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Overwhelmed by Netflix, Hulu and other TV and movie streaming services? We are here to help!

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    Akosua Busia, left, with Desreta Jackson in “The Color Purple.”
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    The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now

    New films, and classics, just keep coming, but you don’t have to drill down to find the finest selections to stream. We’ll do the heavy lifting. You press play.

     By Jason Bailey

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    Sally Hawkins, left, and Octavia Spencer in “The Shape of Water.”
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    The Best Movies and Shows on Hulu Right Now

    We’ve handpicked the finest movies and television shows currently streaming on Hulu in the United States. Take a look.

     By Jason Bailey

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    Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale in a scene from “The Watcher.”
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    The 50 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now

    New shows come to the streaming giant all the time — too many to ever watch them all. We’re here to help.

     By Noel Murray

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    Ansel Elgort and Rachel Zegler as Tony and Maria in Steven Spielberg’s “West Side Story.”
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    The 50 Best TV Shows and Movies to Watch on Disney+ Right Now

    The Disney streaming platform has hundreds of movie and TV titles, drawing from its own deep reservoir classics and from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. These are our favorites.

     By Scott Tobias

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    Keir Dullea in a scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
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    The 50 Best Movies on Max Right Now

    In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these.

     By Scott Tobias

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    The 2006 Zach Galifianakis comedy special “Live at the Purple Onion” is one of Netflix’s first original comedy productions.
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    Stream These 8 Movies Before They Leave Netflix in February

    A handful of great titles are leaving the service for U.S. subscribers soon, including a bona fide comedy classic. See them while you can.

     By Jason Bailey

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    Colin Farrell in “The Banshees of Inisherin.”
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    Where to Stream ‘The Banshees of Inisherin,’ ‘Elvis’ and More 2023 Oscar Nominees

    Many of the top contenders can be watched at home. Here’s a guide to help you get a jump on the field.

     By Scott Tobias

HBO

More in HBO ›
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    Bill Hader in the series finale of “Barry.” In the show’s final season, its sendups of violence and pop culture came fully together.
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    In the ‘Barry’ Finale, Hollywood Gets Away with Murder

    Bill Hader’s dark comedy made the culture of violence and the culture of showbiz into collaborators.

     By James Poniewozik

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    “I’ve always said that with Sally, you don’t have to like her,” Sarah Goldberg said of her character in “Barry,” for which she earned an Emmy nod. “You just have to know her.”
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    Sarah Goldberg on the ‘Barry’ Finale and Bad Decisions

    ‘It was definitely a comedy when we started,” the actress said. But in the end, it “was a morality tale” about the choices that make us who we are.

     By Alexis Soloski

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    Mary Tyler Moore smiled at the world, and the world smiled back.
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    A Complicated Nostalgia for Mary Tyler Moore

    A new documentary examines the life of an actress who personified a certain kind of hopeful feminism.

     By Rhonda Garelick

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    The Weeknd, left, Lily-Rose Depp and Sam Levinson, the “Euphoria” showrunner who’s also behind their new series, “The Idol.”
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    Is ‘The Idol’ as Sleazy as HBO Says?

    At Cannes, the sex-filled show is drawing plenty of controversy. That just means “we’re about to have the biggest show of the summer,” Sam Levinson says.

     By Kyle Buchanan

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    Keir Dullea in a scene from “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
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    The 50 Best Movies on Max Right Now

    In addition to new Warner and HBO films, the streamer has a treasure trove of Golden Age classics, indie flicks and foreign films. Start with these.

     By Scott Tobias

Disney Plus

More in Disney Plus ›
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    Flounder and Ariel each get makeovers from animation to live action.
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    ‘The Little Mermaid’: 13 Differences Between the Original and Remake

    It’s not just her voice Ariel loses in the new live-action adaptation. Plus, Sebastian has some updated advice in “Kiss the Girl.”

     By Sarah Bahr

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    Halle Bailey, right, as Ariel in the live-action remake of “The Little Mermaid,” with Awkwafina voicing the bird Scuttle and Jacob Tremblay as the fish Flounder.
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    ‘The Little Mermaid’ Review: The Renovations Are Only Skin Deep

    Disney’s live-action remake, with Halle Bailey starring as Ariel and a diverse cast, is a dutiful corrective with noble intentions and little fun.

     By Wesley Morris

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    How the New ‘Little Mermaid’ Goes Back ‘Under the Sea’

    The director Rob Marshall discusses his take on the musical number featuring Daveed Diggs as Sebastian and Halle Bailey as Ariel.

     By Mekado Murphy

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    “I just focus on the positives and the greatness that I’ve been seeing in these beautiful babies’ reactions,” Halle Bailey said of young fans of her character.
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    Halle Bailey: ‘The Little Mermaid’ Star Connects With Her Inner Ariel

    Her first major film role has come with big expectations and a racist backlash. But the Grammy-nominated singer isn’t easily deterred.

     By Kalia Richardson

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    Amid the many supernatural and mythological elements of “American Born Chinese” (starring Ben Wang, center), the show’s traditional family story is its strongest feature.
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    ‘American Born Chinese’ Review: We’re All Walt’s Children

    Disney’s adaptation of this groundbreaking graphic novel finds the teenage action drama that lurked inside the deconstruction of immigrant identity.

     By Mike Hale

Amazon Prime Video

More in Amazon Prime Video ›
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    Akosua Busia, left, with Desreta Jackson in “The Color Purple.”
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    The Best Movies on Amazon Prime Video Right Now

    New films, and classics, just keep coming, but you don’t have to drill down to find the finest selections to stream. We’ll do the heavy lifting. You press play.

     By Jason Bailey

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    With ‘Primo,’ Shea Serrano Points His Gleeful Pen Homeward

    For his first TV series, the best-selling sports and pop culture writer joined with Michael Schur to tell a story based on his adolescence in San Antonio.

     By Chris Vognar

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    “I’m best when I either don’t know it’s a comedy or don’t play it as a comedy — then you might find me funny,” the actor Chris Messina said.
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    How Chris Messina Forced Matt Damon to Up His Game in ‘Air’

    The “actor’s actor” ad-libbed so many funny threats that the movie star couldn’t keep a straight face and resorted to improvisation to keep up.

     By Calum Marsh

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    Keanu Reeves, right, with the director Chad Stahelski on the set of “John Wick: Chapter 4.”
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    A John Wick Action Scene, Step by Step

    Look behind the scenes at the climactic sequence in “John Wick: Chapter 4,” set on 222 steps leading up to the Sacré-Coeur Basilica in Paris.

     By Esther Zuckerman

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    In “Citadel,” Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas play spies and former lovers who must struggle to redefine their relationship eight years after their memories are wiped clean.
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    The Spies of ‘Citadel’ Have Big Plans: Global Domination

    An Amazon thriller starring Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden is the first in a franchise of interrelated series that will be set, and produced, around the world.

     By Chris Vognar

Netflix

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    Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson star in the charming, quintessentially early-2000s rom-com “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.”
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    Stream These 9 Shows and Movies Before They Leave Netflix in June

    An eclectic mix of titles are leaving the service for U.S. subscribers by the end of the month. Catch them before they’re gone.

     By Jason Bailey

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    Corey Mylchreest and India Amarteifio in the Netflix prequel series “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” which creates a partly fictionalized back story for the Charlotte of “Bridgerton.”
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    Here’s What to Know About ‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’

    The show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, and a few historians spoke about the facts, fantasy and controversy surrounding Netflix’s new prequel series to “Bridgerton.”

     By Kalia Richardson

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    Jennifer Lopez in “The Mother,” a film directed by Niki Caro. One of the film’s guilty pleasures becomes anticipating when a mansplainer will get hushed.
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    ‘The Mother’ Review: Are You My Sniper?

    At the heart of this action-thriller, an expert killer, played by Jennifer Lopez, must rescue her daughter at all costs.

     By Lisa Kennedy

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    Bunty, Babs and Ginger confront a problem in “Chicken Run.”
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    The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

    Movies upon movies await, and you don't even have to drill down to find them.

     By Jason Bailey

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    A rape survivor (left) and a relative (right) talk with the journalist Rae de Leon in the documentary “Victim/Suspect.”
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    ‘Victim/Suspect’ Review: When the Accuser Becomes the Accused

    A reporter investigates cases in which sexual assault survivors were arrested on charges of false reporting in this cogent documentary.

     By Natalia Winkelman

  1. Stream These Three Great Documentaries

    This month’s selections include a look at a political activist’s life, a reconsideration of a controversial Israeli thesis and a portrait of an author and his editor.

    By Ben Kenigsberg

     

  2. What’s on TV This Week: ‘The Idol’ and ‘Dave’

    HBO premieres its new series from the creator of “Euphoria,” and the show starring Lil Dicky wraps up.

    By Shivani Gonzalez

     

  3. Five Horror Movies to Stream Now

    We can almost guarantee you’ll get the willies this month with movies about thirsty bloodsuckers, famished flesh eaters and other frights.

    By Erik Piepenburg

     
  4. The Watching Newsletter

    How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

    Our TV critic recommends a beautiful finale (that isn’t “Succession” or “Barry”), a charming comedy and a lush dinosaur docu-series.

    By Margaret Lyons

     
  5. Beyond the Algorithm

    ‘Flux Gourmet,’ ‘The Meddler’ and More Streaming Gems

    This month’s offbeat selections on the subscription streamers include familial comedy, religious drama, tales of sin and redemption, and a strange foodie-meets-performance artist comedy.

    By Jason Bailey

     

  6. Five Action Movies to Stream Now

    From introspective gangsters to bumbling hit men, this month’s action picks feature a different side of criminals.

    By Robert Daniels

     
  7. The Watching Newsletter

    How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

    Our TV critic recommends a documentary about the Hillsong megachurch and a top-shelf drama that never got its due.

    By Margaret Lyons

     

  8. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Ghosts of Beirut’ and ‘The Secrets of Hillsong’

    A spy drama based on a decades-long manhunt comes to Showtime, and a new FX documentary brings back former Hillsong pastors to reflect on the church’s scandal.

    By Taylor Robinson and Kristen Bayrakdarian

     

  9. Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now

    This week’s picks feature A.I. kids, comic time loops and killer robots.

    By Elisabeth Vincentelli

     
  10. The Watching Newsletter

    How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend?

    Our TV critic recommends the most recent season of “Documentary Now!” and the American version of “The Great British Baking Show.” (It’s actually good!)

    By Margaret Lyons