The 9 best movies new to Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu: August 2022

August is right here, are you able to consider it? Wow! This month’s crop of latest films being added to streaming contains such beloved favorites as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy, Alex Garland’s cerebral sci-fi debut Ex Machina, Jim Jarmusch’s Ghost Canine, and way more.

Listed here are the 9 of the very best films new to streaming platforms in August 2022.

Constantine

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This pre-DC Universe DC film is a supernatural neo-noir, with pre-John Wick Keanu Reeves as a really dour John Constantine. Made very a lot within the type of an previous detective thriller (however with supernatural parts), Constantine is a campy enjoyable time with an ideal solid (Reeves is joined by Rachel Weisz, Tilda Swinton, and Peter Stormare, amongst others) and quite a lot of foolish visible gags. —Pete Volk

Constantine is obtainable to stream on Netflix.

Ex Machina

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Domhnall Gleeson stars in Alex Garland’s directorial debut Ex Machina as Caleb, a younger programmer who wins the prospect to spend per week with Nathan (Oscar Isaac), an elusive tech CEO, at his luxurious and remoted compound. Upon arrival, Caleb agrees to develop into the important thing participant of Nathan’s newest enterprise: a Turing take a look at to gauge the intelligence of Ava (Alicia Vikander), a complicated humanoid robotic. A glossy, slow-burn sci-fi thriller that probes on the intersection of consciousness, gender, and energy, Ex Machina is a exceptional movie and simply ranks as one of the crucial noteworthy sci-fi movies of 2010s. —Toussaint Egan

Ex Machina is obtainable to stream on HBO Max.

Ghost Canine: The Approach of the Samurai

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This terrific crime drama from Jim Jarmusch follows a hitman (Forest Whitaker) nicknamed “Ghost Canine” who sees himself as a modern-day samurai and lives by the code in Hagakure (also referred to as The Guide of the Samurai). Whereas residing in a contemporary American setting, he doesn’t use fashionable know-how (he communicates by pigeons) and is mysterious even to these he works with. When Ghost Canine is employed to kill a gangster however leaves an harmless bystander alive, a success is put out on his life as a substitute.

Whitaker is terrific within the main function, and Jarmusch’s script and path are pitch-perfect. However Ghost Canine actually soars due to the rating — the primary film soundtrack to be produced by the RZA. –PV

Ghost Canine: Approach of the Samurai is obtainable to stream on HBO Max.

Locke

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A contained thriller set completely in a automobile, Locke follows development foreman Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) as he drives from Birmingham to London the night time earlier than a giant mission. Locke, who’s married with youngsters, learns the girl he’s having an affair with is about to have their youngster. As he drives throughout the nation to affix her, he juggles conversations on the cellphone with enterprise associates and relations. A grasp class of a efficiency by Hardy, who’s the one actor proven on display, Locke is a powerful feat of economical filmmaking by director Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders). —PV

Locke is obtainable to stream on HBO Max.

Man on Fireplace

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I can’t communicate extremely sufficient about Man on Fireplace. The 2004 movie starring Denzel Washington as a former CIA agent turned bodyguard for a 9-year-old lady in Mexico Metropolis discovered Tony Scott on the peak of his skills, delivering a brutal, explosive, and emotional motion thriller a few man’s quest for redemption and his surrogate love for his cost. With a blistering scoring by Harry Gregson-Williams and Lisa Gerrard, intense motion and violence, and an achingly lovely denouement, Man on Fireplace is an totally electrifying watch. —TE

Man on Fireplace is obtainable to stream on Hulu.

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man Trilogy

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Three of the very best Marvel films ever made make their method to Netflix and Hulu. Sure, I mentioned three.

With Sam Raimi’s newest Marvel film out and new Spider-Man films showing left and proper, we’ve talked fairly a bit at Polygon about our love of his unique trilogy of Spider-Man films. With wonderful use of Raimi’s horror background, an ideal solid with terrific villainous performances, and a robust ethical middle, it’s onerous to beat.

I’ll fortunately be part of the lots in praising the primary two films, that are each wonderful, however I’d wish to take a second to reward the third entry. It’s messy, positive, however in a very fascinating manner (if you may get previous the third act or all of the Topher Grace as Venom stuff). In Spider-Man 3, the successes of the primary two films get to Peter’s head, leaving him as an insufficient Spidey and, most significantly, a really shitty boyfriend to Mary-Jane. A lot of this film is about what it means to be a gift associate, one thing Peter fails terribly at. In the event you’re one of many many individuals who thinks this film is just a blight on the franchise, I encourage you to present it one other go. And hey, even for those who nonetheless don’t prefer it, the opposite two films at the moment are proper there so that you can boot up on Netflix at any time. —PV

Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy is obtainable to stream on Netflix and Hulu.

Thief

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The late, nice James Caan (The Godfather) stars in Michael Mann’s 1981 neo-noir heist thriller Thief as Frank, an ex-con {and professional} safecracker seeking to go straight and begin a household. Sadly for him, Frank is denied his share of his newest heist, forcing him to simply accept an task from the Mob so as to break even. With a phenomenal synth rating by Tangerine Dream, dazzling nighttime cinematography by Donald Thorin, and an iconic and emotionally nuanced efficiency by Caan, Thief is a stone-cold stunner and a gem within the crown of one of many best administrators working right this moment. Finish of blurb. —TE

Thief is obtainable to stream on Prime Video.