National Post (National Edition)
What to watch on Netflix and CraveTV this month.
WHAT TO CATCH ON NETFLIX AND CRAVETV IN APRIL
What happens when, after waking up one morning, you find your entire family has just vanished from the earth? Amidst the guilt and grief are questions of faith and belief, all answered in their own way on The Leftovers, which, after coming to a close last summer on HBO, has arrived on CraveTV, and couldn’t make for a better or more morose weekend in.
Sure, you might find yourself crying up an ocean of tears by each episode’s end, but you’ll also feel replenished, cleansed and with a new outlook on life and death. Featuring underrated performances from Carrie Coon, Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston and Ann Dowd, it’s an emotional feast. Dig in already!
Ride that wave of tears and cap it off with Fried Green Tomatoes or Loving Vincent on Netflix, because, again, there is nothing more cathartic than giving your emotions the space to unleash.
But if you’d prefer a lighter night and something a little more superficial, MTV reignites its Jersey Shore magic with Floribama Shore (CraveTV), which follows a fresh, young, unwashed cast as they spend their summer in “the hottest beach town on the Gulf Coast.” Just an FYI: You’re likely to experience liver damage by proxy.
Here’s all that’s new to streaming services this week: NETFLIX APRIL 1 Batman: The Killing Joke Batteries Not Included Bruno and Boots: Go Jump in the Pool By The Sea Dare to Be Wild Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story Elizabeth Fishpeople Fried Green Tomatoes Ice Guardians Kiss & Cry Krampus Liar Liar Madagascar 3 Ride Along Ride Along 2 Pride & Prejudice The Best Man Holiday The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale: Season 1, weekly episodes The Search for Life in Space Wakfu: Season 3 Wild Child APRIL 2 An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth toPower Ash vs. Evil Dead: Season 2 APRIL 3 Black Lighting: Season 1, weekly episodes Fary Is the New Black APRIL 4 Prison Break Event Series: Season 5 Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 3, weekly episodes Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall The Killing of a Sacred Deer APRIL 6 6 Balloons Amateur Fastest Car: Season 1 Money Heist: Part 2 My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z Orbiter 9 Ram Dass, Going Home Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity The 4th Company The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 1 The Florida Project Todo lo que sería de Lucas Lauriente — Netflix Original Comedy Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1 APRIL 7 Dynasty: Season 1, weekly episodes APRIL 9 AMO: Season 1 The Nice Guys APRIL 10 Greg Davies: you Magnificent Beast APRIL 12 Hyori’s Bed & Breakfast: Season 2 Pickpockets APRIL 13 Chef’s Table: Pastry Come Sunday I Am Not An Easy Man Leatherface Lost in Space: Season 1 The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Season 2 APRIL 15 Eric ldle’s What About Dick? Monty Python and the Holy Grail Monty Python’s Almost the Truth Monty Python: Before the Flying Circus Monty Python Conquers America Monty Python’s Flying Circus Monty Python’s Fliegender Zirkus: Season 1 Monty Python’s Life of Brian Monty Python: Live at Aspen Monty Python: Live at The Hollywood Bowl Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go Monty Python’s Personal Best: Season 1 Parrot Sketch Not Included: Twenty Years of Monty Python The Meaning of Monty Python APRIL 16 Loving Vincent The Gunman APRIL 17 The Chalet: Season 1 The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Collection Lockup: Chain Linked APRIL 19 Ainori Love Wagon: Asian Journey: Season 1 Charité: Season 1 Riverdale: Season 2, weekly episodes The Alienist: Season 1 APRIL 20 Aggretsuko: Season 1 Dope: Season 2 Dude Kodachrome Mercury 13 Spy Kids: Mission Critical: Season 1 APRIL 21 The Letdown: Season 1 APRIL 24 Kevin James: Never Don’t Give Up APRIL 25 Bill Nye: Science Guy Psychokinesis APRIL 26 The 100: Season 5 APRIL 27 3%: Season 2 Bobby Kennedy for President Candy Jar Holy Goalie The New Legends of Monkey: Season 1 The Week Of APRIL 29 Superstition: Season 1 APRIL 30 The Conjuring 2 CRAVETV APRIL 1 Billions (Season 3, episode 2, weekly episodes) Counterpart (season 1, episode 10) Our Cartoon President (season 1, episode 9, weekly episodes) APRIL 6 Abortion: Stories Women Tell Angie Tribeca (season 3) Cold Water Cowboys (season 3) W5 (season 52, episode 21) APRIL 7 The Detail (season 1, episode 3, weekly episodes) APRIL 13 Amy Schumer Presents: Mark Normand: Don’t Be Yourself Amy Schumer Presents: Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple Daria (complete series) MTV Floribama Shore (season 1) APRIL 14 Bosch (season 4) APRIL 15 The Circus (season 3, episode 1, weekly episodes) APRIL 20 Elvis: The Searcher The High Court (season 1) Joe Rogan: Rocky Mountain High The Leftovers (seasons 1-3) APRIL 27 Debra DiGiovanni: Here’s The Thing The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks Mostly Sunny Saving My Tomorrow: Kids Who Love The Earth YOUR OFF-THEBEATEN-PATH RECOMMENDATION OF THE WEEK DARIA ON CRAVETV
There is no greater feminist icon of the 1990s than Daria Morgendorffer, the most deadpan, sarcastic misanthrope to ever hit television (“I don’t like to smile unless I have a reason.”). This MTV animated series tackled the miseries of highschool life, and the ennui of being surrounded by idiots. It will also give you an appreciation for Beavis and Butthead, from which it, shockingly enough, spun-off (so that Daria could serve as the sole character to voice just how dim-witted the pair were, naturally). Herself inspired by one of the acerbic, angsty heroines of the decade, Darlene Connor, Daria also served as inspiration for the April Ludgates and Britta Perrys to come. Devour all fives seasons and feel your cynicism and contempt for humanity rise.