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James Cameron’s sci-fi threequel “Avatar: Fire and Ash” finally makes its streaming debut. There’s original fare like a John Cena-Eric Andre buddy comedy on Netflix, which is also serving up a literary-tinged Oscar Isaac drama. And don’t miss anticipated releases of movies first in theaters, including a sheep-filled Hugh Jackman mystery flick on Amazon’s Prime Video, an eerily relevant AI-apocolypse tale on Hulu, and perhaps the freakiest horror movie you’ll hear all year, on HBO Max.
Here are 10 new and notable movies you can stream right now:
James Cameron’s third adventure in his blockbuster sci-fi franchise again finds Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) and their family fighting for their freedom on the alien planet Pandora. But the rub this time is the introduction of Varang (Oona Chaplin), an unhinged leader of a tribe who allies herself with human villains.
Where to watch: Disney+
Like a mallrat version of “The Craft,” the horror comedy stars Lili Reinhart, Alexandra Shipp and Victoria Pedretti as coworkers at a clothing store who run an after-hours witchy cult. They recruit a pretzel-slinging newcomer (Lola Tung) who creates friction within the bunch, causing friendships to go awry in dramatically gory fashion.
Where to watch:Shudder
The sci-fi comedy stars Sam Rockwell as an unhinged guy from the future who rushes into a diner. Thing is, he’s not crazy, just odd, and recruits a bunch of patrons (including Michael Pena, Zazie Beetz and Haley Lu Richardson) to help stave off an AI apocalypse in an eerily relevant, genre-smashing satire.
Where to watch:Hulu
Glen Powell has a killer role in this darkly comedic and satirical thriller. Disowned by his super-wealthy family, Becket (Powell) acts on his dying mother’s final wish that he have “the right kind of life” and sets out to assassinate a handful of relatives (including Topher Grace and Zach Woods) to inherit an 11-figure fortune.
Where to watch: HBO Max
Oscar Isaac has dual roles in one of the more literary gangster movies you’ll ever see: He plays a writer working with a mobster (John Malkovich) and a hitman (Gerard Butler) to steal and authenticate an original manuscript of Dante Aligheri’s “The Divine Comedy,” and he stars as Aligheri himself as he finishes his 14th-century masterwork.
Where to watch:Netflix
John Cena flexes his comedic muscles yet again as Rudd, an uptight, control-freak real estate agent. He has his life upturned when Marcus (Eric Andre), Rudd’s “little brother” from a charity program when he was a teen, shows up out of nowhere, causes chaos, wins over Rudd’s loved ones and winds up being both clingy and a breath of fresh air.
Where to watch: Netflix
This rowdy comedy, with an ensemble cast including Sofia Black-D’Elia and “Severance” star Zach Cherry, puts a spin on the teen movie. Thanks to a legal technicality, a group of 35-year-olds whose senior year was cut short by a tornado are forced to go back to high school, giving them another chance at everything from the school play to lost loves.
Where to watch:Hulu
The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead. Thankfully over the years he read detective novels to his flock, so sharp ewe Lily (voiced by Julia Louis-Dreyfus) leads a determined bunch of crime-solving critters to figure out whodunit.
Where to watch:Prime Video
Break out the good headphones for this one, folks. There’s some freaky and cool immersive sound design involved with this horror movie, which stars Nina Kiri as the cohost of a paranormal podcast whose latest episode involves playing 10 mysterious audio files of a haunted pregnant couple that terrifyingly begin to invade her existence.
Where to watch:HBO Max
Walking a tightrope of humor and tragedy, this rom-com stars Zoey Deutch as aspiring San Francisco chef Jill, who deals with her younger sister’s death by leaving her life-update voicemails. They wind up going to the work phone of Texas real estate agent Wes (Nick Robinson), who becomes invested in the drama and falls for Jill’s honest personality.
Where to watch: Netflix
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