This Month's Top New Movie & TV Streaming Releases

Movie & TV Streaming Releases & Reviews - May:

• 5 Action Movies to Stream Now - "This month’s picks include a Polish gangland film recalling 'A Clockwork Orange,' an Indonesian fight flick interrogating toxic masculinity and more." The New York Times.
• 5 standup specials to watch for some comic relief - "Standup specials to watch if you need some comic relief from the election."
• 7 best shows to stream this week - "There’s political skulduggery in a tense Swedish thriller, and a documentary on the bizarre billionaire space race between Musk, Branson and Bezos."
• 8 TV shows to watch in August - "From Only Murders in the Building to Nine Perfect Strangers, Eddie Mullan picks the programmes worth seeing this month."
• 8 TV shows to watch in July - "From Gossip Girl to Baptiste and the return of Ted Lasso, Eddie Mullan picks the programmes worth seeing this month."
• 9 TV shows to watch this January - "From the glitzy The Gilded Age to a James Gunn prequel series to The Suicide Squad and a darkly comic psychological thriller, Amy Charles picks the series not to miss this January."
• 10 Best Horror Films To Watch On Halloween 2021 - "It’s Halloween weekend and time for some scary horror movie viewing. It’s been ten years since the last top-10 list of all-time best, scariest horror films to watch on Halloween, and the past decade brought some of the genre’s greatest entries. So here is the newest, updated list for 2021."
• 10 Best Teen TV Dramas of All Time, Ranked - TIME Magazine.
• 10 best TV shows you’ve never heard of - "If, after the last few weeks of lockdown, you’ve run out of things to watch, then it’s time to try something more unfamiliar. Here our editors pick some lesser-known masterpieces."
• 10 films to watch this February - "Jennifer Lopez stars in a romcom, the Jackass crew are back making mischief, and Joanna Hogg's sequel to The Souvenir is released: Nicholas Barber runs down February's unmissable films."
• 10 of the best TV shows to watch this March - "Oscar Isaac joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Samuel L Jackson stars in a meditation on memory and family, and Bridgerton is back - Amy Charles lists this month's unmissable TV."
• 10 of the best films to watch this April - "Including a postmodern riff on fame with Nicolas Cage, a modern French fable, and Jared Leto as a 'pseudo-vampire' in Morbius, these are this month's unmissable releases."
• 10 TV shows to watch this February - "Killing Eve bows out, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air gets a gritty reboot and the Jack Reacher novels are adapted for the small screen - Amy Charles lists this month's unmissable TV."
• 10 TV Shows You Need To Binge Watch Right Now - "Twin Peaks is absolutely the most unique show on this list, and certainly the one that's best enjoyed by binge watching."
• 11 films to watch this November - "Paul Thomas Anderson is back, Lady Gaga is in House of Gucci and Kristen Stewart is Princess Diana in Spencer: these are this month's unmissable films."
• 11 GREAT SHOWS FROM 2021 TO STREAM ON NETFLIX - "A handy guide for finding the best stuff released this year."
• 11 of the best films to watch this May - "May sees the release of the much-delayed Top Gun sequel, a documentary to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee and two chilling horrors about children with superpowers."
• 11 of the Most Compulsively Watchable True-Crime Documentaries on Netflix Now - "Almost seven years after the release of the Emmy-winning Making a Murderer, true-crime documentaries are still wildly popular on Netflix. The latest hits to have become part of the canon? The tale of a charismatic con artist which became a word-of-mouth sensation and birthed countless think pieces, and a staggering four-part saga involving a vegan restaurant owner, siphoned funds, a prized pitbull, and promises of immortality."
• 11 TV Shows With Many Seasons to Binge While Social Distancing - "From The Sopranos to The Simpsons, see TIME's picks for shows with five seasons or more to dive into now."
• 12 films to watch this October - BBC Culture.
• 12 Movies to Watch to Educate Yourself About Racism & Protest History, Recommended by Experts - "The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Tony McDade have once again brought the urgent need for racial justice to the forefront of conversation in America. While there are many worthwhile books about race and anti-racism, there are also plenty of resources to be found in other mediums, like film, with much to teach viewers about this history."
• 13 of the best TV shows to watch this April - BBC Culture.
• 15 Best Friends Episodes to Stream on HBO Max - "During times of chaos and anxiety, many of us take comfort in nostalgia. And as the streaming wars heat up, platforms like HBO Max and Peacock have shelled out massively to land the rights to fan favorite TV series. Among the most coveted of these is Friends, which left Netflix last year and is now available on HBO Max. All 10 seasons of the beloved sitcom are available to stream on the platform, and while some moments have aged less well than others, the show has retained its popularity among fans since it aired its final episode in May 2004."
• 19 Most Underrated Movies on Netflix - TIME Magazine.
• 20 Best Anime Series to Watch on Netflix Right Now (December, 2020) - "Widely defined as animated works from Japan, anime is a medium rich in variety. There are fast-paced adventure series with cliffhangers at every episode’s end and slice-of-life shows that intensely tug at the heartstrings. Each episode is usually 20 minutes long - shorter than a typical television show - but tightly packed for maximum emotional impact."
• 20 Best Films To Celebrate 420 With On April 20 - "April is full of reasons to celebrate, from Easter to Arbor Day, from Earth Day to April 20th, or as it’s commonly known in cannabis culture circles, 420. Marijuana legalization continues to make headway in state after state, with Congress passing the MORE Act to end federal prohibition of marijuana and a sizable majority of U.S. states having already legalized medical or recreational marijuana, or both. So here are the top 20 best films to watch, to celebrate 420 this month."
• 20 must-see documentaries to explain the world in 2020 - "From climate change and Black Lives Matter to Tiger King and Taylor Swift, these are the factual films that best capture and explain what’s going on around us."
• 20 New Movies to Watch This Summer - and When to Expect 2020's Rescheduled Blockbusters - "Ever since Jaws set the standard for the modern-day blockbuster in 1975, audiences have flocked to theaters for summer movie season to catch action flicks, comedies and even a few Oscar hopefuls. Not so this year."
• 21 Best Documentaries to Stream Right Now - TIME Magazine.
• 22 films to watch in 2022 - "From a psychological thriller starring Harry Styles and Florence Pugh, to Robert Pattinson as The Batman, and sequels to Avatar and Knives Out, our critics pick the best releases slated for 2022."
• 25 films to look out for in 2022 - "Baz Luhrmann takes on the King with Tom Hanks, Jim Broadbent steals a masterpiece and Jessica Chastain plays an eccentric televangelist ... all in 2022’s must-see movies."
• 30 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2022 - "As the year rolls around, there’s a new crop of TV shows to be on the lookout for - from prestige period dramas like HBO’s The Gilded Age and the return of The Crown to cheekier odes to recent pop culture like Hulu’s Pam & Tommy and Shonda Rhimes’s Inventing Anna on Netflix. We even hear that a certain family whose iron grip on reality TV has lasted over a decade will be making a return. (Clue: Their name begins with a K.)"
• 41 Oscar-Nominated Movies 2022 You Can Stream Right Now - "The 2022 Oscars race is officially on. When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences unveiled its list of nominees last month, the films in contention ranged from period dramas to shorts about sports, sci-fi flicks to festival documentaries. And while many were playing exclusively in theaters - Paul Thomas Anderson’s evocative Licorice Pizza, Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story, and international favorites like Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, and Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers, for instance - most are now available to stream."
• 50 Best Movies on HBO Max Right Now - "In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these."
• 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now - May - "The sheer volume of films on Netflix - and the site’s less than ideal interface - can make finding a genuinely great movie there a difficult task." The New York Times.
• 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now - April - "The sheer volume of films on Netflix - and the site’s less than ideal interface - can make finding a genuinely great movie there a difficult task. To help, we’ve plucked out the 50 best films currently streaming on the service in the United States, updated regularly as titles come and go. And as a bonus, we link to more great movies on Netflix within many of our write-ups." The New York Times.
• 52 perfect romcoms for Valentine's day in lockdown - "For Richard Curtis it’s Gregory’s Girl, Gurinder Chadha prefers Tootsie and Katy Brand goes for Dirty Dancing. Whatever your relationship status, here are the film and TV romances to curl up with."
• 58 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2021 - "The 2021 cultural calendar is dotted with question marks: When will movie theaters feel safe again? When will Broadway reopen? When will indoor art fairs stop sounding like potential superspreaders? Will live music return in time for Lady Gaga’s rescheduled Chromatica tour in late summer, if not Coachella in April? At least we can count on good ol’ television to keep us entertained no matter how long the vaccine rollout takes."
• 100 greatest TV series of the 21st Century - "BBC Culture polled 206 TV experts from 43 countries in order to find the greatest TV of the 21st Century - here’s the top 100."
• 365 Days: the Netflix softcore porn film that people can't stop watching - "The Polish 50 Shades of Grey has been a surprise smash on Netflix despite being absolutely terrible."
• Best Movies & Shows on Hulu Right Now - "We’ve handpicked the finest movies and television shows currently streaming on Hulu in the United States. Take a look." The New York Times.
• Best Movies of 2020 So Far - "From Emma, a sly and sweet new Jane Austen adaptation, to The Half of It, a teenage love triangle with echoes of Cyrano de Bergerac."
• Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now - "New films, and classics, just keep coming, but you don’t have to drill down to find the finest selections to stream. We’ll do the heavy lifting. You press play."
• best of celebrity quaran-TV - "From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Naomi Campbell. With stars holed up at home during the coronavirus crisis, web series are back on trend. Here’s our pick of the savviest and the silliest, from model hang-outs to Arnie’s reality show."
• best TV shows of 2020 so far - "The Nest rose above other primetime thrillers, the bizarre world of Tiger King captivated us, while Feel Good brought some much-needed laughs to our screens."
• best TV shows of 2021 so far - "From WandaVision to Framing Britney Spears and Call My Agent, Hugh Montgomery and Eddie Mullan pick the year’s greatest programmes to binge right now."
• Best TV Shows of 2020 So Far - TIME Magazine.
• Borgen is back: here's why you should catch up before its Netflix return - "A new series of the Danish political drama is in development, and its depiction of government is in stark contrast to our current, gloomy reality."
• Bully, coward, victim? Inside the sinister world of Trump mentor Roy Cohn - "In a new documentary, film-maker Ivy Meeropol discusses the dark legacy of Roy Cohn and how his nefarious work affected her family."
• Comprehensive Guide to What to Watch, Read & Listen to During Quarantine - "From rewatching all of 'Game of Thrones' to bingeing history podcasts, here's what you should watch, read and listen to while you stay home."
• Disney+ Announces New Films & TV Shows For July - Forbes.
• Engadget editors share their current YouTube obsessions - "Oh, the rabbit holes the algorithm will send you on."
• Forget Friends! The 25 greatest overlooked sitcoms - from Lovesick to Younger - "UK comedy viewing was up 40% in the first weeks of lockdown. If you really need a laugh right now - and are tired of all your usual favourites - here are the best shows to seek out."
• ‘Friends’ Reunion Special for HBO Max Likely to Film at End of Summer - Variety.
• 'Friends: The Reunion' hits HBO Max on May 27th - "When it hasn't been your year, they'll be there for you."
• Gone With the Wind returns to HBO Max with disclaimer that film ‘denies the horrors of slavery’ - "Streaming service inserts two videos discussing the historical context of the 1939 civil war epic, including a panel discussion debating its ‘complicated legacy’."
• HBO Max Has a Lot of Classic Content. Here Are the Shows and Movies to Watch First - "On May 27, WarnerMedia enters the streaming wars with HBO Max. The streaming platform boasts 10,000 hours of content, including a slate of original programming and a back catalog of HBO originals, franchise films, TV shows and more."
• Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in April - VOGUE.
• Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in January - "A new year is on the horizon, and with it comes a whole new crop of movies and TV shows that will soon be available to stream, courtesy of Netflix. (After all, with the omicron variant on the rise and post-holiday fatigue setting in, it’s safe to say we’ll all need to unwind with some binge-watching pretty soon.) Below, see a full list of everything hitting Netflix in January."
• Here’s Everything Coming to Netflix in May - Vogue.
• Here's Everything New on Netflix in February - And What's Leaving - TIME Magazine.
• Here's Where All Your Favorite Shows Are Streaming - "As the streaming wars continue, networks and cable channels are launching their own streaming platforms - and outbidding Netflix for the rights to old, fan-favorite shows."
• How The Queen's Gambit became Netflix's unlikeliest hit of the year - "The glossy series on an orphaned girl’s inexorable rise to chess stardom is now the streamer’s most-watched scripted limited series of all time."
• How to Watch All 15 of 2022’s Oscar-Winning Movies - "Now that the dust has settled, here is where to watch all of 2022’s Oscar-winning movies."
• Inventing Anna: Fake heiress drama tops Netflix ratings - "Inventing Anna has notched up the most viewing hours for an English-language series in a week since the service began a new ratings system last summer. The nine-part show stars Ozark's Julia Garner as fake heiress Anna Sorokin. It was watched for 196 million hours last week, on top of 77 million hours of viewing on the weekend of its release on 11 February."
• ‘Just don’t show her body!’ Netflix makes a true crime show with a difference - "A Murder in West Cork delves into the killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier - but this doc makes her more than a victim. Its creators discuss how they fused intrigue with empathy."
• Kernel - "Kernel is a movie tracker that lets you countdown your favorite upcoming movies all in one place. Explore through the massive collection of upcoming films and check out the latest information on the movie such as the synopsis, trailer, release date and more!"
• Metatext Meets Murder in HBO’s Addictive The Staircase - "Ever since Big Little Lies became a TV phenomenon, HBO has cleared a lane for well-heeled crime dramas that are addicting as they are ludicrous. And now comes The Staircase, which shares DNA with the above: A-list cast, interesting director (Antonio Campos, whose film Christine has echoes here), a story that wraps up privilege, legal wrangling and violent death in a handsome eight-part package."
• Netflix is straight up flexing at this point - "The streamer has nearly 60 original titles landing in July alone."
• Netflix’s 2022 movie slate looks absolutely stacked - "Netflix has never been one to slump during summer movie season, but it would be fair to say that the streaming studio’s been gearing up to make sure that you won’t be able to turn around without seeing one of its new feature-length projects this year. The good news is, more than a few of the new movies Netflix announced today sound like they might be worth tuning in to."
• Netflix’s Marvelous The Queen’s Gambit Is the Kind of Prestige Drama TV Doesn’t Make Anymore - TIME Magazine.
• Netflix’s Rebecca flattens a classic - "It’s hard to live up to Hitchcock, but the new film falls short in more ways than one."
• Netflix's Searing Docuseries Immigration Nation Is the Most Important TV Show You'll See in 2020 - TIME Magazine.
• Netflix's Vikings: Valhalla - why we've got the Vikings wrong - "As Vikings: Valhalla premieres on Netflix, Luke Walpole explores how images of marauding pagans are misleading - despite being part of the popular imagination since the 8th-Century Anglo-Saxon Chronicle."
• No Time To Die heads to premium video on demand on November 9 - "MGM’s latest James Bond film available for rental just one month after theatrical release on: Amazon, Apple, Xfinity, DirecTV, Spectrum and Vudu for $19.99."
• The North Water is the best TV series you missed in 2021 - "A period drama like no other, this gut-wrenching show about a doomed voyage in the Arctic flew under the radar last year. Christina Newland explains why it deserves belated attention."
• Peacock Is Spreading Its Wings With 9 Original Series. Here’s the One You Should Watch - TIME Magazine.
• Perry Mason doesn’t quite justify its lavish reboot - "The HBO miniseries is a gorgeous exercise in style over substance."
• Pomp & romps: how Bridgerton became the most talked about show on TV - "The Regency drama has become one of Netflix’s biggest shows of all time. Four writers explain the secrets of its success - from colourblind casting to equal-opportunities undressing."
• Pompeii Live: they didn't see catastrophe coming - and neither did we - "Available online: The British Museum has resurrected its blockbuster show about the deadly volcanic eruption. In the age of coronavirus, it’s more chilling and vital than ever."
• Ramy: the smartest, darkest TV comedy that you're not watching - "The Golden Globe-winning comedy’s ambitious second season offers a masterclass in avoiding personal responsibility masked as moral improvement."
• Review: HBO's Natalie Wood documentary illuminates the elusive Hollywood star - "Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind is a respectful look at what made Wood one of the most dazzling actors of the last half of the 20th century."
• Quibi: We Watched Every New Show. Here's What to Watch - and What to Skip - "The new streaming platform, launching April 6, offers short-form content - 'quick bites,' hence the portmanteau - that run 10 minutes or less."
• See what's streaming in November - "See some of what's streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more in November."
• Seinfeld & chill: why the classic sitcom can help beat lockdown anxiety - "New York 25 years ago was no picnic - but the weird, narcissistic world of Jerry and co is strangely comforting to those of us living through a pandemic."
• 'Seinfeld' hits Netflix, but some jokes have been cropped out of view - "Classic '90s sitcom Seinfeld just landed on Netflix after a six-year run on Hulu. Given that the show was filmed years before HD was a thing, it was originally displayed in a 4:3 aspect ratio on TV (and the DVD sets that came years later). But on Netflix, the show has been cropped into a 16:9 widescreen format to fit on modern TVs. As noted by Rolling Stone, that means some visual gags have literally been erased."
• September streaming: Top new TV & movie releases - CNN Entertainment.
• 'Squid Game' is a huge hit. That may not be enough for Netflix - "For much of this year, Netflix shares have trailed big tech rivals Facebook, Apple and Amazon. That's no longer the case, in part because of the global mega-hit 'Squid Game.'"
• Stream These 10 Titles Before They Leave Netflix This Month - "U.S. subscribers are losing a bunch of titles in April. Here are the best of the bunch."
• Streaming: 1917 and the best first world war films online - "On the eve of the digital release of Sam Mendes’s Oscar-winner, here’s where to find other celebrated films about the Great War for home viewing."
• Streaming: the best films about artificial intelligence & robots - "A century of sci-fi films that chart our changing attitudes to AI - from Fritz Lang to Finch."
• Succession ruthlessness rankings - "In this week’s newsletter: As the third season approaches, we’ll be keeping track of who is in pole position to lead Waystar Royco."
• Succession season 3 review: A horror show but wall-to-wall good acting keeps us watching - "Jeremy Strong’s Kendall is brilliant: the pained smile, the awkward walk, the puppy-like demeanour just dying for a pat on the back from actually talented people."
• The Best Movies & TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May - "Here are the most promising new and returning titles for U.S. subscribers this month, including a new season of 'Stranger Things.'"
• The Crown FIRST LOOK: Dominic West & Elizabeth Debicki are pictured as Prince Charles & Princess Diana - "Netflix bosses unveiled images of the actors, aged 51 and 30, in character as the royals in roles they will play for the next two series of the show."
• The Crown to be extended for sixth season on Netflix - "Royal drama was due to end after series five but show’s creator says it will continue."
• The Ipcress File: The rebel spy who is the anti-James Bond - "Michael Caine's role in the film version of Len Deighton's 1960s spy novel made him an icon. As a TV remake premieres, Neil Armstrong looks at the creation of a unique secret agent."
• The perfect crime drama to watch now - "This WW2 crime drama is the perfect show for the 'new normal'."
• The Sopranos: from enduring TV hit to the hottest show of lockdown - "2020 has seen HBO’s mafia series win fresh fans, as a new generation relate to the emotional struggles of its antihero protagonist, and its stars preserve its legacy."
• The Story Behind the Netflix Docuseries Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich - "Netflix’s latest true crime documentary, Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, examines how a wealthy and well-connected financier got away with crimes of sexual abuse and sex trafficking for decades. But just as crucially, it provides a space for his survivors to share their own stories."
• The True Stories Behind New Netflix Series Hollywood - TIME Magazines.
• 'The Undoing' Ends With Series-High Viewership on HBO - "The Nicole Kidman-led drama draws the biggest one-night audience for an HBO series since 'Big Little Lies' in summer 2019."
• The Verge’s 10 favorite shows to binge this summer - "Staff picks for great series."
• 'This is a Robbery' & 6 other recommendations if you love an art heist - "Netflix series examines why the world's most expensive art heist remains unsolved."
• TV shows that reveal the real France - "French TV has never been more popular internationally – but the biggest shows at home reflect a conflicted nation, anxious about its place in the world."
• Twin Peaks & The Twilight Zone has left Netflix on June 30, 2021 - "Both of these shows departing Netflix is a major loss for the service though, not because they've dominated the viewership charts really but because they've been streaming on Netflix for years."
• Uncut Gems, one of Adam Sandler’s best movies, is now streaming on Netflix in the US - "Adam Sandler hasn’t acted in many dramas, but those he stars in tend to exceed expectations. Uncut Gems is no different."
• Verizon adds free Disney+, Hulu streaming to some Fios packages - "The promo is available until September 23rd, 2020."
• WandaVision is an ode to sitcoms - "The MCU’s first Disney Plus show has a good reason to model itself after the beloved format."
• Watch These 12 Titles Before They Leave Netflix in May - "A ton of movies and TV shows are disappearing for U.S. Netflix subscribers next month. These are the ones worth catching before they’re gone."
• Westworld Season 4 Is Happening. Here's Everything We Know So Far - TIME Magazine.
• Watch the Snowden-inspired thriller Wild by Mike Bartlett - video - "Written by Doctor Foster’s Mike Bartlett, the gripping drama Wild, staged at Hampstead theatre in 2016, is now available to watch online until 10pm on Sunday 5 April." 1:48:14.
• What's on Netflix & Amazon this month - May - "Our monthly rundown of the best new releases on Netflix, Amazon, iPlayer, All4, Sky/Now and more in the UK." The Guardian.
• What to watch over the 2021 holidays - "Pass time over the break by binge-watching a few of these excellent shows."
• Where to watch Succession season 3 online from anywhere - "The Emmy award-winning series is returning for its third season as it dives into the messy feud between the patriarch and his children. Filled to the brim with deceit and betrayal, reacquaint yourself with the trials and tribulations of media mogul, Logan Roy, and his toxic family as we tell you where to watch Succession season 3 from anywhere."
• Which HBO Max Originals to Watch - and Which to Skip - "When HBO Max launches on May 27, those who rush to subscribe will likely do so for access to WarnerMedia’s enormous catalog."
• Who Was Andy Warhol, Really? - "A new Netflix docuseries, The Andy Warhol Diaries (released March 9), aims to delve further into the influential artist’s mind."