The best new movies to watch at home this weekend, including the new Lindsay Lohan rom com Falling for Christmas on Netflix, Terrifier 2 on VOD, and Don’t Worry Darling on HBO Max.
This weekend, the new Christmas rom-com Falling for Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan arrives on Netflix, alongside the action crime thriller Lost Bullet 2, the animated children’s film My Father’s Dragon from the studio behind Wolfwalkers, the new documentary Is That Black Enough for You?!, and much more.
Not feeling any of those? Well, how about a brutal horror movie about a killer clown, or a pitch-dark horror comedy about a janitor eating hallucinogenic worms, or a National Geographic documentary about an eccentric pair of French scientists who died in a volcanic eruption? Did you somehow miss Olivia Wilde’s new psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles when it was released on VOD last week ? Well don’t worry, darling… It’s now streaming on HBO Max!
There’s lots to choose from in terms of what to watch and rent this weekend on streaming and VOD. Here are the top picks for this week’s new releases.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 33m
Director: Janeen Damian
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young
Lindsay Lohan stars in this new Christmas rom-com as Sierra Belmont, a spoiled hotel heiress who loses her memory after a skiing accident. Finding herself in the care of Jake (Chord Overstreet), a benevolent lodge owner, she adopts the name “Sarah” and gets a new lease on life helping out around the lodge in the days leading up to Christmas.
Where to watch: Available to rent for $7.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Genre: Horror
Run time: 2h 18m
Director: Damien Leone
Cast: Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt
The sequel to Damien Leone’s 2016 splatter slasher film features the return of Art the Killer Clown. After being resurrected by an unknown, sinister entity following the massacre in the previous film, Art once again embarks on a rampage to terrorize the hapless citizens of Miles County on Halloween night, this time targeting a teenage girl and her younger brother.
Leone’s sequel has generated an huge upswell of positive buzz since its limited release in theaters, even inspiring a fan-driven Oscar campaign. Just how scary is Terrifier 2? You’ll just have to watch it in order to find out!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Action/thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Guillaume Pierret
Cast: Alban Lenoir, Stéfi Celma, Sébastien Lalanne
Stuntman-turned-leading-man Alban Lenoir returns to star in the sequel to Guillaume Pierret’s 2020 French action thriller. Having formed a new narcotics unit following the events of the first film, genius mechanic Lino (Lenoir) and his partner Julia (Celma) once again take to the road in dogged pursuit of the people who murdered his brother and mentor.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 2h 15m
Director: Elvis Mitchell
Cast: Margaret Avery, Harry Belafonte, Charles Burnett
Composed of interviews with Black artists and actors like Harry Belafonte, Laurence Fishburne, Billy Dee Williams, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya, and more, film historian Elvis Mitchell’s new documentary charts the history of African American cinema from the era of Blaxploitation films to the modern renaissance of contemporary actors, directors, and writers.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Adventure/comedy
Run time: 1h 39m
Director: Nora Twomey
Cast: Jacob Tremblay, Gaten Matarazzo, Whoopi Goldberg
Based on the children’s book by Ruth Stiles Gannett, this new animated adventure film from five-time Academy Award-nominated studio Cartoon Saloon follows Elmer (Tremblay), a young boy who ventures out to a mythical island in search of a young dragon (Matarazzo) waiting to be rescued.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix on Saturday, Nov. 12
Genre: Mystery/thriller
Run time: 2h 5m
Director: Olivia Newman
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson
Based on Delia Owens’ 2018 novel of the same name, this coming-of-age murder-mystery thriller stars Daisy Edgar-Jones (Under the Banner of Heaven) as Kya Clark, a woman who raised herself in the marshlands of the Deep South. After becoming romantically involved with two men from the neighboring town of Barkley Cove, Kya finds herself at the center of a murder trial when one of her boyfriends is found dead after an alleged assault.
