The spooky season is upon us, and the best streaming services are delivering a steady stream of great new films to kick off the fall season But with so many films on offer, it's no small task to narrow down what to watch
So let us do the work for you We have carefully selected a mix of old and new films for everyone to add to your viewing list this weekend At the top of the list is Stephen King's classic vampire tale “Salem's Lot” coming to Max, and Marvel's blockbuster “Deadpool & Wolverine” on Video on Demand In addition, Netflix has a new poignant coming-of-age story, “We Grown Now,” Hulu has the neo-noir crime thriller “Blood for Dust,” starring Kit Harington and Scoot McNairy, and one of the best horror films of the past decade, “It Follows” coming to Tubi
Here are our top picks for what to watch this weekend on streaming
“Salem's Lot,” the latest film adaptation of Stephen King's classic horror novel, is an intriguing look at vampires that uses lore such as Bram Stoker's “Dracula” to explore the slow death of small-town America The film has been on a cursed production journey, first announced for 2019 but delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, its theatrical debut further delayed, and now finally streaming premiere in the US at MaxWhen writer Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem Lot to find inspiration for his next novel, he finds himself in the midst of a nightmare When he learns that his hometown has fallen prey to bloodthirsty vampires, he unites with the locals in an attempt to save what remains of his beloved community before it is too late
Watch Now on Max
The Merc with a Mouth returns in the MCU's first official venture In “Deadpool & Wolverine,” the retired and listless Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is drawn back into the world of superheroes when the Time Variance Authority attacks his birthday party and recruits him to help protect the multiverse
This causes Deadpool to cross the multiverse to reunite with his old comrade Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in order to save his universe from extinction Packed with fourth-wall-breaking jokes, bloody action scenes, and cameo appearances, “Deadpool & Wolverine” was a huge success at the box office and a timely reminder of the enduring appeal of the superhero genre
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“Hala” director Minhal Baig returns with an unflinching but heartfelt coming-of-age story about the realities of growing up in poverty, set in 1990s Chicago, where elementary school best friends Malik (Blake Cameron James) and Eric (Gian Knight Ramirez), and their tight-knit family, as they spend their childhoods in the residential neighborhood of Cabrini Green
They spend their days making up games, jumping on old piles of mattresses and finding constellations through mold and cracks in the ceiling, when a seven-year-old classmate is the victim of a school shooting and the threat of an illegal and inhuman police raid looms
Watch Now on Netflix
If you're in the mood for a neo-noir crime thriller, “Blood Turns to Dust” ventures into familiar territory but manages to impress with a great cast and solid direction Directed by Rod Blackhurst from a screenplay by David Ebeltoft, Scoot McNairy plays Cliff, a traveling salesman who has just lost his job
Ricky, played by Kit Harrington, is an old co-worker and gun dealer who convinces a desperate Cliff to use his former traveling salesman cover to smuggle contraband for a local gang After Ricky massacres everyone in a turf war, routine interactions go awry and the duo is thrust into a fight for survival
Watch Now on Hulu
One of the most acclaimed horror films of the past decade, “It Follows” comes to one of the best free streaming services for the spooky season The story is simple and terrifying: a supernatural entity relentlessly stalks its victims
But instead of hiding under a bed or lurking in the corner of a room, the monster follows anyone under the sun in disguise This makes the film's gorgeous wide shots so tense that one feels as if one is watching every background figure with eagle eyes The only way to escape this curse is to have sex with another person and transfer the nightmare, and it is that impossible choice that protagonist Jay (Maika Monroe) faces
Watch now on Tubi
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