Last few days to stream these titles!
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at 9:26PM
NATHANIEL R in Bell Book and Candle, Crazy Rich Asians, Easy A, Hud, The Little Things, Witness, streaming

by Nathaniel R

Crazy Rich Asians is about to leave HBO

We've decided to do our streaming roulette feature a bit differently (and weekly) since streaming movies come and go so quickly. It's too overwelming to list everything and who's checking three weeks later anyway? We'll start on March 1st but since there's only four days left in February, here are some titles that you might want to watch now because they're leaving the services this weekend! As we do we've blind-frozen them at totally random places (no cheating) just to see what image/line comes up and sharing it with you...

-When we get home I'm going to fix you some Sal Hepatica.
-yeah, that'll settle me right down.

HUD (1963) - leaving Hulu
I had to look up 'Sal Hepatica'. Turns out it's a mineral laxative. Eww. Anyway, that's not the point. The point is if you still haven't watched this Paul Newman classic, what is the hold up? You will not regret it. Nominated for 7 Oscars but not Best Picture (one of Oscar's greatest fuck-ups... but also statistically of note) even though it's one of the very best movies of its whole decade, let alone 1963. It won three Oscars: Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Cinematography.

[painful breathing]

WITNESS (1985) leaving Hulu
I think I've mentioned that this is my mom's favourite movie. I love it, too. All anybody seems to remember about 1985 was the Out of Africa vs Color Purple sweepstakes for Best Picture but Witness is sublime and I'd argue the best (of the nominees at least). The other two Best Pic contenders were Prizzi's Honor and Kiss of the Spider Woman. And excuse me but where is Peter Weir's honorary Oscar? So many classics, six nominations, no wins. Witness was nominated for 8 Oscars, winning 2: Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing.

-I really don't need those.
-Oh, you REALLY do. Here you go. HERE YOU GO.

EASY A (2010) leaving Netflix
Lisa Kudrow can always bring the giggles. This movie is so strange in that the performances are top-notch but it's not that great of a movie despite all the star-making heat coming off of Emma Stone. Or perhaps you feel differently? 

You had that one little feeling. You though, 'What if?' But you waved it away, though 'Ah, what the hell? Life's too short'. And you were right. Life is too short, Julie. And you should've listened.

THE LITTLE THINGS (2021) leaving HBOMax
Listen, I'm not saying you should watch The Little Things. It's terrible. But it MIGHT end up with an Oscar nomination or two (sigh) so if you're a completist, it's the last weekend to cach it outside of movie theaters with HBOMax's new arrangement for Warner Bros theatrical releases.

-Is Mr Henderson busy?
-Yes but there's a Mr Holroyd with him.

BELL BOOK & CANDLE (1958) - leaving Criterion Channel
The men being discussed are Jimmy Stewart and Jack Lemmon so it's quite a starry film but what's important here is this: Doesn't Kim Novak, playing a witch, look fabulous in her Jean-Louis costumes? Nominated for 2 Oscars: Art Direction & Costume Design (aka the 'eye candy Oscars' and/or 'Moulin Rouge! double')

But why?!?

NOW, VOYAGER (1942) leaving Criterion Channel
That's the eternal question, isn't it Bette? Now, Voyager was nominated for three Oscars in its year winning for its Max Steiner score.

 

 

CRITERION CHANNEL TITLES LEAVING THIS WEEKEND

 

 

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HULU TITLES LEAVING THIS WEEKEND

 

 

HBO TITLES LEAVING THIS WEEKEND

 

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