The best new movies to watch at home this weekend, including Magic Mike’s Last Dance, BlackBerry, To Leslie on Netflix, and more on streaming.
Happy June, Polygon readers.
Each week, we round up the most notable releases new to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week sees a lot of new VOD releases, as well as a few on streaming platforms.
To Leslie, which resulted in one of the year’s most interesting Oscar campaigns, arrives on Netflix, while the trilogy-capping Magic Mike’s Last Dance finally makes its debut on the recently renamed Max platform. There’s also an exorcist movie on Hulu, a Sydney Sweeney movie on Max, and the VOD debuts of BlackBerry, Charlie Day’s Fool’s Paradise, Robert Rodriguez’s bewildering Ben Affleck psychological thriller Hypnotic, and a few other new movies.
Let’s get into it.New on NetflixTo Leslie
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 59m
Director: Michael Morris
Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Andre Royo, Owen Teague
Andrea Riseborough stars in this 2022 drama as Leslie Rowland, an alcoholic from West Texas who wins the lottery only to squander her money on liquor and drugs. With nowhere and nothing left to turn to, Leslie works to rebuild her life and reconnect with loved ones estranged by her addiction. Even if you’re not familiar with the film, you might be familiar with the unconventional Oscar nomination campaign for Riseborough’s performance, which sparked a controversy among the awards committee.New on HuluThe Devil Conspiracy
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu
Genre: Horror fantasy
Run time: 1h 51m
Director: Nathan Frankowski
Cast: Alice Orr-Ewing, Joe Doyle, Eveline Hall
A biotech company run by Satanists comes into possession of Jesus’ DNA and plots to clone the messiah to sacrifice them to the devil. Upon learning this, the archangel Michael (Peter Mensah) is sent to Earth with the express goal of recovering Jesus’ DNA and putting an end to the devil’s conspiracy. Imagine the Left Behind series crossed with the 2010 apocalyptic action film Legion and that’s pretty much The Devil Conspiracy in a nutshell.New on MaxMagic Mike’s Last Dance
Where to watch: Available to stream on Max
Genre: Comedy drama
Run time: 1h 52m
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Cast: Channing Tatum, Salma Hayek Pinault
Channing Tatum reprises his role as Mike “Magic Mike” Lane, a retired male stripper turned furniture store owner turned bartender turned male stripper, in the third and final installment of director Steven Soderbergh’s comedy-drama series.
