Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
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Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
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Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
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Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
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Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
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Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
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Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
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Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
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Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
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Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
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Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
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Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
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Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
New to hire
Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we spherical up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the largest and greatest new motion pictures for you to watch at house.
This week’s largest debut is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, which is now streaming on Netflix. That’s not all, as Insidious: The Red Door — the fifth installment in the Insidious horror franchise — additionally arrives on the platform this week alongside Jawan, considered one of the largest Indian motion motion pictures of the yr. There’s lots more thrilling releases this week too, with A Haunting in Venice now streaming on Hulu, the Italian superhero film Freaks vs. the Reich on Prime Video, plus the premiere of The Kill Room and Outlaw Johnny Black from director-star Michael Jai White on VOD.
Here’s all the things new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Sony Pictures Animation
Genre: Superhero motion
Run time: 2h 20m
Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers, Justin Ok. Thompson
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld, Oscar Isaac
The extremely anticipated follow-up to 2018’s Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales dealing with off not solely in opposition to a dimension-hopping nemesis in the type of the Spot, however a complete multiverse of Spider-Mans, Spider-People, and even a Spider-Dinosaur as he makes an attempt to save the day as soon as once more.
From our multiversal evaluate:
Not each theme and plot and second in Across the Spider-Verse lands, notably with the different a part of this story nonetheless most of a yr away. But in the finish, the theme of the Spider-Verse motion pictures is shaping up to be a narrative about folks making an attempt to be larger and bolder themselves, making an attempt to attain past what they’re instructed they’re able to, and do more. It’s no marvel that each a part of Across the Spider-Verse is an try to outdo the first film. The thought of rising, of surpassing and ignoring everybody else’s limits, is the coronary heart of this sequence’ heroes and their particular person journeys. It seems like the motion pictures themselves are designed to observe swimsuit.
Jawan
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Red Chillies Entertainment
Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2h 50m
Director: Atlee
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Nayanthara, Vijay Sethupathi
The largest Indian film of the yr has landed on Netflix. Directed by Atlee (Mersal), Jawan options megastar Shah Rukh Khan (between this and Pathaan, he’s really again) and is principally “Robin Hood meets Charlie’s Angels.”
Insidious: The Red Door
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix Saturday
Image: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Genre: Supernatural horror
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Patrick Wilson
Cast: Ty Simpkins, Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne
The fifth film in the Insidious franchise is the directorial debut for star Patrick Wilson. It’s additionally a sequel to Insidious: Chapter 2, as the final two motion pictures in the franchise had been prequels.
From our evaluate:
As a director, Wilson isn’t as easy a horror ringmaster as Wan or Whannell: He favors more actor-centric scares than wild imagery. But he makes nice use of expressive close-ups (typically of himself) and shallow focus, with a couple of creepy It Follows-like pictures of blurry figures approaching from the distance, and a terrifically claustrophobic scene inside an MRI machine. Dalton’s school story, in the meantime, sometimes borders on campus-prank zaniness: It consists of what can solely be described as a puke ghost, and there’s one amusing use of the horror film cliche about the haunted little child who makes terrifying drawings of the ghouls solely he can see. (Naturally, that child grows up to change into a star pupil in an unbearable freshman artwork class.)
Sly
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Thom Zimny
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Quentin Tarantino
This documentary takes a detailed take a look at the lifetime of considered one of the nice American film stars and movie writers: Sylvester Stallone.
Nyad
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Liz Parkinson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports activities drama
Run time: 2h 1m
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Cast: Jodie Foster, Annette Bening, Rhys Ifans
Nyad tells the (questionably) true story of swimmer Diana Nyad, who swam from Cuba to Florida at 64 years previous, amongst many different swimming accomplishments.
Wingwomen
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Gael Turpo/Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 56m
Director: Mélanie Laurent
Cast: Mélanie Laurent, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Isabelle Adjani
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) is each behind and in entrance of the digital camera on this motion comedy about ladies thieves on the run wanting to pull off one final job.
New on Hulu
A Haunting in Venice
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: twentieth Century Studios
Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Michelle Yeoh, Jamie Dornan
Kenneth Branagh’s Poirot variations have usually been a enjoyable time, even after they have issues (taking a look at you, Death on the Nile). A Haunting in Venice is his greatest but, as Branagh’s confidence as director and performer on this mode solely continues to develop. It’s good fall viewing.
Quiz Lady
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Image: Hulu
Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Jessica Yu
Cast: Awkwafina, Sandra Oh, Will Ferrell
Sandra Oh and Awkwafina play a pair of estranged sisters who strive to win huge on a recreation present to repay their mother’s money owed. The supporting solid consists of Will Ferrell, Jason Schwartzman, Tony Hale, and the late Paul Reubens.
New on Prime Video
Freaks vs. the Reich
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Image: VMI Releasing
Genre: Superhero/circus warfare film
Run time: 2h 21m
Director: Gabriele Mainetti
Cast: Claudio Santamaria, Aurora Giovinazzo, Pietro Castellitto
This offbeat Italian superhero film follows a bunch of circus performers in World War II who’re wanted by the Nazis and workforce up to cease them. I’ve heard it’s humorous, candy, and has sturdy motion — positively on my weekend watchlist.
New on Peacock
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
Photo: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Nia Vardalos
Cast: Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Louis Mandylor
One of cinema’s most endearingly goofy households is again, in the most family-centric franchise this facet of the Fast and Furious motion pictures. It’s the first Greek Wedding film since 2016, which got here practically 15 years after the authentic smash hit. This time, star-writer Nia Vardalos takes over directorial duties, following up her 2009 directorial debut I Hate Valentine’s Day.
New on AMC Plus
Sympathy for the Devil
Where to watch: Available to stream on AMC Plus
Image: RLJE Films
Genre: Psychological thriller
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Yuval Adler
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman
A largely two-person film that sounds a bit like Collateral, Sympathy for the Devil stars Nicolas Cage as a passenger who holds a driver (Joel Kinnaman) hostage on an extended automobile journey.
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Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Action journey
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Cal Brunker
Cast: Mckenna Grace, Taraji P. Henson, Marsai Martin
The Paw Patrol is again — this sequel to the first film sees the pup get superpowers of their quest to cease Mayor Humdinger from destroying Adventure City.
The Kill Room
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Shout! Studios
Genre: Dark comedy thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Nicol Paone
Cast: Joe Manganiello, Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman
Joe Manganiello stars as a hitman turned artist on this humorous comedy about how the worlds of effective artwork and excessive crime aren’t so separated in spite of everything. When he turns to artwork as a way of laundering cash, the hitman turns into an surprising in a single day sensation in the high-art scene.
Outlaw Johnny Black
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Satirical Western
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Michael Jai White
Cast: Michael Jai White, Anika Noni Rose, Erica Ash
Michael Jai White’s long-awaited follow-up to Black Dynamite is lastly right here: a “West-ploitation” film about an outlaw who pretends to be a preacher and settles in a brand new troubled city. The star and director spoke to us at size about the film and the lengthy street it took to get right here.
Sound of Freedom
Where to watch: Available to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Angel Studios/VidAngel Studios
Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 11m
Director: Alejandro Gómez Monteverde
Cast: Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, Bill Camp
One of the most stunning (and controversial) box-office hits of the yr, Sound of Freedom purports to be a real story about stopping baby trafficking. The reality is far more sophisticated than that.
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