The best new movies to stream this weekend (January 30)

Streaming ain’t easy. Sure, if you’re a cinephile, practically every movie you could ever want to watch is at your fingertips. But therein lies the problem: knowing what’s out there, and where to find it, can become overwhelming. Here, we’re doing the hard work for you, by cutting through the clutter and getting straight to the best new movies available to watch right now. Here are the four must-watch movies hitting streaming services this weekend. 

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1. If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (HBO Max)

Who knows what happened to its wide release, but at least more people finally get to see what earned Rose Byrne her Oscar nomination. She’s a more-or-less single mom coming unglued as her house falls apart and her daughter suffers from an unknown medical condition. Conan O’Brien co-stars as her therapist, while the ascendant rapper-turned-actor ASAP Rocky builds off his impressive showing in Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest. ‘Uncut Gems for mothers’ is how some have described it, which should get every parent hyperventilating before even pressing play. Read Time Out’s review.

Watch If I Had Legs I’d Kick You now on HBO Max

2. Peter Hujar's Day (Criterion Channel)

Not a biopic, exactly, but Ira Sachs’ portrait of photographer Peter Hujar says more about the life of an artist underappreciated in his day than any cradle-to-grave Wikipedia summary. It’s effectively a feature-length interview, with the great Ben Whishaw as the eponymous shutterbug chatting up writer friend Linda Rosenkrantz (Rebecca Hall) in a New York apartment in 1974 about his insecurities, career choices and mingling in the city’s then-vibrant arts scene. Based on an actual transcript uncovered in Hujar’s archives, it’s a fascinating document that holds attention nearly through Whishaw’s presence alone. Read Time Out’s review.

Watch Peter Hujar’s Day now on Criterion Channel

3. Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight (Netflix)

Based on journalist Alexandra Fuller’s memoir of growing up in Zimbabwe, director Embeth Davidtz dives into some difficult subjects in her debut feature. Set during the civil war that tore apart the country formerly known as Rhodesia, it’s told through the eyes of an 8-year-old nicknamed Bobo as she grapples with generational racism and the idea of the kind of people her parents are not meeting reality. Heady stuff, but Fuller handles it with intelligence, while Lexi Venter is wonderful as the young protagonist.

Watch Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight now on Netflix

4. The Wrecking Crew (Prime Video)

Finally, Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista play brothers. How did it take so long for someone to come up with that meaty pairing? Falling distinctly into the Heads of State zone of an brainless action-comedy that nonetheless sort of works thanks to the chemistry of its stars, it finds the duo of estranged half-siblings forming an uneasy alliance in order to avenge their shared father’s murder. A simple premise outfitted with winking one-liners and explosive set pieces: what more could you want on a do-nothing, think-nothing Friday night?

Watch The Wrecking Crew now on Prime Video 

5. Tin Soldier (Hulu)

It’s a massive red flag when a movie starring Scott Eastwood, Jamie Foxx and Robert De Niro is made and released, yet no one seems to know it exists. Indeed, this action-thriller, from The Lincoln Lawyer director Brad Furman, sat on the shelf for three years before getting unceremoniously dropped on streaming and savaged by critics. Why are we mentioning it here? Well, it’s early February – there ain’t much out there. But aren’t you morbidly curious to see how a movie with that cast can be so bad?

Watch Tin Soldier now on Hulu