Sick, Netflix's Noise and all the new movies to watch at home

It’s been pretty bright on the new movies to watch at home front this week, but there are still plenty of options to choose from.

There are Illthe COVID-themed slasher film from the minds of Scream and Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning. There’s also Netflix’s Mexican drama Noisethe aviation drama dedication on Paramount Plus and new documentaries on Netflix and Hulu alike.

Here are the new movies to watch at home this weekend.

Netflix

Noise

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

An elderly woman with gray hair screaming and raising her fist in a crowd of angry women.

Genre: theatre
Duration: 1 hr 45 mins
Director: Natalia Beristain
Pour: Julieta Egurrola, Teresa Ruiz, and Erick Israel Consuelo

Not to be confused with Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s 1985 absurdist comedy-drama novel, this Mexican drama follows the story of Julia (Julieta Egurrola), a mother desperate to find her missing daughter while the country is mired in widespread violence being used against women.

dog away

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

A man (Rob Lowe) wearing glasses, a white t-shirt and blue jeans lies in a patch of grass playing with a dog.

Genre: family drama
Duration: 1h 34m
Director: Stefan Herek
Pour: Rob Lowe, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Susan Gallagher

Based on a true story, this film follows a father and son as they search for their lost dog, Gonker. Yes, the real dog was also called Gonker, because you can’t make things up like that.

The ax with hitchhiker

Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix

A long-haired man in a red shirt with a gray bandana on his head and a backpack speaking into a microphone in a parking lot.

Genre: True Crime/Documentary
Duration: 1h 25m
Director: Colette Camden

This documentary tells the story of Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, aka “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker,” a roving, happy hitchhiker who, after a TV interview went viral, became an internet sensation after hitting a woman in front of a violent attack had saved. That fame was short-lived, however, as McGillvary was arrested after a gruesome murder just months later. Totally unrelated aside, but: he kind of looks like Zack de la Rocha from Rage Against the Machine, right?

Hi

The case

Where to see: Available for streaming Hi

A woman in a white dress (Jillian Bell) sits next to a smiling leading lady wearing a blue blazer and gray pants (Utkarsh Ambudkar) seated at a dining table.

Genre:

cringe comedy
Duration: 1h 32m
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Pour: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jillian Bell, Gene Farber

Produced by the Duplass brothers, this “cringe comedy” follows the aftermath of a couple who drop a baby while attending a tropical wedding.

Riotville, USA

Where to see: Available for streaming Hi

A group of protesters holding up signs while a line of soldiers stand in front of them, aiming a turret at the crowd.

Genre: documentary
Duration: 1h 31m
Director: Sierra Pettengill

Using archival footage filmed by the US government, this documentary tells the story of fictional towns built by US military officials with the intention of defending soldiers against rioters and the perceived threat of a possible insurgency during the civil unrest of the United States to train in the 1960s.

peacock

Ill

Where to see: Available for streaming peacock

A woman wearing sunglasses and a blue face mask sits at the wheel of a vehicle, with a passenger wearing a purple face mask next to her.

Genre: horror
Duration: 1h 23m
Director: John Hyams
Pour: Gideon Adlon, Marc Menchaca, Bethlehem Million

This COVID-themed slasher film has serious creative credibility, written by Scream Written by Kevin Williamson and directed by John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning). A group of friends decide to quarantine (read: party) in a remote cabin, where they are being pursued by a killer.

Outstanding plus

dedication

Where to see: Available for streaming Outstanding plus

Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) stands in devotion on the deck of a ship in Navy fighter pilot gear and an inflatable life jacket

Genre: Biographical war drama
Duration: 2h 19m
Director: JD Dillard
Pour: Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson

This pilot drama tells the true story of Navy pilots Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner and their friendship and exploits during the Korean War. Glen Powell, who also starred Top Gun: Maverick In 2022, he returns to heaven for this time, along with Jonathan Majors. It’s rare to see two rising superstars in one project, but here’s your chance!

VOD

The old way

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

A man with an overgrown mustache (Nicolas Cage) wearing a cowboy hat and dark brown duster coat, aiming a pistol.

Genre: Western/Action
Duration: 1h 35m
Director: Brett Donowo
Pour: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong

In this western, Nicolas Cage plays an old gunslinger who is visited by the son of a man he once murdered. Long removed from his violent past, Cage’s character is now a father with a young daughter. What happens when his old life catches up with his new one? You have to watch The old way find out.

door mouse

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

A woman with thick hair (Hayley Law) holds up two drawings while seated behind a table.

Genre: Drama/Thriller
Duration: 1h37m
Director: Avan Jogi
Pour: Hayley Law, Keith Powers, Donal Logue

Hayley Law (Riverdale) plays a burlesque dancer and aspiring comic artist who investigates the disappearance of her friends in this stylish neo-noir thriller. What she finds is a shady underbelly of corruption and vice that threatens to engulf her too – that is, if she doesn’t fight back.