Editor's note: As a response to the suggested quarantine to help slow the spread of COVID-19, we’ve changed the focus of our Critics’ Picks section. Rather than pointing you in the direction of events happening this week in Nashville, here are some activities you can partake in while you’re at home practicing social distancing.
Scholars say that in times of crisis, we must turn to the past — that’s why Truck Stop Women is the smart choice for waiting out this quarantine. This gem of an exploitation film is straight out of the 1974 bubble — sleazy as shit and yet somehow quaint, like your grandfather’s issue of Playboy. The plot: A toothy mob guy (who looks a little like Elliott Gould if you squint) says “fuhgeddaboudit” a lot while trying to knock off a truck-stop madam with the help of her sociopath daughter. The details don’t matter, but the film’s Pulp Fiction vibes and excess of full-frontal will get you through these dark times. It’s available to stream for free via Amazon Prime, which is a treasure trove of B-movie oddities, if you dig deep enough into its catalog. LAURA HUTSON HUNTER
