This Week In Streaming (October 1st)
Our recommendations to counteract the endless scrolling.
Oddity (AMC+) Releasing a small-budget British horror film between Twisters and the new Deadpool last July may not have been the best plan. Regardless, this supernatural tale of a doctor reeling from the murder of his wife at their country estate and his blind, clairvoyant sister-in-law’s inquiry into the matter is perfect early October viewing thanks to its impeccable plotting and palpable sense of dread.
The Vance-Walz VP Smackdown (Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+) The Midwest hustle reaches its climax as the Senate’s bootstraps hillbilly faces off against a real-life character from A Prarie Home Companion. Will Vance’s debate acumen put his campaign into overdrive as it did twice during his Ohio Senate run? Will Walz explain cleaning a perfectly good air filter in that TikTok video? Will they sit on couches? Come for the inevitable KOs involving military service; stay to see how CBS moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan deal with the Saint Paul Rambo’s penchant for tall tales. The debate will also air on all local broadcast stations, cable news, and streaming cable services like YouTube TV and Sling.
The World of Gotham (Max) Just in time for the release of Joker: Folie À Deux in theaters on Friday, Max has put together a collection of Batman’s greatest screen appearances from Tim Burton’s surrealist takes to Christopher Nolan’s high-minded spectacle. At the very least, it offers up the opportunity to revisit Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker for all the incels who need to brush up on the lore before the weekend.