What to binge-watch this month

It’s been a long time since I shared some streaming recommendations of my favorite shows/movies. I’ve been reading more these past couple of months, but there is also some good content on OTT that I have been enjoying and thought I’d share here.

The Lost Daughter

Starring Olivia Colman, this movie is a creepy, unsettling story about a middle-aged English woman who develops an unhealthy fixation with a young mother and child, and especially on the child’s doll.

Weird and strange. It’s a movie I still don’t quite get, but it’s worth watching for Colman’s exemplary acting, the Greek island setting (always love movies in beautiful locations), the general vibe, and for the always-wonderful Ed Harris.

Anatomy of a Scandal

Still, worth the watch. I am not very familiar with the British judiciary system, so it was interesting to see the courtroom scenes and to see that even the barristers had to wear wigs.

Also loved Rupert Friend’s fabulous take on the sleazy politician.

House of Gucci

I do have to say that the editing seems a bit ruthless. Ideally, this movie should have been a mini-series. Trying to squeeze such a vast in scope story into two and a half hours doesn’t do justice to the actors or the story. Loved it anyway!

Don’t Look Up

Dark humor. Check. Fantastic acting. Check. Sucker punch of an ending. Check.

If you’ven’t already watched it, watch it now.

Drag me to Hell

In spite of that, this movie was stuck in my watchlist for ages until I got a notification from Prime that it was going to be removed soon. Immediately, I sat up one cold, stormy late night to watch it, and then proceeded to tremble every time the thunder rumbled.

It stars Alison Lohman as an innocent loan officer who rubs one of her clients the wrong way. This then ends up being a never-ending nightmare for the poor girl who spends most of the movie screaming. Boy, does she scream well!

If you like classic horror, you will love this one. It’s macabre, over-the-top, funny, silly, loud, and bombastic.

Too bad, it’s no longer on Prime, you”ll have to check it out on other streaming options.

Koffee with Karan

This season, I have particularly enjoyed Samantha Ruth Prabhu and Vijay Deverakonda bringing a touch of South Indian dignity to the series to offset Bollywood’s fluff.

It’s the show no one wants to admit they watch, but everyone watches anyway!

So these are all my recommendations, folks. A bit all over the place – from super serious and dark to light-hearted to flat-out terrifying. Have you seen any of these? Planning to watch any? Let me know in the comments.