Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, 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, Damsel, a new dark fantasy adventure starring Millie Bobby Brown of Stranger Things fame, premieres on Netflix. That’s not the only big streaming debut this weekend, as Yorgos Lanthimos’ Frankenstein-esque dark comedy Poor Things starring Emma Stone finally arrives to stream on Hulu, along with Wonka on Max and Mean Girls on Paramount Plus.
There’s several exciting new release on VOD this week as well, including Wim Wenders’ Oscar-nominated drama Perfect Days starring Kōji Yakusho (Cure, 13 Assassins) and Matthew Vaughn’s irreverent spy comedy Argylle starring Bryce Dallas Howard. There’s also a ton of other recent VOD releases available for reduced prices this week, like All of Us Strangers, Anyone but You, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Dark fantasy
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Ray Winstone, Nick Robinson
Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown stars in this fantasy action film as a princess who agrees to marry the prince of a neighboring kingdom, only to discover his family intends to sacrifice her to a ravenous dragon. Trapped fathoms beneath the Earth’s surface in a cavernous series of catacombs with the fearsome creature, she’ll have to muster every ounce of her courage, strength, and guile to escape with her life and reap vengeance on her would-be suitor.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix on March 10
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 2h 5m
Director: Nisha Pahuja
This Oscar-nominated documentary executive produced by Dev Patel and Mindy Kaling follows the story of a young girl and her family in rural India who, in the wake of devastating assault, seek justice with the help of an advocacy organization dedicated to combating
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