Halloween is over and you know what that means. That’s right, we only have… *checks calendar* 363 days until next Halloween! In the meantime, while we wait, there are some exciting new releases to look forward to, including: Gladiator II And Bad! However, if you’re looking for the best movies new to streaming in November, you’ve come to the right place.
This month we’ve got a host of great films to watch from the comfort of your own home, including a little-seen classic from the Coen brothers, a stunning sci-fi drama starring Brad Pitt and Tommy Lee Jones, and an Oscar-winning psychological drama starring starring Miles Teller and JK Simmons. Not to mention Gladiator – yes, that’s really true That good and you should look at it even if you already have!
Here are the new streaming service movies you should watch this month.
Editor’s Choice: Barton Fink
Where to watch: Criterion channel
Genre: Black comedy
Director: Joel Coen
Form: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis
The Coen brothers have built a long successful career with irreverent tragicomedies and pseudo-historical pieces full of beleaguered protagonists and strange characters. Barton Fink It’s both and something more: a satire on the artifice of studio-era filmmaking and a scathing condemnation of artistic self-deception.
Playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) travels to Los Angeles to write scripts for a Hollywood film studio. What he experiences there shakes him to his core and forces him to face not only the limitations of his chosen profession, but also those of his worldview and self-image. Anchored by strong supporting performances from John Goodman and Judy Davis, not to mention a phenomenal climactic sequence that has to be seen to be believed. Barton Fink is one of the strangest and most special films from the entire oeuvre of the Coen brothers, and that is saying something. —Toussaint Egan
Genre: Psychological drama
Director: Damien Chazelle
Form: Miles Teller, JK Simmons, Paul Reiser
Is Damien Chazelle’s 2014 psychological drama a film about an abusive music teacher who molds an impressionable student into his ideal player, or a story about what it takes to be the best in your chosen field? Wherever you end up at the end of the film, what is clear is that Whiplash is one of the most impeccably made films of the 2010s. Miles Teller stars as Andrew Neiman, an aspiring jazz drummer who is terrorized by Terence Fletcher (JK Simmons), a ruthless and highly respected instructor at a prestigious New York City conservatory.
The dynamic between the two is the driving force behind the film’s story and emotional arc, as Fletcher’s increasingly underhanded and psychologically manipulative tactics push Andrew to his breaking point again and again, forcing him to abandon all other considerations, apart from his drive to become a better one. drummer and ultimately earn his mentor’s approval. Justin Hurwitz’s music is sparkling, the cinematography is thrilling, and the performances are among the best in Simmons and Teller’s respective careers to date. Whiplash is a cinematic tour de force that grabs you by the collar of your shirt and refuses to let go, until the thrilling crescendo of the climactic finale. —AT
Genre: Science fiction drama
Director: James Gray
Form: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga
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Although it was originally billed as a cross between a science fiction epic and… Apocalypse now in space that is the truth Advertisement Astra is a much quieter, more thoughtful film than that description suggests. It’s more about the relationships between fathers and sons in adulthood than it is about laser firefights or the human heart of darkness, although both of those things are certainly present as well. With the right expectations, it’s easy to understand how incredible it is Advertisement Astra really and truly. —Austen Goslin
Genre: Gangster drama
Director: Martin Scorsese
Form: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci
One of Martin Scorsese’s most celebrated and memorable films, and possibly his last indisputable classic, Good guys charts the rise and fall of a wannabe gangster who makes his way into the mafia in 1950s Brooklyn, only to find the organization’s focus and fortunes radically change in the decades that follow.
Full of narrative devices that Scorsese repeated again and again – most notably the monologue voiceover introduction of a slew of colorful gangster characters who don’t matter much – Good guys is full of indelible dialogue and well-known comedy bits (“I’m funny, how? I mean funny like I’m a clown? I amuse you?”). It’s the sprawling story of a criminal who sees the world around him change until he no longer recognizes it, made before these tropes, lines and devices became clichés because so many people imitated them Good guys. —Tasja Robinson
Genre: Historical epic
Director: Ridley Scott
Form: Russel Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen
For more than two decades Gladiator II felt like a mirage; it was the distant promise of a sequel to a turn-of-the-century classic that we would never actually see. But then Paul Mescal happened and Ridley Scott, history’s most prolific 86-year-old director, decided the moment was finally right to tell us the story of Lucius, son of Maximus. But we still have about three weeks until the movie hits theaters, so it’s time to catch up or rewatch the original film.
It’s hard to contextualize the original Gladiator today, but the good news is that you don’t really need to. In the nearly 25 years since its release, Gladiator has beautifully evolved into an era-defining Hollywood epic. Scott beautifully photographs the grandeur and beauty of his cinematic Rome, and watching this you can easily remember why Russell Crowe was the biggest movie star in the world in the early 2000s. So whether you’ve seen it or not, the sequel is the perfect excuse to return to the arena to witness the glory of Maximus. —AG