Complete the Quarantine Recommendation Sentence(s)...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 10:21AM 
Since we're all in this together, let's share our recommendations.
1. The last movie I streamed was _______________ which I ______.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series ________________.
3. I really wish ______________ was streaming.
I'll share my complete sentences after the jump but join in in the comments, won'cha?
1. The last movie I streamed was Onward by Pixar (last night) which was quite fun but it somehow seemed far less substantial than other Pixar efforts.
2. I highly recommend the series Kingdom from South Korea which is on Netflix. I was going to say it's like Game of Thrones with zombies until I remembered that Game of Thrones also had zombies. Anyway I love it -- superb direction and action choreography, exciting costumes, sexy actors, intense plotting, etcetera -- and I'm moving to South Korea to marry Ju Ji-Hoon (The Crown Prince).
3. I really wish more old musicals were streaming. Criterion Channel has a few but the other streaming series are really skimping on musicals.
Reader Comments (33)
The last movie I watched on you tube was "Abby" (1974) an black exploitation exorcist horror movie which should be remade. Not a great movie but it has some decent scares and a good cast. The print of You Tube is horrible but watchable- maybe Scream Factory can give us special edition blu ray
1. The last movie I streamed was The Colour Purple which I had as favourite movie from 12 to 15, so I've showed it to my boyfriend and my parents-in-law.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series AJ and the Queen on Netflix because sadly there will not be a second season.
3. I really wish more indie movies were streaming.
1. The last movie I streamed was Election on HBOGO which I still adore. Witherspoon is rightly lauded for her work, but I'll never understand why more people don't celebrate Broderick's performance. It's fascinating to see "Ferris Bueller" play the embodiment of everything he was rebelling against and he's just so damn funny. The way he plays the escalation of frustration and impotent rage as his life is falling apart is masterful. And "Larry, we're not electing the fucking pope here!" is an alltime line delivery for me.
2. I highly recommend the streaming series Sex Education. Just delightful. The young cast is amazing, top to bottom. And Asa Butterfield can actually act?! Who knew.
3. I really wish old Eurovision ceremonies were streaming. I love that annual cheesy, gay, messy, fabulous event and I'm sad we won't be getting a 2020 installment.
1: The last movie I streamed was...crap, months ago. Uncut Gems.
2: I highly recommend the streaming series BoJack Horseman on Netflix.
3: I really wish The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy was streaming. Or even just on DVD. SO want to fully revisit that show, but there's no way to do so.
The last movie I watched was American Son with Kerry Washington. An adapted play set in a police station waiting room, the claustrophobic set works to build tension. Those, like me, who are disappointed with Washington’s performance in Little Fires Everywhere will be surprised to see how effective her work here is,
The last series I binged was the Unorthodox. Isreali actress Shira Haas is brilliant as Etsy, an unhappy Hasidic Jewish teenage in an arranged marriage. Esty runs away to Berlin but is pursued by the men of her community. Best miniseries since Unbelievable.
1. The last movie I streamed was Queerama which I the British version of The Celluloid Closet. I fucking loved it.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series The Virtues.
3. I really wish Miguel Ángel Silvestre was streaming between my thighs.
1. The last movie I watched was Nico, 1988 yesterday (recorded a year ago from TV) which I loved - Trine Dyrholm sits just behind Florence Pugh and just ahead of Saiorse Ronan in my 2017 Best Actress list. I’m a fan of The Velvet Underground and would be fascinated to know how the movie plays to people with no prior knowledge of Nico and her legend...
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Save Me (both seasons) on Now TV / Sky in the UK. Lennie James, Stephen Graham, Suranne Jones and Leslie Manville lead a pitch-perfect cast - it’s extremely dark and disturbing but some of the best UK television of the past few years.
3. I really wish Eve’s Bayou was streaming (as part of one of my subscriptions) in the UK - I’ll really resent paying to rent from Amazon when my anticipation overcomes me - it’s probably my most anticipated “never seen before” item on my watchlist.
The last movie I streamed was Phantom Thread, which I showed my Mum last Saturday and which she enjoyed a lot (as did I, for the second time).
I highly recommend the streaming series Chernobyl - which I hear is great and which I hope to get round to watching very soon!
No particular wishes re: streaming at present. I've got a lot of discs that I haven't watched yet and I've not got a great deal of time, as remote working has been so busy. But more musicals is always a good thing!
1. The last movie I streamed was Shirley Valentine which I found delightful. Pauline Collins is a force of nature, her Oscar nod was truly deserved! The movie has its flaws but Willy Russell was such a gifted playwright that some of the lines had me laugh out loud - and God knows we're in desperate need of those.
2. I highly recommend the streaming series Dear White People on Netflix. I just finished season 1 and thought it was extremely witty and entertaining as well as providing its viewers with food for thought.
3. I really wish older movies were streaming.
Most recently watched Klute (on TCM) for the first time - it lived up to the hype and Jane Fonda is incredible.
Recommend - Vera, a British detective series staring Brenda Blethyn.
Wish was streaming - The Other Two - anyone know where to find it?
1. The last movie I streamed was The Thing About Harry on Hulu, which was okay, but nothing exceptional.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Killing Eve on Hulu.
3. I really wish the TV series State of Grace were streaming somewhere. Does anyone remember that one?
@Volvagia
Did a bit of digging and though this might be useful:
Each season of the Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is available for $20 each on Amazon or iTunes.
Alternatively, the series is available with a Hulu Live TV Subscription. Their price, $55 per month, is a bit steep, but you can get 7 days free before they start charging you. So, if you wanted to do a marathon while you're self-isolating, that's an option. Hope this helps!
The last movie I streamed was THE KINDERGARTEN TEACHER on Netflix which I loved. Maggie Gyllenhaal is terrific and those last 20 minutes is just something.
I highly recommend the streaming series KIM'S CONVENIENCE on Netflix. They just posted their latest season and I binged it in a day.
I really wish the final season of SCHITT'S CREEK was streaming. I know the show JUST ended yesterday, but I miss it already and I guess I can re-watch the series from the very beginning (on Netflix) until the final season is made available (in October I think?).
1. The last movie I streamed was Game Night which I really enjoyed
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Avenue 5
3. I really wish Jojo Rabbit was streaming.
I really wish a decent democrate candidate was streaming.
Am I the only one focused on distracting, feel-good entertainment right now? You guys have sterner constitutions than I do. I don't think I could handle watching something like Chernobyl right now.
1. Last movie I streamed was Clue. I'm also rewatching the Lord of the Rings movies.
2. I highly recommend The Expanse, now streaming on Amazon Prime. It reminds me of the best seasons of Battlestar Galactica. Just finished the first season and there are three more to go.
3. Really wish the final season of Schitt's Creek were streaming. I cut the cord so I don't have live TV anymore and am trying to limit myself to two streaming services (but might just need to add a couple more.)
1. The last movie I streamed was The Ten Commandments which I enjoyed for its glorious camp and excess.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Pushing Daisies. I will always take any opportunity to recommend Pushing Daisies. Community also just got added to Netflix and that's a great distraction.
3. I really wish more old Hollywood classic cinema (yes Nathaniel. PLEASE musicals) were streaming. I love the Criterion Channel, but a lot of the content on there is hard to be in the mood for at home and is maybe a bit too adventurous for me. I need something to help me catch up on my basic blindspots. I'm trying to check off the best picture winners I haven't seen yet and am running out of titles available on streaming.
1) The last movie I streamed was Come Back, Little Sheba which I liked okay, but pitied the Oscar-winning turn by Shirley Booth, rather than sympathize with her.
2) I highly recommend streaming the High Fidelity series on Hulu. I know it has been polarizing but Zoe Kravitz is such a star and effortlessly carries the show. Da'Vine Joy Randolph is just terrific in it as well. More work for her, please!
3) I really wish Friends was streaming. I need that series as comfort food in my life now.
Love this idea!
1) Last streamed Lady Macbeth which I loved
2) I highly recommend the streaming series Devs on Hulu especially for fans of Alex Garland's other work Ex Machina
3) I really wish Knife in the Water was streaming
1. The last movie I streamed was "The Farewell" which I cannot believe I took so long to watch -- because it's so freaking good (and was slighted so badly in awards season).
2. I highly recommended the streaming series "Russian Doll". Sure it's a year old, but rewatching it did wonders for my soul -- it's funny, heartfelt, sharp-edged, and particularly suited to this moment when so many of us feel like we're reliving slightly different versions of the same day over and over.
3. I really wish __??__ was streaming. I got nothing here. I've got a kid who I'm trying to home-school, so I'm exhausted every night and feel lucky if I have the stamina for a full movie once a week.
Onward is the best Disney/Pixar movies in YEARS. I loved it.
The last movie I streamed was Float which I had watched on my mother's iPad since she has Netflix, Apple TV, and Disney+.
I highly recommend the streaming series Gentrified.
I really wish The Decalogue was streaming.
@Z - Garland is so fu**ing great!
1. The last movie I streamed was Onward which I loved. It might be my favorite Pixar film.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Fruits Basket. The original version was voted the best anime of all time for a very long time. The remake is pretty solid, too, though I prefer the more expressive visual style of the original.
3. I really wish Little Women was streaming. I want to see it again but can't justify the rental or purchase right now.
1. The Front Page, was a lesser version of His Girl Friday
2. The Good Place! Rewatched and it cheered me right up.
3. Totally agree on needing more musicals! Often go to a weekly musical night in the area and I miss it. We need a little singing and joy these days.
1. The last movie I streamed was My neighbor Totoro which was an amazing introduction of Hayao Miyazaki to my three nieces. Thanks for bringing it up in an article earlier over the website, is currently streaming on Netflix Latin America.
2. I highly recommend the streaming series Undercover on Netflix. Is a joint Dutch/Belgian series inspired on true events of an undercover police couple tracking down an ecstasy kingpin in the south of The Netherlands. So realistic, well-acted and engaging plot. You get hooked on the first episode.
3. I really wish there were more horror classics streaming. Like The Exorcist or Rosemary’s Baby. Or would love to see more critically acclaimed foreign language films with Females on the Lead. Like Elle or Maria full of grace, always nice to see something different.
I might watch Aquarius tonight, has anyone watched it?
Z - "Knife in the Water" is streaming for free on Kanopy.
1. The last movie I streamed was In Fabric which, I hope, will be a cult classic someday. It created its own cinematic language and Fatma Mohamed and Marianne Jean-Baptiste are aces.
2. I highly recommend La Mante via Netflix, which at 6 episodes, is binge-able. Although much of the emotionalisms are held nicely in check, when it does go for that longed-for cathartic release it was more beautiful for having (me) wait for that moment in the last episode.
3. I wish all the films of Rob Tregenza, Jamie Thraves, and Tommy Weber are more available to stream online. Some of their filmic works are extremely hard to find.
Volvagia - Considering how consistently and constantly (occasionally incessantly) you mention it, You not owning the series of The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy is the most shocking thing of 2020. Corona included.
1. The last movie I streamed was Marco Berger's "The Blonde One" which I loved.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series "Feel Good" on Netflix.
3. I really wish "End of the Century" was streaming.
Championing queer film and TV during quarantine!! Woohoo!
PP isn't he devine, he is so exciting and become quite the master of slow-build tension
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1. The last movie I streamed was Breakdown (90s movie with Kurt Russell) which I still enjoyed even up to now.
2. I highly recommended the streaming series Crash Landing on You. Its a K-Drama which has taken my home country by storm. I love it.
3. I really wish Popular (series by Ryan Murphy which had 2 seasons) was streaming. I can't find it anywhere in my country