stranger Things on Netflix)
Das Boot (Hulu)
Dickinson (Apple)
Drew Michael (HBO standup, no audience)
Elite (Netflix high school drama, Spain)
The Half of It (Netflix teen Cyrano Asian)
Los Espookys (HBO)
Euphoria (HBO)
Fargo (Hulu)
Fauda (Israeli-Palestinian) (Netflix)
F1: Drive To Survive (Netflix)
Forever (Amazon)
GLOW (Netflix)
Crashing UK w Phoebe Waller-Bridges (Netflix)
Dark (German Stranger Things on Netflix)
Das Boot (Hulu)
Dickinson (Apple)
Drew Michael (HBO standup, no audience)
Elite (Netflix high school drama, Spain)
The Half of It (Netflix teen Cyrano Asian)
Los Espookys (HBO)
Euphoria (HBO)
Fargo (Hulu)
Fauda (Israeli-Palestinian) (Netflix)
F1: Drive To Survive (Netflix)
Forever (Amazon)
GLOW (Netflix)
The Great (Hulu w Nicolas Hoult Russian period)
Hannah Gadsby Douglas (watch Nannette first) (Netflix)
Happy Valley (Netflix)
Homecoming (Amazon)
The House of Flowers (La Casa de las Flores, Mexico) (Netflix)
I Know This Much is True (HBO)
Happy Valley (Netflix)
Homecoming (Amazon)
The House of Flowers (La Casa de las Flores, Mexico) (Netflix)
I Know This Much is True (HBO)
I May Destroy you (HBO)
Insecure (HBO)
I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)
Kidding (Showtime)
Kid Gorgeous at Radio City: John Mulaney stand up (Netflix)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Leftovers (HBO)
Letterkennny (Hulu)
The Little Drummer Girl (Amazon?)
Lodge 49 (Hulu)
Mira, Royal Detective (Disney Channel)
Money Heist aka La Casa De Papel (Netflix)
Moone Boy (Irish Wonder Years)(Hulu)
Mr Inbetween (Amazon)
Insecure (HBO)
I Think You Should Leave (Netflix)
Kidding (Showtime)
Kid Gorgeous at Radio City: John Mulaney stand up (Netflix)
The Kominsky Method (Netflix)
The Leftovers (HBO)
Letterkennny (Hulu)
The Little Drummer Girl (Amazon?)
Lodge 49 (Hulu)
Mira, Royal Detective (Disney Channel)
Money Heist aka La Casa De Papel (Netflix)
Moone Boy (Irish Wonder Years)(Hulu)
Mr Inbetween (Amazon)
Mrs America (Hulu w Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schaffly)
Mum (Britbox, Amazon)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO)
Nanette: Hannah Gadsby standup (Netflix)
Nathan For You (Comedy Central)
Mum (Britbox, Amazon)
My Brilliant Friend (HBO)
Nanette: Hannah Gadsby standup (Netflix)
Nathan For You (Comedy Central)
Never Have I Ever (mindy Kaling high school comedy) (Netflix)
The Other Two (gay, Comedy Central)
Our Boys (HBO)
The Other Two (gay, Comedy Central)
Our Boys (HBO)
Outer Banks (Netflix, Aussie teens Pogues, dawson's creek)
Patriot (spy guitar) (Amazon)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Perpetual Grace LTD (creators of Patriot) (Epix)
Please Like Me (Irish gay, mother attempted suicide etc) Hulu
Ramy (Muslim American) (Hulu)
Random Acts Of Flyness (HBO)
Rectify (Sundance)
Patriot (spy guitar) (Amazon)
Pen15 (Hulu)
Perpetual Grace LTD (creators of Patriot) (Epix)
Please Like Me (Irish gay, mother attempted suicide etc) Hulu
Ramy (Muslim American) (Hulu)
Random Acts Of Flyness (HBO)
Rectify (Sundance)
Red Oaks (Amazon, country club tennis 80s)
Rick And Morty (Cartoon Network/Adult Swim) (Hulu)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix cooking show)
Sex Education (Netflix, Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson)
Shangri-La Rick Rubin doc (Showtime)
Sherman's Showcase (Hulu)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Six By Sondheim (HBO)
Sorry For Your Loss (Facebook Watch)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)
The Story Of Minglan (Chinese drama on YouTube)
Succession (HBO)
Tamborine: Chris Rock special (Netflix)
The Terror (AMC)
This Close (Sundance)
This Is England (Amazon)
Tig Notaro: Happy to be Here standup (Netflix)
The Trip (rentable)
Rick And Morty (Cartoon Network/Adult Swim) (Hulu)
Russian Doll (Netflix)
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Netflix cooking show)
Sex Education (Netflix, Asa Butterfield, Gillian Anderson)
Shangri-La Rick Rubin doc (Showtime)
Sherman's Showcase (Hulu)
Silicon Valley (HBO)
Six By Sondheim (HBO)
Sorry For Your Loss (Facebook Watch)
Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)
The Story Of Minglan (Chinese drama on YouTube)
Succession (HBO)
Tamborine: Chris Rock special (Netflix)
The Terror (AMC)
This Close (Sundance)
This Is England (Amazon)
Tig Notaro: Happy to be Here standup (Netflix)
The Trip (rentable)
Truth Seekers (Amazon, Simon Pegg)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
The Untamed (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)
The Vicar of Dibley (BritBox Amazon)
The Vietnam War (Amazon)
Warrior (Cinemax)
Watchmen (HBO)
What We Do In The Shadows (Hulu)
When They See Us (Netflix Ava DuVernay)
Wild Wild Country (Netflix doc)
Years and Years (HBO)
VINTAGE SHOWS I NEED TO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME
OR RE-WATCH (BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG)
Alan Partridge
An American Family (1973 PBS documentary)
Anne Of Green Gables (1985)
The Avengers
Baseball (Ken Burns)
Blackadder
Brassed Off
Broken Trail (2006 TV movie)
Buffalo Bill
Civilization
Cosmos
Danger UXB
The Day After
Eleanor and Franklin
Elizabeth R
Gulliver's Travels (1996 miniseries)
Jazz (Ken Burns)
The Kids In The Hall (1988 sketch)
The Jewel In The Crown
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts
Mr. Show
The Paper Chase
Party Down
Planet Earth
Reilly: Ace Of Spies
The Rockford Files/Maverick
S.C.T.V. (1976 sketch)
Unbelievable (Netflix)
The Untamed (Netflix)
Veep (HBO)
The Vicar of Dibley (BritBox Amazon)
The Vietnam War (Amazon)
Warrior (Cinemax)
Watchmen (HBO)
What We Do In The Shadows (Hulu)
When They See Us (Netflix Ava DuVernay)
Wild Wild Country (Netflix doc)
Years and Years (HBO)
VINTAGE SHOWS I NEED TO SEE FOR THE FIRST TIME
OR RE-WATCH (BECAUSE IT'S BEEN SO LONG)
Alan Partridge
An American Family (1973 PBS documentary)
Anne Of Green Gables (1985)
The Avengers
Baseball (Ken Burns)
Blackadder
Brassed Off
Broken Trail (2006 TV movie)
Buffalo Bill
Civilization
Cosmos
Danger UXB
The Day After
Eleanor and Franklin
Elizabeth R
Gulliver's Travels (1996 miniseries)
Jazz (Ken Burns)
The Kids In The Hall (1988 sketch)
The Jewel In The Crown
Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts
Mr. Show
The Paper Chase
Party Down
Planet Earth
Reilly: Ace Of Spies
The Rockford Files/Maverick
S.C.T.V. (1976 sketch)
Sherlock Holmes (starring Ronald Howard from 1954, on Roku)
Shogun
Sons Of Anarchy
St. Elsewhere (1982 drama)
Tattingers (1988 light drama)
Victory At Sea
The Waltons (1971 drama)
The World At War
World on a Wire (Fassbender TV four hours, Criterion)
Shogun
Sons Of Anarchy
St. Elsewhere (1982 drama)
Tattingers (1988 light drama)
Victory At Sea
The Waltons (1971 drama)
The World At War
World on a Wire (Fassbender TV four hours, Criterion)
BEST OF ALL-TIME TO WATCH (OR REWATCH) LIST
Cluny Brown (Criterion)
Imitation Of Life (rental)
Marnie (Criterion)
Aguirre, Wrath Of God (rental, Apple Amazon)
All That Jazz
L'avventura (HBO Max, Criterion)
Bāhubali: The Beginning (2015) (Netflix)
Beau Travail (Criterion)
The Big Lebowski (rental Apple Amazon)
A Brighter Summer Day (Criterion)
Chungking Express (Criterion)
Cluny Brown (Criterion)
Come and See (Klimov)
Cutter's Way (rental Apple Amazon)
A Day In The Country aka Partie de campagne (HBO Max, Criterion)
Design For Living (TCM)
Germany Year Zero (HBO Max, Criterion)
The Hitch-Hiker (Amazon, Kanopy)
In Bruges (rental Apple Amazon)
Intentions Of Murder (Criterion)
Journey To Italy (HBO Max, Criterion, Kanopy)
Lagaan: Once Upon A Time in India (Netflix)
Lipstick (Apple rental)
Lola Montes (HBO Max, Criterion)
The Long Goodbye (Altman)
La Maman et al Putain
The Marquise of O (Apple rental)
Mary and Max (Criterion)
Mirror (Tarkovsky, 1974) (Criterion)
The Night Porter (HBO Max, Criterion)
Los Olvidados
Only Angels Have Wings (rental Apple Amazon)
Persona (HBO Max, Criterion)
Shaun Of The Dead (rental Apple Amazon)
Solaris (Tarkovsky)
Stalker (Tarkovsky)
Story Of Women (Criterion)
Such A Pretty Little Beach
3 Women (Altman)
Touki Bouki (HBO Max, Criterion)
Vagabond)
Wanda (Criterion)
A Woman Under The Influence
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