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Blink Twice, Challengers, Netflixs His Three Daughters, and every movie new to streaming this week
Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.This week, Blink Twice, the new psychological horror movie from actor-director Zo Kravitz, is available for purchase and rent on VOD, after its theatrical premiere last month. Theres also the horror thriller Cuckoo, starring Hunter Schafer, which is also available to rent and purchase on VOD. If neither of those interest you, dont worry; theres tons of other new releases to stream this week, like Jane Schoenbruns I Saw the TV Glow on Max, Luca Guadagninos Challengers, the Norwegian horror mystery Handling the Undead on Hulu, and more!Heres everything new thats available to watch this weekend!New on NetflixHis Three DaughtersWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: DramaRun time: 1h 41mDirector: Azazel JacobsCast: Carrie Coon, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth OlsenThis family drama follows three estranged sisters who reunite during their ailing fathers final days. The tension between the three is further exacerbated because one of them is not biologically related to the rest. Old animosity flares up, but the three must overcome their differences in order to spend their final moments with their father.The Garfield MovieWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre:Adventure comedyRun time:1h 41mDirector:Mark DindalCast:Chris Pratt, Samuel L. Jackson, Hannah WaddinghamIts Chris Pratt! As Garfield! The lazy orange cat reunites with his long-lost father, Vic (voiced by Samuel L. Jackson, of all people). Along with Odie, Vic and Garfield plan a heist of a farm so that they can steal a lot of milk in order to appease the Persian cat crime boss that Vic works for. The movie comes by way of director Mark Dindal, best known forThe Emperors New Groove.New on HuluHandling the UndeadWhere to watch: Available to stream on HuluGenre:Horror dramaRun time:1h 37mDirector:Thea HvistendahlCast:Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bahar ParsTheres tons of horror movies about the dead coming back to life. None of them are quite likeHandling the Undead, though. Based on John Ajvide Lindqvists 2005 novel, the film follows the story of three families living in Oslo whose loved ones all mysteriously rise from the dead as semi-sentient corpses. How will they handle this new phenomenon, and is it a second chance to say goodbye or a curse?New on MaxI Saw the TV GlowWhere to watch: Available to stream on MaxGenre: Psychological horrorRun time: 1h 40mDirector: Jane SchoenbrunCast: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine, Helena HowardIf you somehow havent yet had the opportunity to watch Jane Schoenbruns critically acclaimed psychological horror drama, dont worry: There is still time, especially now that the film is available to stream on Max. Justice Smith stars as Owen, an isolated teenager who forms a bond with an older classmate, Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine), over a television series called The Pink Opaque. As the years wear on, however, it gradually becomes clear to Owen that theres more to the show and his own reality than meets the eye.New on Prime VideoChallengersWhere to watch: Available to stream on Prime VideoGenre:Sports dramaRun time:2h 11mDirector:Luca GuadagninoCast:Zendaya, Josh OConnor, Mike FaistLuca Guadagninos sensual sports drama, about a love triangle in professional tennis, has set certain circles of the world on fire since its release in late April, and it isone of the best movies of the year. Now, you can enjoy it at home.From ourreview:That script is a terrific three-course meal for Faist and OConnor. They get to trade off face and heel roles from scene to scene and era to era, as Art and Patrick help and hurt each other in equal measure. But its an absolute smorgasbord for Zendaya, whoeven in starring roleshasnever been given this much roomto stretch. Tashi is a gratifyingly rich character, both righteously angry over the thwarting of her ambitions and cruelly angry at all the men who have the nerve to keep on playing the game that was taken away from her. Shes hungry for affection and withholding it at the same time, by turns sensually curious and coldly dispassionate, ambitious and exhausted, conflicted and confident. Shes the kind of character that media masters theses are made of, and unpicking Tashis conflicting motives and how she integrates them is likely to become a pop culture obsession in the months to come.New on AMC PlusDandelionWhere to watch: Available to stream on AMC PlusGenre:DramaRun time:1h 53mDirector:Nicole RiegelCast:KiKi Layne, Thomas Doherty, Melanie Nicholls-KingKiKi Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk) stars in this musical drama as Dandelion, a struggling singer-songwriter who travels the country performing gigs, all the while yearning for a career breakthrough she fears will never happen. After striking up a romance with Casey (Thomas Doherty), a fellow disgruntled musician, their love proves to be the inadvertent catalyst for Dandelions discovery of an authentic artistic voice all her own.New to rentCuckooWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: HorrorRun time: 1h 42mDirector: Tilman SingerCast: Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens, Jessica HenwickHunter Schafer (Euphoria) stars in this horror movie as Gretchen, a teenager grieving the recent loss of her mother. After being forced to move to the Bavarian Alps by her father and stepmother, she is hired to work for Herr Knig (Dan Stevens), the owner of the hotel her parents have been hired to help build. However, Gretchen soon discovers theres something far more sinister going on under the surface of this idyllic resort.Blink TwiceWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Psychological thrillerRun time: 1h 42mDirector: Zo KravitzCast: Naomi Ackie, Channing Tatum, Christian SlaterZo Kravitzs directorial debut is a psychological thriller about a cocktail waitress named Frida (Naomi Ackie) who gets whisked away to a private island by a tech mogul for a lavish partying getaway. But Frida begins to notice that something strange is happening with the female guests. Fun fact: The films working title wasPussy Island, but the Motion Picture Association had an issue with that.Omni LoopWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Sci-fi dramaRun time: 1h 47mDirector: Bernardo BrittoCast: Mary-Louise Parker, Ayo Edebiri, Carlos JacottOmni Looppremiered at 2024s South by Southwest festival. Its a science fiction drama about a Florida woman named Zoya (Mary-Louise Parker) who partners up with a scientist in order to solve time travel, because of the black hole growing inside of her chest. Its not just time travel but a time loop and a whole lotta timey-wimey funk happening as Zoya confronts her life and her regrets.AfraidWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Sci-fi horrorRun time: 1h 24mDirector: Chris WeitzCast: John Cho, Katherine Waterston, Havana Rose LiuRemember Smart House, that 1999 sci-fi comedy about a fully automated house voiced by Katey Sagal that goes haywire? Well, imagine if that movie was a horror thriller instead and youve got the gist of Afraid, the new film from director Chris Weitz (The Golden Compass, The Twilight Saga: New Moon) starring John Cho and Katherine Waterston.When a happy family decides to test out AIA (Havana Rose Liu), a commercial artificial intelligence designed to help them better organize their home life, they couldnt be happier with the results. That is, until the AI starts psychologically manipulating the family and harming people close to them in its twisted desire to be a part of the family.SlingshotWhere to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and VuduGenre: Sci-fi thrillerRun time: 1h 48mDirector: Mikael HfstrmCast: Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, Emily BeechamThis sci-fi thriller stars Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea) as John, an astronaut aboard an experimental spacecraft designed to make a years-long mission to Saturns moon Titan. When the passengers aboard the ship begin to suspect that the mission has somehow been compromised, John must work alongside the ships captain (Laurence Fishburne) in order to find a solution and survive.
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