Evil Dead Rise, Infinity Pool and every new movie to watch at home

This week marks a noticeable lull in the otherwise unrelenting spread of summer tent pole hits with Wes Anderson asteroid city and Celine Songs past lives Expanding to more cinemas and the upcoming premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny hovers on the horizon. If you’re staying home this weekend and want to catch up on some new releases, you’ve come to the right place.

Each week we round up the most notable new releases in streaming and VOD, and highlight the biggest and best new movies to watch at home. There are many new VOD releases this week, as well as some on streaming platforms.

Evil Dead Rise, the latest installment in Sam Raimi’s venerable horror franchise, directed by Lee Cronin, is coming to stream on Max. Looking for more horror? Look no further than infinity poolBrandon Cronenberg’s new sci-fi horror thrillerOwner), which is available to stream now on Hulu. Those who don’t like horror might enjoy it The perfect find, the new romantic comedy starring Gabrielle Union and Keith Powers, which premiered on Netflix this week. There are also tons of other releases that you can enjoy on VOD including the action comedy The machine with comedian-actor Bert Kreischer and Mark Hamill, the erotic psychological thriller refuge with Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott and more.

Let’s dive in!

New on Netflix

The perfect find

Where to see: Available for streaming Netflix

Genre: Romantic comedy
Duration: 1h39m
Director: Numa Perrier
Pour: DB Woodside, Gabrielle Union, and Gina Torres

Gabrielle Union (Bring it on) stars in this romantic comedy as Jenna, a 40-year-old woman who, after returning to a new job after a high-profile layoff, develops a secret love affair with Eric (Keith Powers), her new boss’s son. Can she balance her professional life with her personal romance, or will something have to give way?

New on Hulu

infinity pool

Where to see: Available for streaming hulu

Genre: Science fiction horror
Duration: 1h 58m
Director: Brandon Cronenberg
Pour: Alexander Skarsgard, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman

David Cronenberg’s son Brandon (Owner) took Sundance by storm with this horror satire that I’ve described as “the best season of…” by several people white lotus still.”

From our review:

Cronenberg’s screenplay for infinity pool is full of dark, tongue-in-cheek jokes, many of which are laughable. (Gabi says early on that she’s an actress who specializes in “failing naturally” in commercials.) There are many odd details in this film, and they all serve a purpose; Even the leatherface masks seen in the trailer serve a dual purpose: enhancing the sense of depersonalization and evoking the commercialization of native cultures. The only problem with the plot is that its climax is inevitable once everything is revealed. But to be fair, the film is laced with so many glossy, violent flourishes that an overly complicated narrative structure would have led to it infinity pool hard to follow. As it is, the point is clear: a jaded whirlwind of limitless claims is the ugliest thing an American (or any nationality) can be.

New to Max

Evil Dead Rise

Where to see: Available for streaming Max

Genre: Supernatural Horror
Duration: 1h 36m
Director: Lee Cronin
Pour: Lily Sullivan, Alyssa Sutherland, Morgan Davies

In the fifth part of the legendary horror series “Evil Dead” Lily Sullivan (mental

) as Beth, a guitar engineer who decides to pay a visit to her estranged sister Ellie (Alyssa Sutherland) and their children after discovering she is pregnant. When a massive earthquake shakes the foundations of Ellie’s apartment complex, an ancient evil is inadvertently exposed – one that threatens to claim the lives of everyone trapped inside.

From our review:

Evil Dead Rise is a film by the sick for the sick. It’s a fantastic update of the legendary series, full of humor but also with Álvarez’ penchant for the gross and disturbing. The refreshing change in scenery and cast, as well as Sutherland’s groundbreaking performance, prove that there’s still plenty of life and struggle in this undead franchise.

In fact, at 97 lively minutes, it feels like it’s almost over from the start. It’s a perfect entry-level film for newer viewers who have never seen an Evil Dead movie, but for long-time fans it breathes new life into a classic horror comedy franchise, mixing Raimi’s old-school approach with the new school of gruesome horror mixed. It shows that there is still a lot to change within the old deadlines.

New on Criterion Channel

godland

Where to see: Available for streaming criteria channel

Genre: time drama
Duration: 2h 23m
Director: Hlynur Pálmason
Pour: Elliott Crosset Hove, Ingvar Sigurðsson, Vic Carmen Sonne

A young Danish priest (Elliott Crosset Hove) is ordered to travel to Iceland to plant a church and photograph the people of the region. Challenged by the demands of country life and his isolation from the city dwellers, the priest experiences a dark night of the soul, testing his faith and sense of reality.

New on VOD

The machine

Where to see: Can be rented for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu

Genre: action comedy
Duration: 1h 52m
Director: Peter Atencio
Pour: Bert Kreischer, Mark Hamill, and Jimmy Tatro

Comedian and actor Bert Kreischer re-enacts his viral story of a wild trip to Russia he took as a freshman and earned him the nickname “The Machine”. Kreischer portrays a fictionalized version of himself who is kidnapped 23 years later along with his father (Mark Hamill) by a Russian gangster as part of an elaborate plan for revenge over a pocket watch. Yes, I’m just as confused as you.

You hurt my feelings

Where to see: Can be rented for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu

Genre: comedy drama
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Nicole Holocener
Pour: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tobias Menzies, Michaela Watkins

Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars in this comedy drama that no one seems to be enjoying. Beth (Louis-Dreyfus), a struggling writer, gets into a fight with her husband (Tobias Menzies) after overhearing him write her latest book. As the couple tries to sort through their luggage, they come to a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationship, and how life has brought them to this point.

refuge

Where to see: Can be rented for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu

(LR) Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott in Sanctuary.

Genre: Erotic Thriller
Duration: 1h 36m
Director: Zachary Wigon
Pour: Margaret Qualley, Christopher Abbott

The wealthy scion of a luxury hotel franchise (Christopher Abbott) is determined to enjoy one last fling with his regular dominatrix (Margaret Qualley). When the dominatrix learns that her client wants to end his relationship, she devises an impromptu plan to force him to confront both the nature of their liaisons and his own deep-seated insecurities.

Surround

Where to see: Can be rented for $5.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu

Genre: Western film
Duration: 1h 40m
Director: Anthony Mandler
Pour: Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell, Michael K Williams

Letitia Wright (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Small ax) stars as a freed woman posing as a man intent on taking over a gold mine in this new western. On her journey, she meets the legendary outlaw Tommy Walsh (Jamie Bell), whom she holds captive after her stagecoach is ambushed by a gang of marauding thieves and murderers. Surround It also features the final appearance of the late Michael K. Williams, whose filming wrapped prior to his untimely death in 2021.