The Nintendo Switch version of the farm life simulator My Time at Sandrock has just received a major update that added a lot of new content. This update also addressed many issues that have plagued the handheld port for weeks.
06.01.2024 - 01:00 / polygon.com / Denzel Washington
Happy new year, 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, The Equalizer 3, the latest action thriller from Denzel Washington and director Antoine Fuqua, arrives on Netflix alongside Society of the Snow, the survival thriller based on the infamous 1972 Andes flight disaster. Return to Seoul, the critically acclaimed drama from director Davy Chou, and One Fine Morning, the romantic drama starring Léa Seydoux and Pascal Greggory, are now available to stream on Prime Video. There’s several other exciting new releases to choose from to rent as well, including the gorgeous drama All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt and Mayhem, the awesome new action thriller from Gangs of London director Xavier Gens.
Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Action
Run time: 1h 49m
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Cast: Denzel Washington, Dakota Fanning, David Denman
Denzel Washington reprises his role as the surgically precise vigilante Robert McCall in the third installment of the Equalizer series. After moving to Italy, McCall learns that his new friends from a southern Italian town are being terrorized by members of a Mafia organization. Bad news for the Mafia: They’re about to get equalized.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Survival thriller
Run time: 2h 24m
Director: J.A. Bayona
Cast: Matías Recalt, Agustín Pardella, Felipe González Otaño
Based on a true story, this survival thriller follows the passengers of Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 who, after being stranded in the Andes mountains with no way to contact the outside world, must work together to fend off starvation and freezing to death. The trailer certainly looks gripping, with the survivors struggling to secure their rescue and keep up morale under the direst of circumstances.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix
Genre: Comedy-drama
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Dan Levy
Cast: Dan Levy, Ruth Negga, Himesh Patel
Writer-director Dan Levy stars in this romantic comedy-drama as an artist who, following the loss of his writer husband, takes his two best friends on a trip to Paris for the holidays. Upon arriving, the three find themselves faced with their own individual revelations and challenges as they grow closer together.
Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video
Genre: Drama
Run time: 1h 59m
Director: Davy Chou
Cast: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han
Freddie (Ji-Min Park), an impulsive 25-year-old adoptee, travels to South Korea — the place where she was born before being adopted and raised in France — with a group of her friends. Embarking on an impromptu trip of
The Nintendo Switch version of the farm life simulator My Time at Sandrock has just received a major update that added a lot of new content. This update also addressed many issues that have plagued the handheld port for weeks.
We’ve almost done it, everyone. January — the hardest month — is almost done. But before it is, we’ve got a lot of TV to watch.
A notable Sega leaker has stated that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise is getting a spin-off game that is allegedly similar to Mediatonic's Fall Guys. The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise had an excellent 2023, between the release of Sonic Superstars, Sonic Frontiers' post-launch updates, and the launch of the Apple Arcade exclusive title, Sonic Dream Team. Expectations for Sonic's 2024 are set pretty high as well, with the premiere of various TV shows and the third theatrical live-action film. On top of Sonic's multimedia efforts, a new spin-off game could also be coming out this year too.
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.
Sony has revealed the next batch of titles bidding a fond farewell to its PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscription tiers in February, which this time include the likes of Resident Evil 7, Tekken 7, and Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown.
Three years after it was first teased by Bethesda Softworks, , developed by Machine Games(makers of the modern series), has had a full reveal at the 2024 Developer_Direct from Xbox, revealing many of the game's major characters. As a game set in the same continuity as the movies, includes a number of returning characters, but also includes some additions that are completely new to the game.
The major draw of No Return, the new roguelike game mode added to , is being able to use character players have heretofore been unable to control. Abby, Ellie, and Joel are all unsurprisingly among the No Return roster, joined by Dina, Jesse, Tommy, Lev, Yara, Mel, and Manny. While randomized gauntlets of encounters are sure to keep the game mode dynamic, it's made all the more varied by each character also having their own playstyle, complete with different starting equipment and traits.
Microsoft's January Xbox Developer Direct has been and gone, bringing first looks and long-awaited release news for some of the company's most highly anticipated titles. MachineGames' Indiana Jones was the biggie of course, showcasing first gameplay and featuring confirmation of a 2024 release, but there was more besides, with Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2, Avowed, and Oxide Games' Ara: History Untold all putting in an appearance.
The Star Wars movie featuring Daisy Ridley's Rey and her new Jedi Order may not be the only upcoming project with the character. And with her rumored check for the next Rey movie, it might be enticing for not just Ridley but others from the sequel trilogy.
Developer Naughty Dog's The Last of Us Part II hit PlayStation 4 in 2020, and now, four years later, The Last of Us Part II Remastered is just a few days away from its fancy new PlayStation 5 release. More specifically, it hits PS5 this Friday, January 19. We've played the game, and you can read some impressions from a first-time player of the game's story here, and you can read about how I think HBO's adaptation can fix the worst part of The Last of Us Part II.
Often we come to you with these TV dispatches with a focus on the biggest premieres of the week — which we are now doing again. But this week also sees a whole host of finales, all of big shows that started in the tail end of 2023. While none of these three shows made our top 50 of the year, they’re all pretty big in their own way.
Neve Campbell hasn’t ruled out a potential return to the Scream franchise, provided the right circumstances were met. She pulled out of Scream 6 over a pay dispute, meaning the latest installation was without its original final girl Sidney Prescott.