Yes, it’s that time again, the weekend, and time to review the best new movies and television shows added online this week, to Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. And there are some exciting new adds this week, so let’s get started.
HULU
Hulu has no big new titles added, but they do have their 2025 in-house horror flick, Stay .This begins with the end of the marriage of Kiara (Megalyn Echikunwoke) and Miles (Mo McRae) . As they pack and prepare to leave their home, Kiara, a PHD in African studies, becomes convinced something evil is going on in the house, with strange noises and appliances going on and off. And while Miles doesn’t believe her, and they continue to fight, Kiara begins to prepare a ceremony that might free them of the nasty spirit that has descended upon the house. Dominic Stephens, Brandon Firla and Patrick Cloud also star, and Jas Summer directed, along with writing the script. And, though this movie gets only a 4.7/10 on IMDb, Johnny Loftus of the Decider says to stream it , adding “there is a freaky sense of foreboding in a lot of this film. But you might also get caught up in the story of two people trying to find their way back to love.” You decide. But Hulu also offers The Lost Station Girls, a 2025 Disney+ French crime drama series .Based on a true story, this focuses on search for a serial killer in the South of France , which begins with the disappearance of a teen in Perpignan, in 1995. Flore Robin (Camille Razat of Emily in Paris!) begins with the police that day, and as the investigation continues, 3 more young women are found dead. But Robin, her mentor Félix Sabueso(Patrick Timsit), and Captain Franck Vidal keep up their grueling search for the killer for 2 decades, no matter the price they themselves pay. Hugo Becker, Mélanie Doutey, Kévin Azaïs, Ludovic Berthillot and Yannick Choirat also star, and Virginie Sauveur directs all 6 episodes available for streaming now. And this series gets a 6.6/10 on IMDb, and Felicity Martin of Good Housekeeping calls it “the “harrowing” crime drama you won’t want to pause.” So I’m watching. Hulu has added Branding in Seongsu, a 2024 K-drama romcom series. Here, the oldest intern at the marketing company, So Eun Ho (Lomon), charms everyone but his team leader Kang Na Eon (Kim Ji Eun). she had to work hard for everything she achieved, and doesn’t appreciate his flippancy. But when they accidentally kiss, their souls trade place, and each of them finds what the other has been dealing with. And they might even fall in love, along the way. Yang Hye-ji, Kim Hoyeong, and Jung Yi-lang also star, and there are episodes available for bingeing now. and this series gets a 6.5/10 on IMDb, but an 8.9/10 on Viki. So , though I can find no reviews online, as yet, I’m tuning in. And, finally, Hulu has added The Rule of Jenny Pen, a 2024 horror movie. Here, New Zealand Judge Stefan (Geoffrey Rush!) is forced into Royal Pine Mews nursing home, after suffering a severe stroke. Partially paralyzed, but Intent on getting out as soon as he recovers , Stefan is reluctantly dependent upon others for his needs. But the situation worsens when he meets Dave Crealy(John Lithgow!), a fellow patient who intimidates the other patients, with his creepy (and eyeless) doll, Jenny Pen. And as Stefan becomes convinced Dave is dangerous, he tries to warn the staff, with no avail. And Dave has noticed the threat of this new patient, and set out to make him miserable, or worse. Nathaniel Lees, Thomas Sainsbury, and Ian Mune also star, while James Ashcroft directed. And this movie gets a 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Matthew Jackson of AV Club said “it’s one of the creepiest, smartest horror films so far this year, and one won’t soon forget Jenny Pen’s haunting, hollow eyes.” So you know I’m not watching.
NETFLIX
Netflix has a couple of huge adds this week, first with Boots, the 2025 comedy series. Based on The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, this tells the story of Cameron Cope(Miles Heizer ), a 1990′s closeted gay teen, who impulsively joins the marines, along with his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh), after years of bullying. But Cameron’s shocked with boot camp, and the rules against homosexuality don’t help to ease his nerves. And then there’s his intimidating drill instructor, Senior Drill Sargent (Cedrick Cooper), who would terrify anyone. But Cameron is determined to stick it out, if only for Ray, and so, he might end up surprising everyone, even himself.Vera Farmiga, Kieron Moore, Rico Paris and Angus O’Brien also star, and there are 8 episodes available now. And this series gets an outrageous 7.6/10 on IMDb, and Aramide Tinubu of Variety calls it “a delightful, heartfelt watch….as hilarious as it is devastating, the series is a unique coming-of-age story centered on an unlikely Marine recruit who is desperate to find himself.” So I’m watching. But Netflix also has a big title with The Woman in Cabin 10, the 2025 mystery thriller. Based on the 2019 novel by Ruth Ware, this finds Laura “Lo” Blacklock (Keira Knightley!), an award-winning investigative journalist, returning to work after a traumatic incident, and convincing her editor (Gugu Mbatha-Raw!), to assign her a story on a luxury yacht. the trip is hosted by heiress Anne Bullmer (Lisa Loven Kongsli), an heiress who is terminally ill, who plans to give her billions away. But then Lo hears a scuffle near her cabin, ending in a splash outside her window one night, she believes it to be the nervous woman next door, but when she reports it the next day, they tell her the cabin was, and had been, empty. Intent on finding the truth, Lo digs for clues, but finds herself in growing danger, with someone determined to keep her quiet. Hannah Waddingham, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey and Guy Pearce(!) also star, and Simon Stone directs. But this movie gets a mere 27% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Nick Schager of The Daily Beast calls it a “thriller in name only, it has all the grace and cunning of an anvil to the head.” So I won’t be watching. Netflix also has Dendam Malam Kelam, a 2025 Indonesian crime drama. Also called Vengeance in the Dreary Night, this tells of Jefri (Arya Saloka), after the murder of his wife, Sofia. Finally able to be with his girlfriend Sarah, Jefri is anything but free, because Sofia‘s body has gone missing from the morgue. And as Detective Arya Pradana (Bront Palarae), begins to question him, and suspect him as the killer, he also wonders if Sofia is really dead. Marissa Anita, Ibnu Gundul and Megatira also star, and Danial Rifki directs. And this movie gets an incredible 7.5/10 on IMDb, and Anjali Sharma of the Midgard Times calls it “a sophisticated thriller that goes beyond surface-level suspense to explore themes of guilt, deception, and human fallibility.” So I’m tuning in. Netflix also offers Love in the Clouds, a 2025 Chinese Fantasy series. This finds the warrior goddess Ming Yi(Yuxiao Lu), defeated by the former convict Ji Bo Zai(Minghao Hou), at the annual Qingyun Conference. And so she plots her revenge, and ends up taking up the guise of a dancer, hoping to deceive Bo Zai. But that deception goes both ways, and as the pair continue their intrigues, they find themselves drawn Chengen Yu, Lilan Zhu, and Jiangguo Lin also star, and there are 9 episodes available now, with 2 more to come. And this series gets an amazing 8.4/10 on IMDb, so, though I can find no reviews on this show as yet, I’m watching. And, finally, Netflix has added Typhoon Family, a 2025 K-drama comedy series. this finds the entitled Kang Tae-pung(Lee Jun-ho), heir to his father’s trading company, suddenly thrust into leadership after the collapse of his father, Jin-young, during South Korea’s 1997 financial crisis. While Tae-pung has no worries, others around him do, like Oh Mi-seon (Kim Min-ha) , the company bookkeeper, who works many hours just to keep herself, and the company, afloat. So will Tae-pung learn responsibility from his co-workers, and handle the business well during the financial crisis, or will his recklessness sink it, for good? Sung Dong-il, Kwon Han-sol, and Lee Chang-hoon also star, and there is 1 episode available now, with 15 more to come, dropping every Saturday and Sunday. And this series gets a whopping 8.7/10 on IMDb, and Archi Sengupta of Leisure Byte said “I enjoyed Typhoon Family‘s vibes and its general light-hearted attitude…thoroughly entertaining.”
AMAZON
Amazon has added their in-house production of Maintenance Required, a 2025 YA romcom. Here, Charlie(Madelaine Petsch) works hard to keep her all-female mechanic shop up and running, only to be threatened by a big corporate competitor, opening right across the street. So Charlie vents to her online friend Beau, whom she has never met, only to find, at the end, Beau is secretly the competitor she loathes. And, of course, a romance could be in the cards for the pair. Inanna Sarkis, Rob Rausch and Jim Gaffigan also star, and Lacey Uhlemeyer directs. But it gets a and Ruchika Bhat of Digital Mafia Talkies says “I really didn’t want to be so negative in this review, because I try to maintain that movies are hard to make and there might be something likeable about them underneath all the garbage. However, Maintenance Required tested my patience.” And I’m no9t tuning in. Luckily, Amazon also has John Candy: I Like Me, the 2025 documentary. This movie provides a warm, intimate look at the legendary comic, John Candy, through the use of rare and never-before-seen archive footage, outtakes, private home video, and interviews with friends and relatives. Stars like Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short and Dan Ackroyd tell their inside stories of the man they loved and lost too soon. And his widow and two children also tell heartwarming (and sometimes heartbreaking) tales of Candy, along with telling of his difficulty with anxiety. Cynthia Erivo even sings the cover song Every time You Go Away from me, and director Colin Hanks shows the personal side of Candy and allows the interviewees plenty of latitude to express themselves. And the archival footage, some never before seen, makes it all so enjoyable, if bittersweet. And this movie premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, and gets a rousing 8.4/10 on IMDb, and Michael Rechtshaffen of the Hollywood Reporter calls it a “big-hearted documentary that’s as embracing and generous of spirit as the man himself.” And I’m definitely tuning in. And, finally, Amazon has Lies We Tell, a 2023 Irish gothic mystery. Based on Sheridan Le Fanu’s novel Uncle Silas, this tells of an orphaned teen, Maud Ruthyn (Agnes O’Casey), whose father has left her everything, including their estate, Knowl. But he also named Maud‘s ward, until she is of age, to be her uncle Silas(David Wilmot), a man of such dubious character that her solicitor questions that choice. Dedicated to her father, she abides by his wishes, but when her uncle shows up with his son Edward (Chris Walley) and daughter Emily (Holly Sturton), in tow, it becomes clear he is a devious man. In fact, he bullies her to marry Edward, thereby gaining her fortune, and if that doesn’t work, there’s always an asylum for hysterical women he can send her to. But unfortunately for him, he underestimates Maud and her own determination to plot her own course. Grainne Keenan, Mark Doherty and Elaine O’Dwyer also star, and Lisa Mucahy directed. and this movie won multiple awards in 2024, including Best Director for Mucahy, Best Script for Elizabeth Gooch, and Best Lead Actress for O’Casey at the 2024 Irish Film and Television Awards. And it gets a stunning 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Leslie Felperin of the Guardian said “it insightfully reworks some classic feminist literary notions, filtered through a very 21st-century approach to period material with its unsettling score, jittery editing and nods to horror tropes.” And I am so tuning in.
So sit back and binge this weekend, on classics, old and new, on Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Prime. Enjoy!
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