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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

 The themes

    * January - Adventure

    * February - Fantasy

    * March - Award Winners & Nominees

    * April - 80's

    * May - Musicals

    * June - Crime

    * July - Mystery

    * August - Animation

    * September - Sci-Fi

    * October - Horror

    * November - Comedy

    * December - Documentaries


The picks

    * Something old - Streaming titles >12 mos. old

    * Something new - Streaming titles <12 mos. old

    * Something borrowed - Suggestion from social media

    * Something blue - a title that has been nominated for or won an award

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