This Week in Streaming (April 22nd)

Companion (Max) Warner Bros’s oversharing marketing campaign ruined the box-office potential of this smart and effective thriller starring Sophie Thatcher (Yellowjackets) and Jack Quaid (The Boys) upon its release in January. Watch it. The less you know, the better, so we’ll go with what should have been the official synopsis: “New Line Cinema–the studio that brought you The Notebook–and the unhinged creators of Barbarian cordially invite you to experience a new kind of love story....” 

The Unit (Hulu) David Mamet’s 2006-2008 CBS drama about Special Forces agents whose globetrotting eroded their personal lives was the gold standard Post-9/11 TV drama. It’s a  shame the 2007 WGA strike killed it, and not just because Dennis Haysbert, Scott Foley, and Robert Patrick turned in the best work of their careers. 

Erin Brokovich  (Netflix) Those precious few who had the pleasure of seeing Steven Soderbergh’s glorious new spy thriller, Black Bag and want more should check out the director’s blockbuster Julia Roberts drama about a paralegal who takes on Big Chemical’s water pollution. It somehow plays better in the RFK-era thanks to its lack of sanctimony and penchant for dark humor. A towering example of contemporary Hollywood at its peak.