Samuel L. Jackson tracks down shapeshifting aliens on Disney+, a childhood fear comes to life on Shudder, and many more thrills hit streaming this week
NOW STREAMING:
‘Quicksand’ (Shudder)
Quicksand follows an American couple on the brink of divorce who travel to Colombia for a work conference. While on a hike through the rainforest, a storm causes them to become trapped in a pit of quicksand. Unable to move, it becomes a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and a venomous snake in order to escape.
‘I’m a Virgo’ (Prime Video)
A coming-of-age joyride about Cootie, a 13-foot-tall man, who escapes to experience the beauty and contradictions of the real world; he forms friendships, finds love, navigates awkward situations, and encounters his idol named The Hero.
‘Secret Invasion’ (Disney+)
Nick Fury learns of a secret invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls; Fury joins his allies, and together they race against time to thwart an imminent Skrull invasion and save humanity.
‘The Bear (Season 2)’ (Hulu)
The Bear is about food, family, the insanity of the grind, the beauty of Sense of Urgency and the steep slippery downsides. As the young chef Carmy fights to transform both The Original Beef of Chicagoland and himself, he works alongside a rough-around-the-edges kitchen crew that ultimately reveal themselves as his chosen family.
‘The Righteous Gemstones (Season 3)’ (Max)
The Righteous Gemstones tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work. When the spoiled Gemstone children finally get their wish to take control of the Church, they discover leadership is harder than they imagined and that their extravagant lifestyle comes with a heavy price.
‘Skull Island’ (Netflix)
Shipwrecked in the South Pacific, a group of explorers encounter a menagerie of fearsome creatures — including the giant ape who rules the island: Kong.
‘Swagger (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)
From NBA star Kevin Durant, filmmaker Reggie Rock Bythewood, and the team behind Friday Night Lights. A basketball prodigy must navigate a maze of pressure if he’s going to overcome the odds against him and learn what it truly means to have swagger.
‘Downey’s Dream Cars’ (Max)
Robert Downey Jr. and a team of experts restore six classic cars from Robert’s own collection to make them more eco-friendly.
‘The Stroll’ (Max)
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. they recount the violence, policing, and gentrification that led to a movement for transgender rights.
‘Infinity Pool’ (Hulu)
While staying at an isolated island resort, James (Alexander Skarsgård) and Em (Cleopatra Coleman) are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi (Mia Goth), they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you’ll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.
Read our full review of ‘Infinity Pool’
CONTINUED WEEKLY EPISODES:
‘Silo’ (Apple TV+)
In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After its sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson) starts to uncover shocking secrets and the truth about the silo. The first nine episodes are now streaming with the finale arriving next week.
‘Class of ‘09’ (Hulu)
Class of ’09 follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. Spanning multiple decades and told across interweaving timelines, the series examines the nature of justice, humanity and the choices we make that ultimately define our lives and legacy. All episodes are now streaming.
‘The Clearing’ (Hulu)
A woman must face the demons from her past in order to stop the kidnapping and coercion of innocent children in the future. The first six episodes are now streaming.
‘Deadloch’ (Prime Video)
When a local man turns up dead on the beach, two vastly different detectives are thrown together to solve the case, fastidious local senior sergeant Dulcie Collins (Kate Box) and a rough-as-guts blow-in from Darwin, senior investigator Eddie Redcliffe (Madeleine Sami) along with their overeager junior constable Abby (Nina Oyama). As the town prepares to launch the annual arts, food, and culture event—Winter Festival—the trio must put their differences aside and work together to find the killer. The first six episodes are now streaming.
‘The Crowded Room’ (Apple TV+)
The Crowded Room follows Danny Sullivan (Tom Holland), a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. A captivating thriller told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), Danny’s life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation. The first five episodes are now streaming.
‘The Idol’ (Max)
After having a nervous breakdown that caused the cancellation of her last tour, an aspiring pop star begins a complicated relationship with a self-help guru and the head of a contemporary cult. The first three episodes are now streaming.
‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 16)’ (Hulu)
Proof that rock bottom isn’t always as low as you can go, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia returns for a record-extending Sweet 16 Season. The Gang is ripping straight from the headlines as they yearn for the past and attempt to survive the year, navigating 2023 with 16 years of baggage and a few figures from their past rearing their heads. The first four episodes are now streaming.
‘Joe Pickett (Season 2)’ (Paramount+)
Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman) discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders. To solve the case and catch the killer, Joe must navigate a radical anti-hunting activist, a ghoulish set of twins living off the grid, and his own tortured past. Joe and his wife, Marybeth (Julianna Guill), discover that the murdered men weren’t as innocent as they seemed, but when they dig too deep, they are forced to go on the run and fight for their very lives. The first four episodes are now streaming.
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Season 2)’ (Paramount+)
Captain Pike (Anson Mount), Number One (Rebecca Romijn), Spock (Ethan Peck) and the rest of the Enterprise crew are back exploring strange new worlds and boldly going where no one has gone before. The first two episodes are now streaming.
Also streaming now:
Netflix – ‘Grey’s Anatomy (Season 19)’, ‘Suits’, ‘My Little Pony: The Movie’, ‘Take Care of Maya’, ‘Break Point (Part 2)’, ‘The UnXplained with William Shatner (Season 2)’, ‘Glamorous’, ‘Let’s Get Divorced’, ‘Sleeping Dog’, ‘Catching Killers (Season 3)’, ‘iNumber Number: Jozi Gold’, ‘King of Clones’, ‘On the Line: The William Richards Story’, ‘The Perfect Find’
Hulu – ‘Trigun Stampede’, ‘Wildflower’
Shudder – ‘Baskin’
Max – ‘And Just Like That… (Season 2)’
Prime Video – ‘Armageddon Time’, ‘Selma’, ‘American Sniper’, ‘That Peter Crouch Film’
Paramount+ – ‘FBI True (Season 3)’
Disney+ – ‘Extraordinary Birder’, ‘World’s Best’
Apple TV+ – ‘Carpool Karaoke: The Series’
COMING NEXT WEEK:
Netflix – ‘The Imitation Game’, ‘The Price of Glory’, ‘Delete’, ‘Eldorado: Everything the Nazis Hate’, ‘Hoarders (Season 13)’, ‘Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators’, ‘Run Rabbit Run’, ‘The Witcher (Season 3 – Volume 1)’, ‘Alone (Season 9)’, ‘Annihilation’, ‘Nimona’, ‘Is It Cake, Too? (Season 2)’
Hulu – ‘Barbarian’, ‘Claim to Fame (Season 2)’, ‘Guns Akimbo’, ‘Burial’, ‘Linoleum’, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’
Shudder – ‘Children of the Corn’, ‘Home Movie’
Max – ‘Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham’, ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’, ‘Ten Year Old Tom (Season 2)’, ‘Warrior (Season 3)’
Prime Video – ‘Project Almanac’, ‘M3GAN’, ‘The Gambler’, ‘Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan (Season 4)’, ‘Hot Tub Time Machine 2’, ‘The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water’, ‘What If’
Paramount+ – ‘Beavis and Butt-Head Classics’, ‘Bruce Springsteen – Wings for Wheels: The Making of Born to Run’, ‘Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Live in New York City’, ‘Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concert’
Disney+ – ‘Home Improvement’, ‘Home in the Wild’
Apple TV+ – ‘Hijack’
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