More unjustly overlooked movies to enjoy at home: an erotic plot-twister, an unforgettable coming of age film, some political economics and an amazingly charismatic star in a classic noir…from Poland!
Tonight, I’ll be streaming the newest from documentarian Matt Wolf – Spaceship Earth, about the 1990s Biosphere 2 experiments.
ON VIDEO
After a few minutes of The Handmaiden, we learn that it’s a con artist movie. After 100 minutes, we think we’ve watched an excellent con artist movie, but then we’re surprised by a huge PLOT TWIST, and we’re in for two more episodes and lots of surprises in a gripping and absorbing final hour. It’s also one of the most visually beautiful and highly erotic films of the year. Stream it on Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
The unforgettable coming of age film Me and Earl and the Dying Girl is perched right on the knife-edge between tragedy and comedy. The title suggests a weeper (and it is), but 90% of Me and Earl is flat-out hilarious. Stream it from Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, YouTube and Google Play.
Other recent streaming recommendations:
Capital in the Twenty-First Century is a critical look at the concentration of wealth from Thomas Piketty’s best seller.
- The Whistlers
- The Wild Goose Lake
- Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
- The Deep
- Very Semi-Serious
- Radio Dreams
- The Lost City of Z
- Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blache
- Rojo
- Buck
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
- Won’t You Be My Neighbor?
- Gone Girl
- The Commitments
- Short Term 12
ON TV
On May 10, Turner Classic Movies presents the Polish thriller Ashes and Diamonds, one of my Overlooked Noir. A masterful director and his charismatic star make this a Can’t Miss. I’ll be writing more about this tomorrow.
