Scream VI, Peter Pan and Wendy, Netflix’s AKA, and every other movie you can stream from home this weekend
The list of new movies to watch at home this week is packed with brand new direct-to-streaming releases and critically acclaimed movies being watched at home for the first time.
Pointing the way is Scream VI, the latest entry in the meta slasher franchise, sees Ghostface take his talents to New York City. That movie debuts on Paramount Plus, joining the rest of the franchise on that platform.
Also of interest: David Lowery’s straight to Disney Plus Peter Pan and Wendy. Lowery previously directed the 2016 adaptation of Pete’s Dragonlike The Green Knight.
There is also the David Bowie documentary Moonage daydream makes its debut on HBO Max, the critically acclaimed drama Return to Seoul at a reduced rental price, and Netflix’s French action thriller in other words.
Let’s get into it.
New on Netflix
in other words
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Photo: Nicolas Auproux/Netflix
Genre: Action thriller
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes
Director: Morgan S. Dalibert
Form: Alban Lenoir, Eric Cantona, Thibault de Montalembert
Alban Lenoir (Lost bullet) and director Morgan S. Dalibert (who was the cinematographer on that project) join forces once again after the overwhelming success of 2020’s Lost bullet and the 2022 sequel for yet another hard and fast action thriller. in other words is about an elite special ops operative who goes undercover to take down a crime syndicate. When the agent is assigned to act as a bodyguard for the syndicate leader’s young son, his bond with the child will force him to make tough decisions in his quest to exact justice while securing the boy’s future.
New to Disney Plus
Peter Pan and Wendy
Where to watch: Available to stream on Disney Plus
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Image: Disney
Genre: Fantasy adventure
Duration: 1h 46m
Director: David Lagerry
Form: Alexander Molony, Ever Gabo Anderson, Jude Law
David Lagery (Pete’s Dragon, The Green Knight) returns to the world of Disney remakes with this live-action adaptation of Peter Pan. Jude Law stars as Captain Hook, and Wendy has a sword this time.
New to Hulu
Clock
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
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Image: Hulu
Genre: Sci-fi horror
Duration: 1h 31m
Director: Alexis Jacknow
Form: Dianna Agron, Jay Ali, Saul Rubinek
Feeling pressured by her friends, family and society to have children, Ella (Dianna Agron) agrees to participate in an experimental clinical trial in an effort to revive her apparently broken ‘biological clock’ . However, the trial results in several troubling side effects that push Ella to her limits.
New on HBO Max
Moonage daydream
Where to watch: Available to stream on HBO max
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Image: Neon
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes
Director: Brett Morgen
Form: David Bowie
Brett Morgen’s critically acclaimed documentary about David Bowie is the first film authorized by the late legendary artist’s estate, featuring clips from Bowie’s life and career. It premiered in Cannes in 2022 and was a fixture on the award circuit in the documentary category.
New to Paramount Plus
Scream VI
Where to watch: Available to stream on Paramount plus
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Image: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Slasher horror
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes
Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett
Form: Melissa Barrera, Jenna Ortega, Jasmin Savoy Brown
Good news – with Scream VI now on Paramount Plus you can now watch every Scream movie at home. So that’s your weekend plans booked.
This latest installment brings Ghostface to New York City, in the second entry from directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett (Ready or not).
New on Peacock
Champions
Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock
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Photo: Shauna Townley/Focus Features
Genre: Sports comedy
Duration: 2 hours 4 minutes
Director: Bobby Farrelley
Form: Woody Harrelson, Kaitlin Olson, Ernie Hudson
Bobby Farrelly, better known as one half of the Farrelly brothers (Stupid and dumb, There’s something about Mary) makes his solo directorial debut in this remake of a 2018 Spanish film. Champions follows Woody Harrelson’s character, Marcus Marakovich, a hot-headed minor league basketball coach who is arrested and ends up coaching a team of mentally challenged players as part of his community service.
New on Shake
From Black
Where to watch: Available to stream on Shudder
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Image: Shiver
Genre: Horror
Duration: 1h 50m
Director: Thomas Marchese
Form: Anna Camp, Jennifer Lafleur, John Ales
Five years after her son’s disappearance, a recovering addict encounters a man who offers a possible way to reunite with her lost child, with what appears (from the trailer) to be some sort of demonic ritual.
New on VOD
Beautiful creatures
Where to watch: On rent for $4.99 Amazon, AppleAnd Vudu
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Image: Altered innocence
Genre: Coming-of-age drama
Duration: 2 hours 3 minutes
Director: Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson
Form: Birgir Dagur Bjarkason, Áskell Einar Pálmason, Viktor Benoný Benediktsson
Four teenagers living in a rough part of Reykjavik try to escape the violent environment around them in this coming-of-age drama from Iceland. Raised by a psychic mother, the group’s leader begins to have visions of what the future holds.
Return to Seoul
Where to watch: On rent for $4.99 Amazon, AppleAnd Vudu
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Image: Aurora Films/Sony Pictures Classics
Genre: Drama
Duration: 1h 59m
Director: David Chou
Form: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang Skirt, Guka Han
Freddie (Ji-Min Park), an impulsive 25-year-old adoptee, travels with a group of her friends to South Korea – the place where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Embarking on an impromptu journey of self-discovery, she finds herself straddling the border between the familiar and strange, the true and the false, in a quest to understand what she meant to the mother who gave birth to her and why she was put up for adoption.