Happy June, Polygon readers.
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.
To LeslieWhat led to this one of the most interesting Oscar campaigns of the yearwill be released on Netflix while the trilogy is complete Magic Mike’s Last Dance finally making its debut on the recently rebranded Max platform. There’s also an Exorcist movie on Hulu, a Sydney Sweeney movie about Max, and the VOD debuts of blackberryCharlie Day’s CockaigneRobert Rodriguez’ bewildering Ben Affleck psychological thriller Hypnoticand a few other new movies.
Let’s get into that.
New on Netflix
To Leslie
Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix
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Image: Momentum Pictures
Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 59m
Director: Michael Morris
Pour: Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo, and Owen Teague
Andrea Riseborough plays Leslie Rowland, an alcoholic from West Texas who wins the lottery only to squander her money on alcohol and drugs in this 2022 drama. With nowhere and nothing to turn to, Leslie works to rebuild her life and reconnect with loved ones alienated by her addiction. Even if you’re unfamiliar with the film, you might be familiar with the unconventional Oscar nomination campaign for Riseborough’s performance that sparked a controversy
New on Hulu
The Devil Conspiracy
Where to see: Available for streaming hulu
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Image: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Genre: horror fantasy
Duration: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Pour: Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall
A biotech company run by Satanists obtains Jesus’ DNA and plans to clone the Messiah in order to sacrifice him to the devil. Learning of this, the archangel Michael (Peter Mensah) is sent to earth with the express aim of recovering Jesus’ DNA and putting an end to the devil’s conspiracy. Imagine the Left Behind series crossed with the 2010 apocalyptic action film legion and that’s quite a lot The Devil Conspiracy in short.
New to Max
Magic Mike’s Last Dance
Where to see: Available for streaming Max
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Photo: Claudette Barius/Warner Bros.
Genre: comedy drama
Duration: 1h 52m
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Pour: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault
Channing Tatum reprises his role as Mike “Magic Mike” Lane, a retired stripper-turned-furniture-store owner-turned-bartender-turned-stripper, in the third and final installment in director Steven Soderbergh’s comedy-drama series. This time, Mike is recruited by a wealthy socialite (Salma Hayek) to travel to London and produce a special dance production.
reality
Where to see: Available for streaming Max
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Image: HBO
Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 23m
Director: Tina Satter
Pour: Sydney Sweeney, Marchant Davis, and Josh Hamilton
Sydney Sweeney (euphoria) stars in this 2023 biographical drama based on the life of Reality Winner, an American intelligence officer who received the longest-ever prison sentence for serving in connection with an investigation into Russia’s rigging of the 2016 US election had released unauthorized documents to the media.
New on VOD
blackberry
Where to see: Can be rented for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu
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Image: IFC Films
Genre: Biographical comedy drama
Duration:
Director: Matt Johnson
Pour: Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel, Matt Johnson
Do you want to Air, the biographical drama about the origin of Nike’s business relationship with Michael Jordan? Well, buckle up blackberry, a biographical drama about the rise and fall of the portable communications device of the same name. 2023 is the year of brands, baby!
Cockaigne
Where to see: Can be rented for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu
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Image: Lionsgate
Genre: satirical comedy
Duration: 1h 38m
Director: Charlie Day
Pour: Charlie Day, Ken Jeong, Kate Beckinsale
Charlie Day (it’s always sunny in Philadelphia) plays the dual roles of Sir Tom Bingsley, a method actor who refuses to leave his trailer and a mute transient released from an insensitive mental institution on the streets of Los Angeles in his directorial debut. When the producer of Tom’s latest movie (Ray Liotta) spots the mute man on the street, he hatches a plan with Tom’s publicist (Ken Jeong) to cast the man as Bingsley in a biography of Billy the Kid. There will be gimmicks!
Book Club: The Next Chapter
Where to see: Can be rented for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu
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Image: focus functions
Genre: comedy
Duration: 1h 47m
Director: Bill Holderman
Pour: Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen
Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen and Mary Steenburgen reprise their roles as Diane, Vivian, Sharon and Carol in the sequel to the 2018 romantic comedy book club. For the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the four friends meet in person and travel to Italy to celebrate Vivian’s upcoming wedding.
Hypnotic
Where to see: Can be rented for $19.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu
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Image: Ketchup Entertainment
Genre: Science fiction thriller
Duration: 1h 33m
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Pour: Ben Affleck, Alice Braga, and JD Pardo
Ben Affleck stars in Robert Rodriguez’s psychological action thriller as Danny Rourke, an Austin police officer who is haunted by the kidnapping of his 7-year-old daughter. When Danny becomes involved in the case of a criminal (William Fichtner) who possesses the bizarre ability to warp his victims’ perceptions and memories to aid in crime, he inadvertently stumbles upon an insidious government scheme that may be linked to his daughter’s disappearance connection. Stay for the bizarre post-credits sequence!
The black demon
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Image: The Avenue Entertainment
Genre: Science fiction horror thriller
Duration: 1h 40m
Director: Adrian Grunberg
Pour: Josh Lucas, Fernanda Urrejola, Julio Cesar Cedillo
Adrian Grünberg’s (Rambo: Last bloodThe 2023 horror thriller follows an environmental inspector (Josh Lucas) and his family who travel to a small town in Baja, Mexico to investigate the damage caused by an oil spill. Arriving aboard the oil rig, they are stranded and terrorized by a megalodon shark known locally as “The Black Demon.”
Monica
Where to see: Can be rented for $6.99 Amazon, Appleand vudu
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Image: IFC Films
Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 46m
Director: Andrea Pallaoro
Pour: Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson, and Emily Browning
Trace Lysette stars in this 2022 drama as Monica, a trans woman who returns home after years of being separated from her family to care for her ailing mother. Upon arrival, Monica is forced to reconcile the pain of her past and make new connections to embrace the future.
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