The Flash, Meg 2, Past Lives, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend
Happy Friday, Polygon readers!
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 we have the streaming debut of the new DC Universe superhero movie starring Ezra Miller, a beautiful romantic drama from director Celine Song, and much more.
Big George Foreman, the recent theatrical biopic based on the life of the former heavyweight boxing champion and grill entrepreneur, comes to Netflix this weekend.Vacation Friends 2, the sequel to the 2021 buddy comedy starring Lil Rel Howery (Get Out) and John Cena arrives on Hulu alongside the exhilarating eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline. That’s not even mentioning The Flash on Max, or the other exciting new releases on Criterion Channel, on AMC Plus, and available to rent or purchase on VOD services.
Here’s everything new to watch over the weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Comedy-drama
Run time: 1h 41m
Director: Sammi Cohen
Cast: Adam Sandler, Sunny Sandler, Idina Menzel
This coming-of-age teen comedy follows two best friends whose dreams of planning their own epic bat mitzvahs are thrown for a loop when the affections of their school’s most popular boy throw a wrench in their otherwise flawless friendship. Can they mend the rift in time to go to each other’s parties and celebrate this exciting new phase of their lives?
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Biographical sports drama
Run time: 2h 9m
Director: George Tillman Jr.
Cast: Khris Davis, Jasmine Mathews, John Magaro
This 2023 biopic stars Khris Davis (Judas and the Black Messiah) as George Foreman, charting the life of the former heavyweight boxing champ from his humble
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