Evil Dead Rise, Infinity Pool, Netflix’s The Perfect Find, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend
This week marks a noticeable lull in the otherwise unrelenting rollout of summer tentpole hits, with Wes Anderson’s Asteroid City and Celine Song’s Past Lives expanding to more theaters and the looming premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hovering on the horizon. If you’re looking to stay at home this weekend and catch up on some new releases, we’ve got you covered.
Each week, we round up the most notable releases new to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week sees a lot of new VOD releases, as well as a few on streaming platforms.
Evil Dead Rise, the latest installment in Sam Raimi’s venerable horror franchise now helmed by Lee Cronin, comes to streaming on Max. Looking for more horror? Look no further than Infinity Pool, the new sci-fi horror thriller from Brandon Cronenberg (Possessor), which is now available to stream on Hulu. The less horror-inclined might enjoy The Perfect Find, the new rom-com starring Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers that premiered on Netflix this week. There’s tons of other releases to enjoy on VOD as well, including the action-comedy The Machine starring comedian-actor Bert Kreischer and Mark Hamill, the erotic psychological thrillerSanctuary starring Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott, and more.
Let’s dive in!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Romantic comedyRun time: 1h 39mDirector: Numa PerrierCast: D.B. Woodside, Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres
Gabrielle Union (Bring It On) stars in this romantic comedy as Jenna, a 40-year-old woman who, after rebounding into a new job following a high-profile firing, enters into a secret love affair with Eric (Keith Powers), the son of her new boss. Can she
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