7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and more this weekend
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Fri, 20 Aug 2021 14:32:49 +0000
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From mind-bending thrillers to quirky new comedies, theres plenty to watch this weekend on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and other streamers.
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Its been a while since the last good sci-fi thriller, hasnt it?
Christopher Nolans Tenet is probably the most recent example of a bona fide mind-bender, so its no surprise that Nolans sister-in-law and Westworld co-creator, Lisa Joy, should be the one to re-ignite the synapses in our moviegoing brains with Reminiscence, a time-hopping adventure in the vein of Inception.
If youre not one for recreational headaches, though, fear not. This weekend sees a host of new movies and TV shows dropping on the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max . The Green Knight, in fact, is available to stream for those in the US, though some mixed marketing means were not
certain of just how long A24 intends to keep the film available, nor exactly where in the world you can watch it. UK viewers who want to watch The Green Knight are still left in the dark, which is a poor showing.
Below, then, we round up seven of the biggest streaming additions we do know are available to watch right now from quirky new comedies to twisty dramas. Best Netflix movies Best HBO Max movies Best Netflix shows Reminiscence (HBO Max)
Arriving as Warner Bros latest hybrid release gambit on HBO Max, Reminiscence stars Hugh Jackman as a private investigator living in a post-apocalyptic Miami tasked with sifting through memories to uncover a violent conspiracy.
If that sounds like a perplexing premise, thats because the movie comes from the mind of Westworld co-creator Lisa Joy, who makes her directorial debut here alongside her husband, Jonathan Nolan, who serves as executive producer.
This memory-hopping thriller which boasts shades of The Matrix, Inception, Gone Girl and, of course, Westworld also stars Thandie Newton and Rebecca Ferguson, though it's so far been the subject of mixed critical reception.
Still, we described Reminiscence as a thrilling Westworld-style sci-fi movie in our review , so theres definitely something worth watching here. UK
viewers will have to see this one on the big screen, as with all of Warner's movies on HBO Max in the US.
Now available to stream on HBO Max in the US for 31 days Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu/Amazon Prime Video)
Based on Liane Moriartys novel of the same name, Nine Perfect Strangers sees Nicole Kidman star as Masha, an owner of a holistic wellness spa who makes it her mission to reinvigorate (inverted commas intended) the minds and bodies
of nine unsuspecting guests.
After also fronting Moriartys Big Little Lies adaptation, Kidman is typically unsettling as a woman who isnt all that she seems, though critics have lauded the most praise upon co-star Melissa McCarthys scene-stealing turn as
Francis.
Luke Evans, Bobby Cannavale and Michael Shannon also star in Nine Perfect Strangers, which is now available to stream on Hulu in the US and Amazon
Prime Video in the UK.New episodes are rolling out weekly.
For more info on the making of the show, TechRadar chatted to actor Manny Jacinto , who spoke of its complex characters and themes.
Now available to stream on Hulu in the US and Amazon Prime Video in the UK The Chair (Netflix)
What is it with Netflix and dysfunctional schools? The Umbrella Academy, Sex Education, Elite the list goes on, and The Chairs arrival on the streamer
this weekend does little to buck the trend.
Produced by Games of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss (in
what marks their first Netflix project), The Chair stars Killing Eves Sandra Oh as a newly-appointed English professor at a decidedly old fashioned (read: male-dominated) university.
Its a dramedy, so expect satire aplenty, but the show has also been praised for its smart skewering of academia as well Ohs typically brilliant performance.
Now available to stream on Netflix Annette (Amazon Prime Video US)
If Netflix has a thing for school-based dramas, Amazon loves a good one-word title. Anna, Jolt, Greenland Borat? Annette not a direct sequel to Anna,
were told is the latest in the sequence.
The English-language debut for veteran French director Leos Cara, Annette follows the unravelling relationship of married couple Adam Driver and Marion Cotillard after the birth of their unexpectedly-gifted daughter.
To say anything more would spoil the movies intrigue, but Annette seems like art cinemas answer to Marriage Story. Its also a full-on rock musical, which sounds interesting.
UK viewers will have to wait until November 26 to stream this one, which is when it lands on the movie specialist service Mubi but it will be getting a theatrical run from September 3.
Now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video US Sweet Girl (Netflix)
Again, definitely not a sequel to Sweet Tooth , Sweet Girl sees Jason Momoa embroiled in a political conspiracy as a man seeking justice for his wife's death, while also trying to protect his daughter from the resulting chaos.
Momoa himself produces the movie, which is essentially a run-of-the-mill
chase thriller with anti-Big Pharma sentiments, while long-time collaborator with the actor, Brian Mendoza, directs.
If you watched Beckett last week, youll likely find more of the same man-on-the-run beats here though thats not necessarily a criticism.
Now available to stream on Netflix The Defeated (Netflix)
Landing on Netflix via Nordic streamer Viaplay, The Defeated (originally called Shadowplay) sees Taylor Kitsch return to the screen as an American cop navigating the fallout of WWII in 1946 Berlin.
This under-the-radar show also stars Nina Hoss (Homeland), Tuppence Middleton (Mank) and Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus), and combines English and German-language action to provide an authentic portrait of post-war Europe.
Critics havent weighed in on The Defeated just yet, but an interesting historical premise makes this one worth a look, regardless.
Now available to stream on Netflix In the Same Breath (HBO Max)
We couldnt end the round-up without mentioning a new documentary now, could we? Luckily, In the Same Breath arrives on HBO Max to abate our weekly thirst for facts.
This feature-length doc likely marks one of the first of many
Covid-19-related exposs to hit streamers in the coming years, and explores
how cover-ups in the early days of the pandemic led to...well, the world around you right now.
That said, In the Same Breath is not a film about a virus, according to its director, Nanfu Wang, so expect a deeper dive into the dirty politics that kept the world in the dark about an issue that continues to reverberate all over the world.
Now available to stream on HBO Max in the US Check out our list of the best Apple TV Plus shows
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