Another week, another slew of new stream arrivals. As with most of the Roundups we publish every Friday, Latest Crop features a remarkable mix of movies and TV shows that present a big-budget studio adventure. This weekend, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad is leading the charge, coming to HBO Max to throw everything you thought you knew about comic book movies out the window (unless you already know a lot about it). Bipedal sharks yelling "name name" at every opportunity). On the other hand, there's a return to TV by Joseph Gordon-Levitt on Apple TV Plus, an autobiography of forty-year-old Val Kilmer in the works on Amazon Prime Video, and a Netflix cooking show hosted by…Paris Hilton? Now, we've rounded up 7 of the most essential movies and TV shows available to stream in the coming days.
The Suicide Squad (HBO Max)
Now in theaters and streaming on HBO Max for thirty days, James Gunn's The Suicide Squad mixes the well-honed superhero formula with a very stylish and lawless take on some of DC's most quirky characters. A sequel, but not a sequel to David's XNUMX film Yesterday, Gunn's new look for Task Force X brings together the familiar visages of Harley Quinn, Rick Flag and Captain Boomerang with the likes of Bloodsport and King Shark to finish off the amazing huge telepathic starfish. Starro. If that sounds far-fetched, that's because it is, but the film has been nearly universally praised for its riotous attitude and for (largely) correcting its predecessor's failings. It's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but in our book, The Suicide Squad is worth a look. Now free to stream for thirty days on HBO Max in the US Today's best HBO Max deals
Mr. Corman (Apple TV Plus)
Created, directed and also starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt in his first pivotal TV role since 3, Corman follows a failed musician turned fifth-grade teacher struggling to find meaning in his life. This is yet another tragic comedy series commissioned by Apple TV Plus for XNUMX (coming ahead of The Shrink Next Door in November), and judging by our review of the show, it's a terrific return to the Levitt's way and an escape help broadcast on television. . Debra Winger, Juno Temple and Hugo Weaving also star, the latter stealing their scenes on a regular basis. XNUMX of the ten episodes of Mr. Corman are free to broadcast today, and the rest will arrive in weekly installments. Now free to stream on Apple TV Plus The best Apple TV+ deals right now
Val (Amazon Prime Video US)
It's been a crazy old life for Val Kilmer. Whether he starred in blockbusters like Top Gun, Batman Forever and Heat or battled throat cancer in his fifties, the American actor's journey to stardom has been one of many ups and downs. It turns out that he recorded forty years of it. Edited to just one hundred and nine minutes, Val sees Kilmer telling the story of his "magical life" through decades of video footage, which hits Amazon Prime Video this weekend after a brief theatrical release in the US. . Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have been released on Prime Video UK, only in the US. Expect backstage shenanigans, unexpected appearances, and a few tears. Now free to stream on Amazon Prime Video US Today's best Amazon Prime deals
Cooking with Paris (Netflix)
For whatever reason, Netflix decided to commission a show where Paris Hilton cooks for her known friends. We state "cook," but it's better to apply the term loosely here. In Cooking with Paris, the shiny socialite is essentially shopping, having a celebrity over for dinner (like Kim Kardashian), and trying to create an edible meal. Supposedly, this could turn out to be good TV for some. To be fair, this has been described as "a glorious glimpse into a life lived absolutely off the ground", so maybe it's nice to be here. Now free to stream on Netflix The best Netflix deals right now
Live (Netflix)
Alive, an original animated musical produced by Sony and directed by the voices of Lin-Manuel Miranda and Gloria Estefan, is perhaps Netflix's most intellectually stimulating offering this week. Follow the colorful journey of a kinkajou, Vivo, who travels from Cuba to Miami to give a love song to an old friend. With overtones of Miranda's In the Heights and Pixar's Coco, this is clearly for those who value soundtrack over storytelling, and looks like a vibrant adventure for audiences young and old. Now free to stream on Netflix
Short season two (Disney Plus)
With Vivo on this week's list of animated adventures, Short Circuit, the pre-ordered anthology of Disney shorts, returns for a second season. Essentially it's Love, Death and Robots without all the love, death and robots, instead showing the work of the studio's experimental animators, who employ different visual styles to tell their original stories. Interestingly, anyone at Disney can submit an idea and potentially be chosen to create their short for the series, so there is indeed a ton of creativity to be found here. Now free to stream on Disney Plus The best Disney + deals of the day
Cocaine Cowboys: Kings of the City of Miami (Netflix)
Naturally, it wouldn't be the weekend without the arrival of a new Netflix featurette, and Cocaine Cowboys: The Kings Of Miami delivers all the true-to-life crime drama we've come to expect from the streamer's now-frequent exposures. It recounts the rise of drug lords from the city of Miami, Sal Magluta and Willy Falcon, who would become 2 of the most prolific coke traffickers in US history. Expect jealousy and jet skis from this 6-part series, which sounds like a good build up to the upcoming season of Narcos: Mexico. Now free to stream on Netflix