Wish, Netflix’s Scoop, The Zone of Interest, and every new movie to watch this weekend
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, Wish, the latest musical fantasy from Walt Disney Animation Studios and starring Ariana DeBose and Chris Pine, finally comes to Disney Plus. There’s a lot of other exciting new releases on streaming, including the biographical drama Scoop on Netflix, Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning film The Zone of Interest on Max, the supernatural horror film Talk to Me on Paramount Plus, and more. There’s also plenty of other new movies available on VOD, like Baby Assassins 2 and The American Society of Magical Negroes.
Here’s everything new that’s available to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Biographical drama
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Philip Martin
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Rufus Sewell, Billie Piper
The latest film from director Philip Martin (The Crown) dramatizes the downfall of Prince Andrew in the wake of the infamous Newsnight interview following allegations of sexual assault. Things go from bad to worse when the prince’s connections to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein are brought to light.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Disney Plus
Genre: Musical fantasy
Run time: 1h 35m
Directors: Chris Buck, Fawn Veerasunthorn
Cast: Chris Pine, Ariana DeBose, Alan Tudyk
This fantasy adventure film created to celebrate the Walt Disney Company’s 100th anniversary follows Asha (Ariana DeBose), a young girl living in an island kingdom ruled by a powerful sorcerer named Magnifico (Chris Pine). After making a wish one night, Asha befriends a living magical star that falls from the sky and agrees to help her achieve her heart’s greatest desire.
From our review:
The main problem with Wish is that the filmmakers lean so hard on Disney’s legacy and the nostalgic elements that they fail to actually add much new. Every single detail in Wish is a deliberate
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