They say that April showers bring May flowers. This month also brings a deluge of films to watch at home.
Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Max, Apple TV+, Paramount+ and others offer a springtime feast of streaming options for movie fans of all tastes, from light romantic comedies to scary horror. There are recent theatrical releases, like an acclaimed Oscar-nominated Holocaust drama and one of Disney’s most inspired Disney films of all time, but also original films such as the latest sci-fi epic fiction by Zack Snyder and a Sundance Film Festival documentary about politically savvy teenage girls. .
Here are 15 notable new movies you can stream right now:
‘Argylle’
In director Matthew Vaughn’s wild adventure, Bryce Dallas Howard plays a bestselling novelist who discovers that the fictional exploits of her secret agent character (Henry Cavill) are eerily similar to things that happen in real life, which leads him to team up with a real, shaggy spy (Sam Rockwell).
Where to watch:Apple TV+
“Bob Marley: a love”
As good as Malcolm X in “One Night in Miami,” Kingsley Ben-Adir lands another biopic highlight as reggae superstar Bob Marley. It effectively manages to capture the musician even as the film meanders with a narrative set in the 1970s, as Marley attempts to use his songs to bring together a politically divided Jamaica.
Where to watch: Paramount+
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“Dolls to go”
Margaret Qualley and Geraldine Viswanathan co-star in director Ethan Coen’s gonzo crime comedy as lesbian pals in need of a change of pace who find themselves behind the wheel of a rental car with a mysterious briefcase in the trunk. What unfolds is a noir-splattered road trip filled with sex toys, decapitated heads, and idiotic goons.
Where to watch: Peacock
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“The State of Girls”
Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’ compelling sequel to 2020’s “Boys State” focuses on Missouri teenage girls placed in competing political parties that create a fake state government. Abortion is a hot-button issue in the proceedings, which include a competitive gubernatorial race and an investigation into Girls State itself.
Where to watch: Apple TV+
“Greatest Hits”
The car accident that killed her boyfriend (David Corenswet) left Harriet (Lucy Boynton) with a traumatic brain injury and the ability to time travel to a time spent with him when she hears certain songs. But obsessively searching for the right tune to save him in the past could cost him another chance at romance in the present in this intriguing but all-too-serious drama.
Where to watch: Hulu
“Late Night with the Devil”
David Dastmalchian has quite a role in this retro horror film, in which he plays a late-night TV host from the 1970s who is desperate for an audience. For a Halloween special, he enlists a girl supposedly possessed by a demon in a bet that attracts eyeballs but spirals supernaturally out of control for everyone involved.
Where to watch: Thrill, AMC+
“Lisa Frankenstein”
A horror romantic comedy about reanimated undead love and body-snatching shenanigans, “Lisa” is a playful and bloody teen film reimagining the myth of “Frankenstein.” Kathryn Newton plays a 1980s goth girl and Cole Sprouse is a resurrected Victorian corpse amid vivid characters and clever, sardonic dialogue.
Where to watch: Peacock
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‘Migration’
In the animated comedy, Mack (voiced by Kumail Nanjiani) is the overprotective father of a family of ducks who reluctantly agrees to a Jamaican getaway with his wife (Elizabeth Banks) and children. However, they get sidetracked and end up in New York, where they encounter a wise pigeon (Awkwafina) and a vicious leader.
Where to watch: Peacock
‘Music’
Rudy Mancuso co-writes, directs and stars in this delightfully intelligent romantic comedy as a creative New Jersey man with synesthesia, experiencing the melodies and rhythms around him in extraordinary ways. This exacerbates problems with an ex (Francesca Reale) but fascinates a new love interest (Camila Mendes).
Where to watch: Main video
“Night swimming”
Are you planning to install a swimming pool in the garden? Well, think about it again. Wyatt Russell plays a former baseball star who moves into a new house with his wife (Oscar nominee Kerry Condon) and children and thinks swimming might be good for their souls, but the outdoor pool contains a dark force that doesn’t help. don’t have fun. his projects.
Where to watch: Peacock
“Rebel Moon – Part Two: The Scargiver”
Do you like slow motion scenes of people harvesting grain? Then director Zack Snyder has the sci-fi sequel for you. The first “Rebel Moon” was derivative and the second is just plain boring, with ex-warrior Kora (Sofia Boutella) leading a band of downtrodden people and farmers against the invading army of the evil Imperium.
Where to watch: Netflix
‘The stranger’
So yes, Quibi has proven to be an absolute disaster when it comes to streaming. However, the content was quite good and is now finding new homes in the form of real films, and not a fragmentary experience: director Veena Sud’s thriller builds up the suspense with Maika Monroe in the role of a driver of carpool and Dane DeHaan as the scariest passenger ever.
Where to watch:Hulu
‘Talk to me’
The best horror movie of last year was this haunting Australian indie that featured a new A-list scream queen, Sophie Wilde, and a memorable horror movie artifact: a mysterious embalmed hand that teenagers use to live stream bizarre goods that, of course, go horribly wrong.
Where to watch: Paramount+
‘Wish’
A fantastic storybook, full of melodies and with a big heart, which is full of Disney references. The animated musical features Ariana DeBose as a young idealist who clashes with her kingdom’s narcissistic ruler (Chris Pine) and befriends an energetic star to help save her people’s wishes.
Where to watch: Disney+
“The area of interest”
Director Jonathan Glazer’s Best Picture nominee centers on a German family going about their daily lives. This ordinariness, however, occurs next to Auschwitz, where gunshots, screams, and the industrial noises of the ovens provide the unsettling soundtrack that the characters ignore, but which you simply cannot in this disturbing drama but essential to the Holocaust.
Where to watch: Max.
