This week, Not Okay, the satirical dark comedy starring Zoey Deutch as a fame-hungry influencer who fakes her way through a terrorist attack, premieres on Hulu. There are plenty of other great new releases available to stream and buy on VOD this weekend, including Finnish horror film Hatching, virtual reality documentaries and African American superhero comics, Terence Davies’ star-studded biopic of British poet Siegfried Sassoon, a Japanese Action comedy about teenage assassins who are forced to be roommates, and much more!
Here are the new movies you can watch at home this week.
Not Okay
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Zoey Deutch (Vampire Academy) stars in the satirical black comedy Not Okay as Danni, a fake influencer who fakes a trip to Paris to boost her power. When a terrorist attack hits Paris in the real world, she decides to keep up the act, posing as a survivor to be on the ground level of an international incident.
Hatching
Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu Read also : Big Video: 50 Best TV Shows To Watch.
A Finnish horror film that doubles as a satire of online culture, Hatching follows Tinja, a 12-year-old girl who has apparently been the subject of her parents’ video blog her entire life. When Tinja comes across a strange egg and brings it home, it quickly grows before…well, hatching into a creature nicknamed “Alli”.
But Alli is a fascinating presence that gives the film a cult-like quivering center. Bergholm tells Polygon that she literally Googled the world’s best specialist in film animatronics, then reached out to him about working on the film. The bold choice paid off: Their animatronics supervisor, Gustav Hoegen, came directly to this film from practical creature effects teams for Lucasfilm, on Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Solo, The Last Jedi, Rogue One, and The Force Awakens . Their SFX makeup head, Conor O’Sullivan, comes with a similar pedigree, as one half of the Oscar-nominated effects duo that gave Heath Ledger his grotesque leer as the Joker in The Dark Knight. Together, they and their teams make Alli hideously visceral, with the usual weight and conviction of a practical effect instead of a CG effect. And Solalinna’s performance with the puppet is convincing and disturbing. Together, they carry the film past its weaker points to an unforgettable end.
Benediction
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The celebrated British film director Terence Davies (A Quiet Passion) returns with this biopic of the British poet Siegfried Sassoon. Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) and Peter Capaldi (Doctor Who, Local Hero) both play Sassoon at different times in his life, in a delicate portrait of a soldier turned anti-war activist turned poet.
We Met in Virtual Reality
Where to watch: Available to stream on HBO Max
Filmed entirely in the world of virtual reality, the 2022 documentary We Met in Virtual Reality follows the story of several subjects, including an ASL teacher, two long-distance couples, and a fitness instructor, as they form connections through the virtual reality platform VRChat during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Their focus on learning sign language—and in the process, making VRChat more inclusive and welcoming to deaf users—feels especially bold in an environment where most people seem focused on gaming. Hunting’s doctor bounces around in a distracted and sometimes formless manner, but in the process it captures a wide range of users’ enjoyment, whether they’re competing in virtual pool, staging a virtual improv night, or wiggling their avatars’ anatomy into a virtual exotic dance club Even just existing in VRChat seems like a form of performance, given the custom avatars on display that reveal a surprising amount about users’ fixations and imaginations. The sheer volume of wildly exaggerated, hypersexualized physiques tells its own story about how people want to imagine themselves.
Citizen Ashe
Where to watch: Available to stream on HBO Max
This documentary by directors Rex Miller (Althea) and Sam Pollard (MLK/FBI) traces the life of groundbreaking black tennis star Arthur Ashe, who was as influential as an activist as an athlete.
Milestone Generations
Where to watch: Available to stream on HBO Max
Narrated by Method Man, the 2020 documentary Milestone Generations tells the story of the relaunch of Milestone Media, the influential comic company launched by Denys Cowan, Dwayne McDuffie, Michael Davis, and Derek T. Dingle known for pioneering creator-owned African-American superheroes such as Static , hardware, and icon.
They Live in the Grey
Where to watch: Available to watch on Shudder
From the directorial duo of the Vang brothers, this horror film sees a social worker face off against a demonic force in order to protect the child and family they are sent to investigate.
The Reef: Stalked
Where to watch: Available to watch on Shudder
It’s Shark Week! We have aquatic horror movie recommendations (shout out to some excellent Jaws knockoffs). Looking for something a little more… brand new? Here’s a shark movie about four young women on a kayaking trip who are – you guessed it – chased by a shark. The film comes from The Reef director Andrew Traucki.
Baby Assassins
Where to watch: Available to watch on Hi-Yah!
Baby Assassins is a Japanese action comedy about two deadly assassins bored with life who accidentally cross the yakuza while trying to live “normally” (aka without killing). These two assassins also happen to be high school girls.
A Cut Above
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
The Brazilian comedy A Cut Above stars Lucas Koka Penteado as Richardsson, the son of a struggling hair salon owner in Penha, Rio de Janeiro, who volunteers to help. Discovering his latent talent as a barber, Richardsson raises money in a last-ditch effort to save the salon.
Purple Hearts
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
The young adult romance Purple Hearts stars Sofia Carson and Nicholas Galitzine as Cassie and Luke, a struggling songwriter and a troubled Marine who agree to marry for military benefits. When Luke is injured while on deployment and returns home for rehabilitation, the uneasy young couple are forced to search for their feelings and answer whether their love is real or just for show.
Pipa
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
This Argentinian mystery from director Alejandro Montiel follows a former police officer who has moved far from her old life. When she finds a dead body in her new land, old memories and demons come back into her life.
The Entitled
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
A Netflix comedy from the Philippines, The Entitled follows a young woman who suddenly discovers her father, whom she did not know, is quite rich. She is tasked with helping her business with the help of a charming lawyer.
