Amazon today (February 1) has added 57 new movies to its Prime Video lineup. Here are the four best, in my humble opinion:
Annie Hall (1977)
Woody Allen’s comedy masterpiece is based loosely on the actor/director’s romance with Diane Keaton, who plays the title character. The film, which captured the 1978 Academy Award for Best Picture, combines Woody’s comic brilliance with an insightful take on relationships and human foibles. Such a great movie and one that filmmakers have tried to replicate ever since with varying degrees of success. (Looking at you, Rob Reiner, director of When Harry Met Sally.)
Talladega Nights: The Legend of Ricky Bobby (2006)
Adam McKay’s hilarious send-up of the NASCAR circuit starring Will Ferrell as a witless but winning driver. Sacha Baron Cohen is Peter Sellers-like funny as a French driver and rival to Ferrell’s Ricky Bobby and the rest of the supporting cast includes Amy Adams, John C. Reilly and Leslie Bibb. Rev your engines and prepare to laugh.
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Get Out (2017)
Daniel Kaluuya stars as a young black man who learns some scary secrets about his white girlfriend (Allison Williams) and her family when he visits their home. The Jordan Peele-directed horror/satire became an instant classic for its insightful and suspenseful take on racial paranoia (from both sides here) and miscommunication. Be prepared to laugh, think and occasionally jump out of your seat.
Basic Instinct (1992)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven, Basic Instinct is a psychological thriller that explores the dangerous allure of a hedonistic author (Sharon Stone) suspected of murder. Michael Douglas plays the investigating detective who falls headfirst in the honeypot. The film is a classic neo noir that made Stone a star and her tete a tetes with Douglas (written by crazy Joe Eszterhas) are both funny and seductive. Great f—- film, so to speak.
Complete List of New Movies Added Today to Amazon’s Prime Video:
12 Angry Men (1957)
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (1996)
Along Came A Spider (2001)
Annie Hall (1977)
Baseketball (1998)
Basic Instinct (1992)
Blades of Glory (2007)
Chorus Line (1985)
Cop Land (1997)
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)
Event Horizon (1997)
Fiddler On the Roof (1971)
From Beyond (1986)
Gang Related (1997)
Get Out (2017)
Ghost World (2001)
Grown Ups (2010)
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Hair (1979)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Hot Fuzz (2007)
I Am Not Your Negro (2017)
In The Cut (2003)
Jeepers Creepers 2 (2003)
Just Friends (2005)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Lady Chatterley’s Lover (1982)
Life (2017)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
My Left Foot (1990)
Quigley Down Under (1990)
Red Rocket (2021)
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
Riddick (2013)
Ride Along (2014)
Sarafina! (1992)
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010)
Scream (1996)
Scream 2 (1997)
Shrek Forever After (2010)
Snake Eyes (1998)
Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
The Alamo (1960)
The Bounty (1984)
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
The Core (2003)
The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course (2002)
The Elephant Man (1980)
The Great Train Robbery (1979)
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1977)
The Peacemaker (1997)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Sweetest Thing (2002)
The Vampire Lovers (1970)
Young Adult (2011)
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