’Men’ from Alex Garland fills the gap between ’Dr. Strange’ and ’Top Gun,’ plus ’Downton Abbey: A New Era’

2022-05-18

It's another week and we have another slate of movies and shows to recommend! It's still a bit of a slow period between blockbusters Dr. Strange and Top Gun: Maverick, but art-house horror afficionados will be lining up for Men, the buzzy new movie from Alex Garland. Best known for Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018), this looks to be a step down from the standpoint of special effects while retaining Garland's trademark high concept provocation. Also on tap are Downton Abbey: A New Era, a talent-packed reboot of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers...

It's another week and we have another slate of movies and shows to recommend!

It's still a bit of a slow period between blockbusters Dr. Strange and Top Gun: Maverick, but art-house horror afficionados will be lining up for Men, the buzzy new movie from Alex Garland. Best known for Ex Machina (2015) and Annihilation (2018), this looks to be a step down from the standpoint of special effects while retaining Garland's trademark high concept provocation.

Also on tap are Downton Abbey: A New Era, a talent-packed reboot of Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+; May 20), a collection of Jackass outtakes (Netflix; May 20), and a biopic series on Angelyne (Peacock+; May 19) starring Emmy Rossum from Nancy Oliver (Lars and the Real Girl, True Blood) and Sam Esmail (Mr. Robot).

More from Bruce Miller:

Rebel Wilson plays it safe in 'Senior Year'
Hulu's 'Conversations with Friends' unpacks conscious uncoupling
The final days: 'This Is Us' cast counts down to the end
Leave no 'Trek' behind: 'Strange New Worlds' explores life before Kirk
'Selling Sunset' has gotten even glitzier

Where to watch:

Men (official site)
Downton Abbey: A New Era (official site)
Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (Disney+; May 20)
Jackass 4.5 (Netflix; May 20)
The Kids in the Hall: Comedy Punks (Amazon; May 20)
Angelyne (Peacock+; May 19)

Links to other fun stuff we talked about in this episode:

The Mystery of L.A. Billboard Diva Angelyne’s Real Identity Is Finally Solved

Follow the show:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/StreamdNScreend
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/streamedandscreened
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StreamedAndScreened

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, an entertainment reporter for multiple decades who is now the editor of the Sioux City Journal, Jared McNett, a reporter for the Sioux City Journal, and Chris Lay, the podcast operations manager for Lee Enterprises.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Comments (3)