7 top new films that stream this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more (July 15-21)

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It will be a quieter week for new films in the best streaming services. However, this does not mean that it is worth adding your observation list.

Netflix offers a new Korean thriller, while HBO Max has a “subverse” rom-com and Hulu a science fiction film in a dystopian future.

In the premium streaming area, the remake “How to Training Your Dragon” and the continuation “M3gan 2.0” make the switch from the theaters a house current. However, in my opinion, only one of them is worth the premium video-on-demand rental fee. Keyword: It is not the one with a number in the title.

It may not be the full week with new streaming publications, but there is still a handful of films that you want to take into account. So these are the biggest new films that arrive in streaming this week.

Further recommendations can be found in our list of the best new television programs this week and find this Netflix show with 96% for rotten tomatoes.

“How to train your kite” (PVOD)

The latest live action remake of an animated film does not come from Disney. Instead, it is competing DreamWorks to re -present his family favorite 2010 “How to Train Your Dragon”.

Like several similar projects, “How to Train Your Dragon” loses part of its charm in the transition, but the heart of history is largely the same. The additional 20 minutes that have come across the runtime feel unnecessary and create a film that drags itself into places. Nevertheless, the relationship between the cowardly Viking swallowing and dragon tooth is more heartwarming than ever before.

In a bizarre fantasy universe, “How to Train Your Dragon” begins with the Vikings of Berk in war with fearsome dragons, but when the shy son of the Chieftain of the village of the village Hiccup (Mason Thames) stumbled on a wounded night rage, he discovers that these winged monsters are not so confiscated.

In the care of the kite, which he calls toothless and back to health. And Hiccup could only prove that dragon can be friends, no enemies.

Buy or rent Amazon From July 15th

'M3GAN 2.0' (PVOD)

In 2022, a creepy lifelike doll called “M3gan” conquered social media in the storm, so that a continuation was inevitable. However, it seems that Blumhouse Productions may have overestimated the attractiveness of M3Gan with the average viewer, as this continuation flopped at the box office.

Now “M3GAN 2.0” depends on PVOD, hoping to regain a certain interest and maybe even become viral again (there is an extended dance scene that screams, “post this on Tikok, please”). Unfortunately, this film has all the trademarks of a lackluster follow-up.

The biggest sin of the film is to change genres, while the first “M3gan” was a deliberately silly horror. In addition, the bizarre -vertical action and the non -matching tone does not help.

In this film, “M3Gan” is revived to defeat a military quality robot as an Amelia, which unleashes cyber chaos. Revoltened to be fatal than ever before, everything leads to a showdown by M3gan against Amelia. This is a lot for the M3Gan superfans, but when you consider that the box office returns, it seems that the group is much smaller than originally assumed.

Buy or rent Amazon From July 15th

“The amateur” (Hulu)

A spy film that is perfect for fans of the “Jason Bourne” franchise company is “The Amateur” is a somewhat earthed view of the world of espionage (if only slightly, it is still quite unrealistic), and Rami Malek turns out to be able to lead an exciting and very committed globe trotting thriller.

Based on the Robert Littell novel, Malek plays a CIA analyst whose world has broken when his wife is killed on a trip to London during a terrorist attack. With his skills, he identifies those who are responsible for the murder of women and blackmails his superiors to give him a license to hunt them and become revenge.

A beginner on the field, Charlie (Malek), is shown the ropes by a shabby mentor, Hendo (Laurence Fishburne). Despite some training session, he is still a fish out of the water. When he quickly realized that he could not exceed his enemies, he focused on thinking about her with his superior intellect.

The film also contains one of my favorite action sequences of the year (previously) with a glass swimming pool that is hung between two skyscrapers. It is only a shame that the film's trailers thoroughly spoil the best moment of the amateur. Maybe skip them before streaming.

Pay attention Hulu From July 17th

'Wall to Wall' (Netflix)

For most people, it is difficult enough to get to the head of the property, but what if you finally managed to save enough to buy your own place just to transform it into a nightmare?

This is the convincing playing field for “Wall to Wall”, Netflix's new South Korean thriller. WOO-sung (played by “Squid Game” star Kang Ha-Neul) moves into his new 84 square meter apartment and is excited to be the last homeowner. But this joy doesn't last long.

The house becomes a awake nightmare of strange noises and strange neighbors who are only annoying enough to be creepy. As tensions within the apartment block, WoO-sung in the middle of an increasingly hotter neighborhood duration than it is accused of being the source of mysterious disorders.

Netflix has recently been on a role with many fantastic Korean content – not least, who are “squid fishing” themselves – and “Wall to Wall” looks like it could be another winner from the country.

Pay attention Netflix From July 18th

'I love you forever (HBO Max)

The genre of romantic comedy is often calming, but also quite formula. Many entries fall into predictable patterns and rely on classic tropics. In steps “I love you forever”, which aims to be a “subversive” view of a story of “Girl meets Boy”.

The film was premiered in the cinemas at the beginning of this year and was largely well received by critics. At the moment it considers a score of 80% for rotting tomatoes, with critics praising it for sound shifts and the balance of the comedic moments and dramatic beats. It now looks worth streaming streams because it matters HBO Max.

At the center of this (anti) love story is Mackenzie (Sofia Black-d'elia), a 25-year-old law student, whose love life is a blurring of connections without really obliged. But when she meets a good -looking journalist named Finn (Ray Nicholson), she is ready to give the right love a shot.

However, the honeymoon phase cannot take forever, and since its relationship is becoming increasingly turbulan, Mackenzie Finn's darker side has to confront and consider whether “Love True” can actually exist or whether it is just the stuff of fairy tales and Sappy-ROM coms.

Pay attention HBO Max From July 18th

“The evaluation” (Hulu)

“The evaluation” only deserved my interest from its leading stars.

Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander and Himesh Patel are quite a trio and factor in his strong reception with a 92% audience assessment in rotten tomatoes and a “certified” review of critics it looks as if Hulu has a hit with this sci-fi thriller thriller set in a thistopian.

The feature film debut of director Fleur Fortuné focuses on Mia (Olsen) and Aaryan (Patel), a couple that hopes to get a child, but in this alternative reality the children require the government's consent. The resources are limited, so reproduction is controlled by the state rather than a question of personal decision.

In stages Virginia (Vikander), a state expert who moves into Mia and Aaryan's house for seven days, in which she will assess her suitability as parents. What you hope is becoming a simple process increasingly nightmare because you are forced to question society around you, and even the foundations of what it means to be human.

It sounds like a fascinating science fiction yarn, and I can't wait to stream when it comes to Hulu this weekend.

Pay attention Hulu From July 19th

'Bride hard' (pvod)

Rebel Wilson plays in “Bride Hard, a rough comedy about a unruly bridal party. No, it is not seriously late in the” Bridesmaid “from 2011. Instead, it is a mixture of raunchy humor and no-holds-bared action, which also contains Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky and Oscar-Winner Da'vine Joy Randolph.

There are enough elements on paper to believe that “bride hard” is worth a trip on the corridor, but the critical reception is less than outstanding. The film currently has a miserable 15% for Rotten tomatoes, so I doubt that this comedy, which Simon West, is worth the rental fee.

If the bad reviews have not turned off, the core is: Sam (Wilson) is a secret agent and also the honorary girls for the upcoming wedding of their best friend from childhood (camp). But after she blown up the bridal obligations to save the world, it has been downgraded only A bridesmaid.

However, your shot in redemption takes place quickly when armed mercenaries spoil the big day, and only Sam can lose it. Just consider this for Rebel Wilson Superfans.

Buy or rent Amazon From July 18th

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