How many hours have we all lost the endless streaming scroll? Aiming for
a little kickback, you end up perusing title after title, intent on
finding just the right movie, ultimately unsure what to choose in the
face of overwhelming options. Fret not, the Collider staff did all that
scrolling for you, scanning through the catalogue in search of the best
picks for an entertaining night in. Now, we’ve put together a
wide-ranging list of the best movies streaming on Amazon Prime right
now. What’s more, we’ll be updating the list regularly with additional
picks, so you won’t run out of viewing material any time soon. The list
spans genres, decades, and ratings, so there should be a little
something for everyone,
Mission: Impossible — Fallout (2018)
The sixth installment in the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise, Fallout
shows that the old series can still outpace younger ones when it comes
to frenetic action and jaw-dropping spectacle. The film opens with
secret agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), part of the Impossible Missions
Force, attempting to secure some stolen plutonium cores. When the
mission goes sideways, the cores fall into the hands of a terrorist
group, forcing the IMF to hunt its members down. Their failure draws the
ire of CIA Director Erica Sloane (Angela Bassett), who deploys the
assassin August Walker (Henry Cavill) to follow Hunt’s trail. With a
gripping plot and some awe-inspiring stunts, Fallout is top-notch
espionage action.
High Life (2019)
From award-winning French filmmaker Claire Denis, High Life is described as an erotic sci-fi horror film, but it really defies classification. It’s difficult to explain High Life
in just a few words but we’ll try. Juliette Binoche stars as Dr. Dibs,
overseer of a damned space mission that is sending criminals to attempt
to extract energy from a black hole. Along the way, Dibs performs sexual
experiments on the criminals that lead to their deaths. Ultimately,
murderer Monte (Robert Pattison) is left alone with his daughter, trying
to survive and thrive as they hurtle toward certain death.
Clue (1985)
Based on the famous board game, Clue may sound silly and, well,
it is. Nonetheless, it’s a glorious display of ’80s camp, highfalutin
accusations, and Tim Curry at his very best. You’ll feel like you’re
watching yourself playing the game at a fancy dinner party, only you’ll
be a lot more comfortable and you can’t lose!
Cold War (2018)
Paweł Pawlikowski’s gorgeous historical drama Cold War follows
Wiktor (Tomasz Kot) and Zula (Joanna Kulig), a music director and singer
respectively, who meet and fall in love in Poland after the end of
World War II. As the years drag on and the Soviet grip over Eastern
Europe tightens, the two drift across borders, in and out of each
other’s lives. Their turbulent romance, set against a backdrop of
paranoia and repression, is messy but moving. Filmed in stark black and
white, Cold War is a beautiful film full of masterfully composed shots.
Hustlers
Writer/Director: Lorene Scafaria
Cast: Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez, Julia Stiles, Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, Lizzo, and Cardi B
In one of the best films of 2019, Lorene Scafaria
uses the true story of strippers who scammed their rich clients to make
an incisive look at feminism and capitalism in the wake of the financial
crisis. Hustlers follows the tumultuous relationship between strippers Destiny (Constance Wu) and her mentor Ramona (Jennifer Lopez,
who was robbed of a Best Supporting Actress nomination) as they decide
to start bilking rich jerks by running up their credit cards. Although
the film has drawn comparisons to Goodfellas, Scafaria makes
this crime drama all her own by discarding the male gaze and instead
sympathizing whit these women who may have been doing something illegal,
but it’s hard to say it was “wrong.” – Matt Goldberg
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