Every week on Polygon, we spherical up essentially the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the largest and finest new motion pictures so that you can watch at house.
This week, Moana 2, the sequel to the mega-hit animated musical starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Auliʻi Cravalho, washes ashore onto VOD. There’s tons of different thrilling new releases to hire and buy this week too, together with a brand new adaptation of The Depend of Monte Cristo, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, the steamy erotic drama Babygirl, and the Oscar-nominated jail drama Sing Sing starring Colman Domingo. Plus, David Byrne’s True Tales is streaming without spending a dime on YouTube!
Right here’s all the pieces new that’s out there to observe this weekend!
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix
Picture: TriStar Photos
Style: Drama
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Forged: Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Paul Bettany
Tom Hanks and Robin Wright reunite on this drama primarily based on a 2014 graphic novel, itself primarily based on a six-page shaggy dog story about the identical location considered at totally different time limits. The film follows the identical idea, informed in a nonlinear style, centering on the identical piece of land from the time of dinosaurs to modern-day. Oh, additionally, Benjamin Franklin’s son owns it at one level! Good.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Netflix
Style: Motion drama
Run time: 3h 21m
Director: Sukumar
Forged: Allu Arjun, Rashmika Mandanna, Fahadh Faasil
Pushpa: The Rise was one among my favourite motion pictures of 2021, and I’ve been ready with bated breath for the sequel ever since. My anticipation has solely risen since individuals have been capable of see the film — I’ve heard the ultimate combat scene could be essentially the most spectacular of any launched in 2024 — however greater than something, I’m simply excited to see Allu Arjun’s specific model of swagger as this character once more.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Max
Picture: Ketchup Leisure
Style: Comedy
Run time: 1h 50m
Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer
Forged: Michael Keaton, Mila Kunis, Laura Benanti
Michael Keaton stars on this household comedy as Andy, an artwork gallery proprietor whose spouse leaves him and checks right into a 90-day rehab program. With nobody else to lean on, Andy resorts to asking Grace (Mila Kunis), his daughter from his earlier marriage, to assist him as he takes care of her 9-year-old twin half-siblings.
You’re Cordially Invited
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on Prime Video
Style: Comedy
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Nicholas Stoller
Forged: Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon, Geraldine Viswanathan
The director behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Neighbors is again with a brand new wacky comedy. Two weddings are booked on the similar venue on the identical day, a lot to the chagrin of 1 bride’s father (Will Ferrell) and the opposite’s sister (Reese Witherspoon). They each got down to be sure that the day continues to be one of the best day ever for his or her respective brides — even when which means shafting the opposite wedding ceremony.
The place to observe: Accessible to stream on YouTube
Picture: The Criterion Assortment
Style: Musical comedy
Run time: 1h 29m
Director: David Byrne
Forged: John Goodman, Annie McEnroe, Swoosie Kurtz
You in all probability know David Byrne for his function as lead singer within the band Speaking Heads. You may know Byrne for his solo music profession, documentaries, pictures, books, and philanthropy. You must know David Byrne for the only movie he directed, True Tales, which mixes his many skills — musician, storyteller, visible artist, and assembler of cool individuals — into one thrillingly unusual post-mortem of Americana.
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Walt Disney Animation
Style: Musical journey
Run time: 1h 40m
Administrators: David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand, Dana Ledoux Miller
Forged: Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Hualālai Chung
The Moana sequel was initially purported to be a Moana Disney Plus present. However now it’s a full-fledged theatrical journey, with Moana as soon as once more setting off on a crusing journey. This time, she’s joined by a ragtag crew, together with a Maui fanboy, a unusual inventor, and a farmer who doesn’t know learn how to swim. Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui, too, and Moana and her associates seek for a distant, legendary island in an effort to make contact with different individuals who may dwell on the islands within the sea.
Moana 2 might develop on me as nicely — frankly, my emotions for it may solely go up from the place they began. It’s been lower than a day since I noticed the long-awaited sequel (Disney screened the movie for press simply 17 hours in the past), however in contrast to with the overwhelming let-me-hear-that-again rush of experiencing Moana for the primary time, I don’t have the lingering intestine feeling that I’ve missed one thing. In the long run, Moana 2 is a automobile for one banger, a feel-good throwback, and some songs we’ll by no means speak about once more, which doesn’t really feel like sufficient for a brand-new Moana.
The Depend of Monte Cristo
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Samuel Goldwyn Movies
Style: Historic motion journey
Run time: 2h 58m
Administrators: Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte
Forged: Pierre Niney, Bastien Bouillon, Anaïs Demoustier
The administrators of the two-part 2023 adaptation of The Three Musketeers are again, this time with an adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ acclaimed revenge story. The Depend of Monte Cristo facilities on Edmond Dantès (Pierre Niney), a service provider sailor who, after being falsely accused and imprisoned with out trial, mounts a daring escape and embarks on a decade-long quest to actual vengeance on the lads who stole his life from him. These motion pictures are a few of the greatest blockbuster productions popping out of France, and are nicely value your time.
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Niko Tavernise/A24
Style: Erotic thriller
Run time: 1h 54m
Director: Halina Reijn
Forged: Nicole Kidman, Harris Dickinson, Antonio Banderas
In Babygirl, Romy, a harassed and sexually unhappy CEO (Nicole Kidman) begins a dominant-submissive affair together with her intern Samuel (Harris Dickinson). Because the affair intensifies, Samuel begins interjecting himself extra into Romy’s life, threatening to upset each her profession and her house life. The erotic thriller generated numerous buzz when it got here out, with comparisons to Fifty Shades of Gray and Secretary and reward for Kidman’s susceptible efficiency.
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Rico Torres/Lionsgate
Style: Motion crime
Run time: 2h 24m
Director: Christian Gudegast
Forged: Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Evin Ahmad
“Dirtbag Warmth” is again on the menu. Gerard Butler and O’Shea Jackson Jr. reprise their roles as scumbag Sheriff “Large Nick” O’Brien and profession prison Donnie Wilson, this time teaming as much as pull off a large heist of the world’s largest diamond trade in Good, France. Polygon spoke to director Christian Gudegast concerning the making of the movie, together with pulling off the world’s first electric-car chase and his future plans.
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Style: Drama
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Greg Kwedar
Forged: Colman Domingo, Clarence Maclin, Sean San José
Colman Domingo (Zola) stars on this jail drama as John “Divine G” Whitfield, a person lately imprisoned on the Sing Sing Correctional Facility for against the law he didn’t commit. Appearing in a theatre group designed to convey incarcerated males in contact with their very own emotions, John finds solace and objective in connecting to his fellow inmates by the transformative energy of artwork. Sing Sing has acquired three Oscar nominations, together with a Finest Actor nomination for Domingo’s lead efficiency.
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: Amazon MGM Studios
Style: Biographical sports activities
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Rachel Morrison
Forged: Ryan Future, Brian Tyree Henry, Oluniké Adeliyi
Written by Moonlight director Barry Jenkins, this biographical sports activities drama stars Ryan Future (Grown-ish) as Claressa “T-Rex” Shields, an aspiring boxer coaching to develop into the primary lady in U.S. historical past to win an Olympic gold medal within the sport. Collectively together with her coach, Jason (Brian Tyree Henry), Claressa should overcome the institutional hurdles of the game if she’s to have any probability of reaching her dream.
The place to observe: Accessible to hire on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Picture: GKIDS
Style: Drama
Run time: 1h 37m
Administrators: Yōko Kuno, Nobuhiro Yamashita
Forged: Munetaka Aoki, Mirai Moriyama, Noa Gotō
If Totoro was a therapeutic massage therapist with a playing drawback, you’d get Anzu. The 37-year-old ghost cat was as soon as a daily home cat who simply continued to age and by some means reworked into an anthropomorphic cat. Anzu finds himself in control of 11-year-old Karin, a surly preteen who does not need to be spending the summer time together with her grandfather and his bizarre grownup human cat. The 2 conflict, however finally embark on an journey into the underworld to interrupt out Karin’s mom. Ghost Cat Anzu sparkles with fantastic animation, notably on the subject of the character expression and design.
Ghost Cat Anzu works finest when the combo of the mundane and the legendary is balanced. As an illustration, Anzu inviting a bunch of forest spirits to his temple for a celebration is a hilarious setup that offers Karin an opportunity to narrate her emotions to the ragtag group. However the eventual journey to the land of the lifeless finally ends up dragging and muddling the film’s message.
