West Side Story, Scream, and every new movie you can stream from home this week

polygon.com:

The week sees the streaming premiere of two of last year’s biggest titles: Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, both of which have been nominated for Best Film at this year’s Academy Awards. Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta finally makes its streaming premiere on Hulu alongside A24’s anticipated new sci-fi film, After Yang.

Rounded out by the streaming debut of two of our best movies of 2022, so far, as well as Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s Scream on VOD, and much more, it’s a great weekend to sit back and enjoy the latest and greatest releases from the comfort of your home.

To help you get a handle on what’s new and available, here are the new movies you can watch on streaming and VOD this weekend.

Where to watch: Available to stream on HBO Max

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s drama was recently nominated for four Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay, and finally makes its highly anticipated US streaming debut. Why? From our best movies of 2021 write-up:

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car runs 179 minutes long, but it earns every single minute. The opening preamble, nearly an hour before the opening credits plays, covers an outwardly happy marriage between stage actor Yūsuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) and his television producer wife Oto (Reika Kirishima). The pair enjoy a lively sex life, as Oto makes intercourse into writers-room sessions by crafting stories aloud for Kafuku’s arousal. But soon, the actor learns a devastating secret about his wife. Before he can confront her, tragedy strikes.

Drive My Car is a critical darling, with highly lauded writing, direction, and acting performances. It’s an experience well worth the three hours of its running