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Holy Road House! Amazon, which has just introduced ads to its main service (unless you pay a premium), has pockets deep enough to keep cranking out new movies and shows on Prime Video and ad-supported Freevee (which is totally free). This month’s newbies run the gamut, from a Jake Gyllenhaal-led remake of the cult Patrick Swayze action flick Road House to a new faith-based family drama series starring angel-touched legend Roma Downey. In between, there’s fresh stand-up, crime thrillers and a once-in-a-lifetime dinner party with celebrity chef and humanitarian José Andrés.
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Coming March 7
Ricky Stanicky, R
It’s always fun to see scheming guys get their comeuppance – and that’s the central thrust of a raunchy new comedy about three now-grown childhood buds (Zac Efron, Andrew Santino and Jermaine Fowler) who hire a washed-up actor (John Cena) to play the imaginary pal they’ve used for decades as an alibi for their secret boys-weekend getaways and bad behavior. But they’re not prepared for the mayhem created by the suddenly real Ricky Stanicky – or how easily Cena seems to meddle into their personal and professional lives.
Coming March 12
Boat Story
Fans of quirky British thrillers should dock with this six-part series about two cash-strapped strangers (Daisy Haggard and Paterson Joseph, 59) who stumble on a shipwrecked boat full of cocaine, then decide to sell it themselves and split the proceeds. But can they outmaneuver the cops, masked gunmen and a well-dressed mobster dubbed the Tailor? (The show streams on Amazon’s free ad-supported Freevee service.)
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Coming March 14
Frida, R
Editor-turned-director Carla Gutiérrez’s documentary about the famed Mexican artist Frida Kahlo earned raves when the film premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Critics loved the film’s use of the late artist’s revealing and sexually frank diaries as well as the digital re-creations of her paintings.
Coming March 19
Dinner Party Diaries With José Andrés
Spanish-born chef José Andrés, 54, has won acclaim for his cooking, popularizing the idea of small-plate dining to American diners, but also for his humanitarian work helping to feed people impacted by natural disasters and war. Now he’s hosting a special where he enters the kitchen with stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, 65, Bryan Cranston, 67, and O’Shea Jackson Jr. for a tasty blend of food and conversation.
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