Passing the Torch

In all probability, this is my last post for What's On PRIME Now? The reason is simple: after 2-1/2 years running the Netflix blog and ten months overseeing this one, I'm feeling a bit blogged out. I also recently found myself experiencing an acute case of media overload, compelling me to cut back on my streaming options—first by canceling Netflix in November, then Amazon Prime earlier this month. The latter decision had nothing to do with any disenchantment with Prime, whose catalog and creative choices remain impressive, but simply because my subscription was up and I found that Hulu fulfills most of my entertainment cravings (which was highly unlikely only a few months ago).

So, as of February 1, I will no longer be the point man for all things Prime. I'll be over at Hulu, watching old episodes of Route 66 and The Dick Cavett Show.

Thank you, everyone, for your contributions and feedback over the past year, and for making this still very exclusive corner of the web one of your regular stops. I hope you'll continue to check in, add to the lists and conversation, and treat your new Master of Ceremonies with the same enthusiasm and respect you did me. There are still very few places to find the type of crowd-sourced info that What's On PRIME Now? specializes in, so I hope this site will continue to grow and be a singular voice in the Prime-watching community.

Until we meet again, happy streaming!

David

January's New and Departing Titles

A lot of great movies found their way to Prime since the beginning of January—far more than are departing, fortunately. But with the end of the month fast approaching, let's first tackle:

WHAT'S EXPIRING

Many of these, strangely, are also among the new arrivals (including the always grin-inducing Buckaroo Banzai, David Cronenberg's The Dead Zone, and the original Sabrina), but in general this relatively sparse list constitutes the usual rotating EPIX titles that used to pop on and off Netflix with semi-annual regularity (and are now doing the same over on Hulu). So if you're not sure you'll get a chance to (re)watch Apocalypse Now or Glengarry Glen Ross this month, don't worry: you'll likely see them streaming again by summer. Here's the full list of notable departures:

January 28

That Sugar Film (2015)

January 30

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai (1984)
Apocalypse Now (1979) - Review
Charlie Bartlett (2008)
The Dead Zone (1983)
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Godzilla (1998)
Hammett (1982)
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
Jennifer 8 (1992)
Kill Me Again (1989)
Kiss the Girls (1997)
Licence to Kill (1989) - Review
One from the Heart (1982) - Review
Panic (2000)
Sabrina (1954) - Review
Wild Bill (1995)