New movies to watch: BlackBerry, Magic Mike 3, To Leslie on Netflix, and more

Happy June, Polygon readers.

Each week, we spherical up probably the most notable releases new to streaming and VOD, highlighting the most important and finest new movies for you to watch at residence. This week sees lots of new VOD releases, in addition to a number of on streaming platforms.

To Leslie, which resulted in one of many yr’s most attention-grabbing Oscar campaigns, arrives on Netflix, whereas the trilogy-capping Magic Mike’s Last Dance lastly makes its debut on the lately renamed Max platform. There’s additionally an exorcist film on Hulu, a Sydney Sweeney film on Max, and the VOD debuts of BlackBerry, Charlie Day’s Fool’s Paradise, Robert Rodriguez’s bewildering Ben Affleck psychological thriller Hypnotic, and a number of different new movies.

Let’s get into it.

New on Netflix

To Leslie

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Image: Momentum Pictures

Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 59m
Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo, Owen Teague

Andrea Riseborough stars on this 2022 drama as Leslie Rowland, an alcoholic from West Texas who wins the lottery solely to squander her cash on liquor and medicine. With nowhere and nothing left to flip to, Leslie works to rebuild her life and reconnect with family members estranged by her habit. Even if you happen to’re not accustomed to the movie, you is likely to be accustomed to the unconventional Oscar nomination marketing campaign for Riseborough’s efficiency, which sparked an argument among the many awards committee.

New on Hulu

The Devil Conspiracy

Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu

Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films

Genre: Horror fantasy
Run time: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Cast: Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall

A biotech firm run by Satanists comes into possession of Jesus’ DNA and plots to clone the messiah to sacrifice them to the satan. Upon studying this, the archangel Michael (Peter Mensah) is distributed to Earth with the categorical aim of recovering Jesus’ DNA and placing an finish to the satan’s conspiracy. Imagine the Left Behind sequence crossed with the 2010 apocalyptic motion movie Legion and that’s just about The Devil Conspiracy in a nutshell.

New on Max

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Where to watch: Available to stream on Max

Photo: Claudette Barius/Warner Bros.

Genre: Comedy drama
Run time: 1h 52m
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault

Channing Tatum reprises his position as Mike “Magic Mike” Lane, a retired male stripper turned furnishings retailer proprietor turned bartender turned male stripper, within the third and remaining installment of director Steven Soderbergh’s comedy-drama sequence. This time, Mike is enlisted by a rich socialite (Salma Hayek) to journey to London and produce a particular dance manufacturing.

Reality

Where to watch: Available to stream on Max

Image: HBO

Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 23m
Director: Tina Satter
Cast: Sydney Sweeney, Marchánt Davis, Josh Hamilton

Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) stars on this 2023 biopic drama primarily based on the lifetime of Reality Winner, an American intelligence officer who obtained the longest jail sentence ever imposed for leaking unauthorized paperwork to the media, concerning an investigation into Russian tampering of the 2016 U.S. election.

New on VOD

BlackBerry

Where to watch: Available to lease for $6.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: IFC Films

Genre: Biographical comedy-drama
Run time: 1h 59m
Director: Matt Johnson
Cast: Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson

Did you want Air, the biographical drama in regards to the origin of Nike’s enterprise relationship with Michael Jordan? Well, buckle up for BlackBerry, a biographical drama in regards to the rise and fall of the eponymous handheld communications gadget. 2023 is the yr of the manufacturers, child!

Fool’s Paradise

Where to watch: Available to lease for $19.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: Lionsgate

Genre: Satirical comedy
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Charlie Day
Cast: Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale

Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) stars in his directorial debut within the twin position of Sir Tom Bingsley, a technique actor who refuses to depart his trailer, and a mute transient launched on the streets of Los Angeles by an uncaring psychological hospital. When the producer of Tom’s newest movie (Ray Liotta) discovers the mute man on the road, he hatches a plan with Tom’s publicist (Ken Jeong) to have the person impersonate Bingsley in a biopic about Billy the Kid. Shenanigans ensue!

Book Club: The Next Chapter

Where to watch: Available to lease for $19.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: Focus Features

Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Bill Holderman
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen

Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen reprise their roles as Diane, Vivian, Sharon, and Carol within the sequel to the 2018 romantic comedy Book Club. Meeting in particular person for the primary time because the COVID-19 pandemic started, the 4 mates journey to Italy to have a good time Vivian’s upcoming marriage.

Hypnotic

Where to watch: Available to lease for $19.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: Ketchup Entertainment

Genre: Sci-fi thriller
Run time: 1h 33m
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo

Ben Affleck stars in Robert Rodriguez’s psychological motion thriller as Danny Rourke, an Austin police detective haunted by the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter. When introduced onto the case of a legal (William Fichtner) with the weird skill to warp the perceptions and recollections of his victims to help in crimes, Danny inadvertently stumbles upon an insidious authorities program which will have ties to his daughter’s disappearance. Stay for the weird post-credits sequence!

The Black Demon

Image: The Avenue Entertainment

Genre: Sci-fi horror thriller
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Adrian Grünberg
Cast: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Julio Cesar Cedillo

Adrian Grünberg’s (Rambo: Last Blood) 2023 horror thriller facilities on an environmental inspector (Josh Lucas) and his household, who journey to a small city in Baja, Mexico, to examine the harm left by an oil spill. Upon arriving aboard the oil rig, they discover themselves stranded and terrorized by a megalodon shark recognized regionally as “The Black Demon.”

Monica

Where to watch: Available to lease for $6.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: IFC Films

Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 46m
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Cast: Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning

Trace Lysette stars on this 2022 drama as Monica, a trans girl who returns residence to take care of her ailing mom after years of being estranged from her household. Upon her arrival, Monica is pressured to reconcile the ache of her previous and forge renewed connections so as to embrace the longer term.