Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) has a new mystery to solve in the third installment of Rian Johnson’s Knives Out mystery series, which drops on Netflix this weekend after a brief theatrical run. Meanwhile, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Rez Arc cuts a path onto VOD, providing an accessible entry point for anyone curious about the hit anime.
Brad Pitt stars as an aging racing driver in F1, which was a smash hit at the box office and speeds onto Apple TV this weekend. Spice up the Christmas movie season with The Carpenter, a horror spin on the story of Jesus starring Nicholas Cage, which is available to rent.
Here’s a rundown of the most notable new releases on streaming and VOD, including the biggest, best, and most popular new movies you can watch at home right now.
New on Netflix
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- Genre: Mystery
- Run time: 2h 24m
- Director: Rian Johnson
- Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close
Rian Johnson’s latest star-studded whodunit sees detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) investigating the death of a Catholic priest (Josh Brolin), seeking answers by questioning the dwindling congregation of a church in upstate New York. This film leans into Gothic horror, taking inspiration from the works of Edgar Allan Poe.
From our review:
While some of these characters are certainly funny, as is the loquacious Blanc when he finally arrives on the scene, the film also has overtones of gothic menace, even anguish. The desolation of the small-town location (and the diminished flock in attendance at services), juxtaposed with Wicks’ grim anger and the prominent mausoleum on church grounds, makes this the most purely atmospheric of the three Knives Out films.
New on Apple TV
F1 the Movie
- Genre: Sports drama
- Run time: 2h 36m
- Director: Joseph Kosinski
- Cast: Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon
Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski and co-writer Ehren Kruger reunite for another dad movie. Brad Pitt plays an aging, gambling-addicted Formula One racer leading a team of underdogs. Filming took place during Grand Prix weekends and featured sequences based on real races, with many F1 drivers making cameos.
New on HBO Max
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
- Genre: Mockumentary
- Run time: 1h 24m
- Director: Rob Reiner
- Cast: Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer
Forty years after making the classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner reunites the film’s stars for a film where the aging members of the heavy metal band Spinal Tap come back together for a final concert in New Orleans. Looking to secure their legacy after going their separate ways, they’ll need a new drummer and a plan for if someone dies on the tour.
New on Paramount Plus
Roofman
- Genre: Crime comedy
- Run time: 2h 6m
- Director: Derek Cianfrance
- Cast: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield
Based on a true story, Roofman follows Jeffrey Manchester (Channing Tatum), a robber with keen powers of observation. He uses his ability to exploit routines to escape from prison and hide out at a Toys “R” Us, but puts his freedom at jeopardy when he falls for one of the store’s employees and decides to steal toys to help a local toy drive.
New on Shudder
Influencers
- Genre: Horror thriller
- Run time: 1h 50m
- Director: Kurtis David Harder
- Cast: Cassandra Naud, Georgina Campbell, Jonathan Whitesell
The sequel to Kurtis David Harder’s 2022 film Influencer follows the murderous CW (Cassandra Naud) as she targets British influencer Charlotte (Georgina Campbell). Set in Southern France, the twisty film about identity theft and deception plays with perception as it’s unclear who’s tricking who.
New on MUBI
The Mastermind
- Genre: Heist
- Run time: 1h 50m
- Director: Kelly Reichardt
- Cast: Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, Hope Davis
Unemployed carpenter J.B. (Josh O’Connor of Challengers and The Crown) borrows money from his mom to fund a heist of four Arthur Dove paintings from a local art museum. His questionable scheme gets him into trouble with the police, FBI, and organized crime in this film inspired by the 1972 robbery of the Worcester Art Museum.
New on Tubi
Hag
- Genre: Psychological horror
- Run time: 1h 40m
- Director: Sam Wineman
- Cast: Ryan de Villiers, Jane de Wet, Adore Delano
Gay barista Rowan (Ryan de Villiers) rents his spare room to his middle school girlfriend and self-described “hag” Meg (Jane de Wet). But as Rowan learns more about Meg, and she attacks his friends, he realizes too late just how deep and dangerous his roommate’s obsession with him is.
New to rent
The Carpenter’s Son
- Genre: Supernatural horror
- Run time: 1h 34m
- Director: Lotfy Nathan
- Cast: Nicolas Cage, Noah Jupe, Souheila Yacoub
Nicholas Cage plays The Carpenter, who questions his faith when his adopted teenage son (Noah Jupe) begins manifesting divine powers. Fleeing persecution, The Carpenter travels to a new settlement where dark forces tempt The Boy and afflict his family with visions of their grim future.
From our review:
This material is likely to court controversy, and Nathan treats it with plenty of sensitivity — too much, perhaps. The idea of a teenage boy confronted with his eventual sacrifice and tempted by mysterious forces is indeed frightening, but Nathan may be wary of looking exploitative and eager to telegraph his intentions, so he often retreats into the dimly foreboding cinematography. (Maybe he figures you can’t protest what you can’t actually see very well.) Characters brood incessantly — Twigs, who showed real promise in the 2024 Crow remake, of all things — cedes her performance to her Mother Mary cloak, occasionally interrupted by some gnarly horror imagery.
Chainsaw Man Movie – Reze Arc
- Genre: Anime
- Run time: 1h 40m
- Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
- Cast: Kikunosuke Toya, Reina Ueda, Fairouz Ai
You don’t need to have watched the Chainsaw Man anime to dive into its bizarre world of devils and hunters in Chainsaw Man Movie – Reze Arc. The film follows the chainsaw-human hybrid Denji as he falls for Reze, a barista with a deadly secret. The teen love story is complimented by beautiful animation and bombastic action.
From our review:
Reze Arc is inherently a lovers-to-enemies story, with our fallible protagonist Denji falling for Reze almost immediately upon introduction. He’s a lonely boy looking for love, which makes his heart unreliable and up for grabs on a first-come, first-served basis. As a result, despite all of Chainsaw Man’s complex lore and its large cast of characters, Reze Arc is very self-contained. Director Tatsuya Yoshihara understands this and ensures the love story is at the forefront, rather than bogging it down with filler recaps for the uninitiated, especially when none of that really matters to the overall plot.
Die My Love
- Genre: Psychological drama
- Run time: 1h 59m
- Director: Lynne Ramsay
- Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Robert Pattinson, LaKeith Stanfield
Grace (Jennifer Lawrence) and Jackson (Robert Pattinson) move from New York to Montana before having their first child, and Grace begins having mood swings, engaging in self harm, and lashing out at Jackson. Lawrence delivers an intense performance in her portrayal of postpartum psychosis.
Keeper
- Genre: Folk horror
- Run time: 1h 39m
- Director: Osgood Perkins
- Cast: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Birkett Turton
The latest film from Longlegs and The Monkey director Osgood Perkins follows Malcolm (Rossif Sutherland) and Liz (Tatiana Maslany), a couple celebrating their one-year anniversary in a secluded cabin. Their getaway gets extremely disturbing as Liz experiences disturbing visions hinting at the building’s dark secrets.
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
- Genre: Animated family
- Run time: 1h 17m
- Director: Maïlys Vallade and Liane-Cho Han
- Cast: Loïse Charpentier, Victoria Grosbois, Yumi Fujimori
After living in a vegetative state for her first few years of life, three-year-old Amélie awakens and explores the world around her with the help of a new nanny. The daughter of a Belgian diplomat living in Japan, Amelie gains awareness of her family, the seasons, and her home in this beautifully animated adaptation of Amélie Nothomb’s semi-autobiographical novel.
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