On Netflix, Amazon and Disney+
The weekend is here. It's here! Regardless of what streaming service you subscribe to, we want to help. We've gone through Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and Disney+ to find the best titles on each service. |
Here's one of the 50 best movies on Netflix |
 | | From left, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo, Brian d'Arcy James, Michael Keaton and John Slattery in "Spotlight" (2015)Kerry Hayes/Open Road Films |
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Winner of the Oscar for best picture of 2015, this ensemble drama focuses on the Boston Globe's investigation of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic church, which culminated in a bombshell series that won the Pulitzer Prize. But the accolades are merely the payoff; as with "All the President's Men," "Spotlight" is primarily interested in the unrelenting grunt work of shoe-leather reporting, of knocking on doors, digging through records, matching up names and praying for breakthroughs. Our critic called it a "gripping detective story" and "superlative newsroom drama." |
Here is one of the best TV shows on Netflix |
 | | Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in "Never Have I Ever."Isabella B. Vosmikova/Netflix |
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For "Never Have I Ever," the creator of "The Mindy Project," Mindy Kaling, draws on her own teenage experiences as a first-generation Indian-American who very much wanted to be part of the popular crowd. This clever and heartfelt sitcom is set in the modern day, but it should still be relatable to anyone who can remember the family pressures, personal traumas and unrealistic expectations that keep some kids from ever feeling "cool." Our critic said this show "moves like a teen comedy and has a sort of 'Mean Girls' gloss on high school in terms of its anthropology of teendom and its school aesthetic." Season two just dropped on Netflix. |
Have a Hulu subscription? It's a lot to wade through. We can help! |
 | | Anthony Bourdain in "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations."Travel Channel |
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'Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations' |
This long-running showcase for the late, great celebrity chef, author and raconteur is a globe-trotting celebration of the cultures and cuisines of the world, a well-balanced mixture of destinations close (Maine, New Orleans, New York's outer boroughs) and far (Vietnam, Russia, Egypt, Turkey), which Bourdain explores with both curiosity and bravado. He combines history, political commentary, observation and (of course) food appreciation into an undeniably appealing mix, often propelled by the sheer force of his personality. Bourdain's willingness to go wherever the journey takes him gives his show an inspired unpredictability and infectious energy. |
Amazon Prime Video doesn't make it easy to find stuff. Luckily, we have done the work for you. |
 | | Amy Adams and Chris Messina in "Julie and Julia" (2009).Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures |
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This "breezy, busy" comedy-drama from the writer Nora Ephron is an adaptation of two books, one by Julie Powell, a blogger who attempted to work her way through all the recipes in Julia Child's influential "Mastering the Art of French Cooking," and the other a memoir that Child wrote with Alex Prud'homme, which details the development of those recipes. The juxtaposition is ingenious, giving the viewer two funny — and mouthwatering — movies for the price of one, and the performances (particularly by Meryl Streep as Child, Amy Adams as Powell and Stanley Tucci as Child's devoted husband, Paul) are first-rate. |
Disney+ is full of animated classics. But there are a lot of live-action movies to watch as well. |
 | | Cary Elwes and Robin Wright in "The Princess Diaries" (1987).MGM |
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Unpacking the mythology of countless bedtime stories, this fractured fairy tale from Rob Reiner, adapted from the novel by William Goldman, winks knowingly at the conventions of romantic adventures while paying them off all the same. At its center is a star-crossed love story between a would-be princess (Robin Wright) and a mysterious pirate (Cary Elwes), but much of the fun is at the periphery, like Mandy Patinkin's hapless swashbuckler and Wallace Shawn's Sicilian outlaw. Janet Maslin hailed the "delightful cast and a cheery, earnest style that turns out to be ever more disarming as the film moves along." |
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