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Tom's Guide
6 days ago
- Business
- Tom's Guide
3 new to Prime Video movies with 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes
We're somehow in June already, and Prime Video is rolling out another batch of movie titles to sink your teeth into. As always, the streaming service's library is packed with a mix of classics, recent hits and a few hidden gems. But if you're someone who likes to let the critics do some of the legwork, it's worth narrowing your search by looking at what's earned top marks. While there's no shortage of well-reviewed movies in this month's lineup, only a handful actually crossed that elusive 90% threshold on Rotten Tomatoes — a mark that signals near-universal praise and a strong bet for your next movie night. The three picks below all cleared that bar and are now available to stream. Here are the most critically acclaimed new additions to Prime Video in June 2025. We're starting off with an absolute classic. '12 Angry Men' is a courtroom drama about a jury deliberating the fate of a teenage boy accused of murdering his father. The entire movie takes place almost entirely in one room, where 12 jurors must come to a unanimous verdict. At first, nearly all of them are convinced the boy is guilty. But one juror (Henry Fonda) has doubts and refuses to convict without discussing the evidence more thoroughly. As tensions rise and personalities clash, the jurors are forced to confront their own biases, assumptions, and the concept of reasonable doubt. It's a gripping, dialogue-driven movie about justice and the importance of standing up for what's right, even when you're the only one doing it. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Rotten Tomatoes score: 100%Stream it on Prime Video now 'Moneyball' is based on the true story of Billy Beane, the general manager of the Oakland A's baseball team, and his revolutionary approach to building a competitive team on a limited budget. Faced with losing his star players and unable to afford big-name replacements, Beane (Brad Pitt) teams up with a young Yale economics graduate, Peter Brand (Jonah Hill), to challenge traditional scouting methods. They use data-driven analysis known as sabermetrics to identify undervalued players who can still deliver results. The movie isn't just about baseball but about challenging the status quo and finding value where others don't. 'Moneyball' is as much about heart and strategy as it is about the game itself. Rotten Tomatoes score: 94%Stream it on Prime Video now 'Some Like It Hot' is a classic screwball comedy about two down-on-their-luck musicians who witness a mob hit and go on the run by disguising themselves as women and joining an all-female band. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon play Joe and Jerry, who become 'Josephine' and 'Daphne' to hide from the gangsters chasing them. On the road with the band, they meet the charming and naive Sugar Kane (played by Marilyn Monroe), a ukulele player with a troubled romantic past. Complications ensue as Joe falls for Sugar while pretending to be a woman, and Jerry unexpectedly finds himself being courted by a wealthy older man. 'Some Like It Hot' is actually widely regarded as one of the greatest comedies of all time. Rotten Tomatoes score: 95%Stream it on Prime Video now
New York Times
19-03-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
How ‘Moneyball' and ‘Sugar' Altered the Baseball Movie
From 'Eight Men Out' to 'Field of Dreams,' baseball movies are usually enraptured by the past. Steeped in traditions, these films celebrate homespun heroes whose anything-is-possible journeys toward a championship elevate our spirits. But two baseball movies from the last 20 years had something else on their minds that would alter how the sport was looked at onscreen. Bennett Miller's 'Moneyball' (2011), based on a true story, and Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's 'Sugar' (2008), aren't about tenacious winners or mythic achievements. Instead, they're fascinated by failure and community. That notable shift defies a subgenre built on uplift. A baseball movie will often spin a yarn about a band of misfits coming together for an unlikely title run ('Angels in the Outfield'). They can also center once-talented players given one more chance at greatness ('The Natural'), or recall life-changing summers ('The Sandlot'). They tout the majesty, poetry, superstitions and purity of the sport, appealing to truisms lodged in our cultural understanding of fairness: three strikes, you're out and, as Yogi Berra said, 'It ain't over till it's over.' Following the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), 'Moneyball' aims to critique an unfair system not by yearning for the past, but by deconstructing the present. Beane is an executive whose small market ball club can no longer compete monetarily with big spenders like the New York Yankees, so he hires the nerdy Yale economics graduate Peter Brand (Jonah Hill) and turns to the teachings of Bill James, a writer who preached sabermetrics as a statistically informed way to maximize talent. Beane and Brand's unorthodox approach puts them in opposition to the team's irritable old school manager (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and the craggy scouts who rely on their ingrained biases to evaluate players. Pitt plays the Oakland A's general manager Billy Beane. Credit... Melinda Sue Gordon/Columbia Pictures While Beane deconstructs the business of baseball, assembling a stacked roster of discarded players, 'Moneyball' the movie also disassembles the subgenre by not really being about baseball. Partway through the film, Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin's patient screenplay introduces Beane's young daughter, who hopes the team wins enough for her dad to keep his job. Pitt is wonderful in these scenes, softening Beane's rigid executive exterior for a kinder, sweeter approach that slowly builds the importance of this father-daughter relationship to the point of Beane turning down a higher paid position with the Boston Red Sox (coincidentally, the A's are leaving California in 2028 for a lucrative offer to play in Las Vegas). Seeing Beane's embrace of fatherhood recalls an imperative moment in Ken Burns's 'Baseball.' In that documentary mini-series, Mario Cuomo, the former New York governor, describes baseball as a 'community activity,' in which 'you find your own good in the good of the whole.' As much as Beane prizes winning in 'Moneyball,' his journey becomes about cherishing family. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. Already a subscriber? Log in. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CBS News
18-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
BART saw highest Saturday ridership since pre-pandemic due to major San Francisco events
BART last weekend had its highest ridership day for a Saturday since before the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to crowds coming into San Francisco for NBA All-Star Weekend events and the Chinese New Year Parade, among other activities in the region. There were 139,475 riders Saturday, eclipsing the record of 123,636 riders set last February on the day of the 2024 Chinese New Year Parade and an unofficial fan fest for the final season of the Oakland A's baseball team playing in the Bay Area before moving to Sacramento. We had our highest Saturday ridership since the pandemic this past weekend! Between the Chinese New Year Parade and NBA All-Star Weekend Saturday we had 139,475 exits across the system. Highest ridership stations: Powell: 20K exits Montgomery: 14K Embarcadero: 11K — BART (@SFBART) February 18, 2025 In a social media post, the transit agency said 20,000 riders exited at Powell Street, where there were a number of pop-up shops and other NBA All-Star activities in addition to the parade, with another 14,000 exiting at Montgomery Street and 11,000 exiting at Embarcadero. BART officials said there were additional and longer trains running Saturday during the busiest periods to carry crowds coming to and going from events related to the NBA All-Star Weekend, the Chinese New Year Parade, and other attractions like plays at local theaters. "We're grateful so many people chose BART for their travel Saturday," BART board president Mark Foley said in a statement. "I think it's proof the Bay Area relies on BART for more than getting to work or school -- it's the go-to when people want to get out and have fun without the hassle of driving."
