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“My Old Ass”
Calling Aubrey Plaza “middle-aged” seems impossible, and yet the “Parks and Recreation” actress turns 40 earlier this year. That’s the role Plaza plays in “My Old Ass,” in which a free-spirited teen (Maisy Stella) makes contact with her adult self (Plaza) during a mushroom trip on her 18th birthday. After coming back down to Earth, adult Elliott is still able to call teen Elliott, and proceeds to warn her about all of the choices she should avoid — such as hanging out with any boy named Chad — lest she end up like adult Elliott.
Plaza has cultivated such a spiky on-screen persona over the years that the moments of tenderness she shares with Stella can strain credulity. But “My Old Ass” has its heart in the right place, and the emotional highs and lows coalesce nicely by the time the credits roll.
How to watch: “My Old Ass” is streaming on Prime Video.“Paddington 2”
If you’re headed to theaters this weekend, it’s worth seeing “Heretic,” a slow-burn horror movie that features a very creepy Hugh Grant subjecting two missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) to his own version of religious truth.
