WATCH
LIST
2021

DECEMBER

  • The Beatles: Get Back, dir. Peter Jackson, 2021 (Disney+)

  • Sex Lives of College Girls, created by Mindy Kaling, 2021 (HBO Max) (honestly v comfortingly fun)

  • Project Space 13, dir. Michael M. Bilandic, 2021 (Roxy Theater)

  • The Power of the Dog, dir. Jane Campion, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming, dir. Jon Watts, 2017 (iTunes)

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home, dir. Jon Watts, 2019 (iTunes)

  • The Night House, dir. David Bruckner, 2020 (iTunes)

  • PEN15: Season 2, created by Anna KonkleMaya ErskineSam Zvibleman, 2021 (HULU)

  • Eyes Wide Shut, dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1999 (HBO Max) (rewatch)

  • Succession: Season 3, created by Jesse Armstrong, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • Single All the Way, dir. Michael Mayer, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Love Actually, dir. Richard Curtis, 2003 (iTunes) (rewatch)

  • Home Alone, dir. Christopher Columbus, 1990 (Disney+) (rewatch)

  • The Santa Clause, dir. John Pasquin, 1994 (Disney+) (rewatch)

  • Don’t Look Up, dir. Adam McKay, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Insecure: Season 5, created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • Emily in Paris: Season 2, created by Darren Star, 2021 (Netflix) (why do i do it)

  • Old, dir. M. Night Shyamalan, 2021 (iTunes)

  • The Scary of Sixty-First, dir. Dasha Nekrasova, 2021 (iTunes)

  • C’mon C’mon, dir. Mike Mills, 2021 (iTunes)

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 11, created by Larry David, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • The Last Duel, dir. Ridley Scott, 2021 (iTunes)

  • The Lost Daughter, dir. Maggie Gyllenhaal, 2021 (Netflix)

NOVEMBER

  • Caprice, dir. Joanna Hogg, 1986 (Le Cinema Club)

  • The French Dispatch, dir. Wes Anderson, 2021 (Williamsburg Cinemas)

  • The Souvenir, dir. Joanna Hogg, 2019 (Amazon Prime) (rewatch)

  • The Souvenir Part II, dir. Joanna Hogg, 2021 (Cinema Village East)

  • The Grand Budapest Hotel, dir. Wes Anderson, 2014 (iTunes) (rewatch)

  • Moneyball, dir. Bennett Miller, 2011 (Netflix) (rewatch)

  • Licorice Pizza, dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2021 (Cinema Village East)

  • Ted Lasso: Season 2, created by Brendan Hunt, Joe Kelly, Bill Lawrence, 2021 (AppleTV+)

OCTOBER

  • You: Season 3, created by Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti, 2021 (Netflix)

  • After Hours, dir. Martin Scorsese, 1985 (Criterion Channel) (rewatch)

  • Old Enough, dir. Marisa Silver, 1984 (Criterion Channel)

  • The Departed, dir. Martin Scorsese, 2006 (HBOMax) (rewatch)

  • Zodiac, dir. David Fincher, 2007 (Criterion Channel) (rewatch)

  • The Velvet Underground, dir. Todd Haynes, 2021 (Apple+)

  • White Echo, dir. Chloe Sevigny, 2019 (Criterion Channel)

  • No Time to Die, dir. Cary Fukunaga, 2021 (Regal Union Square) (love you bond)

  • What Happened, Brittany Murphy?, dir. Cynthia Hill, 2021 (HBOMax) (bad!)

SEPTEMBER

  • Mr. Jealousy, dir. Noah Baumbach, 1997 (Criterion Channel) (our apartment flooded while watching this so I cannot say it’s a favorite, though I liked it)

  • The Other Two: Season 2, created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, 2019 (HBO Max)

  • Mad Men: Season 7, created by Matthew Weiner, 2013 (Prime) (rewatch)

AUGUST

  • Hacks, created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, Jen Statsky, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • High Fidelity: Season 1, created by Veronica West, Sarah Kucserka, 2020 (HULU)

  • Mad Men: Season 4, created by Matthew Weiner, 2010 (Prime) (rewatch)

  • Mad Men: Season 5, created by Matthew Weiner, 2012 (Prime) (rewatch)

  • The Pelican Brief, dir. Alan J. Pakula, 1992 (HBO Max) (rewatch)

  • Erin Brockovich, dir. Steven Soderbergh, 2000 (Showtime) (rewatch)

  • Pig, dir. Michael Sarnoski, 2021 (iTunes)

  • Three Days of the Condor, dir. Sydney Pollack, 1975 (HBO Max)

  • Senseless, dir. Penelope Spheeris, 1998 (HBO Max)

  • A Wonderful Cloud, dir. Eugene Kotlyarenko, 2015 (Tubi)

  • The Other Two: Season 1, created by Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider, 2019 (HBO Max)

  • Mad Men: Season 6, created by Matthew Weiner, 2012 (Prime) (rewatch)

JULY

  • Zola, dir. Janicza Bravo, 2021 (Williamsburg Cinemas) (IRL!!!!)

  • Mad Men: Season 2, created by Matthew Weiner, 2007 (Prime) (rewatch)

  • Mad Men: Season 3, created by Matthew Weiner, 2007 (Prime) (rewatch)

  • Good on Paper, dir. Kimmy Gatewood, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Serendipity, dir. Peter Chelsom, 2001 (Netflix)

  • A Bigger Splash, dir. Jack Hazan, 1973 (Criterion Channel)

  • Boyz in the Hood, dir. John Singleton, 1991 (Prime)

  • Reservoir Dogs, dir. Quentin Tarantino, 1992 (HBO Max)

  • American Movie, dir. Chris Smith, 1999 (Criterion Channel) (rewatch)

  • Uncut Gems, dir. Josh & Benny Safdie, 2019 (Netflix) (rewatch)

  • The Woman Who Ran, dir. Hong Sangsoo, 2021 (BAM) (IRL!!)

  • Woodstock 99: Peace, Love, and Rage, dir. Garret Price, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • Loki: Season 1, dir. Kate Herron, 2021 (Disney+)

JUNE

  • Some Kind of Heaven, dir. Lance Oppenheim, 2021 (HULU)

  • Bo Burnham: Inside, dir. Bo Burnham, 2021 (Netflix)

  • The Devil Wears Prada, dir. David Frankel, 2006 (STARZ)

  • GoodFellas, dir. Martin Scorcese, 1990 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 7, created by Doug Ellin, 2009 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 8, created by Doug Ellin, 2009 (HBO Max)

  • Weekend at Bernie’s, dir. Ted Kotcheff, 1989 (HULU)

  • The Wailing, dir. Na Hong-jin, 2016 (HULU)

  • The Nest, dir. Sean Durkin, 2020 (Showtime)

  • Starstruck, created by Rose Matafeo, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • The Meddler, dir. Lorene Scafaria, 2016 (Netflix)

  • Cruising, dir. William Friedkin, 1980 (Criterion Channel)

  • Mad Men: Season 1, created by Matthew Weiner, 2007 (Prime) (rewatch)

MAY

  • Fatal Attraction, dir. Adrian Lyne, 1987 (Prime)

  • Gloria, dir. John Cassavetes, 1980 (Criterion Channel)

  • Thing Heard & Seen, dir. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Almost Famous, dir. Cameron Crowe, 2000 (HULU)

  • Images, dir. Robert Altman, 1972 (Criterion Channel)

  • The Woman in the Window, dir. Joe Wright, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Minnie and Moskowitz, dir. John Cassavetes, 1971 (Criterion Channel)

  • Flightplan, dir. Robert Schwentke, 2005

  • Friends: The Reunion, dir. Ben Winston, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 6, created by Doug Ellin, 2009 (HBO Max)

APRIL

  • Entourage: Season 1, created by Doug Ellin, 2004 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 2, created by Doug Ellin, 2005 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 3, created by Doug Ellin, 2006 (HBO Max)

  • Nancy, dir. Christina Choe, 2018 (Prime)

  • Sasquatch, dir. Joshua Rofé, 2021 (HULU)

  • Vanilla Sky, dir. Cameron Crowe, 2001 (Prime)

  • Croupier, dir. Mike Hodges, 1998 (Criterion Channel)

  • Deadly Illusions, dir. Anna Elizabeth James, 2021 (Netflix) (horrible)

  • My Octopus Teacher, dir. Pippa Ehrlich and James Reed, 2020 (Netflix)

  • Entourage: Season 4, created by Doug Ellin, 2007 (HBO Max)

  • Entourage: Season 5, created by Doug Ellin, 2008 (HBO Max)

MARCH

  • A New Leaf, dir. Elaine May, 1971 (Criterion Channel)

  • WandaVision: Season 1, created by Jac Schaeffer, 2021 (Disney+)

  • Ted Lasso: Season 1, created by Bill Lawrence, Jason Sudeikis, Joe Kelly and Brendan Hunt, 2020 (Apple+)

  • Another Round, dir. Thomas Vinterberg, 2020 (iTunes)

  • Rushmore, dir. Wes Anderson, 1998 (HULU) (rewatch)

  • Drive Me Crazy, dir. John Schultz, 1999 (HULU) (rewatch)

  • A History of Violence, dir. David Cronenberg, 2005 (iTunes)

  • Allen v. Farrow, dir. Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • Sound of Metal, dir. Darius Marder, 2020 (Prime)

  • Nomadland, dir. Chloé Zhao, 2021 (HULU)

  • Saturday Night Fever, dir. John Badham, 1977 (Showtime)

  • Midsommar, dir. Ari Aster, 2019 (Prime) (rewatch)

  • Sing Street, dir. John Carney, 2016 (Prime)

  • Avengers: Age of Ultron, dir. Joss Whedon, 2015 (Disney+)

  • Thor: Ragnarok, Taika Waititi, 2017 (Disney+)

  • Bad Trip, dir. Kitao Sakurai, 2020 (Netflix)

  • Avengers: Infinity War, dir. Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, 2018 (Disney+)

  • Avengers: Endgame, dir. Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, 2019 (Disney+)

FEBRUARY

  • Freaks and Geeks, created by Paul Feig, 1999-2000 (HULU) (rewatch)

  • The Little Things, dir. John Lee Hancock, 2021 (HBO Max) (no)

  • Hunger, dir. Steve McQueen, 2008 (Criterion Channel)

  • Molly’s Game, dir. Aaron Sorkin, 2017 (Netflix)

  • Framing Britney Spears, dir. Samantha Stark, 2021 (HULU)

  • Judas and the Black Messiah, dir. Shaka King, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • It’s Complicated, dir. Nancy Meyers, 2009 (iTunes)

  • The Rental, dir. Dave Franco, 2020 (Showtime)

  • Saving Grace, dir. Nigel Cole, 2000 (STARZ)

  • State and Main, dir David Mamet, 2000 (STARZ)

  • I Care A Lot, dir. J Blakeson, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Zero Dark Thirty, Katheryn Bigelow, 2012 (STARZ)

  • Behind Her Eyes, created by Steve Lightfoot, 2021 (Netflix) (dumb but entertaining!)

  • Bonding: Season 2, created by Rightor Doyle, 2021 (Netflix)

  • Billie Eilish: The World's a Little Blurry, dir. R.J. Cutler, 2021 (Apple+)

  • Stories We Tell, dir. Sarah Polley, 2012 (Criterion Channel)

JANUARY

  • Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, dir. David Lynch, 1992 (HBO Max) (rewatch baby)

  • Never Rarely Sometimes Always, dir. Eliza Hittman, 2020 (HBO Max)

  • Dark Waters, dir. Todd Haynes, 2019 (Showtime Anytime)

  • Grumpy Old Men, dir. Donald Petrie, 1993 (HBO Max)

  • Crossing Delancey, dir. Joan Micklin Silver, 1988 (iTunes)

  • Tenet, dir. Christopher Nolan, 2020 (iTunes)

  • Gregory’s Girl, dir. Bill Forsyth, 1980 (Criterion Channel)

  • Losing Ground, dir. Kathleen Collins, 1982 (Criterion Channel)

  • The King of Staten Island, dir. Judd Apatow, 2020 (HBO Max)

  • Local Hero, dir. Bill Forsyth, 1983 (Criterion Channel)

  • Minari, dir. Lee Isaac Chung, 2020 (MoMA Film site) ❤️

  • Promising Young Woman, dir. Emerald Fennell, 2020 (iTunes)

  • Country Strong, dir. Shana Feste, 2011 (Prime)

  • Clockwatchers, dir. Jill Sprecher, 1997 (iTunes)

  • Taken, dir. Pierre Morel, 2008 (STARZ)

  • Isle of Dogs, dir. Wes Anderson, 2018 (Disney+)

  • We Are, dir. Eugene Kotlyarenko, 2020 (weare.fyi)

  • Purple Noon, dir. René Clément, 1960 (Criterion Channel)

  • Secrets & Lies, dir. Mike Leigh, 1996 (Criterion Channel) ❤️

  • Happy-Go-Lucky, dir. Mike Leigh, 2008 (HBO Go)

  • The Kid Detective, dir. Evan Morgan, 2020 (iTunes)

  • Old Joy, dir. Kelly Reichardt, 2006 (Criterion Chanel)

  • Se7en, dir. David Fincher, 1995 (HBO Max) (rewatch)

  • Search Party: Season 4, created by Michael Showalter, Charles Rogers, Sarah-Violet Bliss, 2021 (HBO Max)

  • We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, dir. Jane Shoenbrun, 2021 (Sundance)