Lisa Frankenstein, Imaginary and all the new movies you can see this weekend

Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week we round up the most notable new releases coming to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new films you can watch at home.

This week, Imaginary, the new horror film from Blumhouse, is finally coming to VOD. Not interested? That’s fine; There are plenty more exciting new releases to choose from this weekend. Lisa Frankensteinthe new horror comedy from Jennifer’s body Writer-producer Diablo Cody is coming to Peacock this weekend with the dark comedy When you’re done saving the world with Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard on Netflix. There are also many other interesting VOD releases including the 4K remaster of Stop making sensethe culinary love drama The taste of thingsand more.

Here’s everything new to see this weekend!

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New on Netflix

The beautiful game

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

Image: Netflix

Genre: Sports drama
Duration: 2h 5m
Director: Thea Sharrock
Pour: Bill Nighy, Michael Ward, Susan Wokoma

Bill Nighy stars in this new sports drama as the manager of England’s homeless football team as they train them to compete in a world tournament in Rome. Michael Ward (Kingdom of Light) also stars as Vinny, the team’s talented but troubled player whose skills could win them the championship.

The reward of fear

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

Photo: Reda Laroussi/Netflix

Genre: thriller
Duration: 1h 28m
Director: Julien Leclercq
Pour: Franck Gastambide, Alban Lenoir, Ana Girardot

The third remake of Henri-Georges Clouzot’s classic 1953 thriller follows a team of drivers tasked with a deadly mission: transport two truckloads of highly volatile nitroglycerin across a desert in order to trigger a deadly gas explosion. This version of The reward of fear Well-known French talents play the leading role, including Alban Lenoir from Lost ball Fame.

When you’re done saving the world

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

Image: A24

Genre: Black comedy-drama
Duration: 1h 28m
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Pour: Julianne Moore, Finn Wolfhard, Alisha Boe

Ziggy (Finn Wolfhard), a high school student with a passion for folk music, and his mother Evelyn (Julianne Moore), the director of a women’s shelter, just don’t seem to get along. As their relationship becomes increasingly unsteady, the two begin to look for emotional reciprocity in others and question what exactly they are looking for in their relationship in Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut.

The Miracle Club

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

Image: Zephyr Films/Sony Pictures Classics

Genre: comedy-drama
Duration: 1h 30m
Director: Thaddeus O’Sullivan
Pour: Maggie Smith, Laura Linney, Kathy Bates

Set in 1967, this comedy is about a group of three close friends who reunite with their late friend’s daughter Chrissie while on vacation in the French city of Lourdes.

New to MGM Plus

The boys in the boat

Where to see: Available to stream on MGM Plus

Image: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/Smokehouse Pictures

Genre: Sports biography
Duration: 2h 3m
Director: George Clooney
Pour: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Jack Mulhern

When I think of the 1936 Summer Olympics, I think of Jesse Owens and the incredible things he accomplished in the sprint and long jump in front of a German crowd that passionately cheered him on. But another group of Americans also made history in the fight for Olympic glory – the University of Washington rowing team, a group of working-class athletes whose story is told in George Clooney’s latest directorial effort.

New to Peacock

Lisa Frankenstein

Where to see: Available to stream peacock

Photo: Michele K. Short/Focus Features

Genre: Comedy horror
Duration: 1h 41m
Director: Zelda Williams
Pour: Kathryn Newton, Cole Sprouse, Liza Soberano

Writer and producer Diablo Cody (Jennifer’s body) and director Zelda Williams’ latest film is a devilishly funny horror-comedy inspired by Mary Shelley Frankenstein. Kathryn Newton (Freaky) plays Lisa, a lonely and misunderstood young girl who finds love in an unexpected place: the reanimated corpse of a Victorian-era man (Cole Sprouse).

From our review:

Many of Lisa FrankensteinThe individual scenes are strong, but like the deteriorating male lead, the film could use more connective tissue. One of the film’s first scenes takes place at a party and drags on much longer than necessary, burying Lisa in the maze of moving parts. When Lisa first encounters the creature, there is a complicated scene in which she runs from him through the house and eventually dangles herself out the window to escape. But less than a minute later she is caring for him tenderly, before she even realizes that he is the same man whose grave she fell in love with.

Mubi is new

The settlers

Where to see: Available to stream on Mubi

Image: Quixote Films/MUBI

Genre: Crime drama
Duration: 1h 37m
Director: Felipe Galvez Haberle
Pour: Camilo Arancibia, Mark Stanley, Benjamin Westfall

This revisionist western is about three horsemen: a Chilean rifleman (Camilo Arancibia), a British lieutenant (Mark Stanley) and an American mercenary (Benjamin Westfall) who set out to “secure” the property of a wealthy landowner. . After realizing the true scope and intent of their expedition, tensions arise between the men.

New for rent

The taste of things

Where to see: Available for rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Photo: Carole Bethuel/IFC Films

Genre: Love drama
Duration: 2h 16m
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Pour: Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel, Emmanuel Salinger

This historical romance tells the story of Eugenie (Juliette Binoche) and Dodin (Benoît Magimel), a cook and foodie, living on a French country estate in 1889. Although the two are in love, Eugenie refuses to marry Dodin and wants to keep their relationship as it is. Desperate to woo her, Dodin begins cooking to prepare a meal that will blow her away.

The farmers

Where to see: Available for rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Image: Breakthru Films/Sony Pictures Classics

Genre: Animated historical drama
Duration: 1h 54m
Directors: DK Welchman, Hugh Welchman
Pour: Kamila Urzędowska, Robert Gulaczyk, Mirosław Baka

I love Vincent Directing duo DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman return with another historical drama comprised of live-action footage and thousands of hand-painted images. In a 19th-century Polish village full of feuds and gossip, a young woman named Jagna desperately tries to build a life that exceeds the expectations of those around her.

drift

Where to see: Available for rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Photo: Nikos Nikolopoulos/Utopia

Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Anthony Chen
Pour: Cynthia Erivo, Alia Shawkat, Ibrahim Ba

After escaping her war-torn country, a Liberian refugee named Jacqueline (Cynthia Erivo) settles on a Greek island in hopes of building a new life. She befriends a disoriented American tour guide (Alia Shawkat), and the two grow closer and help each other deal with their past trauma.

Stop making sense

Where to see: Available for rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Image: A24

Genre: Concert film
Duration: 1h 28m
Director: Jonathan Demme

You may be sitting on your couch at home looking for something to watch. And maybe check out what’s new in the streaming and VOD space. And you might also be intrigued by the latest 4K remaster of Jonathan Demme’s acclaimed Talking Heads concert film. And you may be wondering: Why don’t I take a look at this?

Lousy Carter

Where to see: Can be rented on Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Image: Magnolia Pictures

Genre: Black humor
Duration: 1h 20m
Director: Bob Byington
Pour: David Krumholtz, Olivia Thirlby, Jocelyn DeBoer

After learning he only has six months to live, a dead college professor makes one last attempt to achieve his dreams and not be such a lousy person. By the way, he also sleeps with his “best friend’s” wife hates him. Wow!

Imaginary

Where to see: Available for rent Amazon, Appleand Vudu

Photo: Parrish Lewis/Lionsgate

Genre: Horror thriller
Duration: 1h 44m
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Pour: DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun

This supernatural horror film from director Jeff Wadlow (Kick Ass 2) tells the story of Jessica (DeWanda Wise), a children’s book author who returns to her childhood home with her new family. Jessica’s stepdaughter Alice forms a bond with her old stuffed teddy bear and things quickly spiral out of control when she begins committing cruel acts in the name of her new imaginary friend.

From our review:

It’s tempting to read into this labyrinth of digressions to find some meaning or intent, but Imaginary It never feels like it’s worth it. There isn’t a single character in the film worth rooting for, and the performances are completely charismatic. The script, written by Wadlow, Jason Oremland and Greg Erb, is full of wooden dialogue that is stiff and often seems almost completely nonsensical. Characters sometimes introduce new information as if it’s a fact the audience has known forever.