BlackBerry, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, To Leslie on Netflix, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend
Happy June, readers of Polygon.
Each week we round up the hottest new releases from streaming and VOD, bringing you the biggest and best new movies to watch at home. There are a lot of new VOD releases this week, as well as a few on streaming platforms.
To Lesleywhich resulted in one of the most interesting Oscar campaigns of the yeararrives on Netflix as the trilogy caps off Magic Mike’s Last Dance finally makes its debut on the newly renamed Max platform. There’s also an exorcist movie on Hulu, a Sydney Sweeney movie on Max, and the VOD debuts of blackberryCharlie Days The fool’s paradiseRobert Rodriguez’s mind-boggling Ben Affleck psychological thriller Hypnoticand a few other new movies.
Let’s get into it.
New on Netflix
To Lesley
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Momentum Photos
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 59m
Director: Michael Morris
Form: Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo, Owen Teague
Andrea Riseborough stars in this 2022 drama as Leslie Rowland, a West Texas alcoholic who wins the lottery to waste her money on booze and drugs. With nowhere and nothing left to go, Leslie tries to rebuild her life and reconnect with loved ones estranged by her addiction. Even if you’re not familiar with the movie, you may be familiar with the unconventional Oscar nomination campaign for Riseborough’s performance, which sparked a controversy under the prize committee.
New to Hulu
The devil’s plot
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
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Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: Horror fantasy
Duration: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Form: Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall
A biotech company run by satanists comes into possession of Jesus’ DNA and plots to clone the messiah to sacrifice to the devil. Hearing this, the Archangel Michael (Peter Mensah) is sent to Earth with the express purpose of recovering Jesus’ DNA and ending the devil’s conspiracy. Imagine the Left Behind series crossed with the 2010 apocalyptic action movie Legion and that’s quite a lot The devil’s plot in a nutshell.
New on Max
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Where to watch: Available to stream on max
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Photo: Claudette Barius/Warner Bros.
Genre: Comedy drama
Duration: 1h 52m
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Form: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault
Channing Tatum reprises his role as Mike “Magic Mike” Lane, a retired male stripper turned furniture store owner turned bartender turned male stripper, in the third and final installment of director Steven Soderbergh’s comedy-drama series. This time, Mike is hired by a wealthy socialite (Salma Hayek) to travel to London and produce a special dance production.
Reality
Where to watch: Available to stream on max
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Image: HBO
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 23m
Director: Tina Satter
Form: Sydney Sweeney, Marchant Davis, Josh Hamilton
Sidney Sweeney (Euphoria) stars in this 2023 biopic drama based on the life of Reality Winner, a US intelligence officer serving the longest prison sentence ever for leaking unauthorized documents to the media, related to a Russian manipulation investigation of the 2016 US election.
New on VOD
blackberry
Where to watch: On rent for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu
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Image: IFC Films
Genre: Biographical comedy-drama
Duration: 1h 59m
Director: Matt Johnson
Form: Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson
Did you like….. Sky, the biographical drama about the genesis of Nike’s business relationship with Michael Jordan? Well, brace yourselves blackberry, a biographical drama about the rise and fall of the portable communication device of the same name. 2023 is the year of brands, baby!
The fool’s paradise
Where to watch: On rent for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu
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Image: Lion Gate
Genre: Satirical comedy
Duration: 1h 38m
Director: Bye Charlie
Form: Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale
charlie day (It’s always sunny in Philadelphia) stars in his directorial debut in the dual role of Sir Tom Bingsley, a Method actor who refuses to leave his caravan, and a mute passer-by who is released onto the streets of Los Angeles by an indifferent mental institution. When the producer of Tom’s latest film (Ray Liotta) discovers the mute man on the street, he hatches a plan with Tom’s publicist (Ken Jeong) to have the man impersonate Bingsley in a Billy the Kid biopic. Shenanigans ensue!
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Where to watch: On rent for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu
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Image: Focus functions
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Bill Holderman
Form: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen reprise their roles as Diane, Vivian, Sharon and Carol in the 2018 romantic comedy sequel Book club. Meeting in person for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the four friends travel to Italy to celebrate Vivian’s impending nuptials.
Hypnotic
Where to watch: On rent for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu
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Image: Ketchup Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi thriller
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Form: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, JD Pardo
Ben Affleck stars in Robert Rodriguez’s psychological action thriller as Danny Rourke, an Austin police detective haunted by the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter. When Danny is brought onto the case of a criminal (William Fichtner) with the bizarre ability to twist his victims’ perceptions and memories to aid in crimes, Danny unintentionally stumbles upon a treacherous government program that may be linked to his disappearance. daughter. Stay for the bizarre post-credits sequence!
The black demon
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Image: The Avenue Entertainment
Genre: Sci-fi horror thriller
Duration: 1h 40m
Director: Adrian Gruenberg
Form: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Julio Cesar Cedillo
from Adrian Gruenberg (Rambo: Last Blood) The 2023 horror thriller is about an environmental inspector (Josh Lucas) and his family, who travel to a small town in Baja, Mexico to investigate the damage caused by an oil spill. Upon arriving aboard the oil rig, they find themselves stranded and terrorized by a megalodon shark known locally as “The Black Demon”.
Monica
Where to watch: On rent for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu
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Image: IFC Films
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 46m
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Form: Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning
Trace Lysette stars in this 2022 drama as Monica, a trans woman who returns home to care for her ailing mother after years of estrangement from her family. Upon her arrival, Monica is forced to reconcile the pain of her past and forge new connections to embrace the future.