Streaming Suggestion of the Week #40: Heathers

Stream what: In the cult classic black comedy Heathers, main character Veronica Sawyer notes that "my teen-angst bullshit now has a body count," which is a fairly accurate summary of the whole film.

Stream why: The dialogue is endlessly quotable, and the themes and plot remain relevant in new and horrifying ways.

Stream where: Amazon Prime and Hulu.

Heathers was Rec. #160.

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #39: Full Frontal with Samantha Bee

Stream what: Like many other late-night hosts, Samantha Bee has found a way to continue with her show.

Unlike the men, however, Bee is not sitting in her living room or office. Oh no! She has taken her blazers to the woods and has been presenting produced segments from outside a woodshed.

Stream why: Samantha Bee is great. She should get more press for being great. She's great.

Stream where: It's all on YouTube!


See also: List #63, Rec. #664, Rec. #739, etc.

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #38: The Big Sick

Stream what: The Big Sick is a based-on-real-life story written by the people who lived it, Emily Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It's funny and sad and well written and well acted. Plus, Holly Hunter!

Stream why: Did you not see when I said "Holly Hunter!"? Also, the character Emily gets a great, underrated scene where she says, "I love it when men test me on my taste."

Stream where: Amazon Prime

Rec. #881: Quote from a Fictional Character #105

"I see everyone's point of view, which is very confusing. Seeing everyone's point of view is like mixing your drinks."

--- Annie, Doctors of Philosophy,

Muriel Spark, 1962

(See List #58)

Rec. #880: Marian Keyes on YouTube

What: Author Marian Keyes is a delight and her vlogs on YouTube are like chatting with a friend. 

A friend who is gratifyingly annoyed by daylight and warm weather, who reads loads and loads of books, who doesn't ignore that the world is a mess, who nevertheless delights in shiny things, and who speaks with a really great Irish accent.

Representative quote: "F-ing clocks! Isn't it awful? It's just not nice, it's really upsetting, all that fecking light going on at 4 in the morning."

How to get it: Visit her YouTube channel.

Connections to previous Wreckage: Marian Keyes also has a monthly newsletter that is extremely charming (Rec. #418).

Streaming Suggestion of the Week #37: Somebody Feed Phil

Stream what: Phil Rosenthal travels to lots of different places and eats lots of different things. He does everything with the gleeful enthusiasm of a puppy, but less hyper. It's nice.

Stream why: Remember travel?? Remember eating in other places??

Stream where: There are two seasons so far on Netflix.