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What to watch on Neon, Netflix, and other streaming services right now
The best new releases to hit streaming services over the past week.


Rosamund Pike is a devilish delight in comic thriller I Care a Lot
I Care a Lot would be devastating if it wasn’t so shrewd and entertaining.


New to NZ streaming services this February
February? More like FAB-rurary.


Four 20th century legends come together in One Night in Miami
Cassius Clay, Malcolm X, Jim Brown, and Sam Cooke share a night of civil rights soul-searching and infighting.


Time-loop rom-com Palm Springs is one of the year’s best comedies
Now (finally) streaming in Aotearoa, Palm Springs turns the time-loop genre on its head.


Nick Frost and Simon Pegg’s new show Truth Seekers will satisfy fans
Like Shaun of The Dead, the supernatural elements are treated seriously, ie pretty scary


A new Borat movie’s coming! Here’s where you can see it
Watch the trailer and see Borat Subsequent Moviefilm later this month.


Utopia is a watchable conspiracy thriller with a coincidental pandemic plot
Gone Girl author Gillian Flynn reworks the paranoid UK original.


How to watch Walking Dead spinoff World Beyond in NZ
If you’re reading this, you must be peckish for another zombie fix.


Why The Boys is the best superhero property since Endgame
Two Kiwi screen legends lead a show that feels like a rebellious act of defiance.


Hijack pic 7500 is a career high for Joseph Gordon-Levitt
A must-watch for fans of single-setting suspense flicks.


The best VHS-era cult classics on Prime Video
The Prime Video vaults hold some unexpected viewing treasures, as Aaron Yap discovers.


The Vast of Night’s engrossing enigma gives way to over-familiarity
1950s-set sci-fi sees a pair discover a strange radio frequency.


Little Fires Everywhere is a well-produced drama that smoulders rather than burns
Reese Witherspoon gives another expert portrayal of an uptight fusspot.


Back this week, Bosch is the most consistent detective drama on telly
Detective Harry Bosch is back in the go-to comfort show bearing his name.


The 20 best horrors to stream and scream to
There’s something streaming for every horror mood.


A journo is Jean-Luc’s first adversary in the very promising Picard
Gotcha journalism shakes the old fave out of melancholy in new Star Trek show.


Amazon’s Lord Of The Rings series casts its lead villain
Game Of Thrones actor Joseph Mawle to play a mystery bad guy in the fantasy epic

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