A new weekend means great new movies debuting on the best streaming services. But with so many great choices, narrowing down what to see can be a challenge.
That's where Tom's Guide comes in. Here's a roundup of hits and misses to make your next movie-going experience unforgettable. This week, two thrillers with unique settings: M. Night Shyamalan's controversial “Trap” (Max) and “Don't Move” (Netflix). If you want a “Parasite”-like family drama, go for “Shoplifting Families” on Tubi. Netflix also has the latest “kung fu” panda movie, and Hulu has “Carved,” a gruesome slasher about a killer pumpkin.
So without further ado, here are the new streaming movies to watch this weekend. For more recommendations, see 5 New Movies to Stream This Halloween.
Like many M. Night Shyamalan films, “Trap” has divided audiences despite being a box office hit. Now you can see for yourself whether it is one of the legendary director's best films, as some fans are saying.
Josh Hartnett plays Cooper, a seemingly typical suburban father who leads a double life as a serial killer. But when he takes his teenage daughter Riley (Ariel Donoghue) to a concert, he falls into a trap when he realizes before he leaves that the concert has been taken over by police who are out to get him. With its hilariously over-the-top performances, wild twists and turns, and surreal, campy narrative, “The Trap” is, if nothing else, an enjoyable and utterly unique film to watch. In [Kung Fu Panda 4], the protagonist Po is at a crossroads: to become the spiritual leader of his hometown, the Valley of Peace, he must relinquish his title of Dragon Warrior. But finding a suitable successor will not be easy.
Things take a turn for the worst when a new villain, the shapeshifting Chameleon (Viola Davis), breaks into the party. The Chameleon can take the form of Poe's past enemies and even mimic their terrifying fighting styles. With the help of a new companion, the cunning fox Zen (Awkwafina), Po embarks on a mission to foil the Chameleons' evil plot.
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Netflix is on a roll with original films, and its latest thriller, Don't Move, continues the trend. Directed by Adam Schindler and Brian Netto and produced by Sam Raimi, the film follows a grieving mother named Iris (Kelsey Asbill) as she goes on a hike and comes face-to-face with a sadistic killer who stalks the remote woods in real time.
She crosses paths with a stranger (Finn Whitlock) who seems friendly at first, but when he injects Iris with a paralyzing drug, his insidious true intentions come to light. In the precious few minutes before her body shuts down completely, she tries to escape her assailant, but when all you can capture on film is your eyes, it's easier said than done. In this chilling nightmare scenario, Iris can hide, but escape is out of the question.
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If you liked “Parasite,” you should also check out “Shoplifters” by Japanese screenwriter Hirokazu Koreeda. Like the Kim family, the Shibata family lives in poverty, barely scraping by. The patriarch Osamu (Lily Franky) and his son Shota (Jôhiro Hironori) turn to shoplifting to survive after losing their jobs due to injury.
Despite their meager living expenses, the Shibatas decide to take in Yuri (Miyu Sasaki). But it wasn't long before the family discovered that she was the missing child at the center of a much larger conspiracy. More meditative than “Parasite,” “Shoplifting Family” won praise for its nuance and subtlety.
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It's slasher movie season, and Hulu doesn't disappoint with “Carved.” This comedy-horror film is a feast for the eyes, leaning on quirkiness and gore while using classic 90s-style cinematic techniques such as puppets and practical effects.
The film is about a group of friends trapped in a Halloween reenactment village, hunted down one by one by a mutated killer pumpkin, with ivy extending from its eyes and mouth for maximum grotesque effect. If you're looking for an easy, spooky movie that's all about throwing popcorn, “Carved” has everything you could ask for in a Halloween B-movie.
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