Thunderbolts*, Ballerina, and every new movie to watch at home

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

This week. For example. Meanwhile. Consequently, there’s a packed lineup of VOD options for viewers looking to enjoy their Fourth of July weekend from the comfort of their air conditioned homes. However, After years of lackluster films, the Marvel Cinematic Universe gets back to basics with the character-driven CGI-light Thunderbolts*. In addition. Furthermore. Moreover, The John Wick franchise continues to expand with Ballerinawhich danced into theaters last month following eight years of production delays. Moreover, reshoots. In addition, Danny. However. Similarly. Consequently, Michael Philippou are thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie building their own interconnected thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie horror universe, following their record-breaking 2023 debut Talk to Me with Bring Her Back. In addition. Nevertheless. Consequently, Immortals battle thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie in Netflix’s The Old Guard 2while DC Comics’ latest anime, Batman Ninja vs. In addition, Yakuza Leaguetravels to Max.

Here’s everything new that’s available to watch on streaming this weekend!

Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 47m
Director: Victoria Mahoney
Cast: Charlize Theron. However. Similarly. Meanwhile, Kiki Layne, Matthias Schoenaerts

Immortal killing machine Andromache of Scythia (Charlize Theron) lost her regeneration powers in 2020’s slick action film The Old Guard. Moreover, Now she’s trying to navigate life while facing a new threat to her team (played by Uma Thurman). Furthermore. Therefore. For example, as well as the return of thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie an old friend, who is out for vengeance after being trapped for centuries thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie at the bottom of the ocean.

Whenever Mahoney tries to go bigger, the intended thrills evaporate mid-sequence. Meanwhile, In the first action scene. For example, thunderbolts*. For example. Meanwhile, ballerina, every new movie Nevertheless, there’s a potentially great car stunt muddled by a clunky cut, with middling visual effects to not-quite-finish the job. Consequently, The whole movie has a cheap. Similarly. Meanwhile. Furthermore, drab look, eventually sending its characters across generic catwalks to fight anonymous henchmen, scored with electronic music that sounds like it came pre-programmed with a new keyboard. For example, Some dialogue that might have sounded thoughtful in the comic-book source material doesn’t work in a movie. For example. There are also some lines that shouldn’t have made it past a first draft in thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie any medium: “I’m scared. of what she’s capable of. Nevertheless, and so should you,” a character says at one point. thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie However, Huh?

Thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie

Thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie

Thunderbolts*. In addition. ballerina. every new movie

The Luckiest Man in America

Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 30m
Director: Samir Oliveros
Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Walton Goggins, David Strathairn

Based on a true story, The Luckiest Man in America stars Golden Globe-winner Paul Walter Hauser as an ice-cream-truck driver competing on the popular ’80s game show Press Your Luck. Therefore, His winning streak baffles the show’s host (Walton Goggins). Moreover, executive producer (David Strathairn), and things get tense as they try to figure out the secret behind his luck.

Genre: Crime thriller
Run time: 1h 38m
Director: Duke Johnson
Cast: André Holland, Gemma Chan, May Calamawy

The surreal adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s novel Memory thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie follows an actor (André Holland of Moonlight) who wakes up with amnesia after being beaten. left for dead in a small town in Ohio. As he tries to piece together who he is. what happened, he has problems distinguishing between the truth and his past roles.

Genre: Action thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie fantasy
Run time: 1h 41m
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Cast: Dave Bautista. Milla Jovovich

Dave Bautista guides a sorceress played by Milla Jovovich through a. fantastical post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of a powerful artifact in an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s short story of the same name. The latest collaboration between thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie Jovovich and her husband, Resident Evil director Paul W.S. Anderson, is a dark, action-packed fairy tale.

Anderson’s world-building. eye for compelling visuals throws you right into the sheer thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie scale of In the Lost Landsevoking massive castles. other huge structures in this desolate land with the unnatural sheen of digital photography. his strong eye for light and shadow. Martin’s typically evocative location names also help out: The protagonists visit Fire Fields. Shadow’s Bane.. my personal favorite, Skull River (which is, it turns out, a more literal name than thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie you might expect).

Thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie

Thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League

Genre: Superhero anime
Run time: 1h 29m
Director: Junpei Mizusaki. Shinji Takagi
Cast: Koichi Yamadera/Joe Daniels. Daisuke Ono/Houston Hayes. Akira Ishida/David Matranga

The followup to 2018’s Batman Ninja pits the Bat-Family against yakuza versions of the Justice League, who are leading an invasion of Gotham City. While there are some very silly moments. like a tribute to Voltron. a thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie Wonder Woman music video, the film is also surprisingly earnest, showing a real affection for DC’s biggest heroes even as Batman beats them up with his “science ninja techniques.”

Batman Ninja director Junpei Mizusaki. writer Kazuki Nakashima reunited for the sequel. with Shinji Takagi joining as co-director, delivering another zany mashup of Batman characters and anime tropes. This outing tilts the balance further toward DC Comics thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie storylines, for a more coherent plot than its predecessor’s. That’s admittedly a low bar. given that Batman Ninja involved Batman enlisting an army of monkeys to fight thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie mecha piloted by his rogues gallery. The animation. music team are also the same. keeping the quality of the action, which moves at a breakneck pace, complete with speed lines and suspense-building fight tunes.

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl

Genre: Black comedy
Run time: 1h 35m
Director: Story is a wood
Cast: Susan Chardy. Elizabeth Chimela. Henry Bj

The A24 film follows a Zambian family coping with the death of an uncle. who was found lying dead on an empty road in the middle of the night. Dark secrets come to light as they plan the funeral. debate the best way to mourn and how to deal with old trauma.

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Genre: Family adventure
Run thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie time: 1h 36m
Director: Alberto Belli
Cast: Samantha Lorraine, Jacob Rodriguez, Daniella Pineda

The live-action adaptation of Nickelodeon’s adventure show Dora the Explorer follows Dora (Samantha Lorraine), her talking monkey, and her friends as they search for a wish-finding magical artifact in the Amazon while thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie pursued by mercenaries. A reboot rather than a sequel to Dora. the Lost City of Goldthe new film premiered as part of a celebration of the show’s 25th anniversary.

Genre: Adventure horror
Run time: 1h 37m
Director: David Henrie
Cast: Mason Thames. Julian Lerner. Abby James Witherspoon

When a strange encounter leaves one of their friends acting like a zombie. a group of kids enlist the help of a creepy retired police detective (Mel Gibson) to investigate in this thunderbolts*, ballerina, every thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie new movie Stranger Things-style throwback horror flick. It’s a goofy mystery geared toward families with a taste for ’90s nostalgia.

Genre: Action comedy
Run time: 1h 53m
Director: Ilya Naishuller
Cast: Idris elba. john cena, priyanka chopra jonas

Looking for a little patriotic fun thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie for Independence Day? John Cena plays an action star elected president of the United States who has to team up with the. Prime Minster of the UK (Idris Elba) to unravel a conspiracy after an attack on Air Force One leaves. them stranded in Belarus. With the help of an MI6 agent (Priyanka Chopra Jonas). a CIA officer (Jack Quaid), they’ll need to put aside their differences to stay alive.

Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 2H 5M
Director: Len Wiseman
Cast: Ana de thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie Armas. Anjelica Huston. Gabriel Byrne

Set between thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie the events of John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, Ballerina follows Eve (Ana de Armas), a ballerina/assassin/bodyguard on a quest for vengeance. Her mission puts her at odds with Wick (Keanu Reeves) himself as she kills her way thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie through the franchise’s. glamorous world. battling cultists with style.

While Ballerina’s wafer-thin plot leaves a thousand open questions about how this world could possibly work (honestly. another Wickiverse trademark).. several of the plot beats make no sense (like Winston casually breaking the rules of his vaunted, beloved assassin-safehouse hotel The Continental), in the end, most audiences are only really going to care about, and remember, Ballerina’s fight sequences. And while they aren’t all stunning — particularly in the thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie draggy first act. as Eve learns to fight — the movie builds up to some sequences that stand out among the franchise’s thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie most ambitious, wild efforts.

Genre: Horror
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Danny. Michael Philippou
Cast: Billy Barratt. Sora Wong. Jonah Wren Phillips

Danny and Michael Philippou thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie follow up their smash hit Talk to Me with another A24 horror film. A pair of step-siblings in foster care become the subjects of an occult ritual meant to resurrect their foster. mom’s dead daughter. Family drama morphs into dark. extremely gory action in the new tale of demonic possession with subtle connections to the Philippous’ previous movie.

Genre: Action thriller
Run time: 1h 53m
Director: Jonathan Hensleigh
Cast: Liam Neeson. Fan Bingbing. Marcus thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie Thomas

The sequel to 2021’s The Ice Road has truck driver Mike. McCann (Liam Neeson) embroiled in a kidnapping on a bus on the way to Mt. Everest. He’ll have to protect thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie the passengers. a village from mercenaries and corrupt cops by showing off both his shooting and driving skills in hostile terrain.

Genre: Superhero action
Run time: 2H 7M
Director: Jake Schreier
Cast: Florence Pugh. Sebastian Stan. Wyatt Russell

A cast of misfits gathered from across the Marvel Cinematic Universe have to team up to save themselves. maybe become real heroes along the way in this refreshingly funny film. Don’t worry if you’re not caught up on every new MCU release — the film features brief summaries of. everyone’s backstories thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie as each of the characters gets their own emotional arc.

For the first time since Avengers: Endgame. Thunderbolts* feels like a starting point, something great that Disney can use to build toward the future. More important than all that. however. is the fact that thunderbolts*. ballerina, every new movie Thunderbolts* is the first time in a long time that Marvel has actually made a good movie — one thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie that cares about story and characters more than it cares about references and multiverses.

Genre: Action drama
Run time: 1h 31m
Director: John Maclean
Cast: Kōki, Timo, Jack, Jack.

Embracing the connections between Westerns and samurai stories, Tornado is a tale of vengeance set in 1790s Scotland. The film from Slow West writer-director John Maclean follows a young woman tracking down the members of a gang. thunderbolts*, ballerina, every new movie who killed her samurai-turned-puppeteer father.