On Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and Amazon
The weekend is here. It's here! And it's a whole day longer. Regardless of what streaming service you subscribe to, we want to help you find something great to watch. We've gone through Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ to find the best titles on each service. |
Here is one of the 50 best movies on Netflix. |
 | | From left, Marwan Kenzari, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlize Theron, Luca Marinelli and KiKi Layne in "The Old Guard."Aimee Spinks/Netflix |
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Gina Prince-Blythewood's adaptation of Greg Rucka's comic book series delivers the expected goods: The action beats are crisply executed, the mythology is clearly defined and the pieces are carefully placed for future installments. But that's not what makes it special. Prince-Blythewood's background is in character-driven drama (her credits include "Love and Basketball" and "Beyond the Lights"), and the film is driven by its relationships rather than its effects — and by a thoughtful attentiveness to the morality of its conflicts. A.O. Scott deemed it a "fresh take on the superhero genre," and he's right; though based on a comic book, it's far from cartoonish. |
Here is one of the best TV shows on Netflix. |
 | | Mae Martin, left, and Charlotte Ritchie in a scene from "Feel Good."Netflix |
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The comedian Mae Martin co-created and stars in this emotionally charged romantic dramedy about a stand-up comic named Mae whose already chaotic life gets even crazier when she falls hard for a sweet, grounded gal named George (Charlotte Ritchie). The relationship goes through multiple ups and downs — some of them related to Mae's being a recovering addict, some related to George's having never dated a woman before — but the couple's passion for each other carries them through. In a Times article about the show, Maya Salam wrote: "Against all odds, it's funny, immensely warm and downright charming. And a love story." |
Have a Hulu subscription? It's a lot to wade through. We can help! |
 | | Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox in "Lost."Mario Perez/ABC |
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One of modern television's most discussed and dissected, analyzed and agonized, loved and loathed programs is this six-season story of a group of plane-crash survivors, trapped on a mysterious and (presumably?) deserted island. This simple setup proved fertile soil for shocking twists and copious fan theories, as well as for an admirably all-rules-are-off sense of storytelling, regularly veering off into extended flashbacks, flash-forwards and even the occasional flash-sideways. Some of its loose ends are frustrating, and some of the answers are unsatisfying. But it's nonetheless a bold experiment in longform storytelling, and one whose "Wait, WHAT?" cliffhangers make for essential binge-watching. |
Amazon Prime Video doesn't make it easy to find stuff. Luckily, we have done the work for you. |
 | | Chris Rock and Julie Delpy in "2 Days in New York."Walter Thomson/Magnolia Pictures |
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Julie Delpy, who stars in Richard Linklater's "Before" trilogy, created a chatty-couple series of her own with her 2007 treat "2 Days in Paris" (also available on Prime) and this delightful sequel. In "New York," she crafts an opposites-attract story for Marion, a brash, neurotic Frenchwoman and Mingus, her Brooklynite boyfriend (well played by a slightly restrained Chris Rock). We then watch as their precariously balanced relationship implodes under the stress of a visit from Marion's family. It's both a romantic comedy and a comedy of manners; the relationship bends until it nearly breaks. Our critic praised its "great charm" and "considerable insight." |
Disney+ is full of older classics. But there are newer things to watch, too. |
 | | Tom Hiddleston, center, and Wunmi Mosaku, right, in a scene from "Loki."Chuck Zlotnick/Marvel Studios |
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Tom Hiddleston's performance as Loki, Thor's adopted brother and self-proclaimed "god of mischief," has always been a welcome wrinkle in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which is generally long on stoic heroism and short on shenanigans. This lively six-episode series brings an alternate version of Loki — long story how that came to pass — in contact with the Time Variance Authority, a bureaucratic agency that recruits him to help stop catastrophic disruptions in the "sacred timeline." Likening the series to "Doctor Who" or Douglas Adams, Mike Hale wrote that "a little lightness is welcome" from the series, in comparison to the heaviness of its Disney+ Marvel predecessors. |
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