7 new Netflix, Amazon, Disney Plus, HBO Max, Hulu and Paramount Plus movies and shows to stream this weekend
As another weekend rolls around, so do another batch of streaming recommendations from us. If you’re in the mood for movie night, we’ve got you covered, from existential dramedies to biting horrors. On Netflix, Oscar-winning director Alejandro G. Iñárritu returns with his new film, Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, while Sundance favorite Nanny has arrived on Prime Video if you fancy spooking yourself. There’s also Barbarian on Disney Plus if you’re in the UK for an extra spooky weekend, and, on HBO Max, you can catch the awards season favorite The Banshees of Inisherin.
As for TV shows, you can get stuck in crime thriller The Recruit on Netflix starring Noah Centineo, Yellowstone prequel 1923 on Paramount Plus, co-directed by Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, or Kindred on Hulu, an adaptation from Octavia Butler’s chilling novel. You are spoiled for choice.
Bardo, false chronicle of a handful of truths – Netflix
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Described as a nostalgic comedy versus an epic personal journey, the latest film from The ghost director Alejandro G. Iñárritu follows a famous Mexican journalist and documentary filmmaker (Daniel Giménez Cacho) who returns home to Mexico from Los Angeles and begins to have an existential crisis in the form of dreamlike visions. Iñárritu also co-wrote, produced, edited and co-composed the film.
To learn more about Iñárritu, read our interview with the famous filmmaker over all things Bardo.
The Rookie – Netflix
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The Recruit stars Black Adam’s Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks, a rookie CIA lawyer who quickly finds himself in over his head when embroiled in a blackmail case. Bourne Identity director Doug Liman is directing the first two episodes of the season, and showrunner Alexi Hawley also created procedural drama The Rookie.
Nanny – Prime Video
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Nanny follows Aisha (Anna Diop), an undocumented immigrant from Senegal living in New York and nanny for a wealthy family as she tries to raise enough money to bring her own child to the United States to join her. However, Aisha hides a dark secret that threatens to ruin her new American life. The film, from debut director Nikyatu Jusu, won top prize at the Sundance Film Festival, making it the first horror film to win the Grand Jury Prize.
1923 – Paramount More
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The new Yellowstone 1923 prequel series follows a new generation of the Dutton family and stars Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren as the clan’s patriarch and matriarch. In the 1920s, the Duttons struggled with Prohibition and the Great Depression, which hit Montana a decade before it affected the rest of the country. Taylor Sheridan, the mastermind behind Yellowstone, returned to the helm in 1923.
The Banshees of Inisherin – HBO Max
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Set in the 1920s on the fictional Irish island of Inisherin against the backdrop of civil war, The Banshees of Inisherin documents a sudden rift between two longtime friends, Colm (Brendan Gleeson) and Pádraic (Colin Farrell), when Colm decides start ignoring Pádraic. The latter refuses to take no for an answer, while the former only grows more stubborn in his rejection – with humorous and heartbreaking results.
Kinship – Hulu
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Based on the novel of the same name by Octavia Butler, Kindred stars Mallori Johnson as a writer who uncovers hidden secrets about her family’s past when she finds herself thrown back in time between present-day Los Angeles. today and a 19th century plantation. Zola director Janicza Bravo helmed the series premiere, and The Whale director Darren Aronofsky is on board as executive producer.
Barbarian – Disney Plus
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Buckle up for another horror flick – Barbarian is now available to stream on Disney Plus in the UK. Georgina Campbell plays Tess, a woman staying at an Airbnb in Detroit as she visits the city for a job interview. When she arrives, she finds the property has been double-booked – but that turns out to be the least of her problems… Bill Skarsgård and Justin Long are also the stars.
If there’s nothing here that tickles your fancy, you may need to start looking at each streaming service’s back catalog, which can be a daunting task considering how many titles they each host. Fear not, though… if you’re a TV fan, we’ve got you covered with our lists of best Netflix shows, best Disney Plus showsand the best Amazon Prime Video shows.
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