For those who have been paying attention, Amazon Prime streaming has been adding a lot of fun crap lately. I’d love to see that escalated, although since I’m almost exclusively watching anime now I won’t see much of what’s below. Speaking of Dororo is currently running on Amazon, a pretty great anime with a (more or less) samurai fighting great Japanese demons. It’s pretty sweet, and I think still adding chapters on a weekly basis as we speak.
There is also Prime’s myriad of original content, although the only thing like that I’ve watched lately is the second season of The Tick. Both seasons are great, and a very interesting variation on the two (!) previous Tick TV shows. I think the Fox TV/Patrick Warburton version is also on Prime.
Things to watch for in May (remember, things come and go on streaming services, so if something catches your eye, give it a look while you can):
Suspiria: The recent redo on the Argento classic. It would be neat if they also added that version for compare and contrast purposes.
Good Omens The original adaptation of the Neil Gaiman/Terry Prachett comic novel about an angle and a demon who despite their respective briefs team up to stop Armageddon. This is basically a riff on those Cold War stories about the veteran spies on opposite sides who secretly team up to stop something dire.
Bodies of Evidence The hysterical and legendary Madonna comedy.
Deadtime Stories Prime ’80s horror schlock.
Chinese Hercules / Super Dragon / Shaolin Drunk Fighter / Shaolin vs Lama / Woman Avenger / Tao Tie Gong ’70s and ’80s Chinese chopsocky More please!
The ‘Burbs Ah, the ’80s
The Secret of NIMH A pretty good animated flick
All the Friday the 13th movies, if that’s your bag.
