Netflix’s Morbius, Spiderhead and other new movies to watch at home

Happy Friday, Polygon readers! This week brings many new movies released on streaming services and rent or buy on VOD.

This week’s lead is Netflix’s Spider head, the new film by Joseph Kosinski. Directed by Kosinski Top Gun: Maverickone of our picks for best movies of 2022and Polygon readers may also remember his popularity Gears of War Advertisement since 2006. This time, he’s working with Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller, and the team behind the Deadpool and Deadpool movies. 6 Underground on a sci-fi movie.

We will not mention Morbius, is now available for a reduced rental of $5.99. Please Morb responsible.

There’s also the long-awaited release of Phil Tippett .’s nightmarish horror Crazy GodTwo recent Oscar nominations are coming online, a new Netflix action series, and much more!

Spider head

See where: Available to stream on Netflix

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“Top Gun: Maverick director Joseph Kosinski and the screenwriters of Deadpool collaborated to adapt an incestuous short story by George Saunders” is the realistic depiction of a real film that actually exists. Set in a modern prison, where inmates are forced to undergo a series of mind-altering drug trials in exchange for a reduced sentence, Spider head follows the story of Jeff (Miles Teller) and Lizzy (Jurnee Smollett), two test subjects who form an unlikely bond under the supervision of Steve Abnesti (Chris Hemsworth), a visionary elusive technology whose crazy philosophy of “living better through chemistry” threatens the sanity (and life) of everyone in the facility.

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Despite the chaotic premise, Kosinski offers a lighthearted look at Spider head. Colorful cinematography and mental editing contrast the characters’ tragic backgrounds and bleak living conditions, while highlighting the disparity between the most chemically induced and the lowest in Abnesti’s experiments. Midway through the film, Abnesti asks Jeff to describe the worst day of his life when they were both traveling on the same euphoric drug. Jeff remembers the day his father abandoned him, laughing hysterically the whole time. The general vibe of the flow of emotions throughout Spider headand Kosinski effectively exploit its sinister nuances.

Morbius

See where: Available to rent for $5.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: Sony Pictures

Sony’s latest Marvel movie is yet another anti-hero story, starring Jared Leto as vampire-turned doctor Michael Morbius. When he experimented with a cure for the rare blood disease himself, he turned into the ungainly creature you see above. And now you can rent it for a reduced price of $5.99.

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One of the important lessons of VenomIts success is if the superhero franchise movies are utopian right stirred, they can still feel worthwhile if fueled by clever, humorous performances. Audiences love the characters they love, but they also love the characters they play Everyoneby actors giving them odd statements and specific manners. Morbius is what happens when there is a desire for another studio Venombut without thinking much about how Venom Connect with anyone. It’s just there to plug in a growing cross-franchise. (Like a pair of scenes between meaningless credits indicate.)

World’s ugliest person

See where: Available to stream on Hulu

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The third film in the series has been described as the “Oslo trilogy” by director Joachim Trier, World’s ugliest person is a romantic black comedy that revolves around Julie (Renate Reinsve), a medical student who stumbles on an unsatisfactory love life and a fraught career path. Following her through four years of her life, the film explores Julie’s delayed maturation and her feelings about love, life, and career success.

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Trier peppers in their magical-realist brushstrokes continue to enliven an already irresistible scenario highlighted by nuanced, three-dimensional characters. Reinsve’s groundbreaking performance gives the film its most striking element. She presents her character’s conflicted state in captivating ways, with an outspoken and genuine personality. The always-memorable actor Anders Danielsen Lie, a frequent Trier collaborator, complements her work as one of her partners in a touching yet intellectually challenging role.

Crazy God

See where: Available to stream on Shudder

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Nearly 30 years in the profession, VFX artist – director Phil Tippett’s Crazy God is a nightmarish adventure through an outdated world of Boschian groceries and phantasmagorical landscapes. Although the film’s plot is visually backwards, the story more or less follows a mysterious figure known as “The Assassin” who descends into a world of giants and monsters on a quest. Unknown.

Bride’s Father

See where: Available to stream on HBO Max

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The third film adaptation of Edward Streeter’s 1949 novel, this film stars Andy Garcia and Adria Arjona as father and bride respectively. Unlike the 1950 version with Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett and Elizabeth Taylor, or the 1991 film with Steve Martin, Diane Keaton and Kimberly Williams, the new adaptation focuses on a Cuban-American family.

Lunana: A Yak in the classroom

See where: Available to stream on Netflix

Photo: Dangphu Dingphu / Samuel Goldwyn Films

A nomination for Best International Feature Film at this year’s Oscars, Lunana: A Yak in the classroom is a Bhutanese television series about a teacher with dreams of becoming a singer who is assigned to a class in a small mountain village.

Good luck to you, Leo Grande

See where: Available to stream on Hulu

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Directed by Sophie Hyde (Animals) and comedy writer Katy Brand teamed up on this sex comedy starring Emma Thompson as a retired widow who hires a sex worker (Daryl McCormack), hoping to spice things up and experience something new.

Jerry & Marge Go Big

See where: Available to stream on Paramount Plus

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The Devil Wears Prada Director David Frankel directs this true comedy written by Development caught writer Brad Copeland. Bryan Cranston and Annette Bening star as a couple who win the lottery with math and then use the money to improve their town.

Cha Cha is so smooth

See where: Available to stream on Apple TV Plus

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This favorite Sundance movie stars writer-director Cooper Raiff as a man who works as a “party promoter” who forms a friendship with his mother (Dakota Johnson) and child her daughter (Vanessa Burghardt) at a mitzvah bar.

Collide

See where: Available to stream on Netflix

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This South African crime thriller comes from French director Fabien Martorell, who has previously made documentaries and short films. Set in Johannesburg, the film follows the kidnapping of a young woman by a gangster gang and her parents’ efforts to save her.

Centauro

See where: Available to stream on Netflix

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This Spanish crime thriller follows Rafa (Alex Monner), a professional motocross racer. When his mother gets in trouble with some bad guy, he uses his unique skill set to help her, but does it jeopardize his career in the process?

Downton Abbey: A New Era

See where: Available to rent for $19.99 on Amazon, Appleand Vudu

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Sequel of 2019 Downton Abbey movies, this new installment in the series arrives on VOD for rental. In this installment, the Crawley family arrives in France after a mysterious inheritance.

Father Stu

See where: Available to rent for $5.99 on Amazon, Appleand Vudu

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Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson star in this faith-based picture of a former boxer turned Catholic priest. It’s currently available to rent for $5.99 off.

Blowback

See where: Available to rent for $5.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

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Former UFC champion Randy Couture stars alongside Cam Gigandet and Louis Mandylor in this crime thriller about a thief seeking revenge against the crew who betrayed him. Apparently there is also a crypto subplot.