7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and more this weekend

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Sat, 03 Jul 2021 09:00:25 +0000

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From blockbuster sci-fi adventures to new adult comedy series, theres plenty to watch this weekend.

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Given that last weeks streaming additions were a little on the quiet side, it follows that the likes of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and HBO Max would make up for it by dropping some decidedly higher-octane adventures to enjoy this weekend.

Among them is The Tomorrow War, which is basically what youd get if Avengers: Endgame and 12 Strong produced a cinematic love child. Then theres No Sudden Move, a new Steven Soderbergh crime drama on HBO Max and, of course, the awards-chasing sequel to 2017s The Boss Baby arriving on Peacock , Comcast's own streaming service.

Below, we round up seven of the biggest movies and TV shows now the weekend's kicked off from brand new horror flicks to adult comedy series. Check out
our Black Widow review Best HBO Max movies Best Netflix shows The Tomorrow
War (Amazon Prime Video)

With Jurassic World: Dominion and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 not set to grace our screens until 2022 and 2023, respectively, The Tomorrow War arrives on Amazon Prime as this years helping of Chris Pratt wisecracking-while-blowing-stuff-up.

The streamer reportedly purchased the rights to this sci-fi action adventure which follows a group of soldiers and civilians transported 30 years into the future to fight against a deadly alien species from Paramount for $200 million. Chris McKay, architect of the surprisingly-competent Lego movies, directs, while J.K. Simmons, Betty Gilpin and Sam Richardson also star.

Dont expect a particularly thoughtful adventure, but The Tomorrow War looks
to be the first gung-ho blockbuster of the summer.

Now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video No Sudden Move (HBO Max)

Steven Soderbergh, acclaimed director of Contagion, Traffic and the Oceans franchise, returns to the big (or small?) screen this weekend with No Sudden Move on HBO Max.

The movie follows a group of small-time criminals hired to steal an emerging car technology in 1950s Detroit. When their plan goes inevitably wrong, the gang embark on a twisting search to find who they were working for. That doesnt sound like the most engaging premise of all time, but with a cast that includes Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Ray Liotta, Jon Hamm and even Brendan Fraser, were inclined to take notice of No Sudden Move.

Critical consensus has been largely positive so far, too, so this one is definitely worth checking out. Sadly, we're not sure how UK viewers will get to watch it.

Now available to stream on HBO Max in the US America: The Motion Picture (Netflix)

Just when we thought we had enough adult animated comedies to last a
lifetime, America: The Motion Picture arrives on Netflix to tell a wildly inaccurate and expletive-laden tale of America's founding.

Archers Matt Thompson directs, while Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) are on hand as producers. The voice cast is pretty impressive, too, enlisting the vocal services of Channing Tatum, Simon Pegg, Jason Mantzoukas, Bobby Moynihan, Andy Samberg, Judy Greer and many, many others.

Thats a lot of high-profile comedians so America: The Motion Picture must at least be funny, right?

Now available to stream on Netflix Fear Street Part 1: 1994 (Netflix)

The first of a three-part series of feature-length R. L. Stine (Goosebumps) adaptations, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 follows a group of teens who take on an evil force thats plagued their town for centuries. Yes, that sounds exactly like the plot of Stephen Kings It, but there are no clowns here just a lot
of murderous psychopaths in skull masks.

Leigh Janiak directs all three films, which are streaming on consecutive Fridays and explicitly aimed at adult audiences, so expect more blood, gore and profanity than the relatively tame Stine adaptations of years gone by.

Critics seem in agreement that this first effort is a decent watch, with one outlet describing Fear Street Part 1: 1994 as a marvelously entertaining throwback slasher.

Now available to stream on Netflix Summer of Soul (...or, When the
Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (Hulu)

This ones a mouthful, so well only write it once: Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) is a musical documentary charting the impact of 1969s Harlem Cultural Festival, which saw the likes of Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and B.B. King grace the stage in you guessed it a
summer of soul.

Reception has been overwhelmingly positive for this one, especially after it scooped both the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Summer of Soul is streaming on Hulu in the US, but is also playing in select theaters across the UK as of early July.

Expect heaps of previously unseen footage and a healthy dose of feel-good nostalgia.

Now available to stream on Hulu The Boss Baby: Family Business (Peacock)

Obviously, weve all been anxiously waiting for the return of Alec Baldwins quick-witted Boss Baby, and, thankfully, The Boss Baby: Family Business lands on Peacock this weekend to abate our lust for animated corporate jargon.

In all fairness, though, the first Boss Baby movie was actually surprisingly funny, and with the vocal additions of James Marsden, Amy Sedaris and Jeff Goldblum alongside the returning Jimmy Kimmel and Lisa Kudrow, its sequel may actually be a laugh, too.This time around, with Theodore Templeton now an adult, he and his brother discover a magical formula that transforms them
back into babies to foil the plans of an evil, toddler-corrupting genius.

Its dropping on Comcasts new Peacock streaming service in the US, but will also be arriving in theaters across the UK in July.

Now available to stream on Peacock in the US We The People (Netflix)

From Barack and Michelle Obama, this series of ten animated, three-minute music videos aims to teach lessons in civic participation from voting and paying taxes to knowing your rights in a way thats engaging, digestible and, ultimately, cool.

Artists including Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monae, Adam Lambert, H.E.R., Cordae and Bebe Rexha are all on hand to make the boring stuff seem not-so-boring, and even if youre already well versed in your civic duties, We The People might provide you with some new favorite tunes, instead.

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