School is back in session, but streaming waits for no one; luckily Netflix and Crave have plenty of new content for all homework procrastinators to watch in September.
Netflix
1.) Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) – September 1st
Taron Egerton (Rocketman) returns as the scrappy, suave Kingsman spy Eggsy Unwin in the sequel to Matthew Vaughn’s spy thriller smash. After an unexpected turn of events, Eggsy and Merlin (Mark Strong), must team up with the Statesmen (Channing Tatum, Halle Berry, Pedro Pascal) to save the world. Along the way, Eggsy unexpectedly discovers his deceased mentor Harry Hart (Colin Firth) is alive.
2.) The Beguiled (2017) – September 1st
Sophia Coppola’s vision of Thomas P. Cullinan’s novel, first made into a film by Don Siegel in 1971, is a poisonous Antebellum cat-and-mouse seduction between an injured Union Army soldier (Colin Farrell) and three of the women (Nicole Kidman, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning) at the Virginia girls school where he is recovering.
3.) The Blind Side (2009) – September 1st
Based on the true story of Baltimore Ravens offensive lineman Michael Oher and the Tuohy family, Sandra Bullock plays the firm, determined matriarch Leigh Anne who takes in and adopts Michael (Quinton Aaron), and fosters his interest in football. Bullock won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance.
4.) Casino (1995) – September 4th
Martin Scorsese chronicles the rise and fall of Las Vegas handicapper Sam “Ace” Rothstein’s (Robert De Niro) gambling empire and the web of power, greed, and betrayal that ensnares him, his socialite wife Ginger (Sharon Stone) and his best friend and mob enforcer Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci).
5.) Pitch Perfect (2012) and Pitch Perfect 2 (2015) – September 4th
The mishaps and adventures of the Barden Bellas acapella group, written by Kay Cannon (Blockers)and produced by Elizabeth Banks, took the 2010s by storm. The films starred a bevy of triple threats (Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Skylar Astin, Adam DeVine, Ben Platt) and examined how young adults try to figure out their lives while singing their aca-amazing hearts out.
6.) Elite (2018-) (season 2) – September 6th
After an arrest is made for the murder of one of his classmates at the prestigious Las Encinas High School, scholarship student Samuel (Itzan Escamilla) is determined to solve the mystery, no matter the consequences. The addictive Spanish teen drama that stormed Netflix makes Gossip Girl look as wholesome as Barney and Friends.
7.) Bumblebee (2018) – September 13th
In 1987, 18-year old car whiz Charlie (Hailee Steinfeld, Edge of Seventeen) discovers the injured Transformer Bumblebee and gets caught up in local and intergalactic threats searching for her new friend. Director Travis Knight wisely grounds the Transformers spinoff in the duo’s friendship instead of going overboard on the BOOM-BOOM CGI explosions.
8.) Atomic Blonde (2017) – September 24th
On the eve of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, M16’s top spy Lorraine Broughton (Charlize Theron) must recover a missing list of double agents and investigate the death of a fellow agent while rooting out who (James McAvoy, Sofia Boutella, Eddie Marsan, Til Schweiger) is friend of foe. Theron gives Keanu Reeves a run for his John Wick chops with her brutal action stunts and scenes; very appropriate considering direct David Leitch produced and co-directed John Wick (2014).
9.) The Good Place (2016-) (season 3) – September 27th
The third season of Michael Schur’s (Parks and Recreation) comedy resets the timeline yet again, this time with Eleanor (Kristen Bell) and co. back on Earth, but with their memories erased. However, the cheerful, manipulative demon Michael (Ted Danson) once again can’t help manipulating the humans he has grown fond of.
10.) The Politician (2019-) – September 27th
Ryan Murphy’s (Glee, American Horror Story) first exclusive series for Netflix follows the political aspirations of the wealthy Payton Hobart (Oliver Platt, fresh from musical smash Dear Evan Hansen) and the lengths he will go to achieve his ambitions. The series also stars Zoey Deutch (Set It Up), Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) and Jessica Lange (Tootsie), with Gwyneth Paltrow as Payton’s entitled SoCal stepmother Georgina.
Going, Going, Gone! – Titles Leaving Netflix
September 1st
The Notebook (2004)
September 6th
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Happy Gilmore (1996)
Kindergarten Cop (1990)
September 14th
17 Again (2009)
Drug Wars: season 1 (2015-)
September 29th
Dear John (2010)
September 30th
Midsomer Murders (1997-) (Series 1-19)
Crave TV
1.) Ramy (2019-) – September 15th (Starz Programming)
Stand-up comedian and series creator Ramy Youssef stars as a first-generation Egyptian Muslim twenty-something living in New Jersey struggling to find balance between his Muslim community, Millennial friends and relationship with God.
2.) The Deuce (2017-) September 9th (Crave+Movies+HBO)
The third and final season of David Simon and George Pelecanos’ (The Wire) examination of the porn industry in 1970s and 80s New York City, starring James Franco as identical twins and Mafia fronts Vincent and Frankie and Maggie Gyllenhaal as streetwalker-turned-porn director Candy, shows that all good things must come to an end.
3.) The Favourite (2018) – September 6th (Crave+Movies+HBO)
The tug of war between Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz) and her cousin Abigail Masham (Emma Stone) over the affections of the fragile British monarch, Queen Anne (Olivia Coleman) is a darkly comedic delight by director and provocateur Yorgos Lanthimos (The Lobster).
4.) Giant Little Ones (2018) – September 5th (Crave+Movies+HBO)
After an unexpected intimate moment between himself and his best friend Ballas (Darren Mann, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Franky (Josh Wiggins, Mean Dreams) rekindles his friendship with loner Natasha (Taylor Hickson, Deadly Class) and reconnects with his estranged father (Kyle MacLachlan), who left his mother (Maria Bello) for a man. Keith Behrman’s (Flower & Garnet) sophomore film was listed on TIFF’s annual Canada’s Top Ten list in 2018.
5.) Isn’t It Romantic (2019) – September 27th (Crave+Movies+HBO)
After hitting her head, cynical New York City architect Natalie (Rebel Wilson) wakes up and discovers she now lives in stereotypical rom-com world, replete with pastel bakeries, enormous apartments and synchronized karaoke. Betty Gilpin, Adam DeVine, Priyanka Chopra and Liam Hemsworth round out the cast as Natalie attempts to figure out how to return to the real world.
6.) The Book Thief (2013) – September 6th* (Starz Programming)
In the film adaptation of Markus Zusak’s international bestseller Sophie Nélisse (Monsieru Lazhar), one of Canada’s best young talents, plays Liesel Meminger, an illiterate child who is fostered by a couple (Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson) during the Nazi regime. Death (voiced by Roger Allam) narrates Liesel’s journey as she learns how to read and write and becomes friends with Max (Ben Schnetzer), a Jewish refugee hidden by her adoptive parents.
7.) The Devil’s Advocate (1997) – September 13th (Starz Programming)
A young, pre-Matrix Keanu Reeves plays a young, successful lawyer Kevin Lomax who is offered a job at a powerful New York City law firm, owned by John Milton (Al Pacino). But not is as it seems – as his wife (a young Charlize Theron) is plagued by demonic nightmares, Lomax begins to realize Milton may be the Devil himself…
8.) Marie Antoinette (2006) – September 13th (Starz Programming)
In Sophia Coppola’s ahead-of-its-time film, Kirsten Dunst plays Queen Marie Antoinette, the Kim Kardashian of her time. As Marie grows from a young, naïve teenager marrying the Dauphin (Jason Schwartzman, Rushmore) and faces strife, humiliation and pressure, she decides to become the 18th century’s Material Girl in the dying days of the French monarchy.
9.) The French Connection (1971) – September 20th (Starz Programming)
William Friedkin’s innovative police drama follows two New York police detectives (Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider) trying to track down the French drug kingpin (Fernando Rey) providing most of the city’s heroin, wowed critics and audiences. The film also broke industry glass ceilings; it was the first action and R-Rated film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
10.) Insomnia (2002) – September 27th (Starz Programming)
Two LA homicide detectives (Al Pacino, Martin Donovan) investigate the murder of a young teenager in an Alaskan town, but things quickly get out of hand, especially once a young detective (Hilary Swank) and local crime writer (Robin Williams) become involved. Insomnia is one of Christopher Nolan’s earlier films and was the film he made prior to Batman Begins.
