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Hidden Strike<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Netflix<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Action adventure
Run time: <\/strong>1h 43m
Director:<\/strong> Scott Waugh
Cast: <\/strong>Jackie Chan, John Cena, Pilou Asb\u00e6k<\/p>\n

Jackie Chan and John Cena star as two ex-special forces soldiers who are tasked with escorting civilians across one of the most dangerous territories in the entire world in this explosive action adventure film. This movie has spent years in post-production, but we finally have the chance to see two of the most iconic action stars of their respective generations do their respective things together.<\/p>\n

Happiness for Beginners<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Netflix<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Romantic comedy
Run time: <\/strong>1h 43m
Director:<\/strong> Vicky Wight
Cast:<\/strong> Luke Grimes, Ellie Kemper, Ben Cook<\/p>\n

This romantic comedy follows Helen (Ellie Kemper), a recently divorced woman who embarks on a survival course hiking the Appalachian trail alongside a group of strangers. While on her trip, she rediscovers not only her own capacity for resilience, but her desire to \u2014 as the Netflix official synopsis puts it \u2014 \u201clive and love again.\u201d<\/p>\n

Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir, The Movie<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Netflix<\/p>\n

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Genre: <\/strong>Musical superhero romance
Run time: <\/strong>1h 45m
Director: <\/strong>Jeremy Zag
Cast: <\/strong>Cristina Valenzuela, Bryce Papenbrook, Keith Silverstein<\/p>\n

Based on the French animated children\u2019s show of the same name, this musical superhero movie follows two teenagers who transform into Ladybug and Cat Noir, a vigilante duo who join forces to protect the city of Paris from a group of supervillains led by their new nemesis, Hawk Moth.<\/p>\n

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Smoking Causes Coughing<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Hulu<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Comedy anthology
Run time: <\/strong>1h 17m
Director: <\/strong>Quentin Dupieux
Cast: <\/strong>Gilles Lellouche, Vincent Lacoste, Ana\u00efs Demoustier<\/p>\n

The new film from director Quentin Dupieux (Rubber<\/em>), also known by his musical alias Mr. Oizo, is an irreverent parody of Japanese sci-fi tokusatsu (\u201cspecial effects\u201d) films and the iconic Super Sentai (aka Power Rangers) TV franchise.<\/p>\n

After getting their asses kicked by an alien turtle monster, the five superheroes known as \u201cthe Tobacco Force\u201d are sent to a team-building retreat to improve their working relationships. Things, as you can probably expect, do not go exactly according to plan.<\/p>\n

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When faced with imminent destruction, our heroes wind up nervously chain-smoking anyway, while reflecting on the absurdity and missed opportunities of their lives. If there\u2019s one takeaway from Smoking Causes Coughing<\/em>, it may be that: Life is short and illogical, and it often feels like one big joke that\u2019s just a beat away from a punchline.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\ufeffNew on Crunchyroll<\/strong><\/h2>\n

One Piece Film: Red<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Crunchyroll<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy action-adventure
Run time: <\/strong>1h 55m
Director: <\/strong>Gor\u00f4 Taniguchi
Cast: <\/strong>Mayumi Tanaka, Shuichi Ikeda, Kaori Nazuka<\/p>\n

The fifteenth stand-alone movie set in the universe of Eiichiro Oda\u2019s popular fantasy adventure series follows Monkey D. Luffy and his Straw Hat Pirate crew as they attend the concert for Uta, the world\u2019s most elusive pop star. When Uta reveals her identity as the adopted daughter of \u201cRed-Haired\u201d Shanks, Luffy\u2019s former mentor, it sets in motion a chain of events that threatens to change the balance of power between the World Government and the pirates forever. Just in time before the release of Netflix\u2019s own live-action TV adaptation starring I\u00f1aki Godoy and Mackenyu (Rurouni Kenshin: The Final<\/em>).<\/p>\n

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For all those nods to One Piece<\/em>\u2019s <\/em>past, One Piece Film: Red <\/em>is entirely accessible to newcomers. Even people who\u2019ve never seen a single episode of the show or read any of the manga can still follow and enjoy Red<\/em>. Some of the details will fly over their heads, but the lively story and engaging songs should keep them entertained. (Even if we never do get to hear Luffy sing.)<\/p>\n

Longtime One Piece<\/em> fans, though, are in for something magical. Uta potentially represents a huge shift in the balance of power across One Piece<\/em>. <\/em>While the movie\u2019s events haven\u2019t been confirmed as series canon, Uta herself appears in chapter 1055 of the manga, meaning that she is<\/em> part of the main plot. If her character and motivation are carried over to the story\u2019s official continuum, it could mean that the most exciting One Piece <\/em>stories are still ahead of us.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New on Paramount Plus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Paramount Plus<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Sci-fi action
Run time: <\/strong>2h 7m
Director: <\/strong>Steven Caple Jr.
Cast: <\/strong>Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Cullen<\/p>\n

This stand-alone sequel to 2018\u2019s Bumblebee<\/em> and prequel to Michael Bay\u2019s Transformers<\/em> follows Optimus Prime and his band of Autobots as they team up with a race of fellow Cybertronians, the Maximals, to fight against a giant planet-eating abomination known as Unicron (think Marvel\u2019s Galactus, but the robot version of that).<\/p>\n

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Alien robot cars and their space battles are concepts with such basic, gee-whiz sci-fi appeal that they\u2019ve worked numerous times across decades of comics and cartoons. And yet there\u2019s little childlike wonder to the Transformers live-action movies, which often stuff their frames with visually oppressive, eyesore conceptions of things that ought to be simple and imaginative. Virtually all of the Transformers<\/em> movies feel like they\u2019re trying to defeat their audience, but this time, the movie wins.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

New on Apple TV Plus<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Beanie Bubble<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Apple TV Plus<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Comedy
Run time: <\/strong>1h 50m
Directors: <\/strong>Kristin Gore, Damian Kulash
Cast: <\/strong>Zach Galifianakis, Elizabeth Banks, Sarah Snook<\/p>\n

Before non-fungible tokens and Bitcoin, there were Beanie Babies. This comedy stars Zach Galifianakis as Ty Warner, the billionaire toy manufacturer responsible for the iconic stuffed toy line, chronicling his meteoric rise to wealth and power as well as his subsequent fall.<\/p>\n

New to rent<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Little Mermaid<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to purchase for $19.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy musical
Run time: <\/strong>2h 15m
Director: <\/strong>Rob Marshall
Cast: <\/strong>Halle Bailey, Daveed Diggs, Jacob Tremblay<\/p>\n

The latest live-action adaptation of an animated Disney classic puts singer Halle Bailey in the role of Ariel. One of the biggest box-office hits of the year so far, it\u2019s finally available to watch at home.<\/p>\n

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What makes The Little Mermaid <\/em>isn\u2019t whether the fish look good, or what exactly fuels Triton and Ursula\u2019s feud. It all comes back to Ariel and her journey, which is fueled by the central romance between her and Eric. Just because Ariel falls in love doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s not a strong and beloved protagonist, and just because Eric is a handsome and dashing prince doesn\u2019t mean he lacks the substance behind that charming smile. By updating their romance, the 2023 Little Mermaid<\/em> makes the love story more satisfying \u2014 and resonant for a new generation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Joy Ride<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent for $19.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Comedy
Run time: <\/strong>1h 35m
Director: <\/strong>Adele Lim
Cast:<\/strong> Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu<\/p>\n

What if someone took the 2017 comedy Girls Trip<\/em> and combined it with the soul-searching drama of Return to Seoul<\/em>? You might get something like Joy Ride<\/em>, the new comedy about a four Chinese American friends who bond through their shared adventure to track down their birth mothers.<\/p>\n

Sympathy for the Devil<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent for $6.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n

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Genre:<\/strong> Psychological thriller
Run time: <\/strong>1h 30m
Director:<\/strong> Yuval Adler
Cast: <\/strong>Nicolas Cage, Joel Kinnaman<\/p>\n

Do you remember the 2004 movie Collateral<\/em>? You know, the one where Jamie Foxx plays a cab driver that\u2019s forced to chauffeur a contract killer played by Tom Cruise around Los Angeles as he picks off targets one by one over the course of a night? That movie rocks. What if I told you that there\u2019s a movie that\u2019s like that, but instead it stars Joel Kinnaman being forced to drive a psychotic gun-toting passenger played by Nicolas Cage? Well, that\u2019s this movie!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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