Happy Friday, Polygon readers!
Every week, we round up the most notable new releases on streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies you can watch at home.
this week, killer, David Fincher’s latest psychological thriller is finally coming to Netflix after a short theatrical run.Charlie Day’s satirical comedy fool’s paradise ‘ is coming to Hulu, and a new documentary about actor, director, and comedian Albert Brooks will premiere on Max. Choose from many other new releases on VOD, including biographical comedy-dramas dumb money Starring Paul Dano, A24 dicks: musicalmore.
Introducing all the new releases this weekend!
New on Netflix
killer
Where to watch: Available for streaming on Netflix
Image: Netflix
Genre: action thriller
Execution time: 1 hour 58 minutes
director: david fincher
cast: Michael Fassbender, Arliss Howard, Charles Parnell
David Fincher’s latest film, based on the 1998 French graphic novel, stars Michael Fassbender as a professional assassin who finds himself at the center of an international investigation after his latest mission goes awry.
From our review:
Theoretically, killer It could be seen as a film about the ruthlessness of the gig economy disguised as a crime thriller. It sends the killer into a Russian nesting doll to carry out his missions until there is almost no line between his personal life and his profession. But Fincher and Walker have said little about what we see on screen or the fleeting thematic subtext they introduce. The film is hermetic in its structure, but meager in its artistic purpose. There really isn’t much to it, aside from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’ nerve-wracking score.
square the circle
Where to watch: Available for streaming on Netflix
Genre: art documentary
Execution time: 1 hour 41 minutes
director: anton corbijn
cast: Paul McCartney, Roger Waters, Jimmy Page
Dutch photographer and film director Anton Corbijn (American, most wanted criminal) After 2019’s Depeche Mode concert film, we’re here to make a documentary about the music industry for the second year in a row. Forest spirits. This time, he turns his attention to album art design studio Hipgnosis, with the help of some of rock’n’roll’s biggest names.
New on Hulu
fool’s paradise
Where to watch: Available for streaming on Hulu
Image: Lionsgate
Genre: satirical comedy
Execution time: 1 hour 38 minutes
director: charlie day
cast: Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale
It’s always sunny in Philadelphia‘ Charlie Day makes his feature directorial debut with this satirical comedy about a mute amnesiac (Day) who is kidnapped by a desperate publicist (Ken Jeong) to impersonate his client. I’m writing a comedy. He is a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer to shoot this biopic. Billy the Kid. It gets even weirder, believe me.
New features in Max
Albert Brooks: Save your life
Where to watch: Available for streaming on Max
Genre: documentary
Execution time: 1 hour 28 minutes
director: rob reiner
cast: Albert Brooks, Judd Apatow, James L. Brooks
Based on a dinner conversation between actor and director Albert Brooks and director Rob Reiner, this documentary charts Brooks’ career from his early work. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson He made his acting debut in a film directed by Martin Scorsese. Taxi driver His fame rose rapidly as he appeared in films such as. Private Benjamin and broadcast news. Guests include Larry David, Conan O’Brien, Sarah Silverman, and Jonah Hill.
New features in Shudder
Birth/Rebirth
Where to watch: Available for streaming on Shudder
Image: IFC Film/Shudder
Genre: horror
Execution time: 1 hour 38 minutes
director: laura moss
cast: Marin Ireland, Judy Reyes, Breeda Wool
This horror-thriller follows a morgue technician who performs the miracle of bringing a dead girl’s body back to life. Unfortunately, this miracle came at a price, and the technicians had to corner the pregnant woman in order to harvest the biological material that would keep the girl alive.
Newly rented person
dumb money
Where to watch: Available for rental Amazon, appleVudu
Photo: Claire Folger/Sony Pictures
Genre: biographical comedy drama
Execution time: 1 hour 45 minutes
director: Craig Gillespie
cast: Paul Dano, Pete Davidson, Vincent D’Onofrio
Remember the GameStop short squeeze of 2021? No? It’s not a problem. Sure, it was a very hectic and wild time, but overall… all it is continuing. If you’re looking for a refresher, this biographical comedy-drama about a middle-class financial analyst who rises to great success on the margins may be just what you’re looking for.
From our review:
where big short It was condescending, but still very entertaining and legitimately informative. dumb moneyThe creators don’t seem interested in explaining what exactly happened in the GameStop scenario, or how it happened at all. The script assumes that the viewer either already knows the story well or doesn’t really care about the financial details and just wants to watch someone they know reenact the news. Most of the terminology is never explained, and the sequence of events that prompted this story is simply shrugged off in favor of a simple “Isn’t this crazy?!” tone.
dicks: musical
Where to watch: Available for rental Amazon, appleVudu
Image: A24
Genre: musical comedy
Execution time: 1 hour 26 minutes
director: larry charles
cast: Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Nathan Lane
This musical comedy tells the story of two longtime business rivals who discover they are identical twin brothers who were inadvertently separated. They formulate a plan to get their divorced parents back, and they plan to relocate and reunite.think Parent’s trapbut includes more musical numbers, dick jokes, and Megan Thee Stallion.
From our review:
dicks Starting with other A24 films, we are shooting different types of contemporary films early on. The A24 logo is accompanied by epic music, and its signature high-minded horror is complemented by a tongue-in-cheek theme as Trevor and Craig wonder whether their predicament qualifies as abuse or trauma. It can be an inspiration. This movie is set in New York, american psychoThe Corporate Story of the Wind was clearly shot in Los Angeles, with some set and stage seams visible in the margins, but all of the stock footage used in New York is decidedly anachronistic.
traitor
Where to watch: It can be rented on Amazon, but appleVudu
Genre: Drama
Execution time: 2 hours 15 minutes
director: Adil El Arbi, Bilal Farah
cast: Aboubakr Bensahi, Lubna Azabal, Tara Aboud
traitor The film tells the story of Kamal (Aboubakr Bensayhi), a Moroccan-born Belgian rapper who chooses to travel to Syria to help victims of war. After being abducted by the Islamic State, Kamal is forced to work as a cameraman filming skirmishes between the Islamic State and the military. While Kamal is trying to find a way to escape, he must find a way to save his impressionable younger brother, Nasim, who is being groomed as a recruit for the Islamic State.
enemy
Where to watch: Available for rental Amazon, appleVudu
Image: Amazon Studios
Genre: science fiction drama
Execution time: 1 hour 50 minutes
director: Garth Davis
cast: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in this sci-fi psychological thriller about a married couple, Henrietta and Junior. The couple’s love is put to the test when Junior is called to work on a large space station orbiting Earth. In his place, Henrietta ends up being left with a robot replica of her husband. Recall one episode from the sixth season of. black mirror That one starring Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett? This is what it sounds like.
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