The best new movies to stream this week
Spooky season is over, which means it’s officially Mariah Carey season. This also means that streaming services are already loading up on Christmas movies. As a matter of principle, they will be omitted here – Santa doesn’t need two full months of our attention. Additionally, even though it is not a movie, it is worth noting that the second season of The Vince Staples Show premieres November 6. The first season is funny, surreal and just plain awesome. I have high hopes for season two. Here are the best movies coming to streaming this week.
Eddington — Ari Aster’s latest proves once again that he’s a master at making people squirm. It’s tense and awkward and laugh-out-loud funny. RIYL: No country for old peoplethe British Deskpolitical satire on the nose.
hell boy — Guillermo del Toro’s comic strip is well worth the detour. The pace is a little slower than other comedy films of the era, but that’s part of why it holds up 20 years later.
Beasts of the Southern Wild — A visually savage tearjerker that looks like it cost at least 10 times more to make than it did before. That a film this beautiful could be made for just $1.8 million should shame most Hollywood people.
Baby driver — The story isn’t particularly complicated, but the soundtrack rocks and the stunt work is second to none. Baby driver has perhaps the highest concentration of high-quality car chases per minute in all of cinema.
Judas and the Black Messiah — The betrayal of Black Panther President Fred Hampton is not an easy subject to tackle in cinema. But the incredible cast of Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield and Jesse Plemons deliver pitch-perfect performances.
Paddington 2 —There is nothing to say Paddington 2 this has not already been said. It’s pure happiness. If that doesn’t make you smile, it’s time to do some serious self-reflection.
Casino — This is not Scorsese’s best film. Not by far. But even his lesser films would occupy a pretty significant place in any other director’s filmography.
Before the devil knows you’re dead — Another lesser film from an iconic director, but worth watching. Sidney Lumet Before the devil knows you’re dead never reaches the majestic heights of Dog afternoon, Network, 12 angry men, Serpicoor even The magician. But it’s an incredibly tense watch with incredible performances from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Marisa Tomei, Ethan Hawke, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan and Brían F. O’Byrne.
The Princess Bride – Good morning. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Don’t be a threat to South Central by drinking your juice in the hood — I admit that I haven’t seen this film in a long time and perhaps I’m letting nostalgia cloud my judgment. But these are the Wayans brothers at the height of their power, fresh out of In living color. Plus, they don’t make many comedies of this ilk anymore.
Mathilde – This is basically the platonic ideal of a children’s film. Based on Roald Dahl’s excellent book of the same name, skillfully directed by Danny DeVito, and featuring one of the finest comedic performances ever by a child actor in Mara Wilson.
Bones and all — A 2022 cannibalistic romantic road trip from the director of Call me by your namestarring Taylor Russell and Timothée Chalamet with music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. If that doesn’t pique your interest, I don’t know what will.
The social network —Directed by David Fincher, written by Aaron Sorkin, but perhaps best known for introducing us to Trent Reznor, the film composer. Watching this reminds us of a simpler time when we thought Mark Zuckerberg was just kind of a jerk, rather than some kind of techno-fascist.
