SCREEN CRUSADES: WEEKLY STREAMING GUIDE 8.4.23

SCREEN CRUSADES: WEEKLY STREAMING GUIDE 8.4.23

- By Nicolas Delgadillo

The finale for the Guardians of the Galaxy finally comes to Disney+, Reservation Dogs reaches its end on Hulu and more on streaming this week

The finale for the Guardians of the Galaxy finally comes to Disney+, Reservation Dogs reaches its end on Hulu and more on streaming this week

NOW STREAMING:

‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ (Disney+)

Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill must rally his team to defend the universe and protect one of their own. If the mission is not completely successful, it could possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them. The finale to one of Marvel’s greatest trilogies comes to its close – now on streaming.

‘Reservation Dogs (Season 3)’ (Hulu)

From Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers from rural Oklahoma. This season, the Rez Dogs find themselves stranded in Cali and have to figure out their way back home. Season three is full of road trips, bathroom wisdom, unexpected fathers, boarding schools, Bigfoot, rumors, revenge and healing.

‘Physical (Season 3)’ (Apple TV+)

Set in the idyllic but fragile beach paradise of sunny 1980s San Diego, Physical is a dark comedy following Sheila Rubin (Rose Byrne), a quietly tortured, seemingly dutiful housewife supporting her smart but controversial husband’s bid for state assembly. But behind closed doors, Sheila has her own darkly funny take on life she rarely lets the world see. She’s also battling a complex set of personal demons relating to her self-image… that is, until she finds release through the unlikeliest source: the world of aerobics.

‘The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 2 – Part 2)’ (Netflix)

LA’s Hottest Defense Attorney is Back for Season 2! The Lincoln Lawyer, Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), an iconoclastic idealist, runs his law practice out of the back seat of his Lincoln, as he takes on cases big and small across the expansive city of Los Angeles.

‘Heartstopper (Season 2)’ (Netflix)

With exams, a school trip to Paris and prom on the horizon, Nick, Charlie and the gang must navigate the next stages of life, love and friendship.

‘The Chi (Season 6)’ (Paramount+)

Lovers find out what happens when the honeymoon ends and real life begins, while hustlers discover that more money brings more problems. Emmett’s new business partnership puts stress on his relationship with Kiesha, Victor navigates his private life going public, and Kevin, Jake and Papa decide what kind of men they want to be, all while Douda extends his powerful reach over the South Side. The Chi fam is facing new challenges and deepening the ties that make their community much more than just a neighborhood.

‘Skinamarink’ (Hulu)

Now streaming on Hulu as well as Shudder, this viral horror sensation follows two children who wake up in the middle of the night to find their father is missing, and all the windows and doors in their home have vanished.

‘Soulcatcher’ (Netflix)

A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.

‘Breeders (Season 4)’ (Hulu)

Series four of Breeders brings the biggest parenting challenge that Paul and Ally have ever faced, as 18-year-old Luke drops a bombshell at Christmas dinner that will change everyone’s lives forever. No longer in Luke’s shadow, 16-year-old Ava experiences her own bombshell moment as she meets and immediately falls for the charismatic Holly.

‘Fatal Seduction (Volume 2)’ (Netflix)

Vuyo confronts Leonard about Brenda’s death and clarifies he isn’t sleeping with Nandi. Leonard and Nandi reconcile and reignite the passion they’ve lost. Not for long, though, as Jacob returns with a quest for vengeance.

CONTINUED WEEKLY EPISODES:

‘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. All 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 eight episodes are now streaming.

‘The Righteous Gemstones (Season 3)’ (Max)

From Danny McBride, this critically acclaimed comedy follows a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed, and charitable work. Left flailing in the wake of their patriarch Eli Gemstone’s (John Goodman) semi-retirement, Season 3 finds Jesse (McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson), and Kelvin (Adam Devine) in charge of the vast Gemstone empire. When their long-lost cousins come out of the woodwork, the siblings must work together if they want to keep the Gemstone legacy intact. An irreverent look at the lives of holy rollers, The Righteous Gemstones explores the salacious world of those who offer salvation… to the highest bidder. The first eight episodes are now streaming.

‘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. The first seven episodes are now streaming.

‘Hijack’ (Apple TV+)

Starring Idris Elba and told in real time, Hijack is a tense thriller that follows the journey of a hijacked plane as it makes its way to London over a seven-hour flight, and as authorities on the ground scramble for answers. All episodes are now streaming.

‘Warrior (Season 3)’ (Max)

Struggling under the pressure of an increased police presence, the Hop Wei search for a new lucrative way to survive. Meanwhile, as Leary grows frustrated with his limitations on the city council, the Long Zii gain powerful new connections. The first eight episodes are now streaming.

‘What We Do in the Shadows (Season 5)’ (Hulu)

What We Do in the Shadows, based on the feature film by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, documents the nightly exploits of vampire roommates Nandor (Kayvan Novak), Laszlo (Matt Berry), Nadja (Natasia Demetriou) and Colin Robinson (Mark Proksch) as they navigate the modern world of Staten Island with the help of their human familiar, Guillermo (Harvey Guillén), and their vampire bureaucrat acquaintance, The Guide (Kristen Schaal). The first five episodes are now streaming.

‘Foundation (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)

More than a century after the Season 1 finale, tension mounts throughout the galaxy. As the Cleons unravel, a vengeful queen plots to destroy Empire from within. Hari, Gaal, and Salvor discover a colony of Mentalics with special abilities that threaten to alter psychohistory itself. Meanwhile, the Foundation and Empire are on a collision course for war with the fate of humanity in the balance. The first four episodes are now streaming.

‘The Afterparty (Season 2)’ (Apple TV+)

Each episode of The Afterparty explores a different character’s account of one fateful evening, all told through the lens of popular film genres and unique visuals to match the storyteller’s perspective. In season two, a wedding is ruined when the groom is murdered and every guest is a suspect. Detective Danner (Haddish) returns to help Aniq (Sam Richardson) and Zoë (Zoe Chao) solve whodunnit by questioning family members, star-crossed lovers and business partners, and hearing each suspect’s retelling of the weekend, each with their own unique perspective and visual style. The first five episodes are now streaming.

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War (Season 2)’ (Hulu)

The final conflict between the Soul Reapers and the Quincies begins as Ywach and his army invade the Soul Society once more. Ichigo Kurosaki and his friends race to complete their training with the Royal Guard in time to help before their allies are overwhelmed. The first four episodes are now streaming.

‘Justified: City Primeval’ (Hulu)

Raylan Givens left the hollers of Kentucky and is balancing life as a U.S. Marshal with being a part-time father. A chance encounter sends him to Detroit and on a collision course with a violent sociopath and a formidable defense attorney. The first four episodes are now streaming.

‘Special Ops: Lioness’ (Paramount+)

Special Ops: Lioness, inspired by an actual US Military program, follows the life of Joe (Zoe Saldaña) while she attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the CIA’s spear in the war on terror. The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Byron Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlists an aggressive Marine Raider named Cruz (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover alongside Joe among the power brokers of State terrorism in the CIA’s efforts to thwart the next 9/11. The first three episodes are now streaming.

‘Futurama (Season 11)’ (Hulu)

Fry risks permanent insanity when he attempts to binge-watch every TV show ever made. Amy and Kif’s children emerge from an alien swamp. Bender and the crew head west to join the bitcoin mining rush. The first two episodes are now streaming.

‘Praise Petey’ (Hulu)

Petey, a New York City “it” girl, has it all until her life comes crashing down around her, but she gets a new lease on life when she “leans into” modernizing her father’s small-town cult. The first six episodes are now streaming.

Also streaming now:

Netflix – ‘Bee Movie’, ‘Coming to America’, ‘Despicable Me’, ‘Eat Pray Love’, ‘Fast & Furious (First 5)’, ‘Fatale’, ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’, ‘Friends with Benefits’, ‘It’s Complicated’, ‘Just Go With It’, ‘Lost in Translation’, ‘No Strings Attached’, ‘Non-Stop’, ‘Pawn Stars (Season 14)’, ‘Poms’, ‘Terminator: Genisys’, ‘The Furnace’, ‘The River Wild’, ‘The Wife’, ‘Tiger 24’, ‘Trauma Center’, ‘Ugly Betty’, ‘Head to Head’, ‘The Last Hours of Mario Biondo’, ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’

Hulu – ‘A Dangerous Method’, ‘The A-Team’, ‘Australia’, ‘Crush’, ‘Enemy of the State’, ‘The Hills Have Eyes’, ‘Hotel Transylvania’, ‘Jurassic Park Trilogy’, ‘Labyrinth’, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’, ‘Mortal Kombat’, ‘Phone Booth’, ‘The Punisher’, ‘Punisher: War Zone’, ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’, ‘Red’, ‘Red 2’, ‘We’re the Millers’, ‘Lollapalooza Livestream’

Max – ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street Franchise’, ‘Agent Cody Banks’, ‘Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London’, ‘American Gangster’, ‘Animal Kingdom’, ‘Annie Hall’, ‘Chernobyl Diaries’, ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes’, ‘Deadfall’, ‘Fargo’, ‘I Am Not Your Negro’, ‘Inside Job’, ‘Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday’, ‘Kill Your Darlings’, ‘King Arthur: Legend of the Sword’, ‘Leaving Las Vegas’, ‘Miss Congeniatlity’, ‘Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms’, ‘Ocean’s Eight’, ‘Ronin’, ‘Spaceballs’, ‘Spawn’, ‘Take Shelter’, ‘The Amityville Horror’, ‘The Assistant’, ‘The Bourne Ultimatum’, ‘The Dirty Dozen’, ‘The Illusionist’, ‘The Iron Giant’, ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’, ‘Twister’, ‘Wild Wild West’

Prime Video – ‘3 Idiotas’, ‘A Shot in the Dark’, ‘Amadeus’, ‘American Gigolo’, ‘Behind the Sun’, ‘Braddock: Missing in Action III’, ‘Dirty Harry’, ‘Filth’, ‘Frost/Nixon’, ‘Galaxy Quest’, ‘Gonzo’, ‘Killers’, ‘Monster’s Ball’, ‘Paranormal Activity 2’, ‘Red Dawn (2012)’, ‘Road to El Dorado’, ‘Saw Franchise’, ‘Stealth’, ‘Swordfish’, ‘The Goonies’, ‘The Many Saints of Newark’, ‘Yes Man’

Paramount+ – ‘Mixtape’, ‘Adventureland’, ‘Black Snake Moan’, ‘Dead Again’, ‘Dinner for Schmucks’, ‘Domestic Disturbance’, ‘Double Jeopardy’, ‘Downhill Racer’, ‘El Dorado’, ‘Gone Baby Gone’, ‘Indecent Proposal’, ‘Jacob’s Ladder’, ‘Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius’, ‘King Kong: 1976’, ‘Neil Young: Heart of Gold’, ‘Rudy’, ‘She’s Out of My League’, ‘She’s the Man’, ‘Shooter’, ‘Sicario’, ‘Snow Day’, ‘Sweeney Todd’, ‘TMNT 90’s Trilogy’, ‘TMNT 2007’, ‘The Color of Money’, ‘The Faculty’, ‘The Fighter’, ‘The Running Man’, ‘The Truman Show’, ‘The Uninvited’, ‘Win a Date With Todd Hamilton!’

Disney+ – ‘Farm Dreams’, ‘Rio 2’

Peacock – ‘2012’, ‘21 Jump Street’, ‘8 Mile’, ‘Admission’, ‘The Best Man’, ‘Bowfinger’, ‘Casa de mi Padre’, ‘Colombiana’, ‘Dazed and Confused’, ‘Deep Impact’, ‘Greenberg’, ‘The Interview’, ‘The Lorax’,  ‘National Lampoon’s Animal House’, ‘Neighbors’, ‘The Nutty Professor’, ‘Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps’, ‘Our Idiot Brother’, ‘Over the Hedge’, ‘R.I.P.D.’. ‘Safe House’, ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’, ‘There’s Something About Mary’, ‘Tower Heist’, ‘Wanderlust’, ‘What Happens in Vegas’, ‘Fanboys’, ‘For a Good Time, Call…’, ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’, ‘Jerry Maguire’, ‘Pineapple Express’, ‘The Replacements’, ‘Sex Drive’, ‘Ted 2’, ‘When Girls Ride’, ‘Zack and Miri Make a Porno’

COMING NEXT WEEK:

Netflix – ‘Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop’, ‘Untold: Johnny Football’, ‘Zombieverse’, ‘Marry My Dead Body’, ‘Mech Cadets’, ‘Painkiller’, ‘Heart of Stone’, ‘Pending Train’

Hulu – ‘Only Murders in the Building (Season 3)’, ‘Moving’, ‘Enys Men’, ‘Polaroid’, ‘Beautiful Disaster’, ‘Sam & Kate’

Shudder – ‘The Communion Girl’, ‘Tower: A Bright Day’, ‘Monument’

Prime Video – ‘Bones and All’, ‘The Killing Vote’, ‘2 Guns’, ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’

Paramount+ – ‘ShoBox’, ‘Never Seen Again (Season 4)’, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race (Season 15)’, ‘Superfan’, ‘Billions (Season 7)’, ‘All Up in the Biz’

Apple TV+ – ‘Strange Planet’

Disney+ – ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

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