INDIEWATCH: Close with these streaming choices

Perhaps you have dusted off this old anthology of short stories from college and YouTubed “How to knit socks”.

And now?

Here are some streaming choices in place for everything you want on the couch.

If you need to laugh

John Mulaney and the bag lunch box

With the stand-up comedian Mulaney and a talented group of young performers, it’s a return to variety shows from the 80s and 90s. Immediately, there is the advantage of shows for children, but perhaps more for adults, like Ren and Stimpy. Sometimes I say I don’t have kids yet, but it’s just to appease some people, says Mulaney. Shot of boy knowingly shaking his head. Expect top-notch musical numbers, a sequence of splits, LOL-worthy writing by Mulaney and Marika Sawyer (Saturday Night Live), and cameos by David Byrne, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natasha Lyonne, Richard Kind, Andr De Shields.

This one is a soul brightener at the time of COVID-19.

Fortune Feimster plays in his latest standup “Sweet & Salty”. (Netflix.com)

Fortune Feimster: sweet and salty

Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project) falls for a failed passage in the swimming team, and to be a doppelganger for the big child of the film, The Sandlot, and an epiphany for life. The stand-up of Feimsters is personal, full of humor bursting into laughter, a pure example of the implementation of your power as you are. Watch for anecdotes on arm massages, beginner training and an introduction to salsa dancing.

In the usual order: Annie Murphy, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara and Dan Levy in “Schitt’s Creek”. (imdb.com)

Schitts Creek

Johnny Rose and fam are kicked out of their wealthy life, with nowhere to go except Schitts Creek, the rural town they bought to joke. Having nothing more to do, Johnny, Moira, David and Alexis have to figure out how to pass the time in their new life. Much laughter comes from the intense disparity between the wealthy and the regulars, and the heart comes by observing a narrowing gap. Starring alumni of Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy, Catherine OHara, as well as Daniel Levy and Annie Murphy. Watch for the questionable and vernacular Moiras accent, Daniels skirts and sweaters in summer and more.

• 5 seasons, episodes on average 20 minutes, available on Hulu, Netflix

Taylor Swift’s new documentary “Miss Americana” is available on Netflix. (netflix.com)

If you want to think

“Taylor Swift: Miss Americana”

Music icon Taylor Swift opens up about his celebrity, his silence, the Kanye thing in the Netflix documentary Miss Americana. Director Lana Wilson (20 feet from the celebrity) uses songwriting from Swifts as a narrative of the artists’ tool to get rid of society’s expectations and find out who they are, the values ​​and the efforts they support.

Wilson does a great job of staying on point, and Miss Americana feels intimate, but carefully constructed revealing the heart of Swifts, but only the parts and the message she wants to tell you.

More than Swift and its music, Miss Americana talks about where we live, what we believe and what we wanted to give up to get up. Official selection at Sundance.

“The trials of Gabriel Fernandez” is a real documentary series on the crime in six parts, following the case of the murder of an 8 year old child at the hands of his mother. (Netflix.com)

“The tests of Gabriel Fernandez”

This is a limited series of six parts suitable for real crime lovers and beginners. This traces the heinous death of Gabriel Fernandez, 8, at the hands of his mother and his boyfriend. More than a crime, this documentary series explores the flaws of the system that paved the way for his assassination after years of documented abuse. According to a thorough investigation by former L.A. Times reporter Garrett Therols, this is harsh and requires breaks.

• 6 episodes, approximately 60 minutes each, TV-MA, available on Netflix

Logan Marshall-Green plays in “L’invitation”. (imdb.com)

“The invitation”

Will goes to a dinner organized by his ex-wife. Installed in the house they shared, it’s a meeting of old friends, an introduction to new friends, and tensions rise in this slow-fire thriller which is like I have never seen. Director Karyn Kusama (Jennifers Body) is a master storyteller, working with perspective, light and dark and on-screen space play. You will continue to catch more even after a few views. Starring: Logan Marshall-Green, Tammy Blanchard.

• 1:40, unranked, Amazon Prime, Netflix

Lady Bird, Friends with Kids, Cabin in the Woods, Mike Birbiglia: My Girlfriends Boyfriend, Fight with my family, Ghost world, Don’t worry, it won’t go far on foot, Brittany runs a marathon, Midsommar, Instant family, The Wonderful Mrs. Maisel, The Wire, Flight of the Conchords, Six Feet Under.

Broad City, Inside Amy Schumer, “The Handmaid’s Tale”, “Bob’s Burgers”, “Rick and Morty”, “Modern Family” “The Simpsons”, “Scrubs”, “Daria”.