Still not ready for theaters? There’s always Netflix

Above : Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty star in 1967’s “Bonnie and Clyde,” which will be available through Netflix April 1. (Photo/Warner Bros.)

With so many ways to see movies these days, it’s almost not worth going to a theater anymore – unless, of course, you go see either an IMAX or a Dolby screening.

Dolby is how my wife and I watched “The Batman” and it was well worth the extra money.

But these days, and certainly for the past couple of years – thanks again, COVID – we’ve gotten spoiled. By “we,” of course, I mean those of us with access to the various streaming services.

Take Netflix , for example. The service with most subscribers (222 million as of Dec. 31, with 75 million of those in the United States), Netflix has been around since 1997 – back when it began as a DVD mail-based subscription service.

Netflix began streaming content 10 years later and has since begun producing original programming. In fact, “The Power of the Dog,” which is up for 12 Oscars – including best Motion Picture and Best Director (for Jane Campion) – is a Netflix film.

Moreover, some 10 Netflix films in all have been nominated in 2022 for a total of 27 Oscars over a range of categories.

Even so, in addition to checking out the original programming (particularly the standup comedy specials, such as “Taylor Tomlinson: Look at You” ), I still like checking out great cinema that I never get tired of rewatching.

And in April, some sterling Netflix examples include:

“Bonnie and Clyde” (1967): Arthur Penn’s study of the famous 1930s bank-robbing duo, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway.

“Full Metal Jacket” (1987): Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Gus Hasford’s novel about Marines enduring boot camp and then action in Vietnam (starring Matthew Modine).

“Her” (2013): Spike Jonze’s exploration of a lonely man’s growing relationship with a computer program. Starring Joaquin Phoenix and the voice of Scarlett Johansson.

“Inception” (2010): Christopher Nolan’s mind-bending look at thieves who use dream-sharing technology to steal corporate secrets. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon Levitt.

“Saving Private Ryan” (1998): Steven Spielberg’s portrayal of a small band of U.S. soldiers sent on a mission to bring a final surviving son home from World War II. Starring Tom Hanks, Tom Sizemore, Matt Damon.

And all of that is just what’s going to be available on April 1st (no fooling). Looks as if my first several days of the month are set.

How about you?