Do you feel that? Sure, there is still a bit of a chill in the air, but a springtime thaw is on the way. With the warmer weather just around the corner, HBO Now is doubling down on their comedy offerings. While Crashing and Divorce are both winding down their second seasons, Bill Hader’s new comedy Barry and Silicon Valley are both premiering in March. As far as theatrical releases go, the streaming service is loading up on some favorites from last year. If you somehow missed Girls Trip, Atomic Blonde, and The Beguiled, you’ve got a badass female-fronted film marathon awaiting you.
Girls Trip
When four friends reunite to party in New Orleans after drifting apart over the years, hijinks are bound to ensue. While it’s safe to say that the world knew to expect talent from Queen Latifah and Jada Pinkett Smith, but Tiffany Haddish was the real star of the movie. Girls Trip was a breakout hit of the summer and made Haddish a household name. You’ll never look a grapefruit the same way again.
Barry
Ever since he left SNL, Bill Hader has worked on a number of interesting projects, but Barry might be the best one yet. There have been plenty of dramas about hitmen trying to balance life with the business of killing, but Barry is certainly one of the first to approach the job from a comedic point of view. Hader’s everyman charm will have audiences rooting for Barry to succeed as an actor and at finding some meaning in his life, even if he happens to kill a lot of people at the same time.
Silicon Valley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cZFPRrRN_g
Pied Piper has undergone a lot of changes since the first season of Silicon Valley, and Richard and the rest of the team have found themselves in an increasingly precarious position. With the fallout of the fourth season finale putting Richard back in control and Gavin Belson on the fast track to irrelevance, it appears that things might be looking up for the Pied Piper team. However, if the past is any indication of what’s to come, these nerds will find a way to mess up their success before too long.
Here are all the titles coming and going on HBO NOW in March:
Original Programming:
HBO First Look: Pacific Rim Uprising (3/12)
Arthur Miller: Writer (3/19)
HBO First Look: Isle of Dogs (3/21)
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Part 1 (3/26)
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling Part 2 (3/27)
Entre Nos, Part 3 (3/30)
Season Premieres:
Barry, Series Premiere (3/25)
Silicon Valley, Season 5 Premiere (3/25)
El Negocio, Season 4 Premiere (3/18)
Season Finales:
Crashing, Season 2 Finale (3/4)
Divorce, Season 2 Finale (3/4)
High Maintenance, Season 2 Finale (3/23)
Theatrical Premieres:
Alien: Covenant, 2017 (3/3)
Incarnate, 2016 (3/1)
Live by Night, 2016 (3/8)
My Cousin Rachel, 2017 (3/10)
The Beguiled, 2017 (3/17)
The Book of Henry, 2017 (3/21)
Atomic Blonde, 2017 (3/24)
Girls Trip, 2017 (3/31)
Estrenos:
La Casa De Beatriz, 2017 (3/1)
Soy Nero (AKA I am Nero), 2016 (3/2)
La región salvaje (AKA The Untamed), 2016 (3/9)
Starting March 1:
The Beguiled, 1971
Die Hard, 1988
Die Hard 2, 1990
Die Hard with a Vengeance, 1995
The French Connection, 1971
Friday the 13th (Extended Version), 2009
Hannibal, 2001
Ice Age, 2002
The Last Boy Scout, 1991
Mercury Rising, 1998
Observe and Report, 2009
Rock Star, 2001
Sgt. Bilko, 1996
She’s Out of My League, 2010
The Adventures of Ford Fairlane, 1990
The Silence of the Lambs, 1991
To Be or Not To Be, 1983
Undercover Brother, 2002
Wargames, 1983
Where the Wild Things Are, 2009
Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!, 2004
Ending March 31:
About a Boy, 2002
Australia, 2008
Bean, 1997
Born on the Fourth of July, 1989
Death Race, 2008
Erin Brockovich, 2000
Hamlet 2, 2008
Jackass: The Movie, 2002
Jackie, 2016
Kinsey, 2004
Life with Mikey, 1993
Lucas, 1986
Nocturnal Animals, 2016
Platoon, 1986
Rules Don’t Apply, 2016
Suicide Squad, 2016
The Golden Compass, 2007
The Pink Panther, 2006
Wanted, 2008
White Fang, 1991