she’s surrounded by a strong and thoughtfully diverse ensemble (including viral hit band The Linda Lindas). Robinson hits the perfect balance of fired up and unsure that feels so familiar to young women. Inspired by her mother's Riot Grrrl past, Vivian decides to expose systemic sexism at her high school through the anonymous zine MOXiE!, and ends up spearheading a cause that other students support. With a script from Tamara Chestna and Dylan Meyer, Amy Poehler directs this charming film about budding feminist Vivian (Hadley Robinson). (Opens in a new tab) (Opens in a new tab) 6. and Rihanna's "Live Your Life" without tearing up ever again.* - Angie Han, former Deputy Entertainment Editor The Machines: a truly fun-for-the-whole-family feature that hinges on whether an artsy teen (voiced by Abbi Jacobson) and her Luddite dad (voiced by Danny McBride) can set aside their differences long enough to save all of humanity from being launched into space by Siri Pal.Ĭome for the jokes about our impending AI-led dystopia, stay for the heart-tugging moments of Mitchell family bonding. Take your typical family road trip comedy, toss in a robot apocalypse, and top it all off with a heavy smattering of meme-worthy filters, doodles, and GIFs, and you might end up with something like The Mitchells vs. Where to watch: Sir (Opens in a new tab) is streaming on Netflix. The result is a film so soft and stirring that it will stay with you long after it ends. The love blooms organically, in furtive looks and hefty silence and the trust they develop as Ashwin recovers from a broken engagement and Ratna tells him about her late husband. With Gera's writing and direction, this unlikely story never feels forced.
Housemaids are common in India, where the film is set, but Ratna and Ashwin develop a slow-simmering and socially unthinkable love. Tillotama Shome stars as Ratna, a live-in housemaid to upper-middle-class Ashwin (Vivek Gomber).
Sirįirst-time feature director Rohena Gera sticks the landing with 2018's Sir, which only released in cinemas in November 2020 and hit Netflix early in 2021. Where to watch: Sweet Tooth (Opens in a new tab) is streaming on Netflix. Alexis Nedd, Senior Entertainment Reporter Gus's journey through the world he barely knew existed is a beautiful coming-of-age story with a talented supporting cast and a flawless cute-to-concerning ratio. The eponymous hero is a human-deer hybrid named Gus (nicknamed Sweet Tooth), whose father sheltered him from the worst of the world until shelter became untenable. Though set after a deadly virus has decimated the human population and caused the collapse of civilization (yikes), Sweet Tooth is more of a fairytale told from the perspective of one of the other side effects of the apocalypse. Sweet Tooth was a surprisingly fantastical addition to the Netflix lineup this year, and its big bet on childlike wonder paid off in spades. "Sweet Tooth" has some of the best special effects of Netflix's year. Where to watch: Bad Trip (Opens in a new tab) is streaming on Netflix. The movie's meandering plot features a lineup of outrageous hidden camera pranks that cast innocent bystanders as extras in this rom-com from hell, and their genuine reactions make for an entertaining and surprisingly wholesome watch that you'll remember for a very long time. It's hands-down one of the funniest movies of the year, and also one of the most inventive.
Tiffany Haddish steals the show as Bad Trip's main antagonist, Bud's sister Trina, who is newly escaped from prison and wildly unpredictable. Lil Rel Howery co-leads as Bud, Chris' best - er -bud (ha!), who agrees to a moonshot road trip in hopes of finding his friend's lost love. Brought to you by three of the dudes behind The Eric André Show, this mostly improvised romantic-comedy stars Eric André as Chris, a hopeless romantic seeking a second chance with his high school crush. Where to watch: Bo Burnham: Inside (Opens in a new tab) is streaming on Netflix. The "I am not well" scene is genuinely hard to watch. But if you need to sit this one out, we get that too. Mashable's Alexis Nedd actually described it as an " upsetting (in a good way?) musical recap of shared psychic trauma." If that's the kind of viewing experience you can manage, then you definitely should cue it up. More remarkable, he made the project while stuck at home like the rest of us. With his characteristic wit and self-deprecation, Burnham takes musical aim at everything from aging ("30") to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ("Bezos I" and "Bezos II"). Among the more impressive pandemic projects to hit the market, Bo Burnham: Inside is an unconventional comedy special that takes a painfully precise look at the traumatic experience of social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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