13 great movies new to streaming to watch in May 2022
polygon.comMay is finally here, and not only does that mean that summer is nearly upon us, it means there’s a whole new slate of movies to watch on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Paramount Plus, and more. From the Wachowskis’ erotic thriller Bound to the 2018 heist movie Den of Thieves and the classic romantic drama Chungking Express, there’s a wealth of movies to watch from home this month.
To help you choose what to watch next, we’ve put together a list of the 13 best movies new to streaming in May. Here’s what you should make plans to watch this month.
2006’s A Scanner Darkly is the only Phillip K. Dick adaptation that feels as disorienting to watch as the actual experience of reading a Philip K. Dick novel. Keanu Reeves stars as an undercover narcotics agent posing as an addict on an assignment to bust the supplier of a highly addictive narcotic known as Substance D. When his own cover identity is implicated as the prime suspect, he’ll have to stay one step ahead of his superiors and unsuspecting stoner cohort in order to nab the true culprit and clear his name — at least, that’s what he thinks is happening.
A film that vacillates between being a dystopian psychological thriller about the nihilistic futility of the war on drugs and an absurdist black comedy about perma-fried goofballs trying to survive (and get high) in a surveillance state, A Scanner Darkly is a bewildering and memorable experience thanks to its inventive use of rotoscope animation and a trio of standout supporting performances courtesy of Winona Ryder, Robert Downey Jr., and Woody Harrelson. —Toussaint Egan
A Scanner Darklyis streaming on Criterion Channel.
The Wachowskis’ directorial debut is this scintillating neo-noir thriller about two women who fall for each
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