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Spooky season is over, which means it’s officially Mariah Carey season. It also means streaming services are already loading up on Christmas movies. On pure principle, they’ll be omitted here — Santa doesn’t need a full two months of our attention. Also, while not a movie, worth noting that season two of The Vince Staples Show premieres on November 6th. The first season is funny, surreal, and just an absolute blast. I’ve got high hopes for season two. Here’s the best movies coming to streaming this week.
HBO Max
Eddington — Ari Aster’s latest just further proves that he is a master at making people squirm. It’s tense, awkward, and laugh-out-loud funny. RIYL: No Country for Old Men, the British Office, on-the-nose political satire.
Hellboy — Guillermo del Toro’s comic book romp is well worth a watch. It’s a little slower-paced than other comic movies of the time, but that’s part of why it holds up 20 years later.
Beasts of the Southern Wild — A visually wild tear-jerker that looks like it cost at least 10 times as much to make as it did. That a movie that looks this good could be made for just $1.8 million should make most of Hollywood feel ashamed.
Netflix
Baby Driver — The story isn’t particularly complicated, but the soundtrack crushes, and the stunt work is second to none. Baby Driver has, perhaps, the highest concentration of high-quality car chases per-minute in all of cinema.
Judas and the Black Messiah — The betrayal of Black Panther chairman Fred Hampton isn’t an easy subject to tackle on film. But the incredible cast featuring Daniel Kaluuya, LaKeith Stanfield, and Jesse Plemons delivers pitch-perfect performances.
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