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The Horror Film Weapons, the most recent terror flick from the hit film Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, drew large audiences as fans flocked to theaters to share the gasps and laughs in this unsettling and shockingly comedic tale of residents looking for answers after 17 children disappear. Currently available the movie on HBO Max. Genre enthusiasts can also catch Mercedes Bryce Morgan’s over-the-top horror film Bone Lake on digital rental and Michelle Garza Cervera’s reimagining of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle on the streaming service.

A House of Dynamite, a highly suspenseful doomsday story from renowned director Kathryn Bigelow, explodes onto the streaming giant. Alternatively, stay in and see the adaptation of the author's futuristic story The Long Walk on digital platforms.

Below is a summary of the highly anticipated fresh titles on online services, including the major and acclaimed cinematic releases you can watch at home.

New on Netflix

Kathryn Bigelow's Latest

• Category: Doomsday drama
• Length: 1h 52m
• Director: A celebrated filmmaker
• Featuring: Notable actors

Academy Award winner Kathryn Bigelow is renowned for gripping, issue-driven stories like The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty, and she takes it further with worldwide nuclear conflict in A House of Dynamite. After one unattributed nuclear missile is spotted approaching the continental U.S., all of the American military’s contingency plans are challenged as they attempt to determine how to take action.

New on AMC Plus

Descendent

• Genre: Futuristic drama
• Duration: 1h 32m
• Helmed by: A talented creator
• Starring: Ross Marquand, Sarah Bolger

The protagonist Sean (Ross Marquand) is preparing for parenthood when he finds himself hospitalized, apparently after a fall off the school building's top where he is employed as a guard. But Sean is convinced he was actually abducted by aliens and grows fixated on safeguarding his loved ones from the invaders.

Fresh on HBO Max

Zach Cregger's Film

• Category: Horror mystery
• Length: Over two hours
• Director: Zach Cregger
• Cast: Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich

A small community is divided by the enigma of what happened to 17 children from the same third-grade class who rose simultaneously in the dark and vanished without a trace. Barbarian director Zach Cregger tracks the viewpoints of several individuals seeking the truth in this emotionally rich and deeply disturbing cinematic work.

The questions with a complex puzzle are always how the plot's energy can be maintained, and if the experience is in the end valuable. Fundamentally, Weapons pays off big time. When the conclusion unfolds, it feels both inevitable and delightfully fresh, excellently paced to counter potential criticisms of “That’s it?”. Yet as the horror-movie high, there are unresolved issues about the specific purpose the narrative needed a multiple-POV ensemble approach.

Latest Hulu Releases

The Thriller Remake

• Type: Terrifying drama
• Helmed by: Michelle Garza Cervera
• Cast: Notable performers

Following her exploration of the terrors of expecting with her directorial debut Huesera, the director takes on the nightmare of finding reliable childcare with a new version of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 thriller. Polly (Maika Monroe) is a affluent parent who hires a new nanny (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but discovers she is unaware who she’s invited in.

The Unholy Trinity

• Type: Frontier story
• Run time: 93 minutes
• Helmed by: The director
• Featuring: Pierce Brosnan, Samuel L. Jackson, Tim Daly

Main character Henry (a performer) heads to Trinity, Montana after his dad is killed and winds up caught between the peace officer (a familiar star) and a persuasive bandit (the renowned actor) searching for the treasure he was involved in taking. He needs to pick which side he’s on through a sequence of gunfights that risk destroying the town.

Fresh Digital Rentals

The Action Film Afterburn

• Type: Dystopian adventure
• Run time: Nearly two hours
• Filmmaker: The director
• Featuring: Notable performers

Global society has collapsed after a huge solar event wiped out technology across the globe. The self-appointed King of England (a renowned star) hires Jake (the performer) to gather humanity’s greatest treasures as he works to bring back structure. But retrieving the famous painting in France proves to be a highly risky mission.

Mercedes Bryce Morgan's Film

• Genre: Erotic thriller
• Run time: 1h 34m
• Filmmaker: Mercedes Bryce Morgan
• Starring: A talented cast

Creator Mercedes Bryce Morgan aimed to ensure no one considered it a straight thriller. The exaggerated, violent feature tracks a pair whose retreat is interrupted by two others who strain their connection by promoting cheating. But the risks go beyond romance – the puzzling visitors are also homicidal maniacs.

The Documentary

• Category: Non-fiction film
• Length: 102 minutes
• Director: {Alexandre O. Philippe|