Happy New Year, 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, The equalizer 3the latest action thriller from Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua is also appearing on Netflix Society of Snowthe survival thriller based on the infamous Andes air disaster of 1972. Return to Seoulthe critically acclaimed drama from director Davy Chou, and A nice morning, the romantic drama starring Léa Seydoux and Pascal Greggory, is now available to stream on Prime Video. There are also several other exciting new releases available to rent, including the beautiful drama All unpaved roads taste of salt And chaosthe great new action thriller from Gangs of London Director Xavier Gens.
Here’s everything new to see this weekend!
New on Netflix
The equalizer 3
Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: action
Duration: 1h 49m
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Pour: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman
Denzel Washington once again takes on the role of surgically precise vigilante Robert McCall in the third part of the Equalizer series. After moving to Italy, McCall learns that his new friends from a southern Italian town are being terrorized by members of a mafia organization. Bad news for the Mafia: They are close to equalization.
Society of Snow
Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Survival thriller
Duration: 2h 24m
Director: YES Bayona
Pour: Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño
Based on a true story, this survival thriller follows the passengers of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 who, stranded in the Andes with no way to communicate with the outside world, must work together to prevent starvation and freezing to death. The trailer certainly looks captivating as the survivors struggle to secure their salvation and maintain their morale in the direst of circumstances.
My goodness
Where to see: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: comedy-drama
Duration: 1h 40m
Director: Dan Levy
Pour: Dan Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel
In this romantic comedy, writer-director Dan Levy stars as an artist who, after losing his writer husband, takes his two best friends on a vacation to Paris. Upon their arrival, the three are faced with their own revelations and challenges as they grow ever closer together.
New to Prime Video
Return to Seoul
Where to see: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 59m
Director: Davy Chou
Pour: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han
Freddie (Ji-Min Park), an impulsive 25-year-old adoptee, travels with a group of her friends to South Korea – the place where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. On a spontaneous journey of self-discovery, she walks the line between the familiar and the strange, the true and the false, in search of an understanding of what she meant to her mother and why she was given up for adoption.
A nice morning
Where to see: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: Romantic drama
Duration: 1h 52m
Director: Mia Hansen-Løve
Pour: Léa Seydoux, Pascal Greggory, Melvil Poupaud
Lea Seydoux (Crimes of the future, Death Stranding) stars in this new romantic drama from Bergman Isl and
Enemy
Where to see: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: Science fiction drama
Duration: 1h 50m
Director: Garth Davis
Pour: Saoirse Ronan, Paul Mescal, Aaron Pierre
Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in this sci-fi psychological thriller about Henrietta and Junior, a married couple whose love is tested when Junior is called to work on a large space station in Earth orbit. In his place, Henrietta is left accompanied by a robot replica of her husband. Remember that an episode from the sixth season of Black mirror with Aaron Paul and Josh Hartnett? It sounds something like this.
New for rent
All unpaved roads taste of salt
Where to see: Can be rented from Amazon, Apple and Vudu
Genre: theatre
Duration: 1h 37m
Director: Raven Jackson
Pour: Kaylee Nicole Johnson, Chris Chalk, Jayah Henry
Writer-director Raven Jackson’s latest drama tells the story of two black sisters growing up in the South, jumping back and forth in time. Described as “a poetic memoir […] that bobs and meanders through everyday and life-defining moments in equal measure” by Critic Monica CastilloThe trailer is sparse, but has a strong emphasis on mood and emotion.
Eileen
Where to see: Can be rented from Amazon, Apple and Vudu
Genre: Psychological thriller
Duration: 1h 38m
Director: William Oldroyd
Pour: Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, this psychological thriller stars Thomasin McKenzie (Last night in Soho) as a young secretary who falls in love with Rebecca (Anne Hathaway), the charismatic new psychologist at the juvenile detention center where she works. As their friendship grows, Eileen explores new aspects of her personality – with effects that are both sinister and deadly.
Chaos!
Where to see: Can be rented from Amazon, Apple and Vudu
Genre: Crime action
Duration: 1h 39m
Director: Xavier Gens
Pour: Nassim Lyes, Loryn Nounay, Olivier Gourmet
An early contender for one of this year’s best action films, chaos follows Samir (Nassim Lyes), an ex-con and martial artist who flees France to Thailand to escape his former gang. As Samir struggles to build a new life for himself, he is once again drawn into a world of deception and violence when a powerful real estate tycoon kidnaps a member of his family.
From our review:
chaosThe action is brutal and dynamic, with inventive kills, strong locations and realistic choreography that makes the most of Lye’s kickboxing pedigree. It’s a true star performance for him, as he balances the demanding physical demands of the role with a deep sadness that permeates the entire affair, even as he takes down one enemy after another.
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