Streaming Roulette, August: Serenity, Red Sea Diving Resort, and two major 1981 classics
Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 2:18PM As is our practice we've selected a handful of titles and frozen the films at utterly random moments without cheating (whatever comes up comes up!). It's our way of previewing new titles streaming each month. So what should you queue up for AUGUST 2019 ?(★ means we recommend catching them.) Please do let us know if you're dying to discuss any of the films and maybe we'll write about one or two of 'em You rarely tell us but we'll try if you do.
[COUGHING]
Jackie Brown (1997) ★ on Netflix
Is De Niro coughing to distract you from Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood for a minute? He's got a new trailer out and that would like a little attention, too. On the couch is Bridget Fonda giving what is easily one of her top two performances (the other one is in a little seen 80s movie called Scandal). We should probably see this particular Quentin Tarantino flick again. Beyond Fonda's perpetually baked surfer girl I don't personally remember much about it except for that Rashomon inspired scene in the mall, and Pam Grier and Robert Forster being a fine match in the two central roles.
[HEAVY BREATHING]
Body Heat (1981) ★ on HBO
Nice wedding ring shot. That ain't her husband...