TV & Movies

What to Watch This Month

The latest TV and movies for you to stream in February 2021.

By: Rayne Fisher-Quann

In Defense of the Hallmark Movie

Good-time films get bad rap as chick-flick slam misses point of pointless fun and diversion

I’ll defend Hallmark movies to my dying breath. Like most things that women like, they’ve spent decades as the butt of a universal joke, but it’s time to retire the superiority complex and face the facts.

Sometimes, I don’t want to watch a movie about the bleak realities of the human condition – we’re already living them, babe! I’d much rather step into the Hallmark movie alternate universe, where nothing is ironic, nobody watches the news, and everybody’s apartment is nice enough to have a kitchen island even though they all live in New York.

In our troubled times, the wide-eyed, saccharine earnestness of a Hallmark movie is a salve for the soul. So judge me all you want, but I will never apologize for wanting to watch a borderline-nonsensical parable about Candace Cameron Bure discovering the magic of Christmas in boot-cut jeans. Let yourself enjoy things! Watch a Hallmark movie!

Hallmark Recent Releases

Snowkissed: The tale of a travel-averse journalist meeting a handsome B&B owner.
A Winter Getaway: A love story with a case of mistaken identity, of course.

Classic Hallmark Movies

Christmas Town: A woman gets stuck in a sleepy, Christmas-y town and finds a home.
The Lost Valentine: A journalist is hired to tell the story of a woman who is still waiting for her husband to return from World War II.

Hallmark movies are available to watch on W Network or can be streamed on the Global TV app.

February 6

Dan Levy hosts SNL

11:35 pm, Global, NBC

Everyone’s favourite little Schitt, Dan Levy, achieves another well-deserved milestone as he hosts SNL with awesome musical guest Phoebe Bridgers. Must watch!

Now renting

Promising Young Woman

First run on YouTube, iTunes, and Google Play

This candy-coloured psychological thriller isn’t an easy watch, but it’s an instant classic that’s essential #MeToo viewing. Razor-sharp writing and an all-star cast weave a nail-biting revenge fantasy of gender, abuse and vindication.

Feb. 16

Talloyz

CBC TV and Gem

CBC’s tallest sketch comedy show is #fortheboys, but isn’t afraid to tackle critical topics like racism, power and privilege – while also crushing a buffet and rearing an oil barrel.

Feb. 24

Ginny & Georgia

Netflix

Free-spirited mom Georgia moves her 15-year-old daughter Ginny and young son north in search of greener pastures. Cobourg, Ont. stands in as New England in a charming dramedy sure to delight Gilmore Girls fans.

Streaming Until March 4

Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time

Tiff net

Hungary’s 2021 Oscar selection is a troubling, engaging flip on film noir that follows an American doctor on an obsessive mission to Hungary. Is she chasing lost love, a shadow or a delusion?

Streaming Now

Cure for Depression

YouTube Channel: Marc Rebillet

“Loop Daddy” Marc Rebillet is a tireless source of good energy, bopping between keyboard, beat pad and mic to create absurdist funk boogies, in only his silk robe and tighty whities.

bit.ly/NEXTCURE

Streaming Now

What Do Alien Civilizations Look Like?

YouTube Channel: Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

Using captivating and colourful animations to entertain and inform, this German design studio breaks down the big scientific and existential questions.

bit.ly/NEXTKardashev

Streaming Now

Jacquemus: That Show in the Field!

YouTube Channel: Loic Prigent

Fashion Instagram went crazy for French designer Jacquemus’ runway show in a wheat field. Documentarist Loic Prigent offers a fast-paced behind-the-scenes look.

bit.ly/NEXTJACQUEMUS