I, Tonya (2018)

So. You’ve been quarantined. For many of us in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, we find ourselves locked in our houses, with not much to do. We can’t report to our jobs, or our jobs are being done remotely, or our ability to work is vastly restricted. And with all of this free time we have on our hands now, this is the perfect time to catch up on all of those movies we’ve been continuously putting off for a “rainy day.” Well folks, it’s pouring outside, so let’s watch some movies!

These picks are all based on my own subjective opinion, but I’ve compiled a list of different films of different genres across Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Go, and Hulu that I think everyone should watch. If you’ve already seen them, watch them again! These are the movies that, in my opinion, can’t steer you wrong.

1 | Alien (1979) | Amazon Prime 

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Unless you're on the wrong side of Tik Tok, aka Straight Tik Tok, you definitely have seen the growing popularity and comeback of the Bimbo trend  -  now extending to the gender-inclusive Himbo, Bimbo, and Thembo. It has been reclaimed as a feminist concept, as a way to praise femininity, subvert the male gaze, and disparage capitalism. From it, other films like Legally Blonde and Jennifer's Body, have gained extreme popularity and a newfound critical appreciation replacing their past dismissal as just "chick flicks".

However, if there's one film that validated the concept of the Bimbo way ahead of its time, it would be the prestigious biopic Erin Brockovich. Based on the true story of activist and paralegal Erin Brockovich, the film charts her incredible story of success. Despite having no legal training whatsoever this unemployed, single mother of three built a landmark case against the Pacific Gas & Electric Company of California for local water contamination. Erin's hyper-feminine appearance and headstrong attitude are unconventional in terms of expectations for how "respectable" (by society's definition) women and lawyers should behave. Its true-story roots and the seriousness in which the film was taken helps validate the still hard-to-understand concept for our society that women can do whatever they want despite their appearance.