As we head into the new year, we’ll be streaming even more content on Prime Video this month. From quirky comedy mysteries to gripping noirs to last year’s horror hits, 2023 has plenty to choose from.
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Simple favors (2018)
Available on: February 19th
directed by: Paul Feig | Execution time: 117 minutes | Genre: comedy, mystery
cast: Anna Kendrick, Blake Lively, Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, Linda Cardellini
I don’t know if I’ve had the chance to have a hilarious and bizarre experience simple favorsbut if not, there’s no better time to fix it now. Anna Kendrick As Stephanie, a single mother, she accompanies her as she becomes embroiled in a mystery involving her new friend Emily (blake lively) suddenly disappeared one day. It’s a film made to defy easy categorization, as jokes about incest are circulating that have proven to be the tip of the iceberg without revealing any details. Just when you thought you had some idea of how it would turn out, it turns everything upside down and pushes further into dark absurdities that are as compelling as they are goofy.
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Beast (2022)
Available on: February 7
directed by: Balthazar Cormacourt | | Execution time: 93 minutes | Genre: action adventure
cast: Idris Elba, Iyana Harry, Leah Sava Jeffries, Sharlto Copley
Forgive me if you haven’t seen the movie yet. Idris Elba Because we know you’d already be fighting lions if you knew such a cinematic masterpiece existed. Playing a man who has to protect his daughters from a cat, it delivers the basics of what it has to offer in a glorious way. It doesn’t wink at you, and it’s taken seriously to the point that it’s almost refreshing in a cinematic landscape defined by so-so quirks.but beast Elba doesn’t bite as hard as one might expect and can often suffer from noticeably shoddy special effects.
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Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
Available on: February 1
directed by: Carl Franklin | Execution time: 102 minutes | Genre: mystery
cast: Denzel Washington, Tom Sizemore, Jennifer Beals, Don Cheadle
Then back to the neo-noir from the director carl franklin It’s one of his movies that really deserves your time. Starring Forever Dynamic Denzel Washington As the ill-fated Easy Rollins, devil in blue dress Ride with him navigating 1948 Los Angeles in search of a missing woman. He does so out of necessity because he was recently laid off and needs a job, but he realizes there is more to this job than he realized when he took it.It’s one of those films that remains so rich in so many important aspects, both in its send-up and sharp deconstruction of the genre, that it’s addictive on its own. I am Don Cheadle Better than almost everything else today as a guy named Mouse who pops into the movies and immediately shakes everything up.
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Halloween’s End (2022)
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Available on: February 14
directed by: David Gordon Green | Execution time: 93 minutes | Genre: slasher horror
cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Andy Matichak, Rohan Campbell, Will Patton, James Jude Courtney
With possibly the most controversial entry on this list, we say it here halloween ends It’s actually a pretty good movie. Admittedly, it’s not even about Michael Myers until it hits a satisfyingly bloody ending. Years after Myers brought his particular brand of murder and mayhem back into the world, the evil he represents transcends just him. Gory, goofy, and killer might be right behind you, but understand the importance of not looking back too much and going in bold new directions. This is one of the horror entries.
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Inside Man (2006)
Available on: February 1
directed by: Spike Lee | Execution time: 129 minutes | Genre: crime drama
cast: Denzel Washington, Clive Owen, Jodie Foster, Christopher Plummer, Chiwetel Ejiofor
We also have another movie about Washington trying to solve a mystery Spike Lee behind the camera? Oh yeah, I recommend sitting down and watching. inside manThe stage is set in the events surrounding the case where a bank robber is taken hostage while going back and forth in time. Just when everything seems to be spinning out of control and the team behind it seems to be in over their heads, the layers begin to pull back, revealing a brilliant plan they might be able to pull off. With its tension and precision, this film shows that Lee remains one of the great American directors, no matter what genre he works with.
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Food Company (2008)
Available on: February 1
directed by: Robert Kenner | Execution time: 94 minutes | Genre: documentary
A heartfelt documentary about the nature of what we eat in this country and how it is made. Food Co., Ltd. It remains as urgent as it was when it was announced over a decade ago. By taking a deep dive into the overlooked issues of the modern food industry and the ways exploitation is baked into all aspects of it, this exposure provides a dramatic look at how we can get to a better place. It provides a harsh reality that shows how change needs to be made on the road.
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Smile (2022)
Available on: February 19th
directed by: Parker Finn | Execution time: 115 minutes | Genre: horror
cast: Sosie Bacon, Caitlin Stacey, Jesse T. Usher, Kyle Gallner, Kal Penn
Last but certainly not least is 2022’s surprise horror hit. Playing around with the classic conventions of contagious curses, smile It follows a psychiatrist who has discovered that there is a dark force that is destroying people and who looks to her as his next target. There have been plenty of other strong horror productions from the last year, and we’ll see many more to come, but this one leaves a lot to be desired in our cold hearts as to how unabashedly sinister it gets. always holds a special place in
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