By Rashmi Goel
Streaming video has turned our living rooms into an endless video store with a truly bewildering array of options to peruse. Netflix alone has thousands of titles, taking in everything from rom-coms to action movies, TV shows and documentaries; and that can be a problem. It’s called the paradox of choice; faced with an endless array of options, people freeze up. Before you know it, you’ve spent an hour scrolling through the possible choices, and you’ve run out of time to watch a movie. Just Chill, here is the list of the top most popular movies that are being watched right now:
The Weekend Away
It is based on Sarah Alderson's 2020 novel of the same name, The Weekend Away, which is directed by Kim Farrant from a screenplay by Sarah Alderson. Beth flies to Croatia with her best friend Kate for a holiday. She confides that her marriage has hit a snag and she is unsure of what to do. Kate suggests they go out for the night and hook up. As Beth wakes up the following morning, she is unsure of what happened the previous night. The police and her husband Rob are indifferent. Only Zain, the taxi driver who drove them to the club, is willing to help. In Beth's company, the men from the club are discovered to be Kate's hired escorts, and the purse and phone are recovered. Yet, they are con men who drug and rob the women they service. When Beth returns to the police, they launch an official investigation. Upon his arrival, Rob suspects Zain. The body of Kate is found soon after. The text messages between Rob and Kate found on Beth's phone reveal an affair between them. Beth is taken into custody as the police's new primary suspect. Kate and Beth both had drugs in their systems, as Beth suspected due to her memory loss, and she insists she had been drugged. They interview the escorts, who have no criminal record and deny any wrongdoing, and confiscate Beth's passport. After confronting Rob, Beth walks away from him. Beth is arrested, accusing her of hiring Zain to murder Kate. When Beth confronts him, Zain maintains his innocence. Beth learns the Airbnb host keeps records of his renters. Video shows Beth had gone to bed early the night Kate disappeared. Also shown is Kate being robbed by the escorts, getting in a car to report it, and returning to the hotel. In Beth's investigation, she discovers that the car belongs to Pavić, the policeman who doubted her story. Zain and Beth interview the driver who took Kate home that night. According to him, Kate ordered him to follow the two men, and he then dropped her off at the police station. The FBI names Beth and Zain as suspects in the murder of Beth's parents. Beth discovers that Pavi* was responsible for Kate's disappearance. Despite Zain's efforts, Beth is captured by Pavić. After a struggle, he falls to his death. The court declares Beth innocent. Despite Rob's attempts to reconcile, Beth refuses. She finds beads from a necklace she gave Kate in Rob's coat pocket while searching for her car keys. Upon realizing that Rob killed Kate, she confronts him while on the phone with the police. After arguing with Kate, he pushed her into the water and ran off, admitting that he flew to Croatia to stop Kate from revealing their affair. He is arrested and Beth leaves with her baby.
Black Crab
The 2022 Swedish action thriller Black Crab was directed by Adam Berg and written by Adam Berg and Pelle Rådström. Starring Noomi Rapace, Aliette Opheim, and Dar Salim, this film is set in the early 1980s. Speed skater Rapace is conscripted to join a team of soldiers on a dangerous mission to skate across sea ice behind enemy lines. Team members are tasked with delivering a secret package to an island research base that may end the war. As Berg opens, we see ex-speed skater Caroline Edh (Noomi Rapace) driving her daughter Vanja (Stella Marcimain Klintberg) out of Dodge. The "what" suffices, since no sooner do they approach a crowded tunnel than masked men in camo gear storm the highway and shoot fleeing civilians. A short time has passed since the picture cuts, and Caroline is now a veteran of the post-apocalypse; Vanja is nowhere to be found. The aesthetic of vagueness is especially effective in Black Crab. Neither Berg nor his screenwriting partners Pelle Rådström or Jerker Virdborg (on whose novel the movie is based) try to define terms, allegiances, or morality. We Do not know who the good guys are and who the bad guys are. The only thing we know is that Caroline is enlisted in the army, her enlistment is forced, and her superiors believe that the war they're fighting is nearly lost. They have one last chance to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat: assemble a team of elite soldiers, outfit them with MacGuffin capsules that could tip the tide, and have them skate through hostile territory to "end the war." Although Berg omits a clear team to root for in Black Crab, he invites us to embrace Caroline as she valiantly attempts to see the mission through and reunite with Vanja. Black Crab shows us with steely resolve that she is capable of performing toughness as well. In the vein of action heroes slaying foes with one blink, Caroline is an indomitable spirit no obstacle can stop. It is only the pace that makes the rest of the experience, which consists mostly of suffering and misery, worth enduring. In terms of the plot, Black Crab reads as a survival film first and a war film second: There isn't a ton of combat, though what there is is conducted with choking brutality, and the greatest dangers the characters face tend to come from within, reinforcing the film's political neutrality.
Brazen
Based on Nora Roberts's novel of the same name, Brazen is a 2022 American thriller directed by Monika Mitchell and starring Alyssa Milano, Sam Page, and Matthew Finlan. As a result of a bitter divorce, mystery writer Grace Miller (Alyssa Milano) decides to spend some time with her sister Kathleen, who is embroiled in a custody battle. Kathleen is living in a run-down neighborhood in Washington D.C. and moonlighting as a video phone sex operator to supplement her meager teacher's salary in order to afford a hotshot attorney. Grace is stunned when she discovers that Kathleen lives in such a run-down neighborhood. Kathleen said Fantasy, Inc. provides employees with ironclad anonymity. One horrifying cherry-blossom-scented night, Grace's doubts are confirmed when one of Fantasy, Inc.'s operators is murdered. Grace's life turns into a scene from one of her own novels as she is drawn to help solve the crime. Ed Jennings, one of her biggest fans, warns her: This isn't fiction. There are real deaths, and Grace might be next. The trap she sets is twisted beyond anything she could imagine. It is possible that not even Ed can protect her from a rendezvous with lust and death.
The Adam Project
Shawn Levy directs The Adam Project, an American science fiction adventure film co-produced by Skydance Media, Maximum Effort, and 21 Laps Entertainment from a screenplay by Jonathan Tropper, T.S. Nowlin, Jennifer Flackett, and Mark Levin. There are several actors who star in the movie, including Ryan Reynolds, Walker Scobell, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Garner, Catherine Keener, and Zoe Saldaña. In In 2050, a fighter pilot named Adam is being chased by futuristic spaceships. Having been injured by someone, he desperately opens a wormhole to return to 2022. Adam Reed (Walker Scobell) is coping with the death of his father, Louis Reed (Mark Ruffalo), in a tragic accident one year ago. Whenever he sees his mother, Ellie Reed (Jennifer Garner), he acts like a jerk. When Adam is wounded, he is initially worried, but later realizes that he is the same; an older version of himself. It was for his own protection that Old Adam escaped his own timeline. He hasn't heard from his wife, Laura (Zoe Saldana) since she returned to 2018 and was last seen there. Originally, he intended to return in 2018, but accidentally landed in 2017 2022. As a result of his injury, Old Adam is unable to activate his spaceship, but young Adam can. Adam tells him that they have to travel back to 2018 before their father's old business partner Maya Sorian (Catherine Keener) finds him. According to him, Sorian has complete control over time in his timeline. After Louis' death, she was the only one who owned the patent for time travel. Despite being attacked by Sorian and her henchmen, Laura arrives just in time and saves them. The two devise a plan as they are being pursued. Laura will distract Sorian, while the two Adams can travel back in time to 2018 and correct whatever happened. Laura is found by Sorian, who kills her. The Adams are hot on her heels, but they are able to travel back in time.
Metal Lords
The American film Metal Lords is directed by Peter Sollett and written by DB Weiss. It is a story about three heavy metal fans who struggle to earn respect from their classmates by succeeding in a battle of the bands and is narrated by Isis Hainsworth, Adrian Greensmith, Jaeden Martell, Noah Urrea and Joe Manganiello. During their senior year of high school, Hunter and Kevin decided to form a metal band to participate in a battle of the bands and earn the respect of their classmates. Emily is a shy Scottish girl with anger issues who plays the cello well. Kevin hints to Hunter to include her since the band doesn't have a bassist yet. Hunter refuses. In the following weeks, a series of events will put their friendship to the test, and will cause Hunter to reconsider how he feels about Emily, her father, and all the people around him.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre
David Blue Garcia directed Texas Chainsaw Massacre, based on a story by Fede Alvarez and Rodo Sayagues. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) is the sequel and the tenth film in the franchise. An apocalyptic spin-off of the first film, Leatherface focuses on a gathering of young adults, who engage him with a wrathful assailant of his past offenses. Exurbia Films, Amazing Pictures, and Bad Hombre are collaborating for the film. Starring Sarah Yarkin, Elsie Fisher, Mark Burnham, Moe Dunford, Nell Hudson, Jessica Allain, Olwen Fouéré, Jacob Latimore, and Alice Krige. Texas was the scene of Leatherface's 1973 killing spree. Melanie (Sarah Yarkin), Lila (Elsie Fisher), Dante (Jacob Latimore), and Ruth (Nell Hudson) arrive in Harlow, a small Texas town, fifty years after the events of the first movie. The old woman in town who claims she owns the deed to her orphanage, Virginia (Alice Krige), prompts Dante to call the police. After her health deteriorates, Ruth rushes her to the hospital along with the orphanage's only resident. Melody felt that Lila would not be safe in the city, so she brought Lila there. One of Lila's friends was killed in a school shooting. Virginia dies on the trip, awakening the resident's true nature. Leatherface (Dan Burnham) returns. Virginia's face is literally worn by him as he kills Ruth along with the cops. While Dante is still in the orphanage, he kills him. Leatherface obtains the infamous chainsaw and begins a mass killing spree, causing Melody to run. Hundreds of potential investors died on a bus as a result of the killer's actions in Harlow. Lilia and Melody find hope as they fight for their lives as Sally (Olwen Fouéré), the sole survivor of the original film, arrives bent on revenge.
Windfall
The 2022 American thriller Windfall is directed by Charlie McDowell from a screenplay by Andrew Kevin Walker and Justin Lader. Jason Segel plays a squatter who holds the rich couple who own the house hostage after they arrive home early (Lily Collins and Jesse Plemons). While on vacation with his wife, a wealthy CEO discovers someone robbing their home. After giving the robber some money and forgetting about the incident, the CEO agrees not to call the police, but the robber locks them in a sauna. When the robber returns to his car, he notices a camera recording him. After returning to their house, he confronts them. In addition, he demands $500,000 in cash. In a telephone call with his assistant, the CEO learns that the funds will arrive the next day. As a result of several conversations between the trio, it is clear that the CEO and his wife have strained relations, although the CEO looks forward to having children. The wife tells the robber that she is unhappy with her life; the robber tells her to stop calling herself a victim because she married a wealthy man. The following day, the CEO says the robber was made redundant by an algorithm he invented to assist companies undergoing downsizing. The homeowner hires a gardener. The gardener talks to the CEO about planting an oak tree outside with the trio. Using his sketch of the garden, the CEO writes the gardener a note. When the robber notices the gardener, he orders him into the house. Both his wife and the robber criticize the CEO for putting someone else in danger. Eventually, the CEO breaks. In his rant, he dismisses the robber and claims that he will not harm them because his life is meaningless. A warning shot is fired by the robber, and the gardener tries to escape. During a trip and fall through a glass door, the gardener's neck is pierced by a shard of glass, killing him. The money is left outside the house. It is picked up by the wife. Before returning inside, she notices a passing car, but does not signal it. In separate rooms, the CEO and his wife are tied up by the robber. According to the robber, he wanted to see what life was like as a wealthy person. To the CEO, he revealed that his wife is taking birth control pills. Her small statue kills the robber as she frees herself from the clutches of the robber. Additionally, she shoots her husband dead, plants the gun in the robber's hand, and leaves the house.
The Bubble
In his newest film, The Bubble, Apatov evokes vivid memories of a pivotal moment in pandemic history. COVID-19 illustrates the flaws in making a Hollywood movie while a global pandemic still rages, as it follows the cast of an action franchise who are forced to live in a bubble to reduce the risk of exposure to COVID-19. Despite its vapidity and unnecessary nature, The Bubble is part of the phenomenon it's supposed to condemn. A long running time and a lack of humor turn what could have been an ensemble comedy into a dull experience. Apatow's tendency to nepotize undermines a star-studded cast of comedic talent with his own blood. Her character, Carol Cobb, temporarily left the Cliff Beasts franchise during the fifth film, but returns in the sixth film, where she is promised to be pampered during her 14-day quarantine before entering a "bubble" that should be impervious to the pandemic. When she emerged from isolation, the cast members she abandoned rejoined her. In the Bubble, there are a number of flaws that combine to create something that's much worse than the sum of its parts. Clips from Cliff Beasts 6 are included in the film, including some mildly entertaining CGI segments. Nonetheless, it is puzzling why he chose March 24, 2022, to include eaters before Netflix premiered a year later, on April 1. Its writing, visuals, and nostalgic appeal have been praised by critics. An examination of the 1969 moon landing from two intersecting perspectives. In addition to showing both the astronaut and mission control points of view of this triumphant moment, the film also demonstrates what it was like to be a kid living near NASA but mostly watching it on TV like everyone else. The film is both an authentic recreation of this historic moment and a kid's fantasy about training for a secret lunar mission.
Don’t Look Up
Adam McKay is the writer, producer, and director of the 2021 apocalyptic black comedy film Don't Look Up, which stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Rob Morgan, Jonah Hill, Mark Rylance, Tyler Perry, Timothée Chalamet, Ron Perlman, Ariana Grande, Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi), Cate Blanchett, and Meryl Streep. The story opens at Michigan State University, where an astronomy PhD student named Kate Dibiasky (Lawrence) discovers an unknown near-Earth object while using the Subaru Telescope. Upon sharing her discovery with her professor, Dr. Randall Mindy (DiCaprio), they learn that it is a comet that will collide with Earth in six months, resulting in an extinction. NASA confirms Kate and Randall's findings by sending Dr. Teddy Oglethorpe, the head of the Planetary Defence Coordination Office, to the White House to break the news to President Orlean (Meryl Streep). They encounter severe indifference from Janie and her son, Chief of Staff Jason Orlean (Hill). It is dismissed as no big deal. Teddy advises Kate and Randall to leak the news to the media in an attempt to draw attention, but they fail. Brie Evantee (Blanchett) and Jack Bremmer (Perry) host a morning talk show where they reveal the shocking truth about the planet's fate. As a surprising turn of events, the hosts make light of the situation and cause Kate to lose her temper. Kate's outburst does nothing but get her trolled online by the public, including her boyfriend, whereas the silent Randall gets a thumbs up from the public. Yet, she is barely given any attention or coverage for her actual threat. In order to divert attention from a sex scandal she is involved in, Jane has her director of NASA publicly deny the threat, but then she ejects it herself. In her report, she reveals that the government plans to send out a spacecraft to hit the comet with weapons and divert its path. A planned launch of the shuttle is halted by Peter Isherwell (Mark Rylance), the billionaire CEO of BASH, which is one of Janie's top donors. A trillion-dollar comet is made up of invaluable material, according to the astronomer. In response, the White House decides to carefully rupture the comet and salvage its remains for commercial purposes from the ocean. While Kate and Teddy are shunned, Randall is hired as the new National Science Advisor. A frustrated Kate claims that the government is planning to let the comet hit the planet, causing major chaos and riots around the world. Kate is threatened and silenced by the government as world opinion on what to do about the comet is divided. Randall also begins an affair with Brie, the morning show host, and promotes the commercial properties of the comet.
Through My Window
The Spanish teen romance Through My Window (Spanish: Across My Window) is directed by Marçal Forés from a script by Eduard Sola, based on the novel of the same name by Ariana Godoy. Raquel narrates her life's story and Julio, Clara, and Pilar Pea star in the film. She refuses to read her assignment in class since, even though she understands how to write a story, she does not have the courage to share it. Her story doesn't begin in this classroom, but at home. As she describes it, her house was a humble abode that, through ups and downs, ended up surrounded by an empire called Hidalgo mansion. Although she is next door neighbors with the Hidalgos, their lifestyle is very different. Alpha 3, one of the country's most influential companies, has its headquarters at Barcelona's most spectacular building, owned by the Hidalgos. This refers to the Hidalgo brothers, Artemis, Ares and Apolo, who were the heirs to the empire. Ares is Raquel's obsession, but she has never spoken to him. She knows everything he does and she loves to gather information about him. Rafael thanks Raquel for letting them use her Wi-Fi since theirs is down. Upon discovering that Ares has broken into her computer and cracked the password to her Wi-Fi, she becomes confused. Next morning Raquel confronts Ares about hacking into her computer as she follows him into a secluded wooded area. As a response, he writes the password on her hand and asks why it says, 'Ares, Greek God'. Following their exchange of words, Raquel confesses to liking him and wanting him to fall in love with her. She unplugs the Wi-Fi at night to show she's in control. Nevertheless, Ares climbs up into her room and reconnects it. Raquel is left wanting for more steam as Ares reconnects it. In the next day's party she seduces Ares and doesn't let him get what he wants. She exclaims that karma is a bitch. Apolo gets too drunk and refuses to return home when she buys him a drink. With the help of her friend, Daniela, she takes him to her place. Apolo accidentally breaks her phone as he is heading to her house. Upon climbing up her window again, Ares tells her that until their father returns home, they cannot return home. During their conversation, Ares reveals that his grandfather died and that he has allergies just like him. Raquel receives a new phone from Ares, but she isn't thrilled about it. When she goes to his house to return the phone they end up having sex because things get too steamy. However, Ares shows indifference to Raquel after this, which makes her very angry, and she storms off. When she realizes that she left her locket at his place, she goes back to get it. He lets her stay the night, but in the morning he again dismisses her and makes her leave. A friend of Raquel's invites her to a party to take her mind off Ares, where she gets drunk. Daniela and Yoshi bring her there to distract her from Ares. When Ares sees her on the street, he takes her inside. He admits to pushing her away because she makes him feel things, and how his father has already set a path for him that he has followed. He refuses to fall in love. He asks Raquel to give him another chance since he really cares about her. This time, everything is going well. Raquel doesn't have a chance to prove her point until Ares takes her to a family party to prove a point. When Raquel sees her mother working as a waitress, she feels humiliated.
Mother/Android
Mattson Tomlin directed Mother/Android, an American sci-fi thriller film set in the year 2021, starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Algee Smith, and Raul Castillo. It was written and directed by Tomlin for his feature film directorial debut. In the movie, Georgia and Samuel discover that they are pregnant, much younger than they expected. During the party, they experience what is later called the 'Blitz,' an attack by AI robots on their human masters across the United States. In spite of the android attendant Eli at the friend's house, Georgia and Sam manage to escape the attacks and are next seen almost nine months later. They now live in a tent in the forest. Thousands of humans have already been killed by the androids, forcing the remaining survivors into camps in forests and selected cities. All the while, Georgia and Sam hope to be in Boston before their baby is born because Boston is a safe place for humans and they have heard rumors of a program through which families with newborns or pregnant women can leave the country and settle in Asia. After arriving at an army camp inside the forest, they are advised to stay there until Georgia gives birth, but Sam's actions result in their expulsion. Georgia and her boyfriend set out on their own towards "No Man's Land," an abandoned stretch where android robots rule and attack any human they can find, which puts them in the path of Boston. While the two seem to have grown in love and concern for each other, the sense of misunderstanding and not being on the same page persists. Out of concern for them and a lack of care, Sam insisted that Georgia leave for Korea with the baby if the father was not allowed to leave the country under the Boston program. However, Georgia believes Sam is trying to get rid of his girlfriend and their baby by sending them on a ship to a different continent. Couples bond and become strong as a unit only through time spent together and with their upcoming baby.
The Royal Treatment
In 2022, Rick Jacobson and Holly Hester will direct and write the American romance film The Royal Treatment. Laura Marano plays Manhattan hairdresser Izzy, who is given an opportunity to work at the wedding of Mena Massoud's character, Prince Thomas. Despite Izzy's family's ownership of a salon, the place had a severely damaged electrical system. The salon caught fire as a result, and Izzy had to pay Doug for the damage. After Izzy had to use the money that she had saved to travel the world to pay for the damage, everyone in the salon felt emotional. Before a meeting, Prince Lavania wanted a haircut in New York. Walter, his assistant, accidentally called Isabelle's salon instead of a different luxurious salon with the same name. Her family was excited about the new opportunity after Izzy agreed to give a haircut for $500. Following the meeting with the Prince, Izzy demonstrated her ability to show royal courtesy. A housekeeper dropped a teapot accidentally, so she started trimming his hair. The ill-treatment Izzy witnessed towards the housekeeper made her leave the hotel before she finished the haircut. The Prince should have intervened when the housekeeper was insulted, according to her. While she was complaining to her co-workers about her royal client, Prince Thomas stopped by her salon. Izzy apologized for the previous incident and hoped she would finish the haircut. When Izzy accompanies the Prince to the subway, the two share a moment of laughter.
Restless
Franck Gastambide, Simon Abkarian, and Micheal Abiteboul star in this 2022 French action thriller film directed by Régis Blondeau. It is written by Blondeau and Colombani and directed by Blondeau. France's coastal city of Nantes is ruled by corrupt police lieutenant Thomas Blin (Franck Gastambide). Thomas supplements his meager cop's salary with bribes from criminals running drugs through the port facility with his partner Marc (Michael Abiteboul), and his commanding officer looks the other way, as long as it doesn't get out of hand. There's nothing wrong with the system, until Internal Affairs arrives. As his mother's body is placed in her coffin in the hospital funeral room, Thomas rushes to the precinct. His loot has to be hidden from IA. Then he hits a man with his car on the way there. His body is stuffed in his car trunk because he's desperate. Further desperation makes him slip her corpse into her coffin alongside his mother. Thomas thinks he's in the clear since Marc and greenhorn detective Naomi (Tracy Gotoas) have interfered for him with IA - until he finds out the guy he hit is wanted smuggler Barcelo. Where does Barcelo rank in terms of desire? Thomas is approached by narcotics captain Marelli (Simon Abkarian), who claims to know all about the hit and run. Thomas is also tormented by Marelli into bringing Barcelo's body to him. Increasing pressure forces Thomas to go rogue. His investigation uncovers some dirt on Barcelo. He must involve his partner, who is in disbelief that it has gone this far. Marc says, "We're not model cops, but this is insane." Insane or not, Thomas is trying to hold off Marcelli's murderous impulses as he scrambles to come up with a way to turn the tables on Marcelli. How can a dirty cop beat a dirtier cop and still escape with his life?
Against The Ice
A 2022 historical survival film, Against the Ice is directed by Peter Flinth and written by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and Joe Derrick, based on the true story told in Two Against the Ice by Ejnar Mikkelsen. Coster-Waldau, Charles Dance, Joe Cole, and Heida Reed star in this film. Captain Ejnar Mikkelsen organizes an expedition to Shannon Island, East Greenland, from which he treks to recover the records of the ill-fated Danish expedition. A crewman loses a toe to frostbite during the first attempt, but later on Mikkelsen discovers a log and a map showing the location of a cairn built by the Denmark expedition. Iver Iversen, an inexperienced engineer, is the only volunteer accompanying Mikkelsen on his second attempt, while the rest of the crew stays behind. After losing two of their sled dogs in their first few days, Mikkelsen and Iversen provide food to their remaining teams with the dogs they have left. After battling a polar bear, they kill him. The explorers discover the cairn after three months, which contains records that disprove the existence of the Peary Channel, thus showing that Greenland is a single island and that the United States has no claim to the Arctic. As they return, Mikkelsen is concerned they may not make it, so they build a cairn about 200 miles away from Shannon Island where they deposit the Danes' records. Upon returning to Shannon Island, Mikkelsen and Iversen learn that the rest of the crew has returned home, leaving them stranded. Their crewmates struggle to mount a rescue mission as they spend two winters in a cabin with food and supplies. As the men go through their long isolation, they go back to the cairn they built in order to retrieve the records. While they are away, would-be rescuers arrive at their cabin, but find no sign of them. In a later hallucination, Mikkelsen imagines that his lover Naja Holm is with him, and Iversen imagines that he is meeting his grandfather. In 1912, Mikkelsen nearly killed Iversen with a rifle and the two men came very close to losing their minds before being rescued. American recognition of Greenland as a single island belongs to Denmark is based on evidence from the Danish expedition. It is revealed in the epilogue that Mikkelsen married Naja a year later, Iversen remained friends for life, and that the two men never set foot in the Arctic again.
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