Since the days of the COVID lockdown, studios have increasingly embraced the idea that people are more comfortable watching their biggest movies at home. Blame it on the pandemic, the high cost of movie tickets, or the bad behavior of fellow patrons, but the fact is that many people are biding their time — and studios aren’t making them wait very long. So while it used to be half a year before something was available anywhere but theaters, things have changed.
This month alone, we have a few of the biggest films of the year, including one that’s still topping the box-office charts. But which ones should you, a busy person with infinite entertainment options, actually watch? We’re here to help. Every month, we’ll highlight around ten of the biggest, most notable, or simply interesting movies available to rent and stream on demand at home via services like Apple TV, Amazon, and Fandango at Home.
Make some popcorn, plop down on the couch, and remember that you can take as many bathroom breaks as you’d like. . Directed by Shawn Levy, 128 minutes The biggest superhero movie of the year by far, the third Deadpool film is the ultimate outcast mash-up, a thrill ride through the Fox superhero projects that have now basically been incorporated into the MCU.
Ryan Reynolds returns as the merc with a mouth, finally partnered with Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, even though he totally died in Logan . Loaded with references to everything from Blade to the Gambit movie that never hap.