Everyone But You on Netflix, Monkey Man and every new movie you can watch at home this weekend
Greetings, Polygon readers! Every week we round up the hottest new releases in streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.
This week, Monkey man, the new action thriller starring and directed by Dev Patel, makes its debut on VOD. That’s not the only recent release hitting streaming this week, like the sapphic crime thriller Love lies bleeding Starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian, it is also available for purchase and rental this weekend. The romantic comedy Everyone but you and the dark comedy drama Miller’s girl come to Netflix, while the debut horror thriller Humanedirected by Caitlin Cronenberg, arrives on Shudder.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Everyone but you
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Brook Rushton/Sony Pictures
Genre: Romantic comedy
Duration: 1h 44m
Director: Will Gluck
Form: Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp
Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Glen Powell (Top Gun: Maverick) star in this romantic comedy, loosely based on William Shakespeare’s Much ado about nothing as Bea and Ben, two young bachelors who grow cold towards each other after an otherwise great first date. After they are unexpectedly reunited at a wedding in Australia, they agree to pretend they are dating to ward off their exes. Shenanigans ensue!
Miller’s girl
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Lionsgate Films
Genre: Black comedy drama
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Jade Halley Bartlett
Form: Martin Freeman, Jenna Ortega, Dagmara Domińczyk
Martin Vrijman (The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey) and Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) stars in this thriller about a high school writing teacher who is seduced by a rich, bored and manipulative young student. Things are clearly going very, very badly.
From our review:
What Miller’s girl does best – and what gives Ortega the opportunity to absolutely own this film – is capture the specific era of adolescence where girls can easily shift back and forth between adulthood and childhood without warning. Ortega gets a chance here to play a downright predatory vamp and a giggling, shy schoolgirl, without the sense that either is a front or a mockery for Cairo. Her adult personality isn’t fully formed yet, and while she tries out faces, just as she tries out words like “cuss words” in her writing, they’re all still part of her – and they’re all part of why Mr. Miller should know better than to treat her as anything but a student.
New at Shudder
Humane
Where to watch: Available to stream on Shudder
Image: IFC Films
Genre: Horror
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Caitlin Cronenberg
Form: Jay Baruchel, Emily Hampshire, Sebastian Chacon
Caitlin Cronenberg’s feature debut is a horror thriller worthy of the family name. Set during a global ecological collapse, Humane follows estranged siblings who learn that their father and mother have chosen to participate in a nationwide euthanasia program as a form of public service. If something goes wrong, the family will have to choose one of them to offer as a replacement participant. Of course things get personal.
New for rent
Monkey man
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: Universal images
Genre: Action thriller
Duration: 2h 1m
Director: Developer Patel
Form: Developer Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash
Dev Patel stars in his directorial debut as a nameless street urchin who, years after his village is burned to the ground, makes a living as a monkey-masked fighter in an underground boxing club. He embarks on a campaign of brutal violence to take revenge on the men responsible.
From our review:
When Monkey man finally kicks into gear for the action scenes, there’s a clearer vision at work – although ‘clear’ may not be the word for it. Patel, in collaboration with fight choreographer Brahim Chab and cinematographer Sharone Meir (Whiplash), captures the battles up close and personal with a frenetic handheld camera that shakes and whips with the force of each blow, deftly stitching these shots together into dizzying, uninterrupted movements. The style is influenced by Korean, Indonesian and Bollywood action films, but what the style sometimes lacks in clarity it makes up for in ferocity and impact. The desperation of Kid’s first bathroom fight with Rana is brilliantly conveyed (Kher is fantastic in an old-fashioned heavy role), and the extended climax is occasionally stunning, though the editing sometimes struggles to maintain focus when things get busy.
Love lies bleeding
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: A24
Genre: Romantic thriller
Duration: 1h 44m
Director: Pink glass
Form: Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone
The new thriller from Saint Maud Director Rose Glass follows Lou (Kristen Stewart), a reclusive gym manager who falls in love with Jackie (Katy O’Brian), an ambitious bodybuilder passing through town on his way to a competition in Las Vegas. When Jackie clashes with Lou’s criminal father (Ed Harris), the two must find a way to escape their precarious situation in hopes of building a better life together.
Arthur the King
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Image: Lionsgate Films
Genre: Adventure
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Simon Cellan Jones
Form: Mark Wahlberg, Simu Liu, Juliet Rylance
Mark Wahlberg stars in this new adventure thriller as Michael, a professional adventure racer desperate for one last chance to win. After convincing a sponsor to back him, he and his team of fellow adventurers embark on a grueling 450-mile endurance race across the Dominican Republic. Pushed to his limits, Michael befriends an injured stray dog he nicknames Arthur, who inspires him to persevere when all hope of winning seems lost.
Housekeeping for beginners
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: List of production/focus functions
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Goran Stolevsky
Form: Anamaria Marinca, Alina Serban, Samson Selim
This family drama of Of an era director Goran Stolevski follows the story of Dita (Anamaria Marinca), a woman who promises her sick partner Suada (Alina Serban) on her deathbed to raise her children. Because she never wanted to become a mother before, Dita still faces the challenge of opening her heart and building a bond with her new family.
Totem
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: Limerencia Films/Alpha Violet
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 35m
Director: Lila Aviles
Form: Naíma Sentíes, Montserrat Marañón, Marisol Gasé
This heartfelt family drama centers on Sol (Naíma Sentíes), a seven-year-old girl who spends the day with her grandfather while her mother, aunts and relatives prepare a surprise birthday party for her father. As the day progresses, Sol slowly realizes the tragic truth beneath the otherwise joyful event, and is forced to reckon with the way her life and world are about to change forever.