Ready to burn through bandwidth and disposable income? We’ve shuffled fresh flicks—slashers, revenge noirs, and a fountain‑chasing caper—then parked a TV chaser at the end. Skim, add, ignore at will. Just remember to hydrate between binges.
Fear Street: Prom Queen
Netflix drags R. L. Stine back to the dance floor with a ‘90s‑slasher sequel set in Shadyside High. Five prom‑court nominees start dropping faster than corsages in June, and the surviving teens must decode yearbook lore before the punch runs red. Meta jokes, killer soundtrack, and enough pastel taffeta to choke a thrift store. Where to stream: Netflix.
Vermiglio
Italian auteur Maura Delpero paints a Gothic family epic in crimson hues. A missing Renaissance masterpiece lures descendants back to their crumbling estate, where buried sins ooze through fresco cracks. Think Rebecca meets Suspiria, minus witches, plus class warfare. Where to stream: The Criterion Channel.
Locked
Bill Skarsgård and Anthony Hopkins square off inside an abandoned bank vault turned makeshift prison. One wants out; the other wants answers. Minimal square footage, maximum psychological claustrophobia. Think Panic Room if David Fincher had skipped caffeine. Where to stream: VOD
Mickey 17
Bong Joon‑ho’s clone‑heavy sci‑fi dramedy finally rents cheap. Robert Pattinson plays expendable colonist duplicates #17 and #18, while Mark Ruffalo chews scenery as a culty politician with unsettling dental work. Existential dread never looked so playful. Where to stream: Max on May 23; rentals now.
The Last Showgirl
Pamela Anderson lands a late‑career bullseye as a Vegas showgirl dumped by her revue after three decades. Gia Coppola’s intimate camera finds glitter in every wrinkle and tragedy in every feather boa. A graceful, bruised ode to performers who refuse the exit cue. Where to stream: Hulu.
The Legend of Ochi
Isaiah Saxon’s hybrid animated‑live‑action fantasy sends a young girl and her injured beast friend on a forest trek while Willem Dafoe drops bedtime‑story narration that’ll haunt yours. Lush visuals, minimal dialogue, maximal heart. Where to stream: VOD; Max in August.
Fountain of Youth
Guy Ritchie straps John Krasinski and Natalie Portman into a globe‑trotting treasure hunt for immortality’s watering hole. Quips fly, henchmen flail, Stanley Tucci monologues about maps. More swashbuckling than snatch‑buckling, but the slick momentum satisfies. Where to stream: Apple TV+.
Kim’s Video
The cult East Village video store’s 55,000‑title archive went missing; this doc charts the obsessive mission to steal it back from a Sicilian mafia town. Cinephile catnip packed with VHS nostalgia and midnight‑movie conspiracy. Where to stream: Tubi (free with ads, bless).
The Trouble With Jessica
Alan Tudyk, Rufus Sewell, and Shirley Henderson host the worst dinner party ever when a guest expires mid‑toast. Dark comedy turns darker cleanup as they debate corpse logistics over canapés. Where to stream: VOD.
Cidade Campo
Brazilian director Juliana Rojas delivers a two‑part migration folktale that slips from social realism into ghost‑story surrealism without blinking. Urban grind and rural myth bleed together like spilled coffee on red dirt. Where to stream: VOD.
The Black Sea
Crystal Moselle and Derrick B. Harden blend doc and fiction as an Oklahoma dreamer ships out to a Bulgarian resort, chasing romance and rap fame. Part fish‑out‑of‑water comedy, part sly class study, all vibes. Where to stream: Metrograph at Home.
TV Pick
Sirens
Meghann Fahey thinks her sister (Milly Alcock) has fallen under Julianne Moore’s seductive employer spell. She stages an intervention at the boss’s estate—where power games and poisoned invitations await. Dark dramedy vibes, binge‑able episodes. Streaming on Netflix.
