We rounded up the best films and TV shows coming to your favorite streaming devices.
With the end of July around the corner, it’s time to start
thinking about what we’re going to stream in August as a whole new slate
of movies and TV shows hit our favorite streaming services. And there’s plenty
to get excited about!
Among the highlights? A Julia Roberts classic and Billy
Eichner’s new scripted series, Difficult
People!
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ETonline sifted through the latest choices to bring you six films
and TV shows we’re definitely adding to our queue:
1. Birdman or (The
Unexpected Virtue of Innocence)
The Oscar-winning film wowed audiences with its unique
direction: seemingly filmed in a single-take as Michael Keaton, Edward Norton,
and Emma Stone acted in circles around the camera. Though Keaton didn’t take
home the Oscar, his performance is still riveting as he channels his own
real-life experience of playing Batman into the role of a man who is bent on
being known for something other than playing the superhero, Birdman. (HBO Now,
08/01)
2. Sorority Row
While fans wait for Ryan Murphy’s highly anticipated new
horror comedy, Scream Queens, they can watch another set of
sorority girls get terrorized by a masked killer. The 2009 remake stars Audrina
Patridge, Jamie Chung, and Rumer Willis. Oh, and Carrie Fisher plays their den
mother. (Netflix, 08/01)
3. Difficult
People
After years of yelling at people on the street, Billy
Eichner is channeling his manic energy into a new scripted series with comedian
Julie Klausner. The show, which is produced by Amy Poehler, is like Will & Grace with two very disgruntled,
very annoyed people, who both have dreams of making it big in New York City.
(Hulu, 08/05)
4. Welcome to Me
Kristen Wiig has carved out a film career playing funny sad
ladies. In her latest, she plays a woman with borderline personality disorder
who wins the lottery and launches her own Oprah-inspired talk show. The quirky
comedy offers up one of Wiig’s best performances since Bridesmaids.
(Netflix, 08/06)
5. My Best Friend’s Wedding
While Julia Roberts channels her darker side in the upcoming
thriller, Secret in Their Eyes, we
can fondly look back on the days of her big hair, big smile, and big laughs in
the 1997 rom-com. (Amazon Prime, 08/06)
6. The
Hotwives of Las Vegas
They’re back! Hulu’s spot-on parody of the Real
Housewives franchise is returning for a new season of crazy. Leaving
Orlando behind, Phe Phe Reed (Tymberlee Hill) relocates to Las Vegas, where she
encounters a new set of ladies (played by Angela Kinsey, Casey Wilson, and
Danielle Schneider) and even more drama. (Hulu, 08/18)
