M3GAN, Netflix’s You People, and every new movie you can watch at home

M3GAN fans (“M3FANs”), rejoice: The supreme queen bee of sentient doll-based brutality finally arrives on VOD this weekend. If watching a creepy plasticine child perform infectious dance moves before proceeding to butcher a man with a makeshift machete doesn’t quite sound like your kind of vibe, not to worry; there’s a ton of new releases available to choose from on streaming and VOD.

You People — no no, not “you” people — the latest comedy-drama from Black-ishNetflix has a brand new documentary about Leonard Cohen’s life, featuring Jonah Hill as the star and Eddie Murphy as the creator. This action rom-com is now available. Shotgun Wedding, starring Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel, premieres on Prime Video; meanwhile, Todd Field’s Oscar-nominated psychological drama TárPeacock now has the release of “The Last Dance” available for streaming. There’s plenty more new releases to enjoy on VOD this weekend besides M3GANYou can also find a dark comedy-drama featuring Julianne Moore. Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard.

Check out these new films that you can enjoy at home.

Netflix

You People

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Comedy/romance
Run time: 1h 57m
Director: Kenya Barris
Cast: Jonah Hill, Lauren London, Eddie Murphy

This new comedy buddy from Eddie Murphy and Jonah Hill stars Eddie Murphy. Black-ishKenya Barris, the creator of this website could be best described as “a” The Fockers-type scenario Mixed with a race-swapped edition of Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner. Look, there’s a tone-deaf comment about police brutality! Oh, and there’s an uncomfortable offhand joke about Louis Farrakhan’s incendiary remarks about Jewish people! Uncertainty is one thing: You PeopleIs EdgyIt’s saying All thingsIt’s going to be great! You can find them here! Jury’s out on whether that’ll make for a funny comedy.

Review:

There’s this weird notion that good comedy is offensive, when in fact it’s empathetic. In order to make someone laugh and do it consistently, it’s necessary to understand something about them first. The inspiration behind films like You PeopleA good laugh can turn out to be quite funny. You PeopleHowever, it is mostly concerned with ignorance. As such, it quickly gets boring. Because the most offensive comedy isn’t ignorant or bigoted, it’s simply boring.

Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song

You should be watching:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre:Documentary
Run time: 1h 58m
Directors: Dan Geller, Dayna Goldfine
Cast: Leonard Cohen. Nancy Bacal, Steve Berkowitz

This documentary digs into the writing and cultural impact of singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen’s music, particularly his 1984 folk rock song “Hallelujah.” Directors Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine combine archival footage of past interviews and performances by Cohen, who passed away in 2016 due to complications stemming from leukemia, and interviews with past collaborators, loved ones, and artists who have covered the song in the past to create a tribute to Cohen’s life and his art.

An Action Hero

You should be watching: Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Action comedy
Run time: 2h 10m
Director: Anirudh Iyer
Cast: Ayushmann Khurrana, Jaideep Ahlawat

I’ve [ed. note — PV]This Hindi comedy about an actor who is accused of murder becomes a hit. The movie then turns his life into an action film. Since the success of Bollywood’s international hit, South India has been in the spotlight. RRR, but Bollywood is hoping to bring some of the attention back to the country’s most historically dominant film industry with this thrilling and funny meta story about the movie industry.

Prime Video

Shotgun Wedding

You should be watching:Prime Video is available to stream

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Genre: Action/rom-com
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Jason Moore
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Josh Duhamel, Jennifer Coolidge

Are weddings murder? (ba-dum-tssHahahaha, this is where we’re having fun. Anyway, Jennifer Lopez (Hustlers) and Josh Duhamel (TransformersThis romantic comedy stars ) as the couple who are held hostage by a group of criminals. The two must work together in order to rescue loved ones and take out the kidnappers.

AMC Plus

The Lair

You should be watching:Shudder, AMC Plus and AMC Plus are available to stream online

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Genre: Sci-fi/horror
Run time: 1h 36m
Director: Neil Marshall
Cast: Charlotte Kirk, Jonathan Howard, Jamie Bamber

A Royal Air Force pilot, Charlotte Kirk, is shot down in Afghanistan. He then stumbles across a bunker that houses a terrifying half-human/half-alien creature. If unleashed, it threatens every person it meets.

Peacock

Tár

You should be watching:Peacock is available to stream

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Genre:Psychological drama
Run time: 2h 38m
Director: Todd Field
Cast: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Nina Hoss

Cate Blanchett stars in Todd Field’s first feature film since 2006’s Children under 5 as the eponymous Lydia Tár, a famous composer and the first female conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic orchestra. A literal virtuoso, Tár is mere weeks away from realizing what might be her magnum opus. When her reputation and legacy are suddenly jeopardized by a series of scandals, she’ll have to weather the consequences of her own indiscretions and face a bracing new reality. This is one of the most important movies of 2022. Tár He was honored recently with several Oscar nominations including Best Picture.

VOD

M3GAN

You should be watching:Rentable for as low as $19.99 at Amazon, Apple and Vudu

Universal Pictures

Genre:Science-fi/horror comedy
Run time: 1h 42m
Director: Gerard Johnstone
Cast: Allison Williams, Jenna Davis, Violet McGraw

Check out the latest horror film by Housing boundGerard Johnstone, director MalignantAkela Cooper is the screenwriter. She plays Gemma (Allison Williams), who works as a robotist at a Seattle-based toy firm and creates an artificially intelligent doll for her niece Cady (Violet McGraw). Gemma will need to defend her niece and protect the entire world from the doll’s violent crimes, which are initially not known to Gemma nor Cady.

Our review:

This graveyard is filled with the worst horror films and some of the dullest in cinema history. It’s filled with hundreds of bad-taste parodies, laughless messes, silly garbage, and probably a few unfortunate movies that weren’t deliberately designed to be laughed at. It’s like watching the worst movie in this subgenre on a tightrope. They try to achieve balance between what they think are opposite ends, so the audience will laugh one minute and cry the next. Following in the steps of the classic Chucky, however, the subgenre’s worst movies feel like tightrope acts. Child’s Play, director Gerard Johnstone and the team behind the new horror comedy M3GAN realize that laughing and screaming aren’t actually that different — and most importantly, that either one can be the key to a great time.

There’s a better way to live than the other side of life

You should be watching:Amazon, Apple, Vudu and Vudu are all available for rent at $6.99

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Genre: Comedy/drama
Run time: 1h 28m
Director: Cecilia Miniucchi
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Radha Mitchell, Danny Huston

In the first months of the COVID-19 epidemic, three couples were forced to quarantine. This forces them to reevaluate everything that was once important. I know that sounds dour, but it’s a comedy— I swear! It even features Bob Odenkirk! He’s a funny guy when he’s not playing a disbarred criminal lawyer working on behalf of a methamphetamine empire, right?

After you have finished saving the world,

You should be watching:Amazon, Apple and Vudu are available for purchase at $19.99

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Genre:Black comedy/drama
Run time: 1h 28m
Director: Jesse Eisenberg
Cast: 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 head of a women’s shelter, just can’t seem to get along. As their relationship increasingly frays, the two begin to seek out emotional reciprocity in others and question what it is exactly they are searching for in their relationship, in Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut.