Koktail TV Guide: What to Watch in April

Koktail TV Guide: What to Watch in April

Our picks for what to watch this month

As the sun bears down heavily on all of us ahead of what looks to be another dry Songkran, there’s no better excuse to turn the AC to the max, get comfy on the couch, and binge all the shows and movies you want. Here are some worth checking out.

1/9 Moon Knight

New episodes every Wednesday on Disney+

Steven Grant is a mild-mannered “gift shoppist” who finds himself being chased by a mysterious man and his followers, as well as being haunted by a voice in his head. What he doesn’t know is that he is also Marc Spector, a mercenary who serves as the avatar of the Egyptian god, Khonshu, in the form of Moon Knight.

2/9 The Bubble

Premieres on April 1 on Netflix

An ironic Judd Apatow film starring too many A-listers, The Bubble follows a group of self-entitled, stuck-up actors who are closed off from the rest of the world in a pandemic bubble, in an effort to finish the latest edition to a long-winded movie franchise. It only goes downhill from there. 

3/9 Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood

Premieres on April 1 on Netflix

From Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater comes a new film in the same rotoscoped style as his 2006 movie, A Scanner Darkly. The Apollo moon landing in 1969 made the whole world believe that anything is possible. Children of the time were the most inspired, and this film follows their fantastical imaginations driven by the Moon Landing.

4/9 Tokyo Vice

Premieres on April 7 on HBO Go

Loosely inspired by an American journalist’s account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, the film follows Jake Adelstein as he delves deeper and deeper into the criminal underbelly of Tokyo. Starring Ansel Elgort and Ken Watanabe. 

5/9 It’s The Small Things, Charlie Brown

Premieres on April 15 on Apple TV+

Sally is enamored with a beautiful flower, but this presents some problems for Charlie Brown and his friends. The flower is inconveniently located on the baseball field, putting the big game at risk. But it may just be the inspiration the gang needs to make a change for the environment.

6/9 The Scala

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Premieres on April 15 on Netflix

The Scala was one of the final vestiges of the golden age of cinema. With its demise, the city suffered a terrible loss to its cultural heritage. Fortunately, its legacy lives on in this 2015 documentary which explores what made the stand-alone cinema so beloved by telling its story through the eyes of its workers.

7/9 Roar

Premieres on April 15 on Apple TV+

The anthology series seeks to give audiences a picture of what it’s like to be a woman today with eight different stories. Each episode varies in its setting, but all of them showcase the resiliency of women. 

8/9 The Flight Attendant (Season 2)

Premieres on April 21 on HBO Go

Finally sober, flight attendant Cassie Bowden seems to have turned over a new leaf while also moonlighting as a CIA asset. She witnesses a murder, however, and suddenly finds herself back on the rollercoaster all over again. 

9/9 Barry

Premieres on April 25 on HBO Go

Despite his best efforts, Barry can’t seem to leave his past behind. The former hitman is doing his best to pursue acting, but with his former handler on the loose and after him, and his acting mentor now aware of who he truly is, will Barry be able to just be an actor? Starring Bill Hader and Henry Winkler.

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