The Best Stephen King Adaptation in Recent Memory and Everything Else Releases Now Streaming This Weekend
Weapons, the latest horror movie from Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as moviegoers flocked to theaters to enjoy the frights and comedy in this disturbing and surprisingly funny narrative of residents looking for answers after 17 children disappear. Streaming for the first time the movie on the streaming platform. Thriller lovers can also watch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s campy thriller Bone Lake on VOD and Michelle Garza Cervera’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the platform.
A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful nuclear thriller from Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow, arrives at the platform. Alternatively, stay in and watch the adaptation of Stephen King’s dystopian novel The Long Walk on VOD.
Check out this guide of the most notable latest additions on streaming and VOD, including the top-rated and trending new movies you can stream right now.
Fresh Titles on Netflix
A House of Dynamite
- Type: End-of-the-world suspense
- Duration: 112 minutes
- Filmmaker: Kathryn Bigelow
- Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso
Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow is famous for high-stakes narratives like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with international atomic disaster in A House of Dynamite. After one unidentified atomic weapon is spotted approaching the American territory, all of the nation's defense strategies are challenged as they work to decipher how to react.
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Peter Cilella's Film
- Category: Sci-fi suspense
- Run time: 1h 32m
- Helmed by: The director
- Cast: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger
The protagonist Sean (a familiar face) is preparing for parenthood when he regains consciousness in a medical facility, ostensibly after an accident off the roof of the school where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was truly taken by extraterrestrials and becomes obsessed with safeguarding his loved ones from the otherworldly threats.
Fresh on HBO Max
The Horror Mystery Weapons
- Genre: Horror mystery
- Length: 2h 8m
- Helmed by: Zach Cregger
- Starring: Notable actors
A small community is ruptured by the enigma of what happened to a group of kids from the equivalent educational level who awoke and ventured out and disappeared into the night. The prior film Barbarian director Zach Cregger examines the stories of several individuals seeking the truth in this powerfully affecting and highly troubling movie.
The questions with an elaborate mystery are always whether that narrative momentum can be maintained, and how the path is in the end valuable. At its core, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion arrives, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, excellently paced to counter potential criticisms of disappointment. However, after the scare factor, there are unresolved issues about the exact reasons this story needed a various viewpoints.
Latest Hulu Releases
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle
- Type: Terrifying drama
- Director: Michelle Garza Cervera
- Starring: A talented cast
Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, Michelle Garza Cervera explores the anxiety of hiring help with a reimagining of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. The character Polly (the actress) is a wealthy suburban mom who brings in a babysitter (an acclaimed actor), but realizes she doesn’t know who she’s invited in.
The Unholy Trinity
- Category: Cowboy drama
- Length: 1h 33m
- Director: A seasoned creator
- Starring: Notable actors
Henry Broadway (a performer) travels to a small town after his dad is killed and becomes entangled with the local lawman (Pierce Brosnan) and a charming criminal (Samuel L. Jackson) searching for the fortune he helped Henry’s dad steal. The protagonist must choose where his loyalties lie through a series of shootouts that endanger the community's unity.
Latest VOD Releases
J. J. Perry's Movie
- Type: Post-apocalyptic action
- Run time: 106 minutes
- Director: J. J. Perry
- Starring: A strong cast
Earth has descended into chaos after a massive solar flare destroyed electronics across the globe. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) enlists the help of main character Jake (Dave Bautista) to retrieve important items as he attempts to reestablish order. But recovering the Mona Lisa in the nation proves to be a highly risky mission.
Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film
- Category: Steamy suspense
- Duration: Over an hour and a half
- Helmed by: The director
- Featuring: A talented cast
Director Mercedes Bryce Morgan wanted to be sure no one viewed the film as earnest. The exaggerated, violent feature follows a couple whose romantic weekend is invaded by additional characters who put their relationship to the test by promoting cheating. But the dangers are not only sensual – the mysterious interlopers are also murderers.
Alexandre O. Philippe's Film
- Category: Documentary
- Duration: 102 minutes
- Helmed by: {Alexandre O. Philippe|