Avatar: Path of Water, Live on Netflix, Fast X, and all the new movies you want to see at home this weekend

Oel Ngati KameyePolygon readers!

Each week, we round up the most notable new releases for streaming and VOD to showcase the biggest and best new movies to watch at home.The long-awaited streaming premiere will be unveiled this week Avatar: Path of Waterand many other new titles will be delivered via VOD and streaming.

this week, lifeA contemporary film adaptation directed by Akira Kurosawa. Ikiru This production starring Bill Nighy is available to stream on Netflix. flamin hotis an Eva Longoria-directed comedy-drama about the origins of the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, available to stream on Hulu and Disney Plus. Creed IIIThe movie starring director and actor (and true anime lover) Michael B. Jordan is now available to stream on Prime Video. That’s not all. A ton of new movies are available on his VOD this week, including the latest in the Fast and Furious series. Fast XPaul Schrader’s crime thriller drama master gardener Starring Joel Edgerton (subway) and Sigourney Weaver (alien).

Let’s get started.

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New on Netflix

life

Where to watch: Available for streaming on Netflix

Image: Lionsgate UK

Genre: Drama
Execution time: 1 hour 42 minutes
directed by: Oliver Hermanus
cast: Bill Nighy, Amy Lou Wood, Alex Sharp

It was nominated for two Oscar Awards (Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor). life A film adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s classic drama. Ikiru. Bill Nighy plays an office worker who undergoes a grim medical diagnosis and tries to make the most of the time he has left.

New to Disney Plus

Avatar: Path of Water

Where to watch: Available to stream on Disney Plus

Image: 20th Century Studios

Genre: epic sci-fi action
Execution time: 3 hours 12 minutes
directed by: James Cameron
cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldanha, Sigourney Weaver

The highly anticipated sequel to James Cameron’s 2009 blockbuster is the biggest box office success of 2022 and finally makes its streaming service debut this week on both Disney Plus and Max. The film was not only the highest-grossing film of the year, but also one of his best, once again bringing digital filmmaking technology to a new age of feasting the senses.

From our review:

Avatar: Path of Water It tells a simple but engaging story in an imaginative and beautiful setting. It’s over three hours long, but unfortunately it takes nearly a third of his time to get started. But when it comes down to it, ex-human Marine-turned-Pandora native Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Navi pal Neytiri (Zoe Saldanha), and four Navi and Avatar children flee the forest. do. In watery regions of the world, a sense of wonder hits like a tsunami.

Hulu new

flamin hot

Where to watch: Streamable on Hulu and Disney Plus

Image: Searchlight Photo

Genre: biographical comedy drama
Execution time: 1 hour 38 minutes
directed by: Eva Longoria
cast: Jesse Garcia, Annie Gonzalez, Dennis Haysbert

Eva Longoria desperate housewives Rising to fame, she makes her directorial debut with a biographical comedy-drama based on the life of Richard Montañez, a former Frito-Lay cleaner who claims to be responsible for the origins of “Flamin’ Hot Cheetos.”

amazing maurice

Where to watch: Available for streaming on Hulu

Image: Viva Pictures

Genre: family fantasy comedy
Execution time: 1 hour 33 minutes
directed by: Toby Genkel
cast: Hugh Laurie, Emilia Clarke, David Thewlis

An animated adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s children’s novel. amazing maurice Hugh Laurie plays a talking cat who scams (with the help of a group of rats) in a nearby town. Emilia Clarke plays Malicia, the mayor’s daughter who joins Maurice and his hodgepodge team. The large voice cast also includes Himesh Patel, David Tennant and Gemma Arterton.

New in Max

Avatar: Path of Water

Where to watch: Streamable with Max

Image: 20th Century Studios

Genre: epic sci-fi action
Execution time: 3 hours 12 minutes
directed by: James Cameron
cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldanha, Sigourney Weaver

Hey, it’s here too! Thanks to an old deal between 20th Century Fox (now owned by Disney) and Warner Bros. Avatar The sequel will also make its streaming debut on the Max platform.

new prime video

Creed III

Where to watch: Available for streaming on Prime Video

Photo: Eli Ade/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures

Genre: sports drama
Execution time: 1 hour 56 minutes
directed by: Michael B. Jordan
cast: Michael B. Jordan, Tessa Thompson, Jonathan Majors

Michael B. Jordan will make his directorial debut with the third Rocky spin-off series about Apollo Creed’s son Adonis. After defeating longtime rival Ricky Conlan and retiring at the height of his heavyweight boxing world champion career, Adonis’ next challenge will be his childhood best friend Damian “Diamond Dame” Anderson (Jonathan Dame), who has returned to his hometown. It comes in the form of Majors. Throwing Adonis’ life upside down and spending time in prison with a plan to become a champion himself.

From our review:

Jordan replacing Stallone as director feels like the real-life Rocky trajectory of the series, but at the same time Jordan is trying to cut it off. Creed III From the Rocky series. Rocky Balboa is only mentioned briefly here, but for the most part, the film’s story of confronting fame and money, retiring and dealing, trapped emotions, and open wounds is all about how the film works. is completely different. Rockysequels approached a similar storyline. Creed III Instead, these themes are rooted in the peculiarities of black Americans and their experiences within unforgiving institutions. The work explores the conflicting perspectives of black wealth and celebrity as a mark of personal success, as an act of assimilation, and as a betrayal of the black community.

What’s New in Peacock

Renfield

Where to watch: Streamable on Peacock

Photo: Michelle K. Short/Universal Pictures

Genre: comedy horror
Execution time: 1 hour 33 minutes
directed by: Chris McKay
cast: Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, Awkwafina

Starring Nicolas Cage as Dracula, this comedic take on the legendary vampire follows his squire Robert Montague Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) as he tries to fix a toxic relationship with his immortal boss. figure is drawn.

From our review:

Holt, as Renfield, plays a suitably clumsy and understated part, but perhaps the most sincere role in a cynical project, he manages to elicit something akin to comedic and dramatic soul. He’s the only actor that seems to be allowed. He’s also the only one who isn’t bothered by lines that play like amateur improvisations. He doesn’t hate to see It’s a bare minimum for an on-screen actor, but it’s also a prerequisite for nearly every other aspect of the film. Renfield From mind-boggling action that refuses to splurge on thrills and gross hilarity, to a peppered tale of a man who finds a way to piss off his hated boss, it just can’t fill up. In that sense, this should be the most relatable comedy in the world. Instead, it’s just a series of disconnected images pieced together with half-baked jokes that can practically be put in the mouths of other characters. The result will feel like defeat.

What’s New in Shudder

Brooklyn 45

Where to watch: Streamable on Shudder

Image: Shiver

Genre: paranormal thriller
Execution time: 1 hour 32 minutes
directed by: Ted Geogigan
cast: Anne Ramsay, Ron E. Raines, Jeremy Holm

Five of your childhood best friends meet to hold a seance to revive the soul of one of your recently deceased wives. When the ritual goes too far, things take an unexpected and terrifying turn, revealing secrets the group wanted to keep hidden.

What’s new in VOD

Fast X

Where to watch: Available to rent for $19.99 Amazon, applevdu

Image: Universal Pictures

Genre: action
Execution time: 2 hours 21 minutes
directed by: Louis Leterrier
cast: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson

Just weeks out of theaters, the latest adventure in the Fast and Furious franchise is accelerating home viewing. This time, villain Jason Momoa joins the ever-growing staff.

From our review:

Fast X It suffers from the same situation as recent MCU movies. So much inner mythology that it feels more like homework than popcorn entertainment. “The days of one man at the wheel of a car making a difference are over,” Ames coolly tells Dom as he prepares for the film’s blazing physics-defying action climax. , will inevitably involve one man at the wheel of the car. Emes’ prediction is wrong, and the very thought of it must be wrong. But the days when such goofy, bombastic lines keep viewers coming back to the series may be coming to an end.

master gardener

Where to watch: Available to rent for $6.99 Amazon, applevdu

Image: Bonnie Market/Magnolia Pictures

Genre: crime thriller
Execution time: 1 hour 51 minutes
directed by: Paul Schrader
cast: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell

The third film in Paul Schrader’s ongoing thematically-related film tetralogy, starring Joel Edgerton (subway) plays Narvel Ross, a gardener with a dark past tasked with taking on the wayward grand-niece (Quintessa Swindell) of a wealthy patron (Sigourney Weaver). As the two grow closer, Narvel’s history is slowly but surely revealed, threatening the simple life he’s meticulously worked to grow into.

appear

Where to watch: Available for $19.99 Amazon, applevdu

Photo: Alison Riggs/A24

Genre: dramedy
Execution time: 1 hour 47 minutes
directed by: Kelly Reichardt
cast: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Andre 3000

Kelly Reichardt (first cow) is a special movie director, and the latest work is always a reservation viewing type. her latest work appearabout how a sculptor (Michelle Williams) balances her professional and personal life as she prepares to break new ground.

Is God there?it’s me margaret

Where to watch: Available for $19.99 Amazon, applevdu

Photo: Dana Hawley/Lionsgate

Genre: youth drama
Execution time: 1 hour 46 minutes
directed by: Kelly Fremont Craig
cast: Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates

Judy Bloom’s iconic coming-of-age story adapted by Kelly Fremon Craig (edge of seventeen), Abby Ryder Fortson (the original Cathy in the Ant-Man films) as Margaret, and Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, and Benny Safdie as family members.

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