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 with Doug Liman Road house reboot starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Conor McGregor finally premieres on Prime Video. Not looking for a friendly hobo turned bouncer who beats the crap out of surly bar patrons? That’s okay, there are plenty of new releases to watch on streaming this weekend. Anatomy of a fall is finally coming to Hulu after winning Best Original Screenplay at this year’s Oscars. Shirley, the new historical biopic starring Regina King, arrives on Netflix along with several other new releases on Criterion Channel and Starz. Not to mention the new movies on VOD this week, like the irreverent DIY comedy Father and stepfather or the satirical historical film The monk and the gun.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
New on Netflix
Shirley
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Glen Wilson/Netflix
Genre: Biographical drama
Duration: 1h 56m
Director: John Ridley
Form: Regina King, Lance Reddick, Lucas Hedges
Regina King (If Beale Street could talk) stars in this biopic about the life of Shirley Chisholm, the American politician who became the first black candidate for a major party nomination and the first woman to run for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination. Remarkable, Shirley features one of Lance Reddick’s final performances as Wesley “Mac” Holder, Chisholm’s campaign manager and chief aide.
Fighter
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Image: Viacom18 Studios/Marflix Pictures
Genre: Action
Duration: 2h 40m
Director: Siddharth Anand
Form: Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Anil Kapoor
Not to be confused with the 2010 boxing drama starring Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale, the latest film from Pathan director Siddharth Anand is the Hindi equivalent of Top Gun: Maverick. Modern-day heartthrob Hrithik Roshan stars as the pilot of an elite Indian Air Force response team, tasked with responding to a series of terror attacks.
New on Hulu
Anatomy of a fall
Where to watch: Available to stream Hulu
Image: Neon
Genre: Crime thriller
Duration: 2h 31m
Director: Justine Triet
Form: Sandra Hüller, Swann Arlaud, Milo Machado Graner
This Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning French courtroom drama follows the story of a writer trying to prove her innocence after the mysterious death of her husband outside their home. Was it murder or was it suicide? Beyond a simple question of guilt, the film is a psychological thriller that delves deeply into the complicated circumstances behind the couple’s relationship.
New on Prime Video
Road house
Where to watch: Available to stream Prime Video
Photo: Laura Radford/Prime Video
Genre: Action
Duration: 1h 54m
Director: Doug Liman
Form: Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, Billy Magnussen
In this reboot of the classic 1989 action film, Jake Gyllenhaal takes on the role of Dalton, a former UFC middleweight fighter who becomes a drifter after his career unceremoniously ends. Dalton finds work at a Florida Keys roadhouse as a bouncer and must contend with a cruel landowner and his enforcer Knox (Conor McGregor) as they attempt to seize the land on which the roadhouse is built.
New on Criterion Channel
Anselm
Where to watch: Available to stream on Criterion Channel
Image: Janus Films
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Wim Wenders
This documentary follows the life and career of painter-sculptor Anselm Kiefer. Shot in 6K resolution in 3D format, the film attempts to blur the line between Anselm’s work and the film itself.
New at Starz
Expend4bles
Where to watch: Available to stream on Starz
Photo: Yana Blajeva/Lionsgate
Genre: Action comedy
Duration: 1h 43m
Director: Scott Waugh
Form: Jason Statham, Sylvester Stallone and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson
The fourth entry in the brash franchise has the best action scenes yet, hands the reins to Jason Statham and brings in Tony Jaa and Iko Uwais for some extra martial arts bona fides.
From our review:
Expend4bles stretches the franchise to its limits, and those limits honestly don’t extend far. There’s a level of self-awareness in Expendables films that can make their paper-thin plotting and characterization excusable — ultimately, they’re just a reason to see certain action legends interact. But in more than ten years of tributes, the series has not developed any stylistic highlights of its own. Mission: Impossible films have their signature stunts, Fast and Furious films have their unlikely uses of cars, but the Expendables lack a similar calling card. Fans have nothing to look forward to other than Jason Statham’s bouncy charm and Sylvester Stallone’s swagger. And honestly, there are plenty of other places where people who want those things can get them.
New for rent
The monk and the gun
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: Roadside attractions
Genre: Comedy drama
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Pawo Choyning Dorji
Form: Tandin Wangchuk, Deki Lhamo, Pema Zangmo Sherpa
Set in Bhutan in the mid-2000s, in the aftermath of the king’s abdication, this satirical comedy follows the story of a young monk and an American gun collector as they battle for possession of a rare antique rifle. Meanwhile, the people of Bhutan are holding a mock election in their tentative transition from life in a monarchy to a democracy.
Bob Marley: One love
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: Paramount Photos
Genre: Biographical musical
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green
Form: Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch, James Norton
This biopic follows the story of Bob Marley, played by Kingsley Ben-Adir (Very reliable), the acclaimed reggae singer and songwriter. The film follows Marley from his rise to fame in the 1970s until his death in 1981.
Father and stepfather
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: NoBudge
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 1h 18m
Director: Tynan DeLong
Form: Colin Burgess, Anthony Oberbeck, Clare O’Kane
This slow-paced character comedy follows a father (Colin Burgess), a stepfather (Anthony Oberbeck) and a mother (Clare O’Kane) who agree to spend time together during a long weekend trip to the woods for the sake of their son Branson (Brian Fiddyment). ). Sounds awkward? You have no idea.
Inside the yellow cocoon shell
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: Kino Lorber
Genre: Drama
Duration: 2h 58m
Director: Pham Thien An
Form: Le Phong Vu, Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh, Nguyen Thinh
After his sister-in-law dies in a motorcycle accident, a man takes on the responsibility of bringing both her remains and his 5-year-old nephew to the rural town where he grew up. A three-hour meditation on the fragility of life, the pain of grief and the importance of being present; every frame of Pham Thien An’s Caméra d’Or-winning film is as beautiful as it is melancholic.
Land of Bad
Where to watch: Available to rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu
Image: RU Robot Studios/Highland Film Group
Genre: Action thriller
Duration: 1h 50m
Director: Willem Eubank
Form: Liam Hemsworth, Russel Crowe, Luke Hemsworth
Liam Hemsworth and Russell Crowe star in this military thriller about a rookie Delta Force officer who finds himself lost in enemy territory when his team is ambushed. Refusing to leave without his comrades and time running out, he will have to rely on a seasoned Air Force drone pilot to keep his eyes in the sky during their desperate mission to escape alive.