What is it about Catholic priests that fill us with thoughts that are anything but godly?
Is it that they're sexually unattainable? That their robes emphasize their shoulders? That they're obligated to listen to our problems? Whatever it is, the trope of the hot priest has become a cultural staple that can be found in myriad of books, movies, and TV shows. Here are 10 of the hottest priests to ever make it on-screen.
With traditional in-person concerts on pause until further notice, music fans are scrambling to get their dose of live music.
Thankfully, Netflix boasts an impressive roster of not only musicals, but music documentaries that are just as educational as they are enthralling. Whether your tastes veer towards classic rock legends or modern-day hip-hop ringleaders, there's a documentary for you hidden in the depths of Netflix's catalog.
Below, we've rounded up our nine favorite music-related documentaries that you can stream on Netflix right now.
Studio 54
Studio 54 remains one of New York City's most iconic venues, defining a decade of Manhattan's glitzy nightlife scene in the late '70s. Told primarily from the perspective of co-founder Ian Schrager's point of view, Studio 54 takes a deep dive into two men's pursuit of the perfect nightclub.
Lil Peep: Everybody’s Everything
Lil Peep was positioned to be the next big thing in hop-hop, blending rock music samples with his poignant lyrics. Suddenly, in 2017, he died at age 21 of a drug overdose. Lil Peep: Everybody's Everything looks at the life of the emo-rap pioneer, born Gustav Ahr, a star in the making who burned out much too soon.
What Happened, Miss Simone?
Nina Simone might be one of the greatest entertainers of all time, but her success didn't come easy. Her dark, yet fascinating life is chronicled in What Happened, Miss Simone?, a Netflix original documentary that sheds a much-needed light on the woman behind one of history's most iconic voices.
Sample This
The hip-hop movement is largely considered to have begun in 1973, with many thanks due to one special song. Sample This examines how the track "Apache" by Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band inspired a generation of rappers, producers, dancers, and DJs, and how a single breakbeat can live multiple lifetimes.
Homecoming
When Beyonce became the first Black woman to headline Coachella in 2018, she wanted to rightfully represent her race; instead of just singing her hits (which would've been incredible regardless), she brought the unshakeable spirit of Black universities to the stage. Homecoming imports Queen Bey's dazzling performance to the small screen, spliced with behind-the-scenes action that gives a closer look into the mind of one of the world's greatest living performers.
Keith Richards: Under the Influence
The Rolling Stones are so untouchable and iconic that it's rare to feel any semblance of personal connection to them beyond their music. Under the Influence serves as a portrait of Keith Richards, the band's guitarist, who remains devout to the spirit of rock 'n' roll even after all this time.
Echo In the Canyon
Before the Internet flattened the world in regards to music discovery, Los Angeles' Laurel Canyon was a hotspot for some of the world's most influential bands. The rise of groups like the Beach Boys, the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield, and the Mamas and the Papas are documented in Echo In the Canyon, a film dedicated to the California Sound of the 1960s.
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
While the United States was in a critical period in the 1960s, Bob Dylan was creating music to soothe the world. The Martin Scorcese-directed No Direction Home uses exclusive footage to uncover Dylan's early years of becoming a voice of a generation.
Los servicios de streaming se han vuelto tan populares debido a sus pagos mensuales asequibles y fijos y la comodidad de ver los programas cuando quieras, pero tener acceso a contenido en vivo sigue siendo una necesidad.
Cuando se trata de deportes y otros eventos en vivo, o simplemente programas de televisión básicos que no se pueden conseguir en línea, se necesitan canales. Pero cuando ves la factura del cable cada mes, te preguntas si realmente vale la pena.
¿Y si hubiera un compromiso más asequible? Aquí está:
fuboTV.
fuboTV es un servicio que transmite televisión en vivo a través de Internet, y al mismo tiempo ofrece opciones por demanda. Pero eso es sólo el principio de por qué nos encanta esta compañía. Aquí hay 5 razones más por las que necesitas fuboTV:
1.No hay contrato
La mayoría de nosotros pensamos que firmar un contrato largo es sólo parte del acuerdo si quieres tus canales favoritos. Con fuboTV, no hay contrato. La suscripción para su plan Latino Quarterly se paga cada 3 meses, y puedes cancelar en línea en cualquier momento, así que no estás atado. Además, ofrecen una prueba gratuita de 7 días, para que puedas tener una idea de todo lo que ofrece antes de registrarte.
2. Todos los canales que quieres bajo un mismo techo
fuboTV ofrece más de 32 canales bajo un mismo techo. fuboTV ofrece todos los canales básicos que necesitas, como UniMas, Discovery en Español, Univision, Discovery Familia, Cine Sony, El Gourmet, Mas Chic, Nuestra Tele Internacional y Nat Geo Mundo, por nombrar algunos. Además de todos los deportes que se pueden conseguir, especialmente el fútbol, con canales como TUDN, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes, Zona Futbol, TyC Sports, GOL TV, TUDNxtra (1-11) y beIN Sports.
3.Mucha variedad
Puedes ver más de 100+ eventos en vivo con
fuboTV incluyendo todos los principales partidos de fútbol. Eso significa LaLiga, Ligue 1, UEFA Champions League y Liga MX, todo sin costoadicional.
fuboTV es famoso por sus ofertas deportivas, pero tienen todo tipo de género que puedas desear, por lo que le encantará a toda la familia. Siéntate a disfrutar una noche de película con Cine Sony, viaja por el mundo con Nat Geo Mundo, o incluso aprende algunas recetas nuevas y deliciosas con El Gourmet.
Sin mencionar que obtienes 250 horas de grabación DVR en la nube para grabar cosas, por lo que no tienes que preocuparte por perder un show en vivo.
4. Es asequible
OK, ¡consigues todo esto por sólo
$33 al mes! Y con el prepago de 3 meses, sólo pagas $99 4 veces al año. Teniendo en cuenta lo caro que es el cable y lo mucho que fuboTV ofrece, esto es una ganga.
5. Hasta 3 perfiles en muchos dispositivos diferentes
Con fuboTV, puedes tener hasta tres perfiles diferentes. Incluso puedes transmitir activamente en hasta 10 dispositivos diferentes al mismo tiempo, si tienes el complemento Pantallas ilimitadas.
fuboTVfunciona en cualquier computadora, iPhone, iPad, teléfono y tableta Android, Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung Smart TV, Xbox y Amazon Fire TV. ¡Puedes grabar algo desde un dispositivo mientras estás viendo algo más desde otro!
fuboTV es la opción perfecta para cualquier persona que esté harta de pagar en exceso por el cable, pero todavía quiere una oferta que sea igual de robusta (si no más). Es asequible, conveniente y ofrece características que no se pueden obtener con un contrato de cable regular. Haz tu prueba gratuita de 7 días hoy, ¡no te arrepentirás!
May 2021 offers many promises: The new CDC rules for vaccinated Americans mean the return of a more normal social life, more activities, and less time spent indoors.
As more and more people get their doses of the vaccine (or as the TikTok kids call it, the Facui Ouchie) and count down the days until they are fully inoculated, there are some things that will be missed: sweatpants at all hours of the day, working from bed, and watching too much TV.
Some of us will be incorporating lots of these quarantine habits into our daily lives anyway and still taking the liberty to say no to plans, especially when there is so much good content coming to streaming platforms in May.
Streaming platforms have been stepping up their game for years, producing more and more original movies and TV shows that often beat larger production houses. And while theatres are tentatively reopening, many studios are still partnering with platforms to distribute their content, making the at-home watching experience better than ever.
And with awards season spotlighting streaming content in spades in 2021, giving big prizes to Hulu's Nomadland,amongst others, there's more than enough reason to stay in and turn on streaming.
Not everything is worth watching, though. Here's what is and why you should pay attention.
Ziwe (Showtime, May 9)
What we've all been waiting for: Ziwe's Showtime series with A24.
Many quarantine comedians came and went. From Jordan Firstman, who was famous for his impressions of things and people like "banana bread's publicist" and "money when it gets donated" and who was unseated from his early fame after being called out for (you guessed it) racist tweets, to cultural giants like Ellen, who was exposed for her workplace toxicity but actually suffered no repercussions, everyone seemed to be falling from grace.
But the brightest spot of Instagram humor was Ziwe Fumudoh's Instagram Live series, Baited. No one knows why her guests volunteered to be on the show, but they did and it was glorious. From problematic influencers like Caroline Calloway to national favorites like Bowen Yang, Ziwe's guestlist brought fans who stayed for her humor, her unflinching provocations, and her absolutely inimitable style of asking questions about issues like racism.
The former Desus & Mero writer is a New York-based comedian and performer, and her internet fame turned her into a verifiable star. While she uses words like "iconic" and "famously" to describe others, Ziwe has become the epitome of all of those things, and we wait with baited breath for what the A24 show will hold.
The variety show promises musical numbers, interviews, and sketches that are sure to make SNL more redundant than it already is. The early trailer shows guests like Fran Lebowitz, who Ziwe asks, "What bothers you more: racism or slow walkers?" On May 9th on Showtime, we'll find out the answer.
The Crime of the Century (HBO, May 10)
As we ask each other which vax we all got, and Pfizer, Moderna, and J&J become likened to prestige brands and almost feel like status symbols, The Crime of the Century feels impeccably timed.
The new HBO documentary aims to expose how the opioid crisis was a windfall for big pharma. According to the press release, the two-part documentary explores how the drug was born, how it proliferated, and how it spread through culture, described as a "searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enable overproduction, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates."
The revealing documentary is directed by Emmy and Academy Award winner Alex Gibney, presented in association with The Washington Post. Though the commentary on the opioid crisis often focuses on the victims, who were criminalized for so long, this version explains how the health crisis did not come from nowhere and how people were exploited for the sake of the government and big pharma.
"We've defined the opioid epidemic as an opioid crisis, like it's a wildfire," Gibney says. "It actually wasn't a crisis at all, it was a crime and the body count was extremely high." Part one premiers on May 10th.
The Underground Railroad (Amazon Prime, May 14)
Barry Jenkins, Academy Award winning director of Moonlight and If Beale Street Can Talk, has been working on the highly anticipated adaptation of Colson Whitehead's The Underground Railroad. The 2016 novel was instantly acclaimed and won a Pulitzer Prize for its imaginative interpretation of history, a feat in both acknowledging the truths of slavery while imagining a world of possibility.
Jenkins is well-versed in adaptations, and his most acclaimed previous works have been adaptations themselves. And though Jenkins has worked on stories about pain and struggle — Moonlight a wrenching autobiographical account of being Black and gay, Beale Street a Baldwin novel about the prison industrial complex — Jenkins is adept at telling these stories with beauty and grace, rather than reveling in trauma, unlike previous Amazon productions such as Lena Waithe's Them.
Jenkins is aware of this tension. At a press event on Thursday March 29th, he said, "I think what's really beautiful about putting images into the world is that when someone's ready to find that image, it will be there. What we all did in creating this show, I think it honored our ancestors, we were respectful, respectful of the text and respectful of the audience."
The show stars newcomer Thuso Mbedu as the protagonist, Cora Randall, a 15-year-old enslaved girl who escaped a Georgia plantation to follow the rumors of an Underground Railroad — which, in this imagination, is a literal train system, a real railroad which follows a network of tracks and tunnels deep under the ground of the South.
Halston (Netflix, May 14)
Ryan Murphy is at it again with a new Netflix production, and we can only hope it is more like his masterwork American Crime Story than his insufferable, embarrassing teen-drama series The Politician.
This time, Murphy is at the helm of a series about the famed American designer Roy Halston Frowick, better known as Halston. The limited series explores the life and career of the designer, who is now one of the most prominent names in American fashion — a pertinent topic as the fashion world gears up for this year's Met Gala and its recently announced theme: American fashion.
Halston was not just famous for his designs and his striking minimalist style — though his designs became iconic early in his career when he designed the pillbox hat which Jackie Kennedy made iconic — but also for his legacy as a public figure. He reached the height of his career in the 1970s disco era and was active in the famed New York City social scene.
A regular at Studio 54 and friend of the rich and famous, Halston's personal life was as interesting as his professional life. Despite being disparaged early in his career for his sexuality, he became a household name and an icon to the biggest celebrities and to the youth, especially queer youth.
Ewan McGregor stars as Halston, which was caused some controversy and conversation around the constant casting of straight actors in gay roles, which the actor defended despite the backlash.
According to the synopsis, the show tracks "the designer's decline," delving into the "hostile takeover" of his namesake brand, which "forces him to battle for control of his most precious asset ... the name Halston itself." It premieres on May 14th on Netflix.
The Woman in the Window (Netflix, May 14)
The Woman in the Window is a long-delayed thriller which was set for theatrical release in October 2019 and is finally being released in May 2021. The two-year wait should be rewarded though, as anticipation has been high for the Amy Adams and Gary Oldman-led drama.
The Netflix movie is an adaptation of a screenplay by Tracy Letts, based on the 2018 novel of the same name by pseudonymous author A. J. Finn. The story starts with a now-familiar premise: a woman does not leave her house.
Amy Adams plays a psychologist who suffers from agoraphobia. While in her home, she watches the family across the street from her place in the window. While peering out at them, she sees something she shouldn't and becomes obsessed with them and fixated on solving the crime.
The thriller boasts an all star cast, with Amy Adams as Dr. Anna Fox as well as Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman and Anthony Mackie. It premieres on May 14th on Netflix.
Run the World (STARZ, May 16)
Remember the tyranny of Lena Dunham's Girls, the atrocious show about Lena Dunham living her whitewashed fantasy of Brooklyn in a poor imitation of the equally problematic Sex and the City without the fashion or the iconic cast?
Finally, we have a balm to fill the gap Girls promised to fill: a show about women underrepresented on TV living life in New York City. Run the World follows four Black, female friends who live in Harlem as they navigate their jobs and relationships.
It promises lightheartedness as well as drama, and, as Insecure announces its farewell season, it also promises to deliver the same energy and representation as the Issa Rae production. The show stars Amber Stevens West, Andrea Bordeaux, Bresha Webb, and Corbin Reid as drastically different types of women who have an enviable friendship despite their divergent personalities.
It premieres on Starz on May 16th.
Twenties (BET, May 21)
The exact opposite of her horror-anthology Them and even her urban drama The Chi, Lena Waithe's series Twenties is another unbridled celebration of Black joy
The show is a semi-autobiographical retelling of Lena Waithe's own experiences as a young, Black, queer woman trying to make it as a writer in Hollywood. Filled with Black pop cultural references and the protagonist's enviable collection of vintage tees adorned with Black musicians, the show is a collection of Waithe's own tastes and appreciation for Black arts and culture in its purest form.
The fictionalized version of Waithe is a twenty-something named Hattie, played by Jonica T. Gibbs, a queer and aspiring screenwriter and her two best friends, as they all navigate relationships and professional aspirations in Los Angeles. The show is lighthearted, funny, and heartwarming, celebrating the joy of Black female friendships.
Season two promises higher emotional stakes but also more comedic joy. It returns on May 21st on BET.
Many disappointed moviegoers were hoping things would turn around by this month.
James Bond's next adventure was set to take the big screen this month, and Black Widow was set to close it out. While it's disappointing to admit that there is still a pandemic outside, there are still a number of great flicks coming to Netflix this month.
Whether you want to laugh, cry, or get scared sh*tless, this month offers something for everyone. Here are the best movies coming to Netflix.
Legally Blonde (April 1)
Legally Blonde
An early 2000s classic, Legally Blonde is still somehow incredibly socially relevant. The movie follows "sorority girl" Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) as she decides to go to Harvard Law School to pursue her ex-boyfriend, and what transpires isn't what many would expect from an early aughts movie. Woods not only embraces her femininity but finds along the way that she doesn't have to act masculine or sell her soul to be as smart and savvy as the other boys. Legally Blonde is a smart and funny comedy perfect for almost all ages.
Insidious (April 1)
Insidious
As the film that brought about the 2010 horror film renaissance, Insidious cemented Blumhouse Productions as an amazing horror-film studio. A modern-day rework of Steven Spielberg's Poltergeist for the 21st century, the film follows a family whose son becomes haunted by a spooky demon called "the Further." The family is forced to confront the supernatural spirit and team up with a ghost hunter to save their son, but not everything is as it seems.
Yes Man (April 1)
Yes Man
This silly Jim Carrey comedy is loosely based on a memoir by Danny Wallace, but is so funny it stands on its own two feet. In Yes Man, a stuffy and immovable businessman makes a promise to say yes to every opportunity, but obviously doing so slowly takes a turn for the worse.
Similar to Carrey's other goofy comedy Liar Liar, Yes Man is perfect for anyone needing a silly escape. Sure, Zooey Deschanel's character is pretty formulaic, but the duo's chemistry on screen is undeniable. Unfortunately, though, this movie does feature Danny Masterson...
The Master (April 15)
The Master
The Scientology satire by Paul Thomas Anderson still hits hard in 2021. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master is positively bizarre. It follows a PTSD-riddled veteran who falls for a charismatic sci-fi writer turned religious leader. As the movie goes on, it's never really clear whether this religious movement actually takes itself seriously, and the end will have you questioning your own faith in the process.
Crimson Peak (April 16)
Crimson Peak
From Guillermo del Toro, the acclaimed director of Pan's Labyrinth and The Shape of Water, Crimson Peak was a horror-themed 1800s drama featuring Mia Wasikowska and Tom Hiddleston as forbidden lovers. It features all the fantastical features of a del Toro flick and feels almost like a walking Edgar Allan Poe novel, meaning that it starts off loving and warm, but then dissolves into something much more sinister and evil.
Rush (April 16)
Rush
This highly dramatized biopic from Ron Howard stars Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl as Formula One rivals. It's pretty much what Ford v Ferrariis, though it came out long before that movie existed. The real-life duo of James Hunt and Niki Lauda, whom Hemsworth and Brühl portray, started off as friends but slowly became arch enemies as their careers took off. Rush captures the adrenaline-fueled energy of that rivalry and features some pretty sweet car crashes along the way.
As part of a massive announcement from Disney, Black Widow and Cruella will no longer premiere strictly in theaters.
The highly anticipated films will now also premiere on Disney Plus. Cruella will hit the site on May 28, while Black Widow has been pushed back two months, debuting now on July 9 rather than May 7. The "Premier Access" titles will of course cost a $30 renter fee. Kareem Daniel, who is the chairman of Disney Media and Entertainment distribution, reiterated that the announcement "reflects our focus on providing consumer choice and serving the evolving preferences of audiences."
While the gradual refocus on streaming has become more intense amidst the Pandemic, Disney said that the studios smaller titles, such as Free Guy (August 13), The Kings Man (December 22), and Death on the Nile (February 11, 2022) will be postponed but will eventually appear on the big screen.
Disney is no stranger to delaying movies these days. Fans will remember the recent Mulan remake launched exclusively on Disney Plus, avoiding theaters entirely. Meanwhile, the recent family film Raya and the Last Dragon debuted on both Disney Plus and in theaters. Unlike many studios, Disney has been able to gauge the movie market during the Pandemic and adjust their titles accordingly. The delay of Black Widow and Cruella may be disappointing, but frankly, they would likely tank considering the circumstances.
