While spring is in the air, there are no shortage of choices to keep you glued to your couch through the month of March. From timeless classics to offbeat contemporary arthouse flicks, here’s a look at some of the best options available to stream this month. Happy binging!
Sundance Now
Reset
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Obsessed with the idea of starting over, a writer returns to his hometown, but doesn’t tell anyone in his family or his circle of friends. Once there, he begins an unusual journey, as he becomes increasingly obsessed with pushing the ‘reset’ button on his own life. A daring, twisted arthouse thriller from writer/director Paul Bojack.
Taxi Driver
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Director Martin Scorsese’s immortal classic about Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro), a man who’s perpetually alone despite being surrounded by people. Plagued with insomnia, he begins driving a cab at night (hence the title), which only leads him down a series of dark obsessions that further alienate him from the world he lives in.
Starz
Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai
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Writer/director Jim Jarmusch’s genre mashup follows the mysterious Ghost Dog (Forrest Whitaker), an assassin hired out by the mob to kill their fellow made guys. Once Ghost Dog is betrayed, however, he goes all out on his quest for revenge. With a soundtrack by RZA and a narrative told partly through cartoons, it’s Jarmusch at his most gleefully sublime.
About 10 Godzilla Movies
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King Kong will be taking over theaters once again in a couple weeks in Skull Island, and it’s already laying the groundwork for a shared movie universe with the recently rebooted Godzilla. So, what better way to celebrate your anticipation with no fewer than 10(!) Godzilla movies from the ’90s and ’00s? The answer: there is no better way.
Netflix
The BFG
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If you missed Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of Roald Dahl’s story in theaters (and based on the box-office performance, you probably did), you can catch this underappreciated gem as it hits Netflix in the middle of the month. A whimsical adventure suitable for the entire family.
Hulu
The Adventure of Buckaroo Banzai (Across the Eighth Dimension)
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There’s so much that can be said about this movie, but really, if you haven’t seen it, just do yourself a favor and set aside a couple hours and watch it as soon as you can. Just make sure you take one last, long look in the mirror before pushing play, because that person won’t be there after the credits role.
Amazon
The Dressmaker
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This Amazon original movie stars Kate Winslet as Tilly, a dressmaker in Paris who returns to her home in the Australian outback to mend fences with her mother, Molly, played by Judy Davis. A quirky, offbeat tale of family (and just a tinge of revenge) that continues to add to Amazon’s increasing reputation as a producer of quality content
Seeso
Fast Times At Ridgemont High
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Based on Cameron Crowe’s undercover high school experience, director Amy Heckerling brings together an ensemble cast to showcase the trials and tribulations of life in an early 80s California high school. In addition to the coming-of-age story, it’s also a who’s-who of today’s Hollywood talent back when they were just a bunch of fresh-faced kids.
HBO Now
M*A*S*H
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Before it was one of the most beloved (and longest-running) TV shows of all time, M*A*S*H was an ensemble comedy by writer/director Robert Altman. Like the show, it’s set in a medical unit behind on the front lines during the Korean War (standing in for the Vietnam War), and features the antics of Hawkeye Pierce (Donald Sutherland), Trapper John (Elliot Gould), and Duke (Tom Skerrit). A timeless, off-color classic of the New Hollywood era.
