This week is packed with new movies available to watch online. If you haven't seen "John Wick: Chapter 4" yet, check out a romantic comedy with Celine Dion in a supporting role and a Nick Jonas cameo. Plus, the Cannes Film Festival Selection.
How about a superhero flick, DC's latest can be seen right now. Plus, Max will offer a powerful documentary later this week.
Make the most of Netflix. The big red streaming machine boasts must-see documentaries and action-packed black comedies. Don't miss Hulu either, as some of my favorite movies from last year are streaming this week.
Yes, to watch "John Wick: Chapter Four" twice. The latest chapter in the assassin's adventures was my favorite in theaters, thanks to its grown-up cast and great set-piece fight scenes. Oh, and that long stair climb.
If you watch John Wick movies for the plot, know that most of them are simple. The Marquis Vincent de Grammont (Bill SkarsgÄrd), emissary of the High Table, thinks Mr. Wick (Keanu Reeves) is the problem and will keep raising the price of Mr. Wick's head contract until this issue is resolved.
Buy digitally now from Amazon and other digital retailers (available Tuesday, May 23)
Max Streaming Service's first major film is one of the last films of the former DC movie era. Shazam's sequel pits Billy Batson (Zachary Levi & Asher Angel) against two new gods, Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Calypso (Lucy Liu), who have big plans to bring ruin to humanity.
Critics like the action scenes and say that those who liked the sense of humor in the first chapter will enjoy this sequel. Critics liked the action scenes and said that those who liked the first chapter would enjoy this sequel.
Watch Now on Max (Tuesday, May 23)
Netflix's world of true crime documentaries doesn't always offer must-see projects, but "Victim/Suspect" is one such film. The film follows investigative reporter Rae De Leon as she explores the disturbing and infuriating trend of women who report sexual assaults being made suspects in crimes.
Director Nancy Schwartzman's documentary illustrates how the criminal justice system can be used to silence accusers and imprison accused women. All from gaslighting through fabricated accusations.
Watch on Netflix (available Tuesday, May 16)
The romantic comedy Love Again offers audiences something no other film does: Celine Dion plays herself. But in addition to Dion (who offers a new song), the film has an odd premise. Mila (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) is trying to get in touch with her ex, but instead she sends an email to Rob (Sam Heughan). Rob's new "work phone" has his ex's number on it.
Meanwhile, Rob continues to take advice from Ms. Dion and eventually begins to understand love. Also making a cameo appearance in Love Again is Nick Jonas, which makes sense considering his wife is in the film.
Buy the digital version now from Amazon and other digital retailers (available Tuesday, May 23)
Despite seeing it with my own eyes (and liking it), part of me refuses to believe that "Broker" is a real film. central to the impossibility of "Broker is that it manages to do the near impossible: create a funny, emotionally powerful story about child trafficking. Ha Sang-hyun (Song Gang-ho, best known for his leading roles in "Parasite" and "The Host") and Gang Dong-won (Dong-soo) hide out near a church baby-care center at night and take babies away before church officials can find them.
But one night, the usual pattern occurs, and the mother joins Ha Sang-hyun and Gun Dong-won. And thanks to one funny passenger they pick up along the way, the brokers will defy your expectations.
Available on Hulu today, Wednesday, May 24
Selected for the Cannes Film Festival, "Innocent" is a wonderful mix of crime comedy and romance by director, star and co-writer Louis Garrel. He plays Abel, a marine biologist who is very protective of his mother (Anouk Grinberg), who is about to marry a man she met while teaching in prison. Of course, Abel is projecting a bit. For since the death of his own wife, his life has been stagnant.
Instead, Abel devotes his energy to following his father-in-law-to-be, Michel (Roshdy Zem), who has a dubious new business opportunity. Abel then becomes involved in a new "family business."
Watch now on the Criterion Channel and buy or rent digitally on Amazon and other digital retailers (available Tuesday, May 23)
What is it about humor and fighting Nazis? Whatever it is, "Blood and Gold" subverts the formula by focusing on Heinrich (Robert Masser), a German soldier in exile and considered a traitor, who goes looking for his daughter. Not only does he have to hide from his former "allies," he also has to find the hidden gold in this black comedy.
If you just saw "Sith," which also dealt with a gold hunt plagued by Nazis, "Blood and Gold" could be the next big thing.
Watch it this Friday (May 19) on Netflix
Conservationists Chris and Doug Tompkins have made quite a bit of money in clothing. He founded The North Face, Inc. and she is the former CEO of Patagonia. But their true personal passion is saving the world through ownership and giving. Wild Life is about their passion for the world, but it is also about how Chris's life's work led him to achieve Doug's goals.
It appears to be the spiritual sibling of the wonderful documentary Fire of Love, which shows volcano experts Katya and Maurice Kraft. If this film is one-fifth as good as "Fire of Love," it is a must-see.
Watch it this Friday (May 26) on Disney Plus
If "True Grit" starred Nicolas Cage. In the words of The Mandalorian, this is the Old Way. Colton Briggs (Cage) is a gunslinger who puts down his gun, only to have a madman kill his wife and turn it on him again.
And to stop them, Briggs has to work with his daughter (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) who wants to learn how to shoot. The Old Way, Cage's first western, was not well received by critics, but audiences praised the performances of the two leads.
Watch on Hulu starting Friday (May 26)
You may not know the full story about the iconic Mary Tyler Moore, starting with how she lobbied for Hollywood to hire more women. But the HBO documentary Being Mary Tyler Moore also examines the more deeply personal aspects of her life, including how she dealt with family tragedy.
Her influence has also been explained by many of the biggest names in the industry, including Ed Asner, Julia Lewis-Dreyfus, Lena Wace, Phylicia Rashad, and Bernadette Peters.
Watch Friday, May 26 at 8 p.m. ET on HBO and Max
"Woman Talking" (written and directed by Sarah Polley) takes us on a very tense and disturbing conversation. Women in an isolated Mennonite colony discover systematic abuse by the men of the community and feel almost powerless to stop it.
Credit goes to Pauley for adapting Miriam Tooze's novel into a film. The film simmers with anger and never feels staged or unnatural.
Available Sunday (May 28) on MGM Plus (also available on the Prime Video channel)
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