24 Best Movies New to Streaming in February: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘Priscilla’ and More:Part 2
Crossroads (Feb. 15 on Netflix)
Britney Spears’ film debut “Crossroads” is finally coming to streaming for the first time courtesyof Netflix. Shonda Rhimes, who went on to create “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,” wrote the coming-of-age road movie, which was directed by Tamra Davis. The story follows three childhood friends, Lucy (Spears), Kit (Zoë Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. “Crossroads” originally premiered in 2002 and, despite negative reviews, grossed $61 million globally. At the time Spears filmed “Crossroads” — which came out on Feb. 15, 2002 — she was in the midst of recording her third album and had already become the best-selling teenage artist of all time thanks to blockbuster singles like “Oops…I Did It Again” and “Baby One More Time.”
Monica (Feb. 25 on Hulu)
“Transparent” breakout Trace Lysette earned a much-deserved nomination for best lead performance at the Indie Spirit Awards thanks to her work in Andrea Pallaoro’s understated drama “Monica,” but that’s frustratinglyas far as her awards prospects reached this Oscar season. Lysette stars in the film as a trans woman who returns home to her estranged family to care for her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson). Lysette is a sensitive force in the lead role, giving such a lived-in performance that even the film’s most intimate moments carry the emotional weight of an epic. Here’s hoping the film’s streaming debut on Hulu brings it a lot more eyeballs.
Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó (Feb. 9 on Disney+)
Rising director Sean Wang just won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival for his feature directorial debut “Didi,” which makes his Oscar-nominated short film “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó” all the more of a must-see when it premieres on Disney+ this month. The film is a contender at the 2024 Academy Awards in the documentary short race. The 17-minute film follows the daily, often humorous, lives of Wang’s elderly maternal and paternal grandmothers who are best friends and live together. The short doc premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it took home the grand jury prize and audience award. Wang began filming his grandmothers in 2021 when he lived with them for a brief stint between a move from New York City to Los Angeles.
单词:
1. Debut: The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording. 首次登台;
2. Courtesy of: given as a prize or provided free by a person or an organization. 蒙…提供;赞助;赠送;
3. Coming-of-age: Someone's coming of age is the time when they become recognized as an adult. 成年;
4. In the midst of: 在…之中;
5. Frustratingly: 令人泄气地;使人沮丧地(frustrate 的副词形式);
6. As far as: 在……范围内:表示某事物的范围或限度,常用于表达“就……而言”或“就……来说”的意思;
7. Estranged: If you are estranged from your family or friends, you have quarrelled with them and are not communicating with them. (与家人、朋友) 疏远的;
8. Lived-in: having a comfortable, natural, or homely appearance, as if subject to regular use or habitation. 宜居的;
9. Intimate: If you have an intimate friendship with someone, you know them very well and like them a lot. 亲密的;
10. Feature: A feature or a feature film or movie is a full-length film about a fictional situation, as opposed to a short film or a documentary. 正片、故事片;
11. Contender: A contender is someone who takes part in a competition. 竞争者;
12. Maternal: Maternal is used to describe feelings or actions which are typical of those of a kind mother toward her child. 母亲般的;
13. Paternal: Paternal is used to describe feelings or actions that are typical of those of a kind father toward his child. 父亲的;
24 Best Movies New to Streaming in February: ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘Past Lives,’ ‘Priscilla’ and More:Part 2
24部2月新上线最佳影片:《奥本海默》、《前世今生》、《普里西拉》等:第二部分
Crossroads (Feb. 15 on Netflix)
《十字路口》(2月15日上线Netflix)
Britney Spears’ film debut “Crossroads” is finally coming to streaming for the first time courtesyof Netflix. Shonda Rhimes, who went on to create “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Scandal,” wrote the coming-of-age road movie, which was directed by Tamra Davis. The story follows three childhood friends, Lucy (Spears), Kit (Zoë Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. “Crossroads” originally premiered in 2002 and, despite negative reviews, grossed $61 million globally. At the time Spears filmed “Crossroads” — which came out on Feb. 15, 2002 — she was in the midst of recording her third album and had already become the best-selling teenage artist of all time thanks to blockbuster singles like “Oops…I Did It Again” and “Baby One More Time.”
“Transparent” breakout Trace Lysette earned a much-deserved nomination for best lead performance at the Indie Spirit Awards thanks to her work in Andrea Pallaoro’s understated drama “Monica,” but that’s frustratinglyas far as her awards prospects reached this Oscar season. Lysette stars in the film as a trans woman who returns home to her estranged family to care for her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson). Lysette is a sensitive force in the lead role, giving such a lived-in performance that even the film’s most intimate moments carry the emotional weight of an epic. Here’s hoping the film’s streaming debut on Hulu brings it a lot more eyeballs.
Rising director Sean Wang just won the audience award at the Sundance Film Festival for his feature directorial debut “Didi,” which makes his Oscar-nominated short film “Nǎi Nai and Wài Pó” all the more of a must-see when it premieres on Disney+ this month. The film is a contender at the 2024 Academy Awards in the documentary short race. The 17-minute film follows the daily, often humorous, lives of Wang’s elderly maternal and paternal grandmothers who are best friends and live together. The short doc premiered at the 2023 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it took home the grand jury prize and audience award. Wang began filming his grandmothers in 2021 when he lived with them for a brief stint between a move from New York City to Los Angeles.
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