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, Smile 2, the sequel to the supernatural horror debut from director Parker Finn, leers its way onto VOD following its theatrical debut in September. If supernatural horror isnt your bag, why not give sci-fi horror a try? Alien: Romulus, Evil Dead director Fede lvarezs new installment in the venerable Alien franchise, slithers onto Hulu this week alongside the Nick Jonas-led comedy drama The Good Half and the historical drama Firebrand starring Alicia Vikander.Theres a whole lot more to choose from on streaming this weekend, including the historical survival drama Blitz on Apple TV Plus; The Piano Lesson starring John David Washington (Tenet); Shrek director Vicky Jensons latest animated adventure, Spellbound, on Netflix; Blink Twice on MGM Plus; and several other new releases.Heres everything new thats available to watch this weekend!New on NetflixThe Piano LessonWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: DramaRun time: 2h 5mDirector: Malcolm WashingtonCast: Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray FisherThe feature directorial debut by Malcolm Washington adapts August Wilsons play for the silver screen. Starring Malcolms brother John David, The Piano Lesson centers on the lives of Boy Willie Charles and his family living in post-Great Depression Pittsburgh. As the Charles family quarrels over the fate of a prized heirloom, a piano decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor, the fight threatens to roil old resentments and inflame long-simmering tensions.JoyWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: Biographical dramaRun time: 1h 55mDirector: Ben TaylorCast: Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie, James NortonJoytells the story of the first test-tube baby and the invention of in vitro fertilization, through the eyes of nurse Jean Purdy, scientist Robert Edwards, and surgeon Patrick Steptoe in the 1970s. The trio faces opposition, as religious zealots claim their work to be unnatural, but continue to persevere in the face of those odds. For decades, Purdys contributions to the development of IVF were largely forgotten, but in recent years shes been more and more recognized.SpellboundWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: Fantasy comedyRun time: 1h 49mDirector: Vicky JensonCast: Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer LewisA new animated musical from the director ofShrek,Spellboundis about a young princess who must break a spell thats transformed her parents into monsters and split her kingdom in two. Musical legend Alan Menken does the music for the movie, and with Rachel Zegler as the lead, the soundtrack is sure to soar. The movie was first calledSplit before it was changed toThe Unbreakable Spell, and after shifting between a few streaming services, it was finally renamed Spellbound.The Merry GentlemenWhere to watch: Available to stream on NetflixGenre: Musical rom-comRun time: 1h 27mDirector: Peter SullivanCast: Britt Robertson, Chad Michael Murray, Marla SokoloffMagic Mike meets a cozy Christmas movie in this new Netflix holiday flick. A dancer tries to save her familys performance venue by putting on a steamy all-male dance revue to raise money. She recruits some of the hot men around her small town and trains them in the art of hip thrusting and shirt tearing and also starts to fall for one of them. Will she save her parents venue just in time for Christmas? Given the genre, probably, but there will be more bare torsos than usual.New on HuluAlien: RomulusWhere to watch: Available to stream on HuluGenre: Sci-fi horrorRun time: 1h 59mDirector: Fede lvarezCast: Cailee Spaeny, David Jonsson, Isabela MercedSet 20 years after the events of Ridley ScottsAlien, Fede lvarezs sci-fi horror film follows three pairs of young siblings who attempt to scavenge through a derelict space station in a last-ditch effort to escape their indentured servitude to the Weyland-Yutani megacorporation. What they discover aboard the station, however, is not their salvation, but a horror beyond anything they couldve possibly imagined.From ourreview:Is it as good asAlienorAliens? is the obvious question franchise fans will ask when weighing whether to seeAlien: Romulus. lvarez and Sayagues seem to have been uncomfortably aware that this question was coming. They anticipated those five different answers about what Alien fans love from the previous films, and tried to split the difference between all of them and more. Like the Romulus and Remus stations, which serve as the films setting,Alien: Romulusis made up of roughly two parts: a haunted-house story in outer space laAlien, and a crowd-pleasing horror-action spectacle likeAliens. The former element is stronger than the latter in this case, and the imbalance is one of the reasonsAlien: Romulusfeels like a by-the-numbers retread of the franchise defining it, rather than the resuscitative breath it so desperately needs.The Good HalfWhere to watch: Available to stream on HuluGenre: Comedy dramaRun time: 1h 36mDirector: Robert SchwartzmanCast: Nick Jonas, Brittany Snow, David ArquetteThe Jonas Brothers very own Nick Jonas stars as an emotionally distant writer returning to Cleveland, Ohio, for his mothers funeral, after years of avoiding his complicated family. He forges some new relationships and confronts some old ones, and eventually must face his grief and family drama head on.The Good Halffirst premiered at the 2023 Tribeca film festival.FirebrandWhere to watch: Available to stream on HuluGenre:Historical dramaRun time:2h 1mDirector:Karim AnouzCast:Alicia Vikander, Jude Law, Eddie MarsanKing Henry VIII is remembered for many things, but hes probably most known for marrying six women in his lifetime, two of which he had executed. Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina) stars in this historical drama as Katherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII (Jude Law), who must fight for her survival when the kings behavior becomes more and more erratic and paranoid in the years preceding the end of his reign.New on MaxWatchmen: Chapter IWhere to watch: Available to stream on MaxGenre:Superhero dramaRun time:1h 23mDirector:Brandon ViettiCast:Troy Baker, Adrienne Barbeau, Corey BurtonWatchmenis back, this time as a multi-part animated film series! In an alternate 1985, a government-sponsored superhero has been inexplicably murdered. Determined to apprehend his killer, a costumed vigilante named Rorschach reunites with his estranged former colleagues and scours the criminal underworld of New York is his search for clues. What he uncovers is a conspiracy that threatens to endanger the entire world. Will he be able to track down the conspirators before its too late?New on Apple TV PlusBlitzWhere to watch: Available to stream on Apple TV PlusGenre: DramaRun time: 2hDirector: Steve McQueenCast: Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan, Harris DickinsonSaoirse Ronan (Lady Bird) stars in Steve McQueens historical drama as Rita, a young mother who sends her son George (Elliott Heffernan) to the English countryside to protect him from the impending attack on London by Nazi Germany. When Rita learns that George did not reach his destination, she embarks on a search to find him.Bread & RosesWhere to watch: Available to stream on Apple TV PlusGenre: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 30mDirector: Sahra ManiBread & Rosesis a documentary about women in Afghanistan living under the Taliban, following three women: Sharifa, a former government employee confined indoors; Zahra, a dentist who began to organize activists till she was captured and tortured; and Taranom, who has been exiled to Pakistan for her activism. The documentary premiered at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.New on MGM PlusBlink TwiceWhere to watch: Available to stream on MGM PlusGenre: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.New on MubiWitchesWhere to watch: Available to stream on Mubi USGenre: DocumentaryRun time: 1h 30mDirector: Elizabeth SankeyCast: Catherine Cho, Sophia Di Martino, David EmsonThis documentary chronicles the relationship between how witches have been characterized across the history of film, television, and culture and how we view women, motherhood, and mental health. Relying on her own robust knowledge and long-standing obsession with the films subject matter, Elizabeth Sankey draws on clips from The Wizard of Oz, Girl, Interrupted, Rosemarys Baby, and more to illustrate her argument about the connection between the history of witches and the historical vilification of women and their bodies.New to rentSmile 2Where to watch: Available to stream on MetrographGenre: Supernatural horrorRun time: 2h 7mDirector: Parker FinnCast: Kyle Gallner, Naomi Scott, Lukas GageParker Finn returns with a follow-up to his smash-hit horror debut, Smile. Picking up just a week after the events of the previous film, Smile 2 centers on Skye Riley (Naomi Scott), a famous pop star recovering from a tragic car accident. When a mysterious curse is inadvertently passed on to her, Skye struggles to retain her sanity as she fights against a parasitic supernatural entity that seeks to devour her from the inside out.From our review:Smiledodging the streaming abyss and finding box-office success felt like a miracle, butSmile 2is something even rarer: a horror sequel that outdoes its predecessor in every way. Rather than simply rehashing the original, Parker Finn pushes his clever premise to its logical extreme and builds some incredibly scary scenes to match. In fact, Finn endsSmile 2in a spot that feels like the perfect conclusion to the franchise and the perfect jumping-off point for the career of one of the most exciting horror directors of his generation.