It’s still January, which means that it’s still cold and dark in most of the country, that your commitment to your New Year’s resolutions might already be faltering, and that there are still several weeks to go if you’re doing a Dry January.
When faced with hardships like these, I find the best course of action is to retreat to a bed or couch and just watch movie marathons until the problems go away and/or it’s Spring. Many of the big streaming services added entire movie franchises to their libraries in the first month of 2018, meaning an escapist movie marathon is only a few clicks away. Here’s what we’re recommending.
The Batman Series
The Back to the Future Series
The Godfather Series
The Harry Potter Series
When faced with hardships like these, I find the best course of action is to retreat to a bed or couch and just watch movie marathons until the problems go away and/or it’s Spring. Many of the big streaming services added entire movie franchises to their libraries in the first month of 2018, meaning an escapist movie marathon is only a few clicks away. Here’s what we’re recommending.
The Batman Series
(credit: Warner Bros.)
Netflix added a bunch of Batman titles to its library, but only one Christopher Nolan movie, Batman Begins. This is fine. Chances are you’ve seen The Dark Knight more than once, but when’s the last time you watched the old school Batman movies? Tim Burton’s 1989 movie holds up despite having been made well before superheroes took over the box office, but the later movies in the series have an infamous -- and unearned -- reputation. Batman and Robin is ridiculous on purpose, and the whole series is worth binging to see how versatile Batman is as a character.
The Back to the Future Series
(credit: Universal Pictures)
Rick and Morty Season 4 won’t be airing for a long time. But, if you’re jonesing for some adventures between a genius old man and his younger sidekick, head over to HBO and watch all three Back to the Future movies. Sure, they’re not nearly as meta or outrageous as the Adult Swim show they would eventually inspire, but at least there’s no mention of Szechuan sauce.
The Godfather Series
(credit: Paramount Pictures)
Here’s a confession I probably shouldn’t make: I haven’t seen any of The Godfather movies. But, everyone says they’re among the greatest films of all all time (although The Godfather: Part III certainly has haters). Maybe this weekend I’ll watch these truly importance masterpieces of film…
Here’s a confession I probably shouldn’t make: I haven’t seen any of The Godfather movies. But, everyone says they’re among the greatest films of all all time (although The Godfather: Part III certainly has haters). Maybe this weekend I’ll watch these truly importance masterpieces of film…
The Harry Potter Series
(credit: Paramount Pictures)
...Or maybe i’ll just watch the Harry Potter series again because watching The Godfather sounds like a lot of work and I’ll probably just have it on in the background while I’m playing Super Mario Odyssey. Let’s be realistic here. The Harry Potter movies are comfort food. Caitlin, my predecessor as your streaming guide, even put them on last week’s newsletter. The Harry Potter movies are meant to be rewatched and rewatched. It’s January. Live your truth.
...Or maybe i’ll just watch the Harry Potter series again because watching The Godfather sounds like a lot of work and I’ll probably just have it on in the background while I’m playing Super Mario Odyssey. Let’s be realistic here. The Harry Potter movies are comfort food. Caitlin, my predecessor as your streaming guide, even put them on last week’s newsletter. The Harry Potter movies are meant to be rewatched and rewatched. It’s January. Live your truth.