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December 28, 2024
Gladiator II, The Return, Y2K, and every new movie on streaming
This week, Gladiator IIThe highly anticipated sequel to Ridley Scott’s Oscar-winning historical epic has officially made its foray into video-on-demand. That’s not all; epic drama return Animated fantasy epic starring Ralph Fiennes The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrimdisaster comedy Y2K Starring: Jaden Martell (2017 it) and Rachel Ziegler (The Hunger Games: The Song of Birds and Snakes), and there are even more items vying for your purchase and attention this weekend.
Here’s all the new stuff to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
type: historical thriller
Running time: 1 hour 48 meters
director: Henrik Martin Dalsbakken
Throw: Tobias Santelmann, Anders Busmer, Heidi Luther Ellingson
This wartime drama takes place during World War II as a Norwegian cargo fleet carrying military supplies sails through the Arctic Ocean while evading German naval and aerial attacks. The stakes were high, as this shipment of supplies could very well turn the tide of the war and help the Allies repel the Germans.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
type: body horror
Running time: 1 hour 39 meters
director: Marielle Heller
Throw: Amy Adams, Scott McNairy, Alley Snowden
Amy Adams stars in this surreal black comedy about a frustrated stay-at-home mom who begins to exhibit increasingly dog-like traits. Eventually, she becomes a dog and finds happiness in embracing her primal side. Adapted from the 2021 novel of the same name, night bitch Premiering at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. Adams was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film.
Yes, night bitch It’s a werewolf story – sort of. Whether trying to keep the story grounded or keeping the mother’s transformation ambiguous (is she really shape-shifting, or is she just tapping into primal urges?), Heller treats the story’s body-horror elements with care and caution. Just months after moviegoers fell in love with the film’s unapologetic wildness, she sadly did the same. substance. The film also illustrates what many people already know about the female experience: that women are valued and commodified for their bodies, but then ruthlessly discarded when they show signs of normal human aging.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Starz
type: sci-fi comedy
Running time: 1 hour 41 meters
director: Eli Roth
Throw: Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jack Black
excited about Borderlands 4? you should watch Borderlandsdirected by Eli Roth and based on the popular looter-shooter series. The plot follows Lilith (Cate Blanchett), a bounty hunter hired by one of the most powerful and richest men in the universe to rescue her kidnapped daughter Tina (Ariana Greene) Bratt). A lot of other things will happen, but anyway, let’s be honest: you’re not coming Borderlands For the story; you’re here for the action and toilet humor. The question is, does Roth’s film achieve any of these goals?
Borderlands It’s not a smart movie, but it’s not a smart movie in the first place. Roth and co-writer Joe Crombie are more interested in moving quickly between necessary plot points and neat surroundings. The film never drags, and the setting—while decidedly closed off, a wasteland world—makes for lively, engrossing action sequences. Pandora the Movie has a distinct style, firmly built on the instantly recognizable visuals from the Borderlands games.
Where to watch: Available to play on Mubi US
type: drama
Running time: 1 hour 59 meters
director: Andrea Arnold
Throw: Nikia Adams, Franz Rogowski, Barry Keoghan
american honey Director Andrea Arnold returns to full-length fiction with this coming-of-age story about life on the margins of society. Nykiya Adams stars as Bailey, a 12-year-old girl who struggles with her volatile single father Bug (Barry Keoghan) and her wayward brother (Jason Buda) ) lives in Gravesend, north Kent. Bailey’s life changes when she meets the mysterious stranger Bird (Franz Rogowski), who inspires her to see the world differently. If that’s not attractive enough bird It also features a soundtrack composed by reclusive EDM master Burial.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: period epic
Running time: 2 hours 28 meters
director: Ridley Scott
Throw: Paul Mescal, Denzo Washington, Pedro Pascal
Ridley Scott finally returns with the sequel to his Oscar-winning historical epic Gladiator. Paul Mescal (After sun exposure) stars in Gladiator II Hanno was a Numidian warrior who was enslaved and taken to Rome after his homeland was sacked and conquered. After Hanno was discovered by his former gladiator-turned-mentor Macrinus (played by Denzel Washington), he was promised revenge against General Acasius (played by Pedro Pascal) in exchange for his Victory in the arena.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: drama
Running time: 1 hour 56 meters
director: Uberto Pasolini
Throw: Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Binoche, Charlie Plummer
Umberto Pasolini’s Dramatization of Homer’s Epic Odyssey Ralph Fiennes stars as Odysseus, king of Ithaca, who washes up on the shores of his homeland 20 years after he left for the Trojan War. Tormented and scarred both mentally and physically for decades on his way home, Odysseus must muster all his cunning and strength to fight off a group of men vying to marry his wife Penelope. Juliette Binoche) takes back her family from her suitors.
The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: fantasy epic
Running time: 2 hours 14 meters
director: Kamiyama Kenji
Throw: Brian Cox, Gaia Wise, Miranda Otto
The story takes place hundreds of years before the War of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings: The Battle of the Rohirrim It centers on the story of Hera (Gaea Wise), the daughter of King Helm Hammerhand (Brian Cox). When the ruthless Dunland lord Wolf (Luke Pasqualino) sets out to exact revenge on her father, Hera and her family must fight to protect their kingdom.
Director Kenji Kamiyama (Blade Runner: Black Lotus) took on the task of creating an animated Middle-earth that feels like part of the same tapestry as Jackson’s Lord of the Rings films. This attention to detail and reproduction is the film’s greatest strength— Rohirrim Wars Looks and feels like Jackson’s Lord of the Rings in the best possible way. It’s filled with sword-wielding adventure, kingly drama, and engrossing monster mayhem. Unfortunately, it also recreates the worst aspects of Jackson’s films.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: crime drama
Running time: 1 hour 56 meters
director: Justin Kurzel
Throw: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan
An action thriller based on a true story, order An FBI agent realizes that a pattern of recent crimes points to the white supremacist group the Brotherhood of Silence – also known as the Order. Under the leadership of cult leader Bob Matthews (played by Nicholas Hoult), the Silent Brotherhood was active in the United States in the 1980s. order Competing for the Golden Lion Award at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: fear
Running time: 1 hour 33 meters
director: Steven C. Miller
Throw: Frank Grillo, Katrina Lowe, Ifensh Hadera
Is it…werewolf season? This supernatural horror thriller stars Frank Grillo as a man trying to protect his family from an army of werewolves summoned by a supermoon that awakens some of humanity’s dormant genes. Does this make any sense? no but it Do Sounds like a really good time.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple and Vudu
type: horror comedy
Running time: 1 hour 31 meters
director: Kyle Mooney
Throw: Jaden Martell, Rachel Ziegler, Julian Dennison
Remember when everyone thought the year 2000 would lead to a rash of electronic errors? Well, at Kyle Mooney’s Y2Kthis mistake is not so much a mistake as it is the birth of electronic devices and their attempt to enslave humanity. Aren’t we very happy? That Didn’t it happen in reality? There are some brutal and hilarious death scenes, including being killed by a Tamagotchi, and a very 2000s soundtrack.
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