Normally, each week brings us a handful of worthy new selections on streaming services. This, however, is not a normal week. For whatever reason, there are only a couple of notable new releases, both available on Netflix, and they are a recent animated hit and the latest season of one of their original dramas. Then we’ve got some new titles available on FandangoNOW, but that’s about it! Here’s hoping next week’s selection is better.
Taylor Schilling leads an ensemble cast in Netflix’s critically acclaimed comedy-drama about a woman thrown in jail for an old crime who must learn to navigate the prison’s power structure. Season 5 was just released in its entirety, as Netflix is wont to do.
Available now on: Netflix
Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake lend their voices to this animated adventure based on the popular toys from the 1980s, centering on a pair of Trolls who set out to rescue their friends from the evil Bergens, who eat Trolls to feel happiness.
Available now on: Netflix
This documentary charts the career of Baseem Youssef, an Egyptian heart surgeon who quit his practice, created a political comedy show, and became one of the nation’s most vocal critics of the ruling regime.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
This Certified Fresh documentary profiles the octogenarian that’s considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Kelly Macdonald reprise their roles in Danny Boyle’s late sequel to his 1996 dark comedy, following up with the same characters 20 years later in life.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Steve Martin, Diane Keaton, and Martin Short star in this remake of the 1950 comedy about a doting father reluctant to give up his daughter when he finds out she’s engaged.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Seth Gordon, Alex Gibney, Morgan Spurlock, and others contribute segments to this anthological documentary based on the best-selling non-fiction book about incentives-based thinking.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Yes, Sam Raimi’s third and final installment of the Spider-Man franchise is the one where Peter Parker “goes emo,” and it doesn’t meet the standard of its two predecessors, but there are still things to like about it.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
James Gunn (writer/director of the Guardians of the Galaxy movies) wrote this dark thriller about a group of office workers in Colombia who are forcibly trapped in their building and instructed to kill each other or be killed themselves.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
In this big screen reboot of the franchise based on the popular TV series, five high schoolers discover an ancient power source that grants them superpowers, which they must learn to harness in order to defeat an evil from the past.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Naomi Watts, Susan Sarandon, and Elle Fanning star in this drama about three generations of one family living under one roof and dealing with issues of sexual identity.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Anna Kendrick and Craig Robinson headline this ensemble comedy about a group of wedding guests seated at a table together who begin to reveal secrets to each other.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
Dax Shepard and Michael Peña star in this adaptation of the 1980s cop show about a pair of California Highway Patrol officers who team up to uncover a ring of corruption within the department.
Available now on: FandangoNOW
