Sick, Netflix’s Noise, and every new movie you can watch at home

This week’s pretty light on the “new movies to watch at home” front, but there are still plenty of options for you to choose from.

There’s SickThe COVID-themed, slasher film from the minds The Scream And Day of Reckoning for the Universal Soldier. There’s also Netflix’s Mexican drama NoiseThe aviator drama Devotion Paramount Plus, as well as new documentaryaries on Netflix or Hulu.

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

Netflix

Noise

What to Watch:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre:Drama
Run time: 1h 45m
Director: Natalia Beristain
Cast: Julieta Egurrola, Teresa Ruiz, 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 desperately searching for her missing daughter as the country is wracked by widespread violence against women.

Dog Gone

What to Watch:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: Drama in the family
Run time: 1h 34m
Director: Stephen Herek
Cast:Rob Lowe and Kimberly Williams–Paisley. Susan Gallagher

The movie, based on a true story about a father searching for his lost dog Gonker. Yes, the real dog’s name was also Gonker, because that’s the kind of thing you can’t make up.

Hitchhiker who uses a hatchet to hold his weapon

What to Watch:Netflix is available to stream

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Genre: True crime/documentary
Run time: 1h 25m
Director: Colette Camden

This documentary recounts the story of Caleb Lawrence McGillvary, aka “Kai the Hatchet-Wielding Hitchhiker,” an itinerant happy-go-lucky hitchhiker who became a internet sensation following a TV interview that went viral after he saved a woman from a violent attack. McGillvary was later arrested in connection to a grisly crime. A side note: McGillvary kinda looks like Zack de la Rocha in Rage Against the Machine.

Hulu

Drop

What to Watch:Hulu is available to stream

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Genre: Cringe comedy
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Sarah Adina Smith
Cast: Utkarsh Ambudkar, Jillian Bell, Gene Farber

Produced by the Duplass brothers, this “cringe comedy” is about the aftermath of a married couple dropping a baby during a visit to a tropical wedding.

Riotsville USA

What to Watch:Hulu is available to stream

Magnolia Pictures

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 31m
Director: Sierra Pettengill

This documentary uses archival footage that was filmed by U.S. officials to tell the story about fictional towns built by military officers with the intention of training soldiers against insurgents during civil unrest in the 1960s.

Peacock

Get Sick

What to Watch:Peacock is available to stream

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Genre:Horror
Run time: 1h 23m
Director:John Hyams
Cast: Gideon Adlon, Marc Menchaca, Bethlehem Million

Written by, this COVID-themed slasher flick is a masterpiece of creativity. The Scream Kevin Williamson is the scribe. John Hyams directs.Day of Reckoning for the Universal Soldier). A group of friends decide to “quarantine” (read: party) at an isolated cabin, where a killer stalks them.

Paramount Plus

Devotion

What to Watch:Paramount Plus is available to stream

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Genre:Biography of war drama
Run time: 2h 19m
Director: J.D. Dillard
Cast: Jonathan Majors, Glen Powell, Christina Jackson

This drama about aviators tells the story of Jesse Brown, a naval pilot, and Tom Hudner’s friendship during World War II. Glen Powell was also featured in the film. Maverick is the Top GunIn 2022 Jonathan Majors and Jonathan Majors will be joining them in the sky for this mission. It’s rare to watch two nascent superstars in one project, but here’s your chance!

VOD

The Old Way

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

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Genre: Western/action
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Brett Donowho
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Ryan Kiera Armstrong

Nicolas Cage is the star of this Western, playing an older gunslinger who’s visited by the boy of a man whom he used to murder. Long removed from his violent past, Cage’s character is now a father with a young daughter. Is it possible for his former life to catch up with the new one? You’ll have to watch The Old Way To find out.

Door Mouse

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

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Genre: Drama/thriller
Run time: 1h 37m
Director: Avan Jogia
Cast:Hayley Law (Keith Powers), Donal Logue

Hayley LawRiverdaleStarring as a burlesque artist and aspiring comic-book artist, Veronica () is a stylish neonoir thriller. What she finds is a seedy underbelly of corruption and vice that threatens to engulf her as well — that is, if she doesn’t fight back.