Wonkette Movie Night February 2024
February's schedule with streaming availability and movie trailers!
In 1969, the same summer as Woodstock another festival took place, it was filmed but never seen. Until now.
Feb. 3, Summer of Soul. This is an excellent documentary with amazing music and live performances, including fascinating interviews. Worth the rental! With music from: Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly & The family Stone, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King and The 5th Dimension.
Summer Of Soul is available with subscription on Hulu and Disney+. For $3.99 on YouTube and Apple TV.
Feb. 10, Keanu. I love this movie, it’s adorable, hilarious and so much fun. And it’s about a kitten! Songs featured in the trailer: Father Figure and Freedom by George Michael
Keanu is available for $2.89 on Prime and Google Play. For $2.99 on Apple TV and Vudu.
Feb. 17, The Mighty Quinn. I love the reggae music in this, I had a cassette of the soundtrack that I wore out. Plus a young Denzel Washington! Songs featured in the trailer include: Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner by Michael Rose and The Mighty Quinn by Sheryl Lee Ralph, Cedella Marley and Sharon Marley Prendergast.
The Mighty Quinn is available for free with ads on Tubi, Pluto TV and The Roku Channel. With subscription on MGM+ and Brown Sugar.
Feb. 23 is the anniversary of Queen's first American hit reaching number one, Crazy Little Thing Called Love in 1980.
Feb. 24, Bohemian Rhapsody. An amazing performance by Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury plus incredible music make this a super entertaining film. Featuring many of Queen’s songs, in the trailer there’s We Will Rock You, Bohemian Rhapsody, Another One Bites The Dust and We Are The Champions.
Bohemian Rhapsody is available for $3.99 on YouTube, Google Play, Apple TV and Vudu. As of this writing it is available for free with ads on ABC and FX.
Keanu poster will pose a special challenge for you as that cat literally looks exactly like Babby Axl.
Wow! Summer of Soul looks really wonderful. Questlove is soooooo cool. Great list, thanks