Evil Dead Rise, Infinity Pool, Netflix’s The Perfect Find, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend

By James On Jun 23, 2023

This week marks a noticeable pause in the otherwise relentless rollout of summer tentpole hits, with Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Celine Song’s Past lives expanding to more theaters and the impending premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Fate floating on the horizon. If you’re looking to stay home this weekend and catch up on some new releases, we’ve got you covered.

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.

Evil Dead Rise, the latest installment in Sam Raimi’s venerable horror franchise, now helmed by Lee Cronin, comes to streaming on Max. Looking for more horror? Look no further than infinity poolBrandon Cronenberg’s new sci-fi horror thriller (Possessor), which is now available to stream on Hulu. The less horror inclined will enjoy The perfect find, the new rom-com starring Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers premiered this week on Netflix. There are plenty of other releases to enjoy on VOD, including the action comedy The machine starring comedian-actor Bert Kreischer and Mark Hamill, the erotic psychological thriller sanctuary starring Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott, among others.

Let’s dive in!

New on Netflix

The perfect find

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Image: Alyssa Longchamp/Netflix

Genre: Romantic comedy
Duration: 1h 39m
Director: Numa Perrier
Form: D. B. Woodside, Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres

Gabriel Union (Bring it on) stars in this romantic comedy as Jenna, a 40-year-old woman who, after getting a new job following a high-profile layoff, enters into a secret love affair with Eric (Keith Powers), the son of her new boss. . Can she combine her professional life with her personal romance, or should she give up something?

New to Hulu

infinity pool

Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu

Genre: Sci-fi horror
Duration: 1h 58m
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Form: Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman

David Cronenberg’s son Brandon (Possessor) took Sundance by storm with this horror satire, which I’ve heard described by several people as “the best season of white lotus yet.”

From our review:

Cronenberg’s script for infinity pool is filled with dark, wry jokes, many of them laughing out loud. (Early on, Gabi says she’s an actress who specializes in “natural failure” in commercials.) There are a lot of weird details in this movie, and they all have a purpose; even the Leatherface-esque masks seen in the trailer serve a double function: they reinforce the sense of depersonalization and evoke the commodification of indigenous cultures. The only problem with the plot is that the climax is inevitable from the moment everything is revealed. But to be fair, the film is trimmed with so many glossy, violent ornaments that an overly complicated story structure would have made infinity pool difficult to follow. As it stands, the point is clear: a stupefied cyclone of abysmal rights is the ugliest thing an American (or any other nationality) can be.

New on Max

Evil Dead Rise

Where to watch: Available to stream on max

Genre: Supernatural horror
Duration: 1h 36m
Director: Le Cronin
Form: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies

The fifth installment in the iconic horror franchise Evil Dead stars Lily Sullivan (Mentally) as Beth, a guitar technician who decides to visit her estranged sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) and her children after discovering she is pregnant. When a massive earthquake shakes the foundations of Ellie’s apartment complex, an ancient evil is inadvertently unearthed – an evil that threatens to claim the lives of all the people trapped in the building.

From our review:

Evil Dead Rise is a film made by the sick for the sick. It’s a fantastic update to the iconic franchise, full of humor but with Álvarez’s penchant for the disgusting and disturbing. The refreshing change in scenery and cast, plus Sutherland’s escape feats, prove that this undead franchise still has a lot of life and strife in it.

At 97 lively minutes, it feels like it’s almost over as soon as it starts. It’s a perfect onboarding flick for newer audiences who’ve never seen an Evil Dead movie, but for longtime fans, it’s a breath of fresh air in a classic horror comedy franchise, mixing Raimi’s old school approach with the new school of horrifying horror. It proves that there is still a lot to color in within the old deadlines.

New on Criterion Channel

Godland

Where to watch: Available to stream on Criteria channel

Genre: Period drama
Duration: 2h 23m
Director: Hlynur Palmason
Form: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Vic Carmen Sonne

A young Danish priest (Elliott Crosset Hove) is assigned to travel to Iceland to found a church and photograph the people of the region. Challenged by the demands of rural life and his isolation from the townspeople, the priest experiences a dark night of the soul as his faith and sense of reality are tested.

New on VOD

The machine

Where to watch: On rent for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Genre: Action comedy
Duration: 1h 52m
Director: Peter Atencio
Form: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, Jimmy Tatro

Comedian actor Bert Kreischer reenacts his viral story about a wild trip to Russia he took as a college freshman, earning him the nickname “The Machine.” Kreischer portrays a fictionalized version of himself who is kidnapped 23 years later along with his father (Mark Hamill) by a Russian mobster as part of an elaborate revenge plot involving a pocket watch. Yes, I’m just as confused as you.

You hurt my feelings

Where to watch: On rent for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Genre: Comedy drama
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Nicole Holofener
Form: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in this comedic drama where no one seems to be having a good time. Beth (Louis-Dreyfus), a novelist with self-esteem issues, gets into a fight with her husband (Tobias Menzies) after hearing him play her latest book. As the pair try to sift through their luggage, they come to a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationship, and how their lives have brought them to this point.

sanctuary

Where to watch: On rent for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Genre: Erotic thriller
Duration: 1h 36m
Director: Zakaria Wigon
Form: Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott

The wealthy scion of a luxury hotel franchise (Christopher Abbott) is determined to have one last fling with his regular dominatrix (Margaret Qualley). When the dominatrix learns that her client wants to end their relationship, the dominatrix concocts an impromptu plot to force him to confront both the nature of their liaisons and his own deep-seated insecurities.

surrounded

Where to watch: On rent for $5.99 Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Genre: Western
Duration: 1h 40m
Director: Anthony Mandler
Form: Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell, Michael K. Williams

Letitia Wright (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Small axe) stars in this new western as a freed woman posing as a man in a plot to claim a gold mine. Her journey brings her face-to-face with legendary outlaw Tommy Walsh (Jamie Bell), whom she holds captive after her stagecoach is ambushed by a gang of marauding thieves and murderers. surrounded also features the final appearance of the late Michael K. Williams, who completed filming prior to his untimely death in 2021.