Welcome to the Streaming Consumer Guide, the broadband partner to Glenn Kenny's Blu-Ray Consumer Guide and your source for what's new in the world of On Demand, Netflix, and more. We'll be here on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month to guide you through the increasingly crowded pool of streaming and downloadable options for your entertainment dollar. What are the best movies and TV shows just added to Netflix? Hulu? Amazon Prime? What are the most intriguing "Still in Theaters" options available through On Demand services like Vudu or your cable provider? And then we'll try and pick up other interesting offerings for film lovers floating around the internet. And, of course, all titles will link back to our original review, which will most often be a piece written by Roger himself. Click through to that review and you'll see a button on the left side menu to add the film directly to your queue. When there's no RogerEbert.com review to link to, we'll link directly to the Netflix, Hulu, etc. page. Fill up your free time with the following:
NEW TO NETFLIX
VIDEO ON DEMAND
We'll be covering David Gordon Green's "Joe" later this week on its theatrical release and have an interview with its director and star posting tomorrow but we thought you should know that the film is also available On Demand starting this Friday. Two films that we won't get to theatrically but look intriguing are "The Machine" and "Stage Fright," both now available. Official synopses and trailers below.THE BEST OF THE REST
New additions to the movies included in your Hulu Plus subscription include Francis Ford Coppola's "Bram Stoker's Dracula," a highly underrated take on the legend, Peter O'Toole's brilliant work in "Becket," and the timeless "The Silence of the Lambs." Perhaps most interesting in the world of streaming was the recent announcement by Fandor that they're planning to highlight the works of Werner Herzog in the coming months, releasing one of his films on their streaming service every week, starting with "Aguirre, the Wrath of God" on Thursday, April 10.