Blaze who? An Austin, Texas, alt-country legend who was immortalized after his 1989 death in Lucinda Williams’ “Drunken Angel.” Rocker Ben Dickey plays the man like a big, sweet bear beset by demons, Alia Shawkat plays his long-suffering wife, and musician Charlie Sexton is terrific as Townes Van Zandt, Foley's friend in music and substance abuse.
Blaze (2018)Ī gentle shaggy-dog music biopic about Blaze Foley. But never fear! After careful combing through the complete list, we've unearthed 21 hidden movie gems that might have flown below your radar … until now. To make matters harder for film fans, the good stuff is largely hidden behind the Netflix suggestions wall full of its own originals and popular TV shows. Idris Elba and Caleb McLaughlin in 'Concrete Cowboy' (left) and Carey Mulligan in 'The Dig.'Įn español | Here's a dirty little secret Netflix doesn't want you to know: Its movie backlist may be vast (3,700 and counting), but it's not exactly full of gold-star cinema.