Always Be Streaming - 22 July 2022

Real talk: There's nothing I'm super passionate about this week. Virgin River is a show that I don't watch, but I do suspect that viewership of that series is quietly huge on Netflix. There will be a number of people excited to see that pop up on their home screen this weekend.

Something I rather liked during the week is the Vanessa Brayer comedy I Love That For You. It quietly launched and disappeared on Showtime in the US last month, but the show just appeared on Paramount+ here in Australia during the week. I've seen a few episodes and liked it. Tonally and comedically, it is inconsistent, but it tickled me. The show is about a woman who gets a dream job hosting on a home shopping network. After screwing up her first on-air appearance, she tells management she is suffering from cancer to keep her job.

Oh, and last week I referenced The Gray Man launching on Netflix. That was apparently the cinema launch and not the Netflix launch. But that Netflix launch is set for this weekend - in fact, it just went live a few minutes ago.

returning:

Grown-ish (s05), American Horror Stories (s02), Jurassic Park: Camp Cretaceous (s05), Trying (s03), Virgin River (s04), Primal (s02)

new:

Rap Sh!t - HBO Max | Binge

Stars: Nijah Brenea, Anna Mezentseva, Victoria Richards, Daisy Fernandez
Two former high school friends from Miami who reunite to form a rap duo.

The Gray Man - Netflix

Stars: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas
When the CIA's top asset -- his identity known to no one -- uncovers agency secrets, he triggers a global hunt by assassins set loose by his ex-colleague.

The Day the Music Died: The Story of Don McLean's "American Pie" - Paramount+

Stars: Don McLean
50 years after its release, Don McLean shares the secrets behind his iconic song.

Almost Fly - HBO Max

Stars: Andrew Porfitz, Simon Fabian, Samuel Benito, Paula Hartmann
In 1990, three outsiders from West Germany find life boring. They come into contact with hip-hop through a US Army base nearby and develop the dream of becoming rappers, changing their lives forever.

Moloch - Shudder

Stars: Alexandre Willaume, Sallie Harmsen, Markoesa Hamer
A Dutch woman is convinced she and her family are being hunted by something ancient.

This is GWAR - Shudder

Stars: Dave Brockie, Ethan Embry, Jon Freeman, Bob Gorman
Filmmaker Scott Barber follows the heavy metal band GWAR, through its early days coming up through the late '80s to near-commercial success, including dark times and triumph over adversity.

The Last Movie Stars - HBO Max

Stars: Martin Scorsese, Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melanie Griffith
Follows a celebration of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman's lives.

Anything's Possible - Amazon Prime Video

Stars: Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali
A high school student summons up the courage to ask a transsexual teen out on a date.

Best Foot Forward - Apple TV+

Stars: Peyton Jackson, Logan Marmino, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss
Josh Dubin, 12, starts middle school and faces a brand-new set of challenges, including how to get an entire school of kids to see past his prosthetic leg, and get to know him for who he is.