Whether you are in the mood for a claustrophobic sci-fi thriller or looking to escape into the sights of romantic comedies set in Italy, current streaming catalogs offer a diverse range of cinematic options. This selection covers 10 notable films available to watch now across various platforms.
For music enthusiasts, Billie Eilish and director James Cameron have collaborated on a concert documentary available on Paramount+. The film provides an immersive look at Eilish’s performances while featuring enlightening conversations between the two artistic icons regarding the magic behind the spectacle.
Fans of "The Devil Wears Prada" can revisit the world of fashion in the sequel. Anne Hathaway returns as Andy Sachs, stepping back into the lives of mercurial editrix Miranda Priestly, played by Meryl Streep, and her loyal No. 2 Nigel Kipling, played by Stanley Tucci, to assist in saving the fashion magazine Runway. While the film revisits familiar territory, it surprises as a rather honest look at modern media.
In the realm of dark romantic comedies, Robert Pattinson and Zendaya star as a Boston-based couple whose wedding week is going well until one of them drops a nuclear truth bomb that threatens to derail their entire relationship. The film is noted for its satirical edge, an impressively brazen streak, and a "Wow, they really went there" twist. Meanwhile, "The Last House" on Netflix features Wagner Moura and Greta Lee as parents of two children who, during a seemingly ordinary rainstorm, find themselves mysteriously trapped in their home. Unable to leave, they must face a new normal involving a changing neighborhood, a different way of living, and strange invaders.
Horror fans might look to the folk horror fantasy starring "Harry Potter" alum Rupert Grint and Finnish actress Seidi Haarla. They play new parents to a feral and oddly hairy baby boy. Things turn strange once they arrive home, as the increasingly stressed mother struggles to connect with her savage child in a darkly comic and gory fable about family and parenthood. For those who enjoy a "monkey's paw" trope, there is a gory and gonzo film about a lovelorn man named Bear, played by Michael Johnston, who uses a mysterious trinket to wish that his co-worker Nikki, portrayed by Inde Navarrette, would love him. She shows him a great deal of adoration, but to a deeply unsettling and unhinged degree.
Romantic comedy fans have several options. In "Solo Mio" on Hulu, Kevin James plays an art teacher whose destination wedding in Rome turns disastrous when he is left at the altar. He makes the most of his Italian trip and finds another chance at love with a coffee-shop owner played by Nicole Grimaudo. Additionally, "You, Me & Tuscany" on Peacock stars Halle Bailey as a New York City housesitter who meets a jet-setting man with an unused villa in Tuscany. Caught crashing the place, she poses as his fiancée to his family and eventually falls for his cousin, played by Regé-Jean Page.
Finally, the animated sequel to the Mario film returns with Chris Pratt voicing the titular plumber and Charlie Day as Luigi. The duo teams up with new allies, including the dinosaur Yoshi, voiced by Donald Glover, and the charismatic pilot Fox McCloud, voiced by Glen Powell. They must work together to stop the interplanetary shenanigans of the villainous Bowser Jr., voiced by Benny Safdie, as well as rescue the space princess Rosalina, voiced by Brie Larson. Additionally, the drama based on Helen McDonald’s best-selling 2015 memoir stars Claire Foy as an academic left in a state of shock after the death of her beloved photojournalist father, played by Brendan Gleeson. She copes with her grief and finds an unlikely confidant by adopting and training a feral and independent goshawk named Mabel.
