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You can always count on Prime Video to have a good film available to stream.
In September, there are at least three new movies with great Rotten Tomatoes scores that you should stream ASAP.
At the top of Watch With Us’ list is Collateral, a Tom Cruise action-thriller that’s only gotten better with age.
We also recommend diving into the mystery of Videodrome, a groundbreaking ‘80s film starring James Woods and Debbie Harry.
Finally, it wouldn’t be spooky season without M. Night Shyamalan and The Visit is one of his best recent horror pictures, with a twist you won’t see coming.
‘Collateral’ (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 86 percent
As a Los Angeles taxi driver, Max (Jamie Foxx) has seen some crazy s**t, so when he’s hired by the elegantly dressed Vincent (Cruise) to drive him around town for the night, he thinks he can relax for a bit. He’s never been more wrong, as Vincent soon reveals himself to be a hitman who’s been hired to eliminate several witnesses in an upcoming drug trial. Max isn’t a saint, but he’s no killer, either, and he can’t let Vincent shoot strangers and get away with it. But how can he stop someone who’s been trained to kill and doesn’t have a conscience?
Collateral works on three levels. First and foremost, it’s a great action film with a thrilling narrative that really does keep you on the edge of your seat. In addition, it’s a superb portrait of L.A. nightlife and really shows off the city’s beauty and diversity. Most importantly, though, Collateral showcases one of Cruise’s most unusual performances. Playing a rare bad guy role, the Top Gun actor revels in playing a character with no moral compass and a killer sense of style.
‘The Visit’ (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 68 percent
Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) have never met their maternal grandparents, and their mother, Loretta (Kathryn Hahn), decides to change that. She’s going on a cruise with her new boyfriend anyway, so it’s convenient for her to send them to their grandparents’ isolated farmhouse for a week-long visit. But Becca and Tyler quickly clock that something is off with Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) — they act irrationally and chase away local townspeople. When a friendly neighbor disappears after visiting their house, the kids blame the grandparents, but with their mother thousands of miles away, no one is around to help or save them from their possibly sinister relatives.
The Visit is directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and yes, there’s a twist that turns the entire plot on its head. This twist makes sense, though, and actually raises the stakes rather than making you groan. The film is shot in the found-footage style (Becca is an aspiring filmmaker), which makes all the horrors the two kids experience all the more visceral.
‘Videodrome’ (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes score: 83 percent
Max Renn (James Woods) is looking for his next big hit. As the CEO of a Toronto TV station, he has to, or else he’s out of a job. When he becomes aware of a controversial new program called Videodrome, which shows people being tortured and killed on air, he thinks it’s just the show to put him on the map. But as he digs deeper into who is making Videodrome, and whether it actually depicts real-life murders, he begins to lose his grip on reality. Is his paranoia about the show all in his head? Or is Videodrome just a front for a vast conspiracy that could kill millions of people?
Even though it didn’t make much money when it was first released, Videodrome catapulted Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg into the international limelight — and jump-started a career that’s produced such classics as Dead Ringers and Crash (the good one). The film’s signature image, of a man merging his head into a functioning TV set, captures the film’s spooky tech vibe — it’s a horror film that’s unlike any other, and it will rattle your bones. Blondie’s Debbie Harry has her best role ever as Nikki Brand, a kinky radio host who is aroused by Videodrome and is willing to risk her life to become a part of it.
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