Greetings, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, American Fiction, the Oscar-nominated comedy drama starring Westworld’s Jeffrey Wright, is available to purchase on VOD. That’s not...
Lush’s Saltburn-themed bath bomb goes all-in on suggesting you lick some bathwater
As the Dune 2 popcorn bucket and the Talk to Me smoking bowl prove, movie tie-in products are getting more and more ridiculous in the best way. Cosmetic retailer Lush has released a limited-edition bath bomb for U.K. shoppers only (sorry, Americans) called “Saltbomb.” It’s clearly inspired by Emerald Fennell’s...
Magic Mike’s Last Dance coming to Netflix makes it easy to watch its one great scene
A version of this essay originally ran in conjunction with Magic Mike’s Last Dance’s arrival on digital streaming. It has been updated and reposted in conjunction with the film’s arrival on Netflix. Compared to 2015’s Magic Mike XXL, Steven Soderbergh’s sequel, Magic Mike’s Last Dance, was a box-office whiff. The...
If you liked Hazbin Hotel, here’s what you should watch next
Hazbin Hotel’s frenetic first season finished up on Friday, with a dozen reveals and dangling plot threads, all primed for a second season. The devilish comedy comes from creator Vivienne Medrano, who first posted the pilot episode on her YouTube channel, and follows Charlie, the princess of Hell, who opens...
2023’s queasiest, most discussable documentary is on Netflix now
Back in 2016, New Zealand journalist David Farrier turned a small obsession into a huge hit with his documentary Tickled, a deeply surprising look at the supposed sport of professional endurance tickling. What started as a quirky lifestyle article on a few online videos featuring young, athletic men being tied...
Matthew Vaughn is out to turn Argylle’s post-credits scene into a franchise
Matthew Vaughn’s new spy romp Argylle delights in crashing two fictional layers together: The world of spy novelist Elly Conway (Bryce Dallas Howard) and the world inhabited by her creation, the James Bond-like Aubrey Argylle (Henry Cavill), blend into each other until audiences don’t know what’s real and which way...
There’s bleak — and then there’s Netflix’s Nazi occupation thriller, Will
Will, Netflix’s imported Belgian movie about the moral impossibility of life under Nazi occupation during World War II, announces itself with shocking bluntness. Within its first 10 minutes, it’s made clear that co-writer and director Tim Mielants intends to confront the grisly horrors of the Holocaust head-on. But it’s also...
Pro gamer furry SonicFox has a cute cameo in Lil Nas X documentary
Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, a documentary about the queer pop star that made its streaming debut on Max on Jan. 27, features gaming’s most famous furry in a couple of cameos. Six-time Evo champion Dominique “SonicFox” McLean makes multiple appearances in their full fursuit, albeit with no introduction...
True Detective: Night Country is messing with us in episode 3
It seems relatively routine — some “hillbillies” scuffling in the waiting room of a hospital, calling Danvers (Jodie Foster) away from an interrogation. Navarro (Kali Reis), left behind to monitor the bedridden victim, pokes her head around the corner, craning to see the commotion. And then, behind her, the man...
The Traitors’ Dan Gheesling has one last shot to win back my respect
[Ed. note: This post contains spoilers for season 2 of the U.S. version of The Traitors through episode 5.] The Traitors season 2 has been a delight in every single aspect except one: Dan Gheesling, a Big Brother legend who looks like he’s about to be outplayed by Pilot Pete...