Puss in Boots, Netflix’s Luther movie, and every movie new to streaming

The Oscars are this weekend; aren’t you excited?! Are you mildly curious? No? That’s OK, we’ve got a ton of new releases on streaming and VOD this week you can watch and enjoy if Hollywood’s biggest night isn’t quite your idea of appointment entertainment.

The Last Wish for Puss in Boots, the Oscar-nominated animated adventure starring Antonio Banderas as everyone’s favorite swashbuckling feline, is finally available to stream on Peacock this week. That’s not all: Idris Elba (Suicide SquadIn a Netflix movie, he reprises the role of detective John Luther. The film also features Andy Serkis.AndorCynthia Erivo (The Outsider).

Oscar nominated drama The Women’s Voice starring Rooney Mara (The Girl With the Red Dragon Tattoo), Claire Foy (InsaneJessie Buckley and (I’m Thinking of Ending ThingsPrime Video will have a new sports comedy called ‘() 80 for BradyStarring Lily Tomlin9 to 5), Jane Fonda (Klute), Rita Moreno (West Side StorySally Field (Forrest Gump) is available to rent on VOD — along with a bunch of other movies you can rent at home, including titles with reduced prices like Damien Chazelle’s Babylon and Ryan Coogler’s Wakanda Forever – Black Panther

Let’s dive in!


Netflix: What’s New?

Luther, The Fallen Sun

What to Watch:Netflix streaming available

A man (Idris Elba) dressed in a blue dress shirt, burgundy tie, and a tweed long coat with visible bruises and blood on his face.

Photo by John Wilson/Netflix

Genre:Crime thriller
Run time: 2h 9m
Director: Jamie Payne
Cast: Idris Elba, Cynthia Erivo, Andy Serkis

In a continuation of British crime drama, IdrisElba plays the iconic role of John Luther, a brilliant but volatile detective. Luther. This series was created years later than the original and is directed by Jamie Payne. Luther, The Fallen SunThe story follows a disgraced detective (and currently incarcerated), who escapes prison to stop Andy Serkis, a serial killer with a high tech reputation, from terrorizing London.

Cynthia Erivo (The Outsider() stars as Odette Raine who plays a counterintelligence officer assigned to hunt down Luther and bring him back in custody.

Peacocks are now in stock

Puss in Boots The Last Wish

What to Watch:Peacock is available to stream

Puss rides a rocket as other rockets explode in the background in Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

DreamWorks Animation

Genre:Comedy of adventure
Run time: 1h 42m
Directors: Joel Crawford, Januel Mercado
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Harvey Guillén

Antonio Banderas returns as the swashbuckling feline Puss in Boots in the long-delayed follow-up to the character’s 2011 movie. Puss in Boots, who is now reduced to nine lives, sets out on a mission to retrieve the Wishing Star and regain his lost lives. In order to do that, however, he’ll have to face off against the physical embodiment of Death itself (Wagner Moura) — a terrifying, sickle-wielding wolf with red eyes.

Taken from our review

The Last Wish is the closest I’ve ever seen a movie get to emulating hand-painted concept art. On their way to the wishing star, Puss and company traverse prismatic backdrops — from bright pinks and green forests to the rustic interiors of a cat-lady prison — that feel dabbed on by the artistic team. The artistic team uses color and linework to take viewers deep into the fights. Water is the WayTo jolt your senses, shift the frame rate regularly. Puss, looking more oil-painted than ever, may be monologuing about his legendary skills one second, animated “on the ones,” then find himself in a cacophonous skirmish with a towering troll the next, which the team animates “on the twos.” The sensation builds on the work of Spider-verseIt drags Shrek’s franchise into high art territory. It’s stunning.

Prime Video – New

Alienoid

What to Watch:Prime Video available for streaming

A woman (Kim Tae-ri) with her hair in a bun dressed in a red and blue kimono aims a pistol offscreen while kneeling in the middle of a courtyard.

Image by Well Go USA Entertainment

Genre: Sci-fi action
Run time: 2h 22m
Director:Donghoon Choi
Cast: Yoon Byung-hee, Lee Dong-Hee, Kim Eui-sung

The Korean fantasy movie is one of the best time-saver movies. Cloud Atlas: The year 2022 is a time when two extraterrestrial prison guards were assigned to protect an inmate from being taken hostage by their human hosts. A battle over the legendary sword of the sorcerer bladesmen in 1391 opens up a passage to time, which places them in the middle a previously mentioned alien prison break. Tell me that doesn’t sound cool — you can’t!

The Women’s Voice

What to Watch:Prime Video is available to stream (until April 12, 2012)

A man (Ben Whishaw), a woman (Rooney Mara), and another woman (Claire Foy) sit on a blanket overlooking a field of green grass.

Image: Michael Gibson/Orion

Genre:Drama
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Sarah Polley
Cast: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley

This drama, inspired by true-life stories, is nominated to win Best Picture. It follows women and girls who visit an unnamed Mennonite colony and discover that some men have used cow tranquilizers for years to subdue, rape, and control them. The trial is taking place in nearby cities and the women face the collective and individual question of whether or not to continue their journey and decide what future for themselves and those they love.

AMC Plus – New

Corsage

What to Watch:AMC Plus streams live on-demand

Vicky Krieps smokes a cigarette and wears a crown, a fancy dress, and a white glove in front of an ornate painting as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Corsage.

Image: Film AG Produktion

Genre:Drama from the past
Run time: 1h 54m
Director: Marie Kreutzer
Cast: Vicky Krieps, Colin Morgan, Florian Teichtmeister

Vicky Krieps (Phantom ThreadThis alternate history story has received rave reviews and stars a (starring as Empress Elisabeth) of Austria. Krieps, a Cannes co-winner in Un Certain Regard – Best Performance was nominated by Marie Kreutzer. Corsage The London Film Festival also awarded Best Film to the film, as well as a host of other awards and nominations.

VOD: New!

80 for Brady

What to Watch:Rentable for as low as $19.99 at Amazon, Apple and Google Play

Photo: Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

Genre:Comedy sports
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Kyle Marvin
Cast:Jane Fonda and Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin

The film, which is inspired by a true story stars four long-lasting friends who are able to win tickets to the Super Bowl and meet Tom Brady from New England Patriots. Brady is the executive producer and star of this film. 80 for BradyLily Tomlin is also a co-author9 to 5), Jane Fonda (Klute), Rita Moreno (West Side StorySally Field (Forrest Gump).

Babylon

What to Watch:Amazon, Apple, Vudu and Vudu are all available for rent at $5.99

Nellie and Manny dance close enough to kiss in the opening party from the film Babylon

Photo: Scott Garfield/Paramount Pictures

Genre: Drama
Run time: 3h 9m
Director: Damien Chazelle
Cast: Diego Calva, Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt

Director Damien Chazelle’s ode to his complicated love of the movies was one of the more polarizing releases of 2022, and not just because of the wild elephant poop scene. It was a passionate project that explores the low highs and highs of Hollywood’s history. The film received three Oscar nominations for production design, costume design and score.

From our review:

It is easy to get caught up in the magic of movies and only see Jack Conrad, or Damien Chazelle — and if that’s all you see in BabylonRevulsion can be a natural emotion. But Babylon is also concerned with what happens in the periphery of Hollywood’s white heroes. Chazelle shoots his stars with a lens wide enough that it’s not hard to see who lingers in the periphery, and the parts they have to play. Pay attention to those who come and go. BabylonThey are left to scream in pain, wishing they could be anonymous and enjoying all of the splendor that was offered. We were left with beautiful little lies about living forever after their nitrate was consumed.

Wakanda for Ever: Black Panther

What to Watch:Rentable on Amazon or Apple for $5.99; streamable on Disney Plus

Shuri in her gold-streaked Black Panther suit, standing in a dark throne room, in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Image: Marvel Studios

Genre: Superhero action/drama
Run time: 2h 41m
Director: Ryan Coogler
Cast: Letitia Wright, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira

Ryan Coogler’s follow-up to 2018’s Black Panther follows the Wakandan princess Shuri (Letitia Wright) and Queen-Mother Ramonda (Angela Bassett) as they mourn the sudden death of King T’Challa — and with him the loss of Wakanda’s ancestral protector, the Black Panther. Shuri and her allies are going to have to stand up for Wakanda when a strong new force emerges out of the ocean.

Our review:

Coogler’s sequel is a more somber affair than 2018’s Black Panther, but it has its moments of levity, which arguably shine brighter here because of that darkness. In the absence of T’Challa, Shuri finds camaraderie in the company of Okoye (Danai Gurira), the general of the Dora Milaje honor guard, and T’Challa’s former lover Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o), an older-sister figure who offers consolation and commiseration. Shuri’s rapid bond with Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), an MIT student and fellow child prodigy, offers her something she’s never had before: a friend who understands what it’s like to be young, Black, and exceptional in a world that casually resents people who are any of those things, let alone all three.

Marlowe

What to Watch:Amazon, Apple, Vudu and Vudu are all available for rent at $19.99

A man (Liam Neeson) standing in a forested area in front of a dark sedan dress in a brown pinstripe suit, dark red tie, and a gray fedora.

Image: Quim Vives/Briarcliff Entertainment

Genre:Crime thriller based on Neo-Noir
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Neil Jordan
Cast: Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, Jessica Lange

Liam NeesonTaken) plays Raymond Chandler’s iconic down-on-his-luck detective in a feature length adaptation of the 2014 Philip Marlowe novel The Black-Eyed Blonde John Banville. Hired by a glamorous heiress (Diane Kruger) to ascertain the whereabouts of her ex-lover and bring them back, Marlowe quickly finds himself entrenched in an investigation that goes far deeper (and potentially far deadlier) than a lover’s quarrel.

You are missing

What to Watch:Amazon, Apple, Vudu and Vudu are all available for purchase at $14.99

A young woman (Storm Reid) with braided hair holding a cell phone to her ear while staring at a screen off-screen in “Missing.”

Image: Temma Hankin/Sony Pictures

Genre:Screenlife Mystery thriller
Run time: 1h 51m
Directors:Nicholas D. Johnson and Will Merrick
Cast: Storm Reid, Joaquim de Almeida, Ken Leung

Storm ReidLast of UsIn this screenlife drama, June (played by ) is the lead role. June plays a young girl who searches for her missing mother (Nia Long). It’s good!

The Age of the Machine

What to Watch:Amazon, Apple, Vudu and Vudu are all available for rent at $19.99

A young man (Thom Green) in a white sleeveless shirt hugs another young man (Elias Anton) in a yellow shirt from behind while staring out at a darkened sky with a powerline tower visibly in the distance.

Photo by Thuy Vi/Focus Features

Genre: Romance drama
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Goran Stolevski
Cast: Thom Green, Elias Anton, Hattie Hook

This romance drama follows Nikola “Kol” Denic (Elias Anton), a Serbian immigrant in Australia and aspiring ballroom dancer who strikes up an abrupt yet intense love affair with Adam (Thom Green), the brother of Kol’s ballroom dance partner, Ebony (Hattie Hook). They reunite several years later and explore their emotions as they try to understand each other’s feelings.

Punch

What to Watch:Rentable on Amazon, Apple and Vudu

Jordan Oosterhof as Jim in the drama/sports film Punch.

Image: Dark Star Pictures

Genre: Coming-of-age drama
Run time: 1h 38m
Director:Welby Inc.
Cast: Tim Roth, Jordan Oosterhof, Conan Hayes

Jordan OosterhofThe Cul De Sac) stars in this coming-of-age drama as Jim, a promising teenage boxer from a small town who’s training for a professional career under the demanding tutelage of his coach and father, Stan (Tim Roth), a notorious alcoholic and bigot. After meeting and falling in love with Whetu (Conan Hayes), a sharp-tongued Maori boy who spends his days by the beach, Jim is faced with the defining question of who he is — and moreover, who he wants to be — apart from his father and prejudices of those around him.

Unseen

What to Watch:You can rent it for $5.99 from Amazon or Apple and $6.99 on Vudu

A woman (Jolene Purdy) stares distressingly at a cell phone with a bandaged hand.

Blumhouse Television

Genre:Horror story
Run time: 1h 16m
Director: Yoko Okumura
Cast: Missi Pyle, Midori Francis, Jolene Purdy

Missi Pyle stars in this horror drama as Carol, a gas station attendant who answers a call from a mystery number while at work only to realize that it’s a woman named Emily (Midori Francis) who’s been abducted by a man who plans to kill her. Forced to guide the woman through the woods via her cellphone’s camera, Carol must go above and beyond to defy the odds and deliver Emily to safety.

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