Every month, Australia’s streaming services add a new selection of movies and TV shows to their library. Here are our picks for July.
2 July
“Street of Fear”
For three consecutive Fridays in July, Netflix will show a new feature-length horror movie, each based on RL Stine’s “Fear Street” book series. First, a group of teens in 1994 investigates the supernatural links with a pattern of murders that periodically occur in their town, Shadyside. Subsequent films go further into the past—specifically in 1978 and 1966—as they build a story that is part scary mystery and part homage to the horror genre itself, with all its bloody and disturbing genres.
July 6
I think you should leave with season 2 of Tim Robinson
The first season of this offbeat, fast-paced comedy has been a hit left field, with the help of fans on social media who have turned a few moments of the show into viral memes. (Have you ever seen a photo on Twitter of the dubious defensive guy in a hot dog costume? That’s from “I Think You Should Leave With Tim Robinson.”) Produced by Robinson and Zack Canin, the series is pretty silly but has a serious point—from a standpoint, involving on the many ways in which a stubbornly obnoxious or reckless person can disrupt society’s tendency to temper rudeness.
July 14
Gunpowder Milkshake
This elegant comedy stars Karen Gillan as Sam, a killer who relies on the help of a team of straight ladies who play Angela Bassett, Michelle Yeoh, Carla Gugino, and Lena Headey. When Sam makes a decision that upsets a mob boss (Paul Giamatti), she and her crew suddenly have to fend off a team of vengeful thugs. “Gunpowder Milkshake” was co-written and directed by Navot Babushado, which gives the film the look and feel of a brownish cartoon.
July 15
I’ve never done that season 2
One of the happiest surprises of 2020 (in a year that didn’t have many) was writer-producer Mindy Kaling’s semi-autobiographical high school sitcom about a talented American Indian teen who often disappoints her stern mother. At the end of the first season, heroine Devi (Maitri Ramakrishnan) has unexpectedly downed two potential boyfriends, and in the process her mother worries her into a mess. Season 2 will continue Davey’s story of impossible romantic dilemmas, while also delving into what it feels like to be an intelligent young man with high expectations.
Also coming: “Audible” (July 1), “Generation 56k” Season 1 (July 1), “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway” (July 1), “Young Royals” (July 1), “The 8th Night” (July 2),” Big Timber Season 1 (July 2), “Haseen Dillruba” (July 2), “Mortel” Season 2 (July 2), Season 1 of “Cat People” (July 7), “Dogs” season 2 (July 7), “Elize Matsunaga: Once Upon a Crime” (July 8), “Atypical” Season 4 (July 9), “Biohackers” Season 2 (July 9), “How I Became a Superhero” (July 9), “How to Become a Tyrant “Season 1 (July 9),” Virgin River “season 3 (July 9), season 1” Naomi Osaka “(July 13), season 1 “Ridley Jones” (July 13), “A Classic Horror Story” ( July 14), “The Guide to the Perfect Family” (July 14), “Robbery” (July 14), “Private Network: Who Killed Manuel Buendia?” (July 14), “Beastars” Season 2 (July 15), “Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (July 21), “Blood Red Sky” (July 23), “The Last Letter from Your Lover” (July 23), “Sky Rojo” Season 2 (July 23) f), “Masters of the Universe: Revelation” Part One (July 25), “Resort to Love” (July 29), “Centaurworld” (July 30), “Outer Banks” season 2 (July 30).
July 9
‘Serangoon Road’ Season 1
The ten episodes of this crime drama period found a devoted fan base when it originally aired in 2013, if not an audience large enough to warrant creating a second season. Set in mid-1960s Singapore, “Serangoon Road” stars Don Many as Sam Callaghan, a hired gun of hard-boiled Australian descent who works for a detective agency in need of his skills. The job stirs up many conflicting feelings in Sam, who spent time in a concentration camp as a boy and sees the seeds of new conflicts growing in a Pacific region shaken by revolution and corruption.
July 14
“Miracle Workers: Oregon Trail”
The first season of Simon Rich’s weird and wonderful comedy anthology series “Miracle Workers” was about low-level Heaven employees, who try to prevent a bored deity from destroying the Earth. In the second season, a handful of brave peasants try to survive a violent clash between aristocratic families. Set on the American frontier in 1844, the third season follows an assortment of dreamers and outlaws on a westbound wagon train. As always, “Miracle Workers” features the same core cast — led by Steve Buscemi, Daniel Radcliffe, Geraldine Viswanathan, and Karan Soni — but rambles around their character types, to keep the energy as unique as the intro.
July 15
“wake up in fear”
The 1971 film Awake in Fear – based on the 1961 Kenneth Cook thriller – was controversial when it was released but has since been hailed as a classic Australian film. The book and movie were later adapted for this 2017 two-part mini-series, which updates the story into the 21st century and changes some details while retaining the core plot. In this version, Sean Keenan plays John Grant, a schoolteacher stuck in a mining town and soon finds himself drawn into the locals’ world of booze frenzy and shady schemes. Like the book and the movie, “Wake in Fright” TV is intense and disturbing, but it’s also an illuminating character study.
July 16
‘Dr. death’
Based on a popular podcast of the same name, the medical melodrama Dr. Death stars Joshua Jackson as a Texas neurosurgeon who has a bad habit of mutilating or even killing his patients. Alec Baldwin and Christian Slater play doctors who begin to suspect that Their charming and successful fellow is a charlatan – or worse, a sociopath.Steven Frears directs the first two episodes of this true crime series about how the appearance of confidence can be dangerously disguised even in a career led by science.
July 17
“back path”
This showbiz satire follows a cash-strapped B-rate movie producer trying to pay off some debt by “accidentally” killing an elderly star during a heavily insured production. Robert De Niro plays the producer, Max Barber, while Tommy Lee Jones plays the actor, Duke Montana – a grizzly old Western hero who proves frustratingly difficult to kill. Morgan Freeman also appears, as a gangster who puts pressure on Max. George Gallo co-wrote and directed “The Comeback Trail,” recreating an enigmatic picture from 1982 that combined elements of “The Producers” and “The Ladykillers.”
July 27
‘high ground’
In this Australian western, Simon Baker plays Travis, a sniper grappling with his guilt over the massacre of an Aboriginal tribe in 1919. When he reluctantly returns to the Northern Territory after more than a decade to hunt down ruthless warrior Baywara (Sean Munongor), he asks The killer’s nephew Gutjok (Jacob Jr. Naingol) – a survivor of the massacre – helps track down. Written by Chris Anastasiades and directed by Stephen Maxwell Johnson, High Ground is a dark adventure film about people confronting a nation’s violent past.
Also coming: “The Accident” (July 1), “Liverpool FC: The End of the Storm” (July 1), “The Extreme Diet Hotel” (July 2), “Jamie & Jimmy’s Foot Fight Club” Seasons 3-6 (July 2) )), “Liverpool Narcos” (July 2), “Dedicated to Dance” (July 8), “The Nest” (July 9), “Vigilante Mums” (July 14), “Archibald’s Next Big Thing” (July 16) , “Beyond Appearances” (July 16), “First Wives Club” season 2 (July 16), “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” (July 18), “Mystery Road” season 2 (July 20), “Youngest Grandparents” (July 21), “Blinded by the Lights” Season 1 (July 22), “When Hope Calls” (July 23), “Perfect Places” Season 2 (July 26), “Taina” Seasons 1-2 (July 30) , “Teletubbies” (30 July).
2 July
Tomorrow’s war
Amazon recently got into the blockbuster business: first with Eddie Murphy’s “Coming 2 America,” and now with this reportedly $200 million sci-fi movie, originally intended to be Paramount’s big theatrical release on Christmas Day. 2020 (before the pandemic changes those plans). In “The Tomorrow War,” Chris Pratt plays a man who responds to a message from the future, as some desperate humans seek reinforcements from the past to help battle the aliens dominating the world. The stellar cast also includes JK Simmons, Yvonne Strahovski, Betty Gilpin and Sam Richardson, each adding their unique energy to the explosive special effects scene.
July 9
“Luxe Listings Sydney”
There’s something oddly appealing about watching the super-rich roam multi-million dollar properties. At Luxe Listings Sydney, the wealthy involved are in the market for stunning new Australian homes, which they find with the help of three experienced and highly competitive real estate agents. Like similar property search offerings, this one is partly about the challenge of satisfying a demanding clientele – but more about the wide range of huge, eye-catching mansions available to those with a pinch of salt.
July 16
“Making a Story” Season 2
Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn resume their series of reality competitions – which follows the basic format of their old show “Project Runway” – where designers dress up in eye-catching clothes on a tight deadline. But in “Make the Cut” contestants travel the world in search of inspiration. Instead of sweating the sewing machine, the creators focus more on designing themselves, coming up with distinctive looks that can become part of the next great global brand. The first season featured strong characters and elegant costumes. We expect more of the same from season two.
July 30
The pursuit of love
Emily Mortimer wrote and directed this three-part mini-series of Nancy Mitford’s semi-autobiographical novel about the generation of young aristocrats sometimes called the “Bright Young Things”, who questioned old British values in the years between the First World Wars. Lily James and Emily Beacham play cousins who struggle through traditional processes of introduction and marriage, even though their closest emotional bond has always been with one another. Mortimer brings this story to the small screen brilliantly, using a fast-paced visual style and a soundtrack full of outdated pop, making the problems of the past seem more modern.
Also coming: “Leverage: Redemption” (July 9), season two of “The Master” (July 15).
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