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Director Yoshiyuki Momose, who has been involved in Studio Ghibli classics such as Spirited Away and Porco Rosso, offers a new adventure story with this cartoon favorite.
The Imaginary centers on Rudger, a blond boy who is the faithful imaginary friend of a mischievous little woman named Aguyda. Together, you can delight in all kinds of ordinary adventures. But when a boy starts snooping around, seeking loans from Rudger, the boy will have to rely on his new “imaginary” paintings to get back to Aguyda and save her from feelings so wonderful they could swallow him whole. . Featuring voice paintings by Louie Rudge-Buchanan, Evie Kiszel, Hayley Atwell, Sky Katz, Jeremy Swift, Kal Penn, LeVar Burton, Jane Singer, Ruby Barnhill, Roger Craig Smith, Courtenay Taylor, and Miles Nibbe, this Netflix original is also captivating because its visuals are stunning. — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor
How to watch: The Imaginary debuts on Netflix on July 5.
Let’s go back to 1985, when some of the biggest names in music (Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Willie Nelson, Bette Midler, Bob Dylan, Ray Charles, and many more) came together for a charity. in the hope of creating a better world.
Focusing on interviews with the artists and technicians who created the charity “We Are the World” together, this captivating documentary is full of striking anecdotes, highly spiced phrases and even heartbreak. (You deserved better, Sheila E!). Many of the interviewees offer laughter and reflection, Lionel Richie, who also produced the documentary, proves that he is the MVP, offering only a lot of context, but also stellar impressions of Michael Jackson and his exotic pets. * — K. P.
How to watch: Pop’s biggest night is now streaming on Netflix.
Charlie Kaufman, the brilliant but twisted mind movies like Being John Malkovich, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and I’m Thinking of Ending Things, tried to get into the family in 2024 with Orion and the Dark.
Centered on a fearful 11-year-old boy (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), this adaptation of Emma Yarlett’s children’s book follows Orion on an adventure well beyond bedtime, when the Darkness he feared comes out of hiding and appears. Global with the creatures of the night and see the wonders that can happen as you face what scares you. An animated adventure about the anxieties of young people and their adults, Orion and the Dark is a seductive and spooky wonder for all ages. But maybe don’t look at it right before bed. It’s not fuel for nightmares, but it’s so surreal that it can play with your dreams!— K. P.
How to watch: Orion and the Darkness is now streaming on Netflix.
This new documentary from Oscar-nominated writer-director Yance Ford (Strong Island) examines the history of policing in the United States, from its roots in border militias, slave patrols, and scabs to the symbiotic relationships between fashionable police and the military. , the killing of George Floyd, and Biden’s “fund the police” narrative. Ford’s deft direction, extensive archival footage, and voiceover asking the audience to be curious, if not downright skeptical about who the police serve and protect, make this viewing vital. The educational interviews correspond to time spent with Minneapolis police detective Charlie Adams, who seems considerate and deeply empathetic.
While it’s not a particularly simple watch, Ford is particularly aware of how it can affect viewers. (Seeing photographs of a murdered person, despite what social networks may make you think, is not your responsibility and is traumatic). As he told Netflix: “We choose to be difficult to understand the murder of George Floyd in a way that completely erases Mr. Floyd, but also as a result,” highlight the police officer and the other two people who asked him to investigate. The pulse of M. Floyd. De that way, one of the things they gave us was to concentrate on the accomplices. The murder of Mr. Floyd and who had the authority to interfere but chose not to. He is this kind of genius in filmmaking and editing. (kudos to co-writer and editor Ian Olds) who makes Power a must-see. — Jenni Miller, contributing editor
How to watch: Power is now streaming on Netflix.
When Adam Sandler joins Netflix, the effects are deliberately silly comedies like Hubie Halloween, The Do-Over, and the notorious western The Ridiculous 6. But Sandman has been on a roll recently, with a smooth transition to adulthood. You’re not so invited to My Bat Mitzvah, starring his real daughters; the captivating animated musical Leo; and this weird, bittersweet sci-fi drama about an unhappy astronaut and a giant space spider voiced by Paul Dano.
Directed by Johan Renck and written by Jaroslav Kalfar and Colthrough Day, Spaceman stars Sandler as Czech astronaut Jakub Prochazka, who has been on a solo project for six months, while his pregnant wife (The Maestro’s Carey Mulligan) is back on Earth and seriously contemplates getting rid of her frequently—an area stick. Enter Hanus, a giant talking space spider who loves the buzz of the bathroom, the taste of Nutella and gives life advice to his “skinny human” friend. The space man is as unexpected as he is surreal and strangely charming. — K. P.
How to watch: Spaceman is now streaming on Netflix.
She’s a young lady. She’s in trouble. She can take care of that. Have a wonderful day. Millie Bobthrough Brown delivers one of her most productive performances yet in Damsel, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo’s film about a princess named Elodie, who, however, is taken to a dragon’s lair via her incredibly cool prince spouse (Nick Robinson) on her wedding day. It seems like a rather frivolous premise and ends up being a surprising survival movie.
There will be plenty of surprises as Elodie fights to escape the cave only dressed as an apparatus and solves the mystery of why she was thrown there in the first place. Robin Wright and Angela Bassett are impeccable as the bloodless Queen Elizabeth and Elodie. dear mother-in-law, Lady Bayford, respectively. As Belen Edwards wrote in her review: “Yes, Damsel is not like most other fairy tales. But with its combination of dark fantasy and empowering themes, it makes for a captivating story that’s a lot of fun to experience. ” —Shannon Connellan, British editor
How to watch: Damsel is now streaming on Netflix.
Netflix’s True Crimes segment is so broad that it can be difficult to recover treasures from the trash. For every Amanda Knox, there are plenty of unpleasant options. Thankfully, Amanda Knox maker Stephen Robert Morse teamed up with Class Action Park director Seth Porges for this curious biological documentary about a bank robber, How to Rob a Bank.
Brought to life through animated re-enactments, newsreels, videos of houses and a multitude of interviews, this documentary unveils the stranger-than-fiction story of a bank robber known to the police as “Hollywood”. This was because she had a predilection for modeling. her video crimes (chief among them, Point Break) and used prosthetic makeup to effectively disguise her face. But who was the guy with this mysticism? Speaking with the cops who chased him, as well as his circle of family and friends who loved him, How to Robb a Bank explores this complex question with troubling results.
How to watch: How to rob a bank is now streaming on Netflix.
Richard Linklater and Glen Powell reunite for Hit Man, a romantic comedy that kills in every sense of the word.
Powell plays Gary Johnson, a school teacher whose role as an undercover hitman leads to an unforeseen encounter with future client Madison (Adria Arjona de Andor). The couple’s connection (and electrifying chemistry) triggers a delightful play of false identities, reinvention, and a twisted love that oscillates between hilarious, exciting, and sexy at any moment. Oh, who am I kidding, it’s all three at once!* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter
How to watch: Hit Man is now streaming on Netflix.
Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya’s film The Kitchen is more than a sci-fi drama set in near-future London; It is a sharp observation about privatization and oppression, police brutality and the strength of network resistance. It’s also Kaluuya’s first film, and quite a spectacle.
Protagonists Izi (Top Boy star Kane Robinson) and Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman) live in the titular network known as The Kitchen, the last bastion of independent housing in London. Plagued by brutal police raids and fur resources, the network is under constant threat. It is a cautionary tale, brilliantly filmed, magnificently acted, and all too real.
How to watch: The Kitchen is now streaming on Netflix.
Kristy Puchko is the film editor of Mashable. Based in New York City, she is an established film critic and entertainment journalist, who has traveled around the world on assignments, covered a variety of film festivals, co-hosted film education podcasts, interviewed a wide diversity of artists and filmmakers, and invited her to paintings published in RogerEbert. com, Vanity Fair, and The Guardian. A member of the Critics Choice Association and GALECA, as well as a Top Critic on Rotten Tomatoes, Kristy’s number one is in movies. , is also known to arise from television, podcasts, and board games. You can follow her on Twitter.