The best of what’s new streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more.
Welcome to Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide. Each week, we recommend five must-watch movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.
Many recommendations are for new shows, while others are for under-the-radar releases you might have missed or classics that are about to depart a streaming service at the end of the month.
Have a new favorite movie or show you think we should know about? Let us know in the comments, or email [email protected]. Looking for even more great streaming options? Check out previous editions of our must-watch list here.New Movies Streaming“Beetlejuice”
Before going to see the incredibly fun sequel “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” in theaters this weekend, revisit the 1988 original, which put director Tim Burton on the map and began a fruitful collaboration with Michael Keaton (who also starred in Burton’s “Batman” the following year). Married couple Barbara and Adam Maitland (Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin) struggle to come to terms with the fact that they are ghosts trapped in their Connecticut River home. When a new family moves in, the couple hires Betelgeuse (Keaton), a “bio-exorcist,” to scare off the snooty couple and their gothy daughter (Winona Ryder), who can see the Maitlands.
“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is almost as rip-roaringly fun as the original, and features another vintage performance from Keaton as the ghost with the most. Though the plot verges on incoherent, Burton has rediscovered a visual panache and daffy energy that has been missing for more than a decade. I’m honestly not sure which of the two films Catherine O’Hara (“Home Alone”) is better in, so you’re probably better off watching both.
How to watch: “Beetlejuice” is streaming on Max.
