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

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

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  2. The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now

    Some of the best shows on the streaming giant right now include “The Diplomat,” “Ripley,” “Outlander” and “Sex Education.” Here are our favorites.

     By Noel Murray

    In “The Diplomat,” Keri Russell plays a no-nonsense ambassador and Rufus Sewell her smoother husband.
    CreditAlex Bailey/Netflix

  3. 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

    Hiroyuki Sanada in “Shogun.”
    CreditKatie Yu/FX, via Associated Press

  4. 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

    A scene from “Gremlins.”
    CreditWarner Bros.

  1. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

    There are so many film experiences to choose from on Netflix, let us help you narrow down your choices.

     By Jason Bailey

    Janet Leigh, who is murdered in “Psycho” in the unforgettable shower scene.
    CreditParamount Pictures

  2. 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

    Pam Grier in “Jackie Brown.”
    CreditMiramax

  3. 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 of classics and from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. These are our favorites.

     By Scott Tobias

    Harrison Ford in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
    CreditJonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd., via Associated Press

  4. 58 Movies to Watch This Winter: Bob Dylan Biopic, ‘Moana 2’ and More

    From life stories (“A Complete Unknown,” “The Fire Inside”) to animated tales (“Moana 2,” “Mufasa”), these are the films we can’t wait to see this season.

     By Ben Kenigsberg

    Timothée Chalamet is the about-to-turn-electric Bob Dylan, and Edward Norton is his folkie friend Pete Seeger in “A Complete Unknown.”
    CreditSearchlight Pictures

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Netflix

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  1. The 30 Best TV Shows on Netflix Right Now

    Some of the best shows on the streaming giant right now include “The Diplomat,” “Ripley,” “Outlander” and “Sex Education.” Here are our favorites.

     By Noel Murray

    In “The Diplomat,” Keri Russell plays a no-nonsense ambassador and Rufus Sewell her smoother husband.
    CreditAlex Bailey/Netflix

  2. The 50 Best Movies on Netflix Right Now

    There are so many film experiences to choose from on Netflix, let us help you narrow down your choices.

     By Jason Bailey

    Janet Leigh, who is murdered in “Psycho” in the unforgettable shower scene.
    CreditParamount Pictures

  3. ‘Hot Frosty’ Review: The 8 Abs of Christmas

    A hunky snowman comes to life in this Netflix holiday rom-com that strikes a certain muscle tone.

     By Amy Nicholson

    Dustin Milligan as Jack Snowman in “Hot Frosty.”
    CreditPetr Maur/Netflix

  4. ‘Emilia Pérez’ Review: A Crime Boss Who Can Sing and Dance

    The star of Jacques Audiard’s showy new musical about a trans Mexican drug lord, Karla Sofía Gascón, adds soul to the melodrama. Zoe Saldaña also shines.

     By Manohla Dargis

    Karla Sofía Gascón, left, as the titular character of “Emilia Pérez,” with Zoe Saldaña as her lawyer.
    CreditPathé Films

  5. How a Director Who Dislikes Musicals Came to Make ‘Emilia Pérez’

    For the filmmaker Jacques Audiard, creating a movie musical meant learning the genre conventions from scratch.

     By Carlos Aguilar

    “It’s a little pretentious to say, but maybe I had the pretension to try to make a musical that I would like from my perspective as a viewer,” Jacques Audiard said.
    CreditShanna Besson/Page 114, Why Not Productions, Pathé Films and France 2 Cinéma

Hulu

More in Hulu ›

  1. 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

    Hiroyuki Sanada in “Shogun.”
    CreditKatie Yu/FX, via Associated Press

  2. ‘Interior Chinatown’ Puts Stereotypes in the Spotlight

    Adapted by Charles Yu from his own novel, this series about a man stuck inside a cop show satirizes Hollywood’s penchant for pigeonholing Asian actors.

     By Chris Vognar

    “Willis doesn’t know he’s trapped in this show,” Yang said of his character. “He just wants to get out of Chinatown.”
    CreditMike Taing/Hulu

  3. ‘Say Nothing’ Asks: What Would You Do?

    The FX series strives to capture the complexity of its subject: the long sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles.

     By Alexis Soloski

    From left, Lola Petticrew, Anthony Boyle, Hazel Doupe and Josh Finan star as Irish revolutionaries in “Say Nothing.”
    CreditPaulo Nunes dos Santos for The New York Times

  4. ‘Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’ Review: A Mission

    At 75, Springsteen is doggedly committed to live performance. This documentary chronicles how he keeps up on tour, and why.

     By Glenn Kenny

    Bruce Springsteen and Steven Van Zandt in “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,” directed by Thom Zimny.
    CreditHulu

  5. Mark Proksch, of ‘What We Do in the Shadows,’ Gets Into the Swing of It

    As an “energy vampire,” the comic actor has been the most relatable menace in the FX comedy, which begins its final season.

     By Alexis Soloski

    Proksch said Colin is an amalgamation of certain office workers he observed during his years as a temp.
    CreditOK McCausland for The New York Times

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Amazon Prime Video

More in Amazon Prime Video ›

  1. 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

    Pam Grier in “Jackie Brown.”
    CreditMiramax

  2. ‘Cross’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Offer Different Spins on the Same Formula

    Within the boundaries of the crime-solving genius genre, “Cross” represents the dark yin and “The Lincoln Lawyer” the bright yang.

     By Mike Hale

    Aldis Hodge stars as the intense title character in “Cross,” adapted from the James Patterson crime novel series.
    CreditKeri Anderson/Prime Video

  3. ‘Killer Heat’ Review: Mediterranean Mischief

    Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a detective running from his past in a murder mystery that is mostly a stiff slog to get through.

     By Brandon Yu

    Shailene Woodley and Joseph Gordon-Levitt in “Killer Heat.”
    CreditPatrick Redmond/Prime

  4. ‘My Old Ass’ Review: If She Could Turn Back Time

    A buoyant comedy with a big heart follows a teen girl who meets her older self the summer before college.

     By Alissa Wilkinson

    Maisy Stella and Aubrey Plaza in “My Old Ass.”
    CreditMarni Grossman/Amazon Studios

  5. ‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Finale Recap: Highs and Lows

    The second season ended in a whirlwind of fire and steel, darkness and light, capping an eight-episode run with many ups and downs.

     By Noel Murray

    Galadriel and Sauron (Morfydd Clark and Charlie Vickers) finally had it out, but the fight was hardly fair.
    CreditAmazon Studios

HBO

More in HBO ›

  1. 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

    A scene from “Gremlins.”
    CreditWarner Bros.

  2. ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Season 1 Premiere Recap: Sick Burn

    The first installment of HBO’s “Dune” prequel series suggests there is a “burning truth” very few are capable of seeing. It may be too hot to handle.

     By Sean T. Collins

    Tula Harkonnen (Olivia Williams) has some keen insights about what it means to lie.
    CreditAttila Szvacsek/HBO

  3. ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Faced a Pitiless Terrain: Adapting Anything ‘Dune’

    The novels were famously tough to adapt until Denis Villeneuve came along. Can an HBO prequel about the origins of the Bene Gesserit follow suit?

     By Noel Murray

    From Left, Emily Watson, Olivia Williams and Travis Fimmel star in “Dune: Prophecy,” a series set 10,000 years before the events of the original novel by Frank Herbert.
    CreditOK McCausland for The New York Times

  4. ‘Somebody Somewhere’ Is Going Out on a Bittersweet Note

    Ahead of the final season, the creators discuss Midwestern humor, queer communities of faith and why they made a show “about people who aren’t very equipped to talk about their feelings.”

     By Chris Vognar

    With “Somebody Somewhere,” the creators Paul Thureen and Hannah Bos have tried to represent their Midwestern hometowns “as accurately as we can,” Bos said.
    CreditHBO

  5. Seth Meyers Isn’t as Nice as You Think He Is

    Meyers has crafted a comedically precise but genial persona over more than two decades on “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night.” A new stand-up special finds him reveling in his more acerbic side.

     By Anna Peele

    CreditSinna Nasseri for The New York Times

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Disney Plus

More in Disney Plus ›

  1. 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 of classics and from Star Wars, Marvel, National Geographic and more. These are our favorites.

     By Scott Tobias

    Harrison Ford in a scene from “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”
    CreditJonathan Olley/Lucasfilm Ltd., via Associated Press

  2. 4 Surprising Things We Learned From the John Williams Documentary

    A new Disney+ film about the prolific film composer chronicles his life and career, with a focus on his famous music for movies including “Jaws” and “Star Wars.”

     By Annie Aguiar

    The composer John Williams is the subject of the documentary “Music by John Williams.”
    CreditTravers Jacobs, via Disney

  3. Sex, Horses and Stately Homes: Bringing a Naughty British Romance to TV

    Jilly Cooper, 87, has written raunchy novels for decades. Adapting her 1988 book “Rivals” for the streaming age meant tweaking some details.

     By Claire Moses

    Jilly Cooper at her home near Stroud, England.
    CreditFrancesca Jones for The New York Times

  4. ‘Agatha All Along’ Review: Toil and Trouble

    Marvel’s “WandaVision” spinoff has more witchcraft but less magic.

     By Mike Hale

    Kathryn Hahn reprises her role as the Marvel witch Agatha Harkness in the Disney+ series “Agatha All Along.”
    CreditChuck Zlotnick/Marvel Television

  5. In ‘Agatha All Along,’ Joe Locke Works Like a Charm

    A star of the Netflix hit “Heartstopper,” this actor is now joining the Marvel universe.

     By Alexis Soloski

    Joe Locke became a breakout star with “Heartstopper.” Next up is the Marvel spinoff “Agatha All Along.”
    CreditKalpesh Lathigra for The New York Times
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  3. Five International Movies to Stream Now

    This month’s picks include coming-of-age stories from India, Italy, Canada, Switzerland and Poland, in which children and teens learn truths about adulthood the hard way.

    By Devika Girish

     
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