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Posted on Friday, March 1st, 2019 by Chris Evangelista
(Welcome to Now Stream This, a column dedicated to the best movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and every other streaming service out there.)
It’s time for a fresh batch of streaming titles, hot from the oven. As usual, I’ve scoured the streaming service landscape to bring you back the goods. In this edition, you’ll find the best Bond movie ever, a ground-breaking horror anthology film, a mind-blowing documentary, a strange slasher flick, a wuxia masterpiece, a water-logged action film, and more.
These are the best movies streaming right now, and beyond. Let’s get streaming!
The Best Movies Streaming Right Now
1. Casino Royale
Now Streaming on Netflix
Release Date: 2006
Genre: Spy Thiller
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Daniel Craig, Eva Green, Mads Mikkelsen, Giancarlo Giannini, Jeffrey Wright, Judi Dench
Here’s what is sure to be a controversial opinion: Casino Royale is the best James Bond movie. Yes, yes, I know. I know there are people who think picking any non-Sean Connery Bond film as the best is sacrilege. And I also know that when it comes to the Daniel Craig Bond-era, Skyfall seems to be the favorite. But Martin Campbell‘s 2006 Bond reboot remains, to me, the best of the bunch. The film reinvents Bond from a smooth operator to a blunt instrument – he literally smashes through a wall like the Kool-Aid man at one point. Craig’s Bond is a borderline sociopath – cold, calculated, and very good at killing people. Here, he gets mixed up in a somewhat convoluted plot involving a terrorist (a scene-stealing Mads Mikkelsen) and a poker game. Of course, there’s a Bond girl, played by the always-welcomed Eva Green. And unlike other Bond girls, she and 007 actually develop something close to a real relationship. Action-packed, and endlessly entertaining, Casino Royale is a reboot done right.
For fans of:Batman Begins, Bond movies in general, Daniel Craig running around a lot.
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2. Blue Ruin
Now Streaming on Netflix
Release Date: 2013
Genre: Indie Thriller
Director: Jeremy Saulnier
Cast: Macon Blair, Devin Ratray, Eve Plumb
Jeremy Saulnier‘s sophomore effort Blue Ruin still remains his best film. This stripped-down, brutal mix of character study and thriller is like a Coen Brothers movie by way of John Carpenter. Macon Blair plays Dwight, a vagrant who gets word that the man who killed his parents two decades ago is being released from prison. Dwight makes up his mind to get revenge. This kicks off a chain of events that upend Dwight’s life even further, and send him down a dangerous – and often absurd – path. Saulnier makes great use of silence here, and in keeping with that, Blair’s haunted eyes say more than dialogue could. I’ve enjoyed Saulnier’s films after this – particularly Green Room. But so far, none of have come close to capturing the power of Blue Ruin.
For fans of:No Country For Old Men, A Simple Plan, bloody surprises.
3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Streaming on Netflix March 1
Release Date: 2000
Genre: Action-Fantasy
Director: Ang Lee
Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi and Chang Che
Ang Lee brought the wuxia film to mainstream and art house audiences alike with this gorgeous, heartbreaking epic from 2000. Poetic, mournful and possessed with a breathtaking aura, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is set in 18th China, and follows warrior Li Mu Bai (Chow Yun-Fat) and the woman he loves, Yu Shu Lien (Michelle Yeoh). The two have obvious feelings for each other, but have refused to act on them out of loyalty to Yu Shu Lien’s dead fiancé. Elsewhere in the film, a Governor’s daughter (Zhang Ziyi) longs to escape her impending marriage, and has secretly aught herself to be a fierce warrior. These stories, and more, collide across the film, with Lee’s steady, painterly hand guiding it all towards a conclusion that will burn right to your soul.
For fans of:Hero, A Touch of Zen, House of Flying Daggers, avoiding the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon sequel at all costs.
4. Waterworld
Streaming on Hulu March 1
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction Action
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Cast: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter
Waterworld has a bad reputation. Its production was plagued with problems, and it bombed at the box office. But is it really as bad as some people say, or think, it is? No! In fact, it’s highly entertaining. Does it have problems? Oh, heavens yes. The script is uneven, and Kevin Costner‘s performance is bland. But this is a solid post-apocalyptic action flick with exciting set-pieces. Arrow Video recently released a special Waterworld Blu-ray packed to the gills, but if you can’t afford to snap that up, or just don’t like physical media, the film is headed to Hulu! In this epic adventure, the polar ice caps have melted, flooding the planet. A mutated man (Costner) may or may not hold the secret to finding the fabled dry land, but first he has to deal with pirates, lead by a gloriously over-the-top Dennis Hopper. I promise you: Waterworld isn’t as bad as you remember. Watch it and see.
For fans of: The Mad Max Franchise, The Postman, whatever the hell accent Dennis Hopper is doing here.
5. Three Identical Strangers
Now Streaming on Hulu
Release Date: 2018
Genre: Documentary
Director: Tim Wardle
This shocking documentary has a truly unbelievable premise. In the 1970s, three strangers discover they’re long-lost brothers. But that’s not all: they’re also identical triplets. They’ve gone almost their entire lives unaware of this fact, and when they learn the truth, they’re understandably shocked and excited. This kicks off a media frenzy, and the results are charming and amusing…at first. Then Three Identical Strangers takes a dark turn, and grows only increasingly darker. To say anymore would rob this film of much of its impact, but as Three Identical Strangers unfolds, it goes in uncomfortable, unexpected directions that will make your jaw drop.
For fans of: Having their dang minds blown.
6. Tales From the Hood
Now Streaming on Shudder
Release Date: 1995
Genre: Horror Anthology
Director: Rusty Cundieff
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Rosalind Cash, Rusty Cundieff, David Alan Grier, Anthony Griffith, Wings Hauser, Lamont Bentley, Paula Jai Parker, Joe Torry, Clarence Williams III
Rusty Cundieff’s ground-breaking horror anthology film Tales From the Hood was imporant when it opened in 1995, but it feels even more prescient here in the 21st century. Cundieff approached horror tropes through the eyes of the African-American community, creating an anthology film unlike any other before (or since, really – skip Tales From the Hood 2; it’s almost unwatchable). The stories deal with police brutality, gang violence, domestic abuse, and racist politicians – a topic that unfortunately remains prevalent today. There’s an air of comedy throughout the proceedings, which often keeps the film from being entirely scary. But there are several genuinely frightening moments throughout the film that knock the viewer for a loop.
For fans of:Creepshow, V/H/S, Clarence Williams III literally chewing the scenery.
7. Curtains
Now Streaming on Amazon Prime
Release Date: 1983
Genre: Slasher
Director: Richard Ciupka
Cast: John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson and Lynne Griffin
Curtains! This is one of the odder ’80s slasher films, primarily because it’s aimed more at “older” audiences instead of rambunctious teens. It’s also just a weird movie in general, with a tone that’s all over the place, and a blend of slasher hijinks with potentially supernatural elements. The story focuses on a group of young actresses sequestered in the mansion of a famous film director (John Vernon). The women are all hoping to land the lead role in the director’s new film – a role that was originally promised to his lover, actress Samantha Sherwood (Samantha Eggar). But the filmmaker left Samantha locked away in a lunatic asylum – a fact Samantha, who is now free, isn’t particularly happy about. Meanwhile, a killer wearing a hideous old lady mask is out and about, bumping the actresses off after giving them the creeps with a hideous doll. Is this all going somewhere? Kind of! But Curtains is the type of film you watch for its atmosphere, and its often surprising kills.
For fans of:Tourist Trap, Theater of Blood, yelling “It’s Curtains for her!” every time a character is killed.
8. The Mexican
Now Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Comedy
Director: Gore Verbinski
Cast: Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, James Gandolfini, J. K. Simmons
The Mexican is the type of mid-budget, original movie that Hollywood just doesn’t make anymore. Would I call it a great movie? No, but it’s dependably solid, and loaded with style, thanks to director Gore Verbinski. The Mexican was marketed as a kind of rom-com starring Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, but the truth is, the two big stars spend most of the movie apart. Pitt plays a fuck-up who is tasked with heading to Mexico to retrieve an antique pistol known as The Mexican. Meanwhile, Pitt’s frustrated girlfriend (Roberts) ends up kidnapped by a oddly polite hitman (James Gandolfini). But nothing here is as it seems, and Pitt and Roberts’ characters eventually end up in the same location, after a surprisingly large body count has piled up. Quirky, off-beat and featuring one of the late, great Gandolfini’s many wonderful performances, The Mexican deserves to be rediscovered.
For fans of:Mouse Hunt, Ocean’s Eleven, Killing Them Softly, watching James Gandolfini out-act literally everyone.
9. Return of the Living Dead 3
Streaming on Hulu March 1
Release Date: 1993
Genre: Horror Sequel
Director: Brian Yuzna
Cast: Melinda Clarke, J. Trevor Edmond, Kent McCord, Basil Wallace
The first two Return of the Living Dead movies have fun mixing comedy with their horror. But Return of the Living Dead 3goes for something different. The story focuses on two young lovers – Curt (J. Trevor Edmond) and Julie (Melinda Clarke). When Julie is killed in a motorcycle accident, Curt finds a way to bring her back from the dead using a gas developed by the government. Julie is now a zombie, but she’s no lurching, mumbling ghoul. She can still talk, and think, but she also can no longer feel pain, and she’s hungry for brains. This kicks off a tragic, twisted saga in which the bodies pile up and Julie starts to mutilate herself in hopes of staving off her brain-hunger. The end result is a film that’s weird, tragic, and unforgettable.
For fans of: Bride of Re-Animator, Life After Beth, Return of the Living Dead, gore galore.
10. Bones
Now Streaming on Shudder
Release Date: 2001
Genre: Blaxploitation Horror Homage
Director: Ernest Dickerson
Cast: Snoop Dogg, Pam Grier, Khalil Kain, Clifton Powell, Bianca Lawson, Katharine Isabelle, Michael T. Weiss
Do people remember Bones? This 2001 blaxploitation throwback has Snoop Dogg as Jimmy Bones, a benevolent criminal in the 1970s who is also neighborhood hero. Everyone loves Jimmy Bones! Well…almost everyone. Bones gets betrayed by people close to him, and murdered by a corrupt cop. Over twenty years later, Bones’ old neighborhood has seriously gone down hill. When a group of teens end up in Bones’ crumbling old house, they inadvertently awaken his vengeful ghost. It’s all a bit goofy, but gosh is it fun to watch. Here is a film where Snoop Dogg turns into a demonic dog. And then the dog pukes up an absurd amount of maggots. Poetic cinema!
For fans of: Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight, J.D.’s Revenge, Pam Grier!
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Jackpot Slot Machines – Everything You Wanted to Know
Jackpot slot machines are a staple in any online casino and a big crowd draw because of the massive flashing lights blinking million dollar prizes. They’re really like every other slot machine, but jackpot slots have one special difference, they’re pool of money is connected between several machines (this type is called progressive jackpot slots). This is how it is in both land-based casinos and online casinos. Each time someone makes a wager on a jackpot slot, a portion of their losses go into the giant jackpot.
Consider ten machines connected, one hundred machines or, in the casino of online casinos, millions of players connected. You will quickly get the idea of how the wins get into the million dollar figures. These games often have jackpots larger than national lotteries and you can spin the reels ten times in the time it takes to buy a lottery ticket. So the obvious appeal are the large jackpots, but deeper still is that instinctual gambling desire for the big payout.
Listed above are seven of the top online slot jackpots for Microgaming Games. The numbers are drawn directly from the data provided by Microgaming and is all in real time. The Mega Mega Moolah slot jackpot is currently at an estimated 3.7 million dollars and King Cashalot is begging for a payout with $574,823. The Mega Moolah progressive jackpot slot prize is a pool of funds from several online casinos that offer Microgaming.
Online Slot Jackpots
Each of the slot jackpots above require that the player make max bet wagers in order to be eligible for the progressive slot jackpot. The Play now section under each of the slot jackpots above gives players an exclusive bonus to try out these games with 30 free spins and an additional $1600 in four 100% matching bonuses up to $200 each. Playthrough requirements are active on this promotion.
On each spin of an online slot set to max bet, with a jackpot or progressive jackpot reward, players instantly become eligible to win. In other words, every spin is an opportunity at a large pay like those seen on Mega Moolah and King Cashalot as mentioned above.
Microgaming Progressive Slots
Microgaming is well known for having paid out the largest known mobile casino game win at nearly 4000000. They have also held online slots tournaments with a payout to one lucky player of over 6000000. Along with those millions being paid out, Microgaming is also on record as having paid the largest win at online bingo with 5.8 million.
Some of the other online slot jackpots offered by Microgaming are attached to the following games:
WowPot™ this Microgaming progressive slot can be found as a 5 reel progressive and a 3 reel progressive slot. There are extra paylines on the version that has five reels and because of that this one gives more opportunities for players to win. Both versions of WOWPot share the same progressive pool so this makes for an often won, but always replenished progressive jackpot slot from Microgaming.
SupaJax™ is a game of video poker that is networked across the Microgaming casino network for larger progressive pots.
Fruit Fiesta™ is one of the most liked games by players out of the Microgaming progressive collection. The game has a very high frequency for scatter symbols to hit. There are two versions, the three reel and the five reel and both are connected to several online casinos that carry or are powered by Microgaming.
Lotsaloot™ this video slot game has a classic 3 reel version as well as a brand new, 20 pay line version with 5 reels. As with the other Microgaming progressives, both versions of Lotsaloot feed into a progressive fund.
Jackpot Deuces™as with SupaJax, Jackpot Deuces is an online video poker machine. This game is different in that it has deuces set to wild. Jackpot Deuces is connected to several online casinos.
Cash Splash™ this game is widely known as the 1st progressive jackpot to ever be online. It is found in online casinos as either a three reel or five reel.
Triple 7s™ is quite different from any other type of progressive that we have ever seen. Triple 7s just so happens to be a game of Blackjack setup with a progressive pot. Pretty cool for those fans of Blacjack.
Tunzamunni™is a progressive slot featuring a theme of treasure. It's fashioned in the old style of one line with three reels. Not exactly our favorite game out there, but there has to be someone playing because the progressive jackpot is up to around $41000. That's a lot of nickels!
The Dark Knight™ this online slot is particularly interesting as it offers four progressive jackpots within the game. These jackpots are triggered with a bonus wheel.
The four progressive prizes for The Dark Knight are:
Mini Progressive starting a 10
Minor Progressive 100
Major Progressive 10000
and the Mega Progressive at an amazing 1 000 000
King Cashalot™ this progressive slot has a theme centered in the days of King Arthur. Well, in this case, King Cashalot. With wild multipliers, five reels, scatter symbols and nine paylines, this progressive slot jackpot is huge! The slot game also features a main bonus round where players can select and collect and a mini bonus round available on all wins where players can gamble for a larger win.
Treasure Nile™ doesn't have much to have said about it other than it's treasure, it's the Nile, it's progressive and it's a nine line payout.
Major Millions™ the very interesting thing about Major Millions is that the progressive jackpot will always start at 250000. There are three versions of this progressive jackpot slot and all are connected by Microgaming casinos and share the same jackpot.
More of the Mega Moolah Progressive Variations:
Mega Moolah™
Mega Moolah™ – 5 Reel Drive
Mega Moolah™ – Summertime
Other Table Game Progressives by Microgaming:
Roulette Royale™
Poker Ride™
Cyberstud™
Caribbean Draw Poker
Tips for playing Jackpot Slot Machines
Having played thousands of online slot games over the years and hundreds in the casinos, I feel that I can offer some expert advice.
Here are some tips that you may find useful for playing jackpot slot machines:
Manage that Money: You may have thousands of dollars built up in your account, but it only takes a few hundred to play to your first win. When playing slots, the objective is to maintain a balance between wins and losses. Playing with more manageable amounts helps you to keep track of those losses in your head.
Times Vs. Luck in Slots: Take the amount of money that you have and divide it by the lowest wager amount at max bet. Then do the math on the highest wager possible. At one-hundred dollars and a three dollar wager, you get thirty-three spins. With a wager of fifty-dollars versus your one-hundred dollars, you only get two spins. The win would be immense on that fifty dollar wager, but two spins is nothing unless your luck is spot on.
Max Bet is Your Friend: With most jackpot slots, you will need to bet the max for your coin amount in order to be eligible for a jackpot win. Do not make the mistake of hitting five scatters and missing out on a jackpot because you forgot to hit max bet.
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Eyes on the Prize: Even though your real reason for playing is that huge jackpot, it is important not to let that drive your next play. There will be a lot of times that you are getting to your last dollar and the machine keeps looking like it will hit. If you can afford that, press through that is fine, but if you want to stay in the game, it might be a good idea to find another slot machine. Greed is a really good motivator and the idea of winning that jackpot will keep you pressing spin, but you still need to be mindful of the win/loss balance.
A Little Casino Recon: It is always good to know how high the jackpot got to before it was last won. Has it ever been won? Playing a slot machine game with a large jackpot in the hundreds of millions may mean your chances of winning are very slim. It took a lot of spins for that game to collect that prize. Then again, chancing it and giving the spin to luck, you may possibly win, but once again, very slim chance.
Jackpot Slot Machines are Fun: If I’m being honest, I really only have fun when I am winning at slots. When I start frowning at a jackpot slot machine, I then know that it collected more from me than what I wanted.
Play for the Big Win: So, the funny thing about progressive jackpot slot machines is that sometimes the winnings from a regular win can be larger than the actual jackpot. I find this to be true a lot of times with Betsoft games. In a game like Slots Angels for instance, there was a seven-thousand-dollar jackpot and I had a spin land on a twenty-thousand-dollar win. That’s why players should just play jackpot slot machines like any other slot game and consider the jackpot a nice bonus if it happens.
Types of Jackpot Slot Machines
The first two categories for jackpot slots are online and land based. There are then subtypes of those categories. There are three subtypes of progressive jackpot slots which occur in both land based and online slots. The first type is the wide area progressive, the second being stand alone and third being single casino progressive or ‘local’.
Wide area jackpot pool: this refers to a casino network jackpot in which several casinos participate and send money into the jackpot pool. This can be an area as large as a province, state or even globally when considering online casinos. This type of jackpot can quickly become very large and there are also more players contending for the win. Some of the largest jackpots in a wide area gaming network are the Microgaming Jackpots.
Stand-alone jackpot slot machines: these are jackpots which are slot machine specific. The money that is taken in by the house is kept to that online slot so the jackpots tend to be much smaller. This type of jackpot is oftentimes divided into three jackpot sizes of mini, medium and large depending on the software company that developed the game. These are the jackpots that you can win the most often and typically stay very low because of that fact.
In-Casino Jackpot Games: So this one gets a little complicated for online casino jackpot slots. The idea with this subtype is that there are several of the same slot game that feed the jackpot pool. With online casinos, they deal more with sessions than machines, so online casino jackpots can technically be considered this subtype. In land based casinos it is what it is, in that there can be rows of games all connected to the jackpot. That means paying into it and collecting from it. So the player sitting next to you could be making that jackpot larger for you with every spin.
Jackpot Wins are Always Newsmakers
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I never understood this, but when someone hits a massive jackpot, just like a big lottery win, the local media makes it a story. Recently an older couple pulled 2.4 million dollars from a jackpot slot machine that had not paid out in well over twenty years. They of course had to put them in the spotlight.
So here’s the advice on this one, when playing a jackpot slot machine at a casino, be sure to have your best clothes on because there’s going to be a picture. Online jackpot slots winners may not have that concern immediately, but online casinos love to get their name out there. When you collect the cheque, expect to be called upon for a photo and a few words how you will spend it.
Jackpot Slot Machines from Olden Times Circa 1989
So in referring back to the couple that won all that money from the slot machine that had not paid out in years and years. It reminded me about a case in 1989 that was heard by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The case involved algorithms that were deemed as proprietary by a slot machines manufacturer in which they created “near misses” and way to many of them to be fair. Near misses are really just that, whenever you watch the symbols lining up and they are about to hit that jackpot or any win, and then “missed it by that much” to quote Maxwell Smart. So it was deemed unacceptable, for the real reel version, but surprisingly, the mapping of reels for virtual games like online slots or those now found commonly in online casinos for near misses above and below the payline are acceptable. It is a very interesting topics, especially in relation to jackpot slot machines and online slots. There is a scholarly article that covers the exact topic, in relation to a player’s reaction to a near miss.
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What’s the Verdict Then?
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Jackpot slots can be fun for a short thrill. In the long-game in playing online slots and slots for wins, personally I don’t seek out a jackpot. The large wins are fun to dream about winning, but I will stick to just playing for the short wins and lots of them!
What to do with Your Jackpot Winnings
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Wow, ya that is totally up to you, grats! However, if you are feeling generous, the email is [email protected], I’ll be happy to count the money for you.