Friday, July 6, 2018

With The First Purge in theaters, it’s a good weekend to watch Battle Royale on Netflix

There are so many streaming options available these days, and so many conflicting recommendations, that it’s hard to see through all the crap you could be watching. Each Friday, The Verge’s Cut the Crap column simplifies the choice by sorting through the overwhelming multitude of movies and TV shows on subscription services, and recommending a single perfect thing to watch this weekend.

What to watch

The blood-soaked 2000 Japanese thriller Battle Royale. The film follows a group of teenage classmates who are deposited on a small deserted island and compelled to murder each other to survive. Director Kinji Fukasaku and his son, screenwriter Kenta Fukasaku (adapting a Koushun Takami novel) don’t waste much time on setup. Instead, they...

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