Missed Broke-Ass Stuart chum Tony Benna’s Sundance award-winner Andre Is An Idiot during its Roxie run? This month, it makes its Netflix debut.  Need a reminder why this film is worth checking out?  See this interview yours truly did with the director.

Already seen Andre? It’s Pride Month, so try a comedy series starring Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi. Get a new introduction to the classic cartoon series “Adventure Time.”  See the American Revolution recounted in a way guaranteed to piss off the Orange Tyrant’s people. Get your warm fuzzies on with the Turkish street cat documentary.

52 Tuesdays (Hulu)--The title of Sophie Hyde’s coming-of-age drama describes the year of late Tuesday afternoon visits 16-year-old Billie has with her trans man parent James.  Yet Billie also engages in threesomes with older students Josh and Jasmine.  Testosterone injection problems and a case of accidental child pornography wind up interrupting the balance of Billie’s Tuesdays.

The Aggressives & Beyond The Aggressives: 25 Years Later (Criterion Channel)--New York City residents Marquise, Rjai, Tiffany, Flo, Octavia, and Kisha are young queer masculine-presnting people of color.  Yet their gender expression runs the gamut from rawness to blurring gender labels and norms.  Daniel Peddle’s documentary follows them over five years as they face ball culture, jail time, and even military service.  The sequel documentary follows four of the subjects of the first film, some of whom have transitioned.

Aida’s Secrets (Ovid)--Izek and Shep Szewelewicz were given up as babies by their mother Aida.  But their reunion in their 70s is shadowed by unpleasant questions.  Had Aida married their father Grisza before conceiving the boys?  Was Grisza a black marketeer?  Did Aida have a third child? Has Aida truly forgotten things or is she still hiding touchy truths?

Creed (Netflix)--Adonis Johnson (Academy Award-winner Michael B. Jordan) is the illegitimate son of ex-heavyweight champ Apollo Creed.  His desire to become a professional boxer goes nowhere until he obtains the reluctant aid of his father’s former rival-turned-friend Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone).  Things also look up when Adonis finds possible love with up-and-coming singer Bianca Taylor (Tessa Thompson).  Will Rocky’s hidden guilt scuttle Adonis’ future?  (Answer: No, as Netflix is also streaming “Creed II” and “Creed III.”)

The Disaster Artist (Kanopy)--In 1988 San Francisco, acting student Greg Sestero (Dave Franco) befriends fellow student Tommy Wiseau (director James Franco), whose fearlessness impresses him even if his personal details don’t add up.  Despite moving to Los Angeles to pursue acting, both men strike out.  Tommy decides to create “The Room,” a melodrama for both men to star in.  What happens when Wiseau’s bad decisions and lack of experience jinx the production?

The Ice Tower (Shudder)--When orphaned Jeanne flees her foster home, she finds refuge in a studio producing an adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen tale “The Snow Queen.”  Lead actress Cristina’s (Marion Cotillard) frigid beauty fascinates Jeanne.  When Cristina takes an interest in the runaway, will Jeanne’s idolizing the actress become something to regret?

Kedi (Criterion Channel)--Get your warm fuzzies on with this heartwarming film about the street cats of Istanbul.  Thousands of these stray cats have lived in Istanbul over the centuries, and this film introduces viewers to seven of them.  The film’s also an examination of the interactive relationship between human and cat, whether it’s feeding the furballs or musing about them.

Kneecap (Hulu)--Belfast buddies Liam and Naoise are part of Northern Ireland’s “ceasefire generation.”  Liam responds to an arrest by speaking only in the Gaelic he learned from Naoise’s ex-republican paramilitary father.  Music teacher/interpreter JJ helps Liam dodge jail time.  JJ’s discovery of Liam’s collection of anti-Establishment verses written in Gaelic inspires him to turn them into rap songs and form the hip-hop group Kneecap with Liam and Naoise.  Not necessarily a true story.

The Love That Remains (Criterion Channel)--Anna makes rust and raw material art at her Icelandic coastal home.  She lives an apparently idyllic life with fisherman husband Magnus, their three children, and a charismatic sheepdog named Panda.  But how do the family’s dynamics change over the course of a year after an irreparable emotional fracture leads to Anna and Magnus’ decision to separate?

The Marked Woman (Netflix)--In the port of Barcelona, a woman is found bound and gagged inside a shipping container.  She has no memory of how she got there, or even who she is.  Detective Anna Ripoli and Officer Quiqui Zarate race against time to establish her identity and find out what secrets her memory holds.  Somebody’s already tried to kill the mystery woman once, and they have no intention of stopping.

Mexico 86 (Netflix)--How did Mexico become the first country to host the World Cup twice?  When economic instability and government concerns cause Colombia to resign as host of the 1986 World Cup, FIFA scrambles to find a possible replacement.  The US and Canada may be vying for the spot.  But Mexican bureaucrat and soccer fan Martin de la Torre (Diego Luna)  uses a lot of political maneuvering and improvisation to con FIFA into giving earthquake-stricken Mexico the nod.

Swiss Army Man (Kanopy)--Long before the two Daniels hit it big with “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” they made their film debut with this surrealist dramedy.  Marooned on an island, Hank Thompson (Paul Dano) is on the verge of hanging himself when a corpse (Daniel Radcliffe) washes up on the beach.  Yet Manny (as the corpse eventually names himself) turns out to be far from ordinary: he can be a jet ski, a source of drinking water, and even a navigation tool.  Will they return to civilization?

This Is Poly Season 1 (We TV/All Reality)---This reality series about polyamorous relationships follows five different polycules of various sizes, from a starter couple looking for a third member to a five member polycule with 17 kids and counting.  The polycules deal with such issues as commitment, running a business together, and telling others about their relationship. 

Vicious Seasons 1 & 2 (Britbox)--Egotistical actor Freddie Thornhill (Sir Ian McKellen) and househusband Stewart Bixby (Sir Derek Jacobi) have lived together as a couple in their London flat for 49 years.  Their days consist of entertaining such eccentric friends as the man-hungry Penelope and the handsome Ash, seeing their dog Balthazar is still alive, and conversations alternating between vicious barbed insults and affectionate declarations. 

Poor Things (Netflix)--Yorgos Lanthimos’ acclaimed steampunk fantasy begins when mad scientist Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) inserts the brain of an unborn child into the body of its mother, who had committed suicide.  The result: a grown woman with the mind of an infant, whom Baxter names Bella Baxter (Emma Stone).  Bella’s desire to learn more of the world sends her on a sexual grand tour, which leads to her discovering philosophy, socialism, and her late mother’s past.   

The Vampire Lestat Season 3 (AMC)--It’s a new title for “Interview With The Vampire,” as Lestat de Lioncourt himself takes center stage.  The “Interview With The Vampire” book has come out, and Lestat feels the portrayal of him is seriously truth-deficient.  To set the story straight, he’s started up a rock band and is going on tour.  Along the way, the events of the first two seasons will be retold from Lestat’s perspective.  Lestat’s daughter Claudia will reappear toot.

Shrill (The Complete Series) (Netflix)-Late 20-ish journalist Annie Easton (Aldy Bryant) has a life filled with an unreliable boyfriend, parents dealing with cancer, and headaches from perfectionist ex-punk boss Gabe Parrish (John Cameron Mitchell).  She’s also fat, but that doesn’t mean she’s less than the people around her.

Doctor Who Seasons 1-13 (AMC+)---NuWho (the nickname for the series updating the classic BBC character) is back!  The Doctor is a mysterious alien who travels through time and space righting wrongs in what looks like a flying telephone booth (but isn’t).  Accompanied by at least one human companion, the Doctor faces off against such menaces as the Cybermen, the Weeping Angels, and of course the Daleks.

The Evil Lawyer (Netflix)--In this Thai courtroom drama series, young lawyer Mek idealistically believes the law should protect the powerless.  But when he’s framed for the murder of police chief Anan’s son, the legal system he trusted seems determined to destroy him.  His only hope is to work for the defense lawyer Jittri aka The Evil Lawyer.  Jittri got her nickname from her willingness to use any loophole, bend any rule, or do anything needed to win.  

The Making Of A Japanese (Ovid)--Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s documentary captures a year in the life of suburban Tokyo’s Tsukado elementary school by focusing on the school’s first and sixth grade classes.  The Japanese school system may be regimented, but it also teaches its children discipline, responsibility, and even group-oriented thinking.

I Am Frankelda (Netflix)---In this Mexican stop-motion animated film, aspiring 19th century horror writer Francisca Imelda writes stories set in an imaginary realm she calls the Topus Terrenus.  But Francisca’s so-called imaginary realm exists in a parallel dimension.  One of her characters, Prince Herneval, has discovered the existence of humans.  Yet the Prince’s kingdom is in decline because they and other Topus Terrenus inhabitants thrive on human fear.  Will the writer’s talent be exploited to save the Topus Terrenus?  

Piece By Piece (Netflix)--Morgan Neville directed this acclaimed animated biography of musician Pharrell Williams.  The singer of “Happy” wanted his life story to be told by using Legos, as both he and the toy plastic bricks build new things out of pre-existing material.  

The Cinema Within (Ovid)--Chad Friedrichs’ documentary examines the psychology of film editing.  How and why does an edited movie effortlessly make sense to even children around the world?  Famed film editor Walter Murch and scholar David Bordwell offer their ideas.  But the real test might come with an experiment in a remote part of Turkey: showing a film to people who had never seen one before.

Eno (Criterion Channel)--Gary Hustwit’s musical documentary about the seminal musician/songwriter Brian Eno uses the generative software known as Brain One to draw from both 30 hours of interview footage with Eno and 500 hours of Eno’s archival footage to create a different version of the film each time it’s screened.  Potentially, the software could create an estimated 52 quintillion versions of the film.

Andre Is An Idiot (Netflix)--Tony Benna’s award-winning documentary follows brilliant eccentric advertising man Andre Ricciardi after he receives news that he’s dying of colon cancer…which could have been prevented had he bothered to get a colonoscopy.  As Ricciardi does wild and crazy things to deal with his approaching death, viewers will laugh with him.

Never Change! (Hulu)--Back in 2008, the senior class of North Meadows High School had their last year cut short by a tornado.  18 years later, school authorities have come up with a way for those former high schoolers to complete their diploma requirements: have these “students” take their senior year over again.  The trouble is, these “students” are now in their 30s, and things they did in high school such as dodgeball is more of a struggle.  Yet have these faux “seniors” really changed as people over the intervening years?

The Season (Hulu)--From the studio behind “Crazy Rich Asians” comes a revenge drama set in the world of the Hong Kong elite, the heart of which is the old-money Hext family.  Summer may be the season of boating and partying for a group of upper crust friends.  But the arrival of newcomer Cola (Jessie Mei Li, “Shadow And Bone”) sets off deceit and power struggles within the group, partly because she’s hiding something.

Under The Flags, The Sun (Ovid)--Juanjo Pereira’s FIPRESCI Award-winning documentary painstakingly edits archival footage recovered from around the world to depict the rise and fall of Alfredo Stroessner’s Paraguayan dictatorship.  Using old film and television images, the movie captures the dictatorship’s themes: nationalist preaching, a cult of personality, endorsement of Nazis, and persecution of opponents.  Sounds like the U.S. government nowadays to me. 

Color Book (Netflix)--Lucky’s a widower trying to raise his son Mason, who has Down Syndrome.  The father and son’s journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game is part of that adjustment process.  David Fortune’s film grew out of a successful pitch made at the Tribeca Film Festival to the AT&T Untold Stories program.

The Root Of The Game (Netflix)--This docuseries takes viewers to Sao Paulo to explore the city’s grassroots amateur vareza soccer scene.  Even though the game is played on mud and dirt patches, the scene has been the birthplace of such soccer greats as Rafu and Raphinha.  Viewers will also get behind the scene access to the Super Copa Pioneer, Sao Paulo’s prestigious grassroots soccer tournament,

Between The Temples (Hulu)-- In Nathan Silver’s acclaimed dramedy, the death of his wife Ruth has left cantor Ben Gottlieb (Jason Schwartzman) with both a crisis of faith and an inability to sing.  Fate brings him into contact with his now elderly elementary school music teacher Carla Kessler (a fantastic Carol Kane).  Carla wants a bat mitzvah, and Ben reluctantly agrees to teach her.  That project winds up overturning both their lives.

A Woman Of Substance (Britbox)--In this new adaptation of Barbara Taylor Bradford’s novel, Emma Harte (Jessica Reynolds) is a wealthy family’s maid in the early 1900s.  But when she’s betrayed by her aristocratic lover and cast out penniless and pregnant by her employers, she vows lifelong revenge against her former bosses.  By the 1970s, Emma (Brenda Blethyn) has become a powerful business mogul.  However, a personal betrayal may undermine Emma’s plans.

Leverage Season 1 (Kanopy)--Former insurance investigator Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton) assembles a team of crooks (a grifter, a retrieval specialist, an eccentric thief, and a nerdy hacker) to pull off cons and heists against corporate and government entities that oppress ordinary citizens.

Queens Of The Dead (Hulu)--Tina Romero (yes, as in daughter of George A. Romero) helms a zombie action comedy about a Brooklyn warehouse party/drag show rudely interrupted by the zombie apocalypse.  Now the drag queens and club kids have to put aside their personal differences to ensure their brains don’t become zombie snacks.

Agent Kim Reactivated (Netflix)--Manager Kim is a single father working at a small savings & loan bank who’s also trying to raise his daughter Min-ji.  When the child gets kidnapped, he’s forced to reveal that he used to be a secret agent. Kim’s search for his abducted daughter will lead him to clash with ruthless Juhak Construction CEO Joo Kang-chan as well as the head of the National Special Missions Bureau.

1776: American Independence (Britbox)--This docuseries recounts the American Revolution with facts the Orange Dementia Patient’s people would prefer to stay buried.  See Native Americans forced to pick a side in the Revolution.  See Black slaves rise up against their white colonialist overlords.  See women pushing for improved conditions and political rights.

Adventure Time: Side Quests (Hulu)--In this spinoff, the series takes viewers back to the days when Finn was just a kid and he went out on adventures across the land of Ooo with his magical dog best friend Jake.  See them party with cloud people and punch evil in the butt in standalone tales.  Maybe a side character or two from the original series will get fleshed out.