The best titles to watch now on Netflix

Between lockdown and curfew, we will spend the next few weeks divided between desk, living room and bed. While many will take the opportunity to take out again the mat and the good intentions to get back in shape, others will find solace in streaming services, trying to juggle the vast selection of films, TV series and documentaries.
For this reason, nss magazine has put together for you a list of tips on what to watch in these 30 days of home retreat between news and mandatory rewatches. 

MOVIES

The Trial of the Chicago 7

After an uncertain directorial debut with Molly's Game, Aaron Sorkin writes and directs one of the best films of the year. The true story of Chicago 7 becomes for Sorkin a way to show all his skill in the writing phase, here supported by a perfect cast made up of confirmations and surprises. 

 

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

Best animated film at the 2019 Oscars, the film produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller is undoubtedly one of the best superhero movies ever. A perfect example of the multiculturalism of the comic world, Miles Morales' big-screen debut is a feast for the eyes thanks to an animation technique never seen before.

 

The 40-Year-Old Version

Halfway between biopic and fiction, Radha Blank's directorial debut is a melancholy love letter to New York and to life. A talented ex-writer, Radha is stuck in limbo with no way out, between stand-up comedy, hip-hop and
writing. Entirely in black and white, she won the U.S. Dramatic Competition Directing Award in the 2020 edition of the Sundance Film Festival. 

 

Moneyball

Among the most underrated names in American cinema, after Truman Capote in 2011, Bennett Miller is reconfirmed with this movie. Based on the book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, the film chronicles the season of the Oakland Athletics baseball team and their manager Billy Beane. Written by Aaron Sorkin, the film gave Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill two Academy Award nominations. 

 

The Social Network

David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin working on one of the best films of the 2000s. One of those cases in which all the pieces find themselves in their place, between a perfect casting and an exceptional soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. If you have not seen it, look at it and if you have already seen it, see it again a thousand times. 

 

Get Out

After having been part of the comic duo Key & Peele for years, in 2017 Jordan Peele decided to make the big leap from the small to the big screen, but above all from comedy to horror. Escape - Get Out is one of those films that can be defined generational, capable of marking the collective imagination thanks to their visual and narrative strength. Don't believe it? Feel free to ask Kanye West. 

 

Zodiac

Long before entering the world of superheroes, Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo hunted down the Zodiac Killer in David Fincher's masterpiece. Don't be scared by the duration of over 150 minutes, Zodiac is one of those films to see at least once in a lifetime. 

 

Good Time and Uncut Gems

Two films to tell about two of the most talked-about directors of recent years. With Good Time first and Uncut Gems then, the Safdie Brothers have attracted the attention of half of Hollywood, arriving even to a certain Martin Scorsese. What do you say, we trust you? 

 

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World

Before being the cover of a Lil Uzi record, Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel had come to theaters with the Edgar Wright film. A riot of nerdy quotes led by Michael Cera and a soundtrack curated by Beck are just two of the reasons to watch the fight between Scott and Ramona's Seven Wicked Exes.

 

Always Be My Maybe

Are you spending the lockdown fra from your sweetheart? Then there's nothing like a healthy old romantic comedy for pain relief. Randall Park and Ali Wong are the protagonists of a romcom that combines the spirit of Notting Hill with Keanu Reeves. 

 

TV SERIES

#blackAF 

After the success of Black-ish and its spin-offs, Kenya Barris decides to dress up as Larry David to tell the neuroses and anxieties of a successful African American screenwriter. Between family problems and online shopping, to watch even just for the episode with Lena Waithe and Ava DuVernay. 

 

Bodyguard

If you are a James Bond orphan or just looking for some espionage, Bodyguard is the series for you. International intrigues and London shootings based on Richard Madden in action hero format. 

 

Chef's Table

For quarantine cooks or for those who want to try to become one. Thirty episodes around the world to discover the secrets of some of the greatest chefs, from Italy to India to go around the world with your mouth watering.

 

Rick & Morty

Never before have the animated series earned headlines as in recent years. If The Simpsons and Family Guy are now a thing of the past, Rick & Morty has become the symbol of that new school that changed the way we see "cartoons".

 

When They See Us

After Selma and 13TH, Ava DuVernay returns to tell a cross-section of black America between oppression and injustice. The story of Kevin, Antron, Yusef, Korey and Raymond is still current, an all too hard reminder of how many things are hard to change.

 

Ragnarok

Forget Chris Hemsworth and Marvel, this time the characters from Nordic mythology live in a small town in Norway in a teen drama that combines Nordic gods with themes like environmentalism and friendship. Few episodes (waiting for the second season) to spend an afternoon between thunder and hammers. 

 

Never Have I Ever

There is Mindy Kaling's hand behind this Netflix teen dramedy that tells the joys and sorrows of the young Devi Vishwakumar, looking for a change in social status after a particularly complicated year. Between tears and laughter, the series was also appreciated for its portrayal of Indian communities free of stereotypes.

 

Mindhunter

The spiritual sequel to Zodiac for David Fincher, who lands on TV with a crime drama that combines the profiling of real serial killers with the fictional story. From Edmund Kemper to Charles Manson, there's no good reason not to watch one of the best TV series of recent years.

Ozark

Unjustly compared to Breaking Bad, the series created by Bill Dubuque is definitely darker than the one signed by Vince Gilligan. Forget the Jason Bateman of Arrested Development, between money laundering and Mexican drug cartels the series gives us two of the most interesting female characters on TV. 

 

The Queen's Gambit

The talent of Anya Taylor-Joy to tell the story of Beth Harmon, a chess prodigy in her climb to success between addictions and personal dramas. Based on the novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, it is one of the most interesting Netflix products among those arriving in the last period. 

 

DOCUMENTARIES 

Knocking Down the House

The stories of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amy Vilela, Cori Bush and Paula Jean Swearengin, four women who in 2018 decided to run for Congress during the mid-term elections in an attempt to bring progressive leadership to the halls of American power. 

 

Cheer

Forget the American college movie cheerleaders, the docuseries directed by Greg Whiteley (former director of Last Chance U) tells the ruthless world of competitive cheerleading through the story of the Bulldogs Cheer Team
fourteen-time winner of the national championship organized by the National Cheerleaders Association.

 

Athlete A

The story behind the trial and prosecution of Larry Nassar, the doctor accused of sexually abusing gymnastics coach Sarah Jantzi. A world of sexual and psychological abuse first covered up and then unmasked in the world of competitive gymnastics. 

 

Bikram

The rise and fall of the father of hot yoga Bikram Choudhury, who was born in Calcutta and then moved to California after building his empire. An empire destroyed by the accusations of harassment that invested him in 2013. Similar in many ways to Tickled, it tells the dark side of a seemingly carefree world. 

 

Don't Fuck with Cats

A Facebook group gest together to find out the identity of those who uploaded videos online in which some cats are tortured and killed. The hunt, however, will become that of a killer in one of the best docuseries available on Netflix.

 

Jim and Andy

The eye of director Chris Smith tells us about the behind the scenes of Jim Carrey's iconic transformation into Andy Kaufman in the role that changed the career of the actor on The Truman Show forever. 

 

Fyre

Behind the scenes of the Fyre Festival, the music festival that has become famous for having turned into one of the biggest scams in history. A tale halfway between farce and crime, something to see to truly believe.

 

Going Clear 

The HBO documentary that tells the prison of the faithful of Scientology and the thousand difficulties, between abuses and threats, to get out of one of the most controversial and discussed cults. Among shocking testimonies and many famous faces, it was one of the most talked-about documentaries of recent years. 

 

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson

The life and the suspicious death of Marsha P. Johnson, an icon of the fight for LGBTQ rights and one of the most important names in activism for the rights of the gay community and the Stonewall riots of 1969.

 

Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes

If you enjoyed Mindhunter then this is the documentary for you. A portrait of one of the most famous serial killers of all time, between period recordings and unpublished material to discover who has changed the relationship between murderer and media.

 

One of Us

The story of three former members of Brooklyn's Hasidic community as they struggle against ostracizing their former religious community and families amidst domestic abuse and childhood sexual abuse.