Popular streaming now: ‘Mother’, ‘Succession’ and more

Each week our film and TV experts will list the top ten streaming picks for you to include in your queues. We’re not strictly operating on reviews or cumulative streaming clicks (although yes, we’ve scoured streaming site charts) but rather on those picks that are truly worth noticing amidst the choppy sea of ​​content. There is a lot out there, after all, and your time is valuable.

TIE: 10. high desert (Apple TV+ series)

Patricia Arquette’s best TV broadcasting career continues in the wake of Breaking off and The act. This time, he plays a former drug dealer who somehow decides to become a private investigator. not exactly Jessica Jones but rather an extremely bizarre show showcasing a number of bizarre performances, including by Matt Dillon, Bernadette Peters, and Brad Garrett. Oh, and Rupert Friend plays a guru, just to make things weirder. The series explores grief as Arquette’s character struggles to get over it, but don’t worry if this is too depressing.

TIE: 10. F9 (Streaming of Universal Pictures movies on hbo max)

x fast recently released in theaters, and while it feels like fast 9 I just arrive yesterday, it’s still worth catching up before moving on to the installment where Jason Momoa the villain is the highlight within a 2+ hour show that keeps his foot on the pedal the entire time. Arguably, this new installment could be too much, but at least Momoa is having the most fun, and more movies are probably on the way. Let’s face it: this franchise may never end, and audiences will keep showing up.

9. Silo (Apple TV+ series)

Rebecca Ferguson is riveting as the tough-as-nails engineer in this first season based on Hugh Howey’s opening book of the Wool general. As Juliette, she rises from the lower floors of the massive underground structure, which houses the last ten thousand or more members of humanity after a vague apocalyptic event, to the post of sheriff. There, she begins to delve deeper into a murder mystery as she discovers perhaps too much information about the silo’s true origins, as Common’s leather jacket acts as the most sinister figure in the entire show. Justified Showrunner Graham Yost returns to helming duties here, and I dare say Juliette has more than a few things in common with raylan dice. Rashida Jones, David Oyelowo, Tim Robbins and Harriet Walter co-star.

8. rise of the wicked dead (Streaming New Line Cinema movies on VOD and Amazon Prime)

Although this delivery can not be compared to the wonderful blood gore of yesteryear (or even the Jane Levy movie), streaming audiences apparently can’t get enough of watching this movie at home. And that’s crazy because horror was once thought to be optimally viewed in a crowded theater while gripping the seat handles and streaming along with the surroundings. Hey, it works at home too, so close the curtains and pour all the butter on your popcorn before making sure you can’t sleep tonight.

7. ted lasso (Apple TV+ series)

Our own Brian Grubb has been power ranking this season like crazy, and Jason Sudeikis’ perpetually cheerful coach is not punctuate exactly Lots of points in that department, but the boss of AFC Richmond is preparing to say goodbye to the world of television, and Roy has been trying to convince everyone that he He doesn’t have a hairy ass. In a streaming realm filled with overly convoluted plots, the world will lose these priorities.

6. To catch a murderer (Vertical Entertainment film available PPV at AppleTV+)

shadows of Silence of inocents emerge in this series starring Shailene Woodley as a troubled cop, Eleanor Falco, who tries to track down a serial sniper. Falco also wrestles with her own demons as she teams up with FBI investigator Ben Mendelsohn in the ultimate game of cat and mouse with a killer whose tactics are anything but predictable. Still, Falco is a bit of a secret weapon due to her own past, and this will never be considered a prestigious image, but it’s intriguing and digestible nonetheless.

5. Air (Movie Amazon Prime Video)

Ben Affleck lands back in the director’s seat while also donning a wig to play Nike co-founder Phil Knight. Jason Bateman is being hailed as the movie’s secret weapon, and Matt Damon is also in on the shoe business. Those two play Rob Strasser and Sonny Vaccaro, respectively. Viola Davis is on hand as Michael Jordan’s mother, and the man never appears on camera, but there’s still plenty of buzz as the Nike guys persist in signing him to a deal. The film also stars Chris Messina, Marlon Wayans, Chris Tucker, Gustaf Skarsgård, and Matthew Maher, and while the project was unsuccessful in theaters, it has been a hit on the streaming charts.

4. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (netflix series)

This spin-off actually turned out to be better than the main one. Bridgerton series, so season 3 will have a big act that is hard to follow. Impressively enough, both India Amarteifio and Golda Rosheuvel portray different eras of the main character, whose origin story is worth more than we could have imagined after the frivolous nature of how the monarch was initially portrayed. She’s been through a few things, that’s okay, and while Charlotte and King George’s story turned tragic, it’s ultimately gratifying to see their bond play out despite the arranged nature of their marriage. Corey Mylchreest threads a careful needle in his portrayal of a deceptively difficult character to embody within the bigger Shondaland picture.

3. barry (Broadcast of the HBO series in hbo max)

haunting from last week bill hader The performance also cements him as a master of atmosphere, so it will be a good time to see where he goes in the reign of terror, which is apparently what he wants. want to do next. This is one of many shows nearing sunset this year, but I suspect it will also be one of the most missed of the bunch. Hader has a real talent for giving us a grim as hell story and also making it funny, and the world is waiting to see the humorous darkness of his emerge again in the future.

2. Mother (netflix movie)

The Mother’s Day weekend release schedule was perfect for this Jennifer Lopez movie where she finally gets to do her own version of john wick, and even if the results aren’t technically stellar, this is exactly the kind of movie people can’t help but watch after a themed vacation. JLo plays a military-trained assassin, who must save her daughter from horrific criminals who didn’t choose her target out of nowhere. Joseph Fiennes and Gael García Bernal co-star, but this is JLo’s movie, for better or worse. It’s forgettable, but still a fun ride. Get it, mom.

1. Succession (Broadcast of the HBO series in hbo max)

Shiv Shiv-y Shiv Shiv is maybe failing the hardest Of all the Roy siblings, and boy, did she have to work hard to achieve that dubious goal. This week, Logan Roy is finally getting a funeral (so he can change his grave accordingly), and from the looks of the previews, Roman plans to get theatrical. last week’s episode stressed the audience, and God only knows if cathartic vibes are on the way, but this show only has two more episodes left before we see if that corrupt empire finally falls into oblivion.