What's New To Streaming In November 2023
Featuring a stoner cult classic, a sci-fi action instant classic, and more!
How is it already November? 2023 might be shutting down soon, but we’re ramping up! In addition to today’s newsletter where we point you toward the best of what’s new to streaming this month, the DYLA podcast has been hitting its stride. This week we had guest Max Havey on to rank every David Fincher movie from worst to best. And stay tuned next week for a Sofia Coppola episode with another guest! Make sure you’re subscribed to the newsletter and the podcast (it’s all free, so why not?), and thanks for following DYLA!
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Billy recommends…
The Big Lebowski
Yo, Jeff Bridges, I'm really happy for you, I'mma let you finish, but John Goodman gives one of the best comedic performances of all time!
The Big Lebowski came out at a transition point for the Coen brothers. Indie darlings to start, then into real change Academy Awards players, and then into one of the most exciting examples of high art and box office success mash up. This movie was not a box office success, but caught a cult classic fever almost right away.
This came out slightly before I was aware of the Coens and its cult status being forced upon me made me resistant to ever wanting to embrace it. But its magnetism is undeniable. From the jump you fall in love with these deplorable characters. John Goodman being the ultimate star in this one for me. At no point in cinema history has a character tickled me as much as Goodman’s Walter Sobchak.
Embrace this ultimate comfort, munchie-inducing movie this weekend. It is perfect when alone, as an impromptu movie hang, or an event style screening where the main activity is watching The Big Lebowski. Be a real “Dude” as soon as you can.
Streaming on Netflix
Drew recommends…
Edge of Tomorrow
We’re very accustomed to seeing Tom Cruise, the action star. We’ve been seeing it for decades now, whether it’s Ethan Hunt, Jack Reacher, or Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. What we’re not accustomed to is Tom Cruise, the incompetent and in-over-his-head combat soldier. This is Edge of Tomorrow’s masterstroke. In a sort of morbid twist, we see Cruise get killed in action many times in this movie, which almost never happens to his other characters. It’s one of the many things that makes Edge of Tomorrow such a fun and satisfying watch and rewatch.
This sci-fi action film, based on a Japanese novel called All You Need Is Kill, is an alien invasion story with a time loop twist. Aliens called “Mimics” have taken over Europe and Cruise plays a public affairs officer, Bill Cage, who is ordered to direct a glorified suicide mission despite his lack of combat experience. Tossed into battle unprepared, Cage and his crew are ambushed by the Mimics and he’s killed, until he wakes up a few hours before the mission is set to begin. Along with Sergeant Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt), a vaunted battle hero, they go through many different time loops to find a way to defeat the aliens. Basically, it’s Groundhog Day meets Aliens.
If you combine a killer premise with two major movie stars that go well together on screen, you’re already halfway there. Edge of Tomorrow is one of the more enjoyable sci-fi efforts of this century because of the chemistry between Cruise and Blunt. The gender roles are flipped here, with Blunt as the skilled soldier and Cruise as the helpless desk jockey, and both actors equip themselves well. It’s just as fun to watch Blunt as an action badass as it is to watch Cruise stumble around.
With movie star charm and a video game-like story, Edge of Tomorrow (which originally had the much better title Live Die Repeat) has had a stronger legacy than many thought when it came out almost 10 years ago. A sequel is in development with Cruise, Blunt, and director Doug Liman all returning, but momentum has stalled on the project and Cruise’s busy schedule is going to make it unlikely for now. Even if it never happens, fans of Edge of Tomorrow will want to keep reliving this extremely rewatchable movie again and again.
Streaming on Max now and November 7 on Hulu
New To Streaming In November 2023
Netflix
13 Going on 30
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Pitch Perfect
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
The Social Network
Whiplash
Amazon Prime Video
10 Things I Hate About You
All The President’s Men
An American In Paris
Batman (1989)
Braveheart
Chicago
Fast Five
Fatal Attraction
Jurassic Park
Master And Commander: The Far Side of the World
Meet the Parents
Notting Hill
Raging Bull
The Prince of Egypt
Unforgiven
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Hulu
Armageddon
Billy Madison
Blade
Contagion
The Last Duel
Men In Black
Pacific Rim
The Sandlot
Space Jam
Twister
The Waterboy
The Wedding Planner
The Wedding Singer
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Master Gardener (November 23)
HBO and Max
Aliens
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Definitely, Maybe
The Devil Wears Prada
Dune (1984)
Elf
Gran Torino
The King’s Speech
Legally Blonde
Misery
Mistress America
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Now You See Me
Ordinary People
Paddington 2
Road House
Rocky
Winter’s Bone
The Intern (November 22)
Her (November 29)
Links
The first trailer dropped for The Fall Guy, a 2024 action comedy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. Not sure if this will be any good, but Gosling telling a dog in the passenger seat to “engage your core” is really funny.
Uh, oh. Marvel’s stock continues to decline. Variety has the inside story on the many issues plaguing the MCU right now.
I was so pleasantly surprised by Edge of Tomorrow! Definitely demands a rewatch.