Kahlo’s was no ordinary life, and, luckily, “Frida” is no ordinary biopic — the director is the groundbreaking stage artist Julie Taymor, who adds enough flashes of surrealism and bursts of theatricality to shake up the conventions of the biographical drama.

This 2015 film written and directed by Leslye Headland is as secretly raunchy as it is refreshing. Our critics called it “a wintry pop song of a film, one you want to play on repeat”; achingly melancholy yet riotously funny, it’s one of the great romances of our scrambled age. )Watch it on Netflix, Charlie Kaufman pens and directs this mind-bending adaptation of Ian Reid’s novel, in which a nervous young woman (Jessie Buckley) accompanies her boyfriend (Jesse Plemmons) on a road trip to meet his parents (Toni Collette and David Thewlis). Scott raved, “Mr. Michael J. Our critic called it “pop film making of a high order.” (Hopkins is also wonderful, in a very different kind of role, in Netflix’s “The Two Popes.”)Watch it on Netflix, Josh and Benny Safdie have all but singlehandedly kept the tradition of the grimy New York street movie alive in the 21st century, with films like “Heaven Knows What” and “Good Time” (also streaming on Netflix) explicitly recalling the sweaty desperation of ’70s Gotham cinema. It’s time to take it back to high school and the delights of teen movies. And by framing her story as an investigation into her mysterious death 25 years before — an investigation led by Victoria Cruz, another transgender activist — France draws an explicit and affecting parallel to the violence against transgender women of color today.

But FWIW: The show has v inclusive characters that show the different spectrums of sexuality and gender preferences, which IMO is awesome. The special effects are still eerily convincing, the performances are quirky and compelling, and Spielberg mines his big set pieces for maximum tension. (The equally bonkers, Kaufman-penned “Being John Malkovich” is also on Netflix. Two words: Henry Cavill. (Another Sorkin-penned story of a Silicon Valley giant, “Steve Jobs,” is also available on Netflix. Our critic called it “fast, funny, unafraid of sexuality and finally devastating.” (For more adventurous foreign cinema, check out “Happy as Lazzaro.”)Watch it on Netflix, This unsettling, unforgettable snapshot of urban decay and toxic masculinity from Martin Scorsese hauntingly captured the rotting core of post-Watergate American society when it was released in 1976, and it has remained nestled in our collective unconscious ever since. A.O. And Elite...hits different. But it’s not really a sports movie. Lastig kiezen? ", The computer-generated Okja, left, and An Seo Hyun in “Okja.”, Christopher Lloyd, left, and Michael J. Scott praised the film’s “freshness and surprise.” (“An Education” is another insightful look at teenage girlhood. In other hands, it could’ve been a conventional back-to-Nam picture or “Rambo”-style action/adventure (and those elements, to be clear, are thrilling). Our critic described it as “a poem written in light, music and vivid human faces.” (Indie drama lovers may also enjoy “Burning Cane.”)Watch it on Netflix, Guillermo Del Toro’s 2006 Oscar winner is many things: a lush period drama, a dark fairy tale, a special-effects showcase, a valentine to fantasy cinema, a harrowing fable of Fascism. Manohla Dargis praised its “sardonically funny, touching key.” (For more critically acclaimed foreign drama, try “Burning” or On Body and Soul.”)Watch it on Netflix, Jennifer Lawrence won the Oscar for best actress for her spectacularly sassy and unapologetically haunted performance in David O. Russell’s (somewhat loose) adaptation of Matthew Quick’s novel. Centered around an affair between two women—one who’s engaged to a cis man—Below Her Mouth is very nearly porn, just with more plotlines. From vintage classics from the 80s and 90s to the latest hit rom-coms, here are the best teen movies on Netflix right now. If you love Game of Thrones, know a little something about history, and enjoy watching sexy men walk around in skirts, you’ll stan the blossoming romance between this hot Scottish man and his gorgeous English lover. And then it’s sexy, on top of that. Scott deemed it “Kaufman’s most assured and daring work so far as a director.”, Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this modest Best Picture winner, and it’s a smooth fit for his classical style: It has the feel, texture and tone of a 1940s boxing movie, but with the modern twist of a crusty old-timer taking a “girl fighter” under his wing. Meanwhile, parents will enjoy the vampy leading performance by Anjelica Huston, who invests her character with high style and an outrageous accent. (Note: Streaming services sometimes remove titles or change starting dates without giving notice.).