New Releases

The new police procedural drama set in Long Beach, California comes from the master, Dick Wolf, and departs from his other shows in its cinema verité approach — using body cams, dash cams, and cell phones to create a more urgent docuseries feel.  Eric La Salle and Lori Loughlin take the lead as vet  …

A new documentary unravels the story of a well-known Kansas City Chiefs superfan who led a double life as a costumed serial bank robber known as “ChiefsAholic.”

It drops you into eight different animated worlds in quick, stand-alone episodes — each of them based on a popular video game. From the 80s classic Pac-Man to Mega Man, The Outer Worlds and newer games like New World: Aeternum, the idea is a “something for everyone” sampler anthology, but you’ll be  …

The wild true story of Quebec’s “Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist” is dramatized with comedic flare in a quick six-episode series led by Margo Martindale (best known for The Americans).  From Daily Beast’s Nick Schrager: “A quirky and spirited lark that maintains a requisite degree of suspense and s  …

Set at a fancy Washington D.C.-area college, the kind of place where the country’s VP sends their kids, two rivalrous step siblings vie for social power in the Greek system in this soapy, sexed-up, modern-day adaptation of the 1999 film.  Critics are not on board, but one of the original actors is –  …

The Watercooler’s pick from Sundance is finally available to stream, a clever comedy about a free-spirited 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) who drinks a hallucinogenic mushroom tea and comes face-to-face with her older, wiser 38-year-old self (Aubrey Plaza). Elliott’s “old ass” serves up just the  …

Amazon Prime offers up a female-led spy thriller as a response to its more testosterone-led Tom Clancy and Reacher series. The new series stars Kate Beckinsale as a CIA agent who has to infiltrate a secret terrorist cell to rescue her kidnapped husband (Rupert Friend), and she’s up against “digital  …

A critically-praised Spanish film about an eight-year-old slowly realizing they’re not like the other kids, and their longing to be someone else as they spend the summer in Basque country, helping a great aunt tend to her bee colony.  Sensitive and nuanced, the film explores timely themes of gender,  …

A three-part dramatization of the infamous 2019 interview between Prince Andrew (Michael Sheen) and BBC journalist Emily Maitlis (Ruth Wilson) in the wake of Jeffrey Epstein revelations. This miniseries departs from the Netflix version that arrived earlier this year in that it focuses more on the BB  …

After a tech billionaire (Channing Tatum) invites a cocktail waitress and her friend to his private tropical island for the weekend, they can’t believe their luck: private jets, champagne, lavish dinners. Then it all starts to get weirder and creepier in this tense psychological thriller that hints  …

A behind-the-curtain look at how recent changes in college sports have allowed the highest-profile athletes to cash in on all the TikTok and press that have catapulted them into early fame, and the costs of that fame on their daily lives that makes the millions hard-earned. Angel Reese and Olivia Du  …

The much-anticipated return of the most expensive series ever produced will require a refresher before you jump in, but the second season of Amazon’s epic Tolkien prequel has earned more praise than the first from several top TV critics. Expect more intensity, an even more sprawling cast of characte  …

A summer blockbuster for the living room, Jackpot! is set in a near future California, where the state lottery offers the big prize to anyone who can track down and kill the person holding the winning ticket — without using a gun. The satirical action comedy comes from Paul Feig and stars Awkwafina  …

A smart, fresh take on the original 1996 blockbuster, Daisy Edgar Jones stars as a former storm chaser haunted by a devastating event who is lured back to the plains by her friend (Anthony Ramos) to test a new tracking system. When she meets a daredevil social influencer (Powell), the three soon fin  …

A four-part documentary series streaming on MGM+ that reframes film history by examining the influence and connections between legendary black actors, directors, and writers — from the Silent Era to today.  Guests include Forest Whitaker, Ryan Coogler, Ava DuVernay, Issa Rae, and many others. Adapt  …

Originally a BBC daytime soap, Season 3 of this odd couple detective drama arrives on Prime Video with an amped up version of the premise: a British and a German detective are paired up on the gorgeous Spanish island of Mallorca, and bump heads as they attempt to solve kidnappings, murders, treasure  …

An imaginative reinvention of Gotham City from J.J. Abrams, Matt Reeves, and Bruce Timm, the “animated noir” flips of the origin story of an iconic villain as it casts Bruce Wayne (Hamish Linklater) as a rich socialite trying to reckon with his trauma. Unfolding as 10 more or less stand alone episod  …

An enchanting romance with a mystery and a history lesson, Touch follows elderly widower Kristofer as he gets on a plane in Iceland and sets out for London and Japan in solve the mystery of the disappearance of his first love, all the while flashing back to when they met 50 years earlier. From Indie  …

Set in 1990s Massachusetts, an imaginative 11-year-old loner fakes a family crisis to leave her summer camp, instead spending her vacation orbiting her single mom’s chaotic relationships in this intimate, naturalistic indie film debut from celebrated playwright Annie Baker. The Washington Post’s Amy  …

Imagine getting laid off for a year and then expected to bounce back into Cirque de Soleil form instantly, all to captivate millions of pent up Vegas tourists? A new documentary captures the unique pandemic challenges of the performers for the legendary troupe while offering a front row (and birds-e  …