Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week\u2019s selections below and past round-ups\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Arco<\/em> (Ugo Bienvenu)<\/strong><\/p>\n With his debut feature,\u00a0Arco<\/em>, Ugo Bienvenu puts a unique, thought-provoking twist on the solarpunk genre. He gives us a glimpse of the sort of sustainable utopia that one would expect from the genre: clean air, luscious gardens, thriving wildlife, and cities in the clouds (think Jack and Victoria\u2019s pad in\u00a0Oblivion<\/em>, with a lot more greenery). But instead of contrasting this paradise with our contemporary society, Bienvenu shifts his reference point by 50 years, to a world desperately struggling to adapt to ferocious wildfires and biblical storms, and lamenting its failure to act when it mattered most. It is a slight but poignant change in perspective, which gives the playful adventure at the heart of the film a sobering air of contingency. \u2013 Oliver W.<\/em> (full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: Hulu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Bride! <\/em>(Maggie Gyllenhaal)<\/strong><\/p>\n While many compared Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s The Bride! <\/em>to another recent WB antihero tale that turned off general audiences, Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux<\/em>, I found something about both endeavors, if not radical, then at least far more compelling than the average Hollywood tentpole. Crafted with enough care to put the vast resources at her disposal to good use, there\u2019s enough verve and style here to imagine this will gain at least a minor cult following in the years to come. \u2013 Jordan R.<\/em><\/p>\n Where to Stream: HBO Max<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Bunnylovr<\/em> (Katarina Zhu)<\/strong><\/p>\n Sensitive and nuanced, Katarina Zhu\u2019s directorial debut\u00a0Bunnylovr\u00a0<\/em>is a compelling character study that never quite makes sense of the messy life of personal assistant by day \/ cam girl by night Becca (Zhu). Perhaps that is the point, although the film often edges close to something fascinating only to backpedal\u2013\u2013perhaps a feature more than a flaw of Becca, a millennial who finds herself stuck. She\u2019s initially drawn to a mysterious client who first refuses to go on camera with her. The Philly native sends her a rare bunny in the mail to keep her company and then insists on her putting on a show. The connection appears to be driven more by loneliness and isolation than pure fetish, but the film leaves the stranger\u2019s motivations somewhat ambiguous until he lays down the ground rules, at one point telling her this is a transaction. \u2013 John F. <\/em>(full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: VOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair<\/em> (Quentin Tarantino)<\/strong><\/p>\n One of the great theatrical experiences I had last year was Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair<\/em>, Quentin Tarantino\u2019s version of the revenge epic that was originally presented in two volumes. Removing the cliffhanger ending from Vol. 1 and the recap that began Vol. 2, the new addition includes a never-before-seen, 7\u00bd-minute animated sequence. With no new Quentin Tarantino film on the horizon (at least one he\u2019s directing), one can now experience the long-awaited holy grail of his filmography at home.<\/p>\n Where to Stream: Peacock<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mile End Kicks<\/em> (Chandler Levack)<\/strong><\/p>\n There\u2019s a reason Alanis Morissette\u2019s\u00a0Jagged Little Pill<\/em>\u00a0speaks to Grace Pine (Barbie Ferreira). It\u2019s the same reason her pitch endears a publisher to cut her an advance and contract to publish a\u00a033 1\/3<\/em>\u00a0book on the subject: the feminist rage; the honesty; the fact that the world was willing to fork over millions of dollars to listen as a woman bared her soul. There\u2019s catharsis in it, inspiration. What\u2019s stopping Grace from achieving that same success through authentic voice and impeccable taste as a burgeoning music critic in Toronto? The adrenaline rush answers: \u201cNothing!\u201d The inevitable crash back to earth supplies a revision: herself. \u2013 Jared M.<\/em> (full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: VOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Miroirs No. 3 <\/em>(Christian Petzold)<\/strong><\/p>\n Christian Petzold\u2019s fifteenth feature Miroirs No. 3<\/em> <\/em>marks his fourth with Paula Beer, the actor-muse he first directed in 2018\u2019s Transit<\/em>, a film that shares significant themes with his newest\u2013\u2013chiefly that of total strangers inexplicably recognizing each other and immediately feeling a deep, soulful bond with nary a word. Needless to say Miroirs No. 3 <\/em>is, like the others, an enigma. \u2013 Luke H. <\/em>(full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: VOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Mother Mary<\/em> (David Lowery)<\/strong><\/p>\n The first thing we hear in\u00a0Mother Mary<\/em>\u00a0is the sound of Michaela Coel\u2019s voice. She anticipates Mother Mary\u2019s arrival and warns us that this story is cursed. Anyone who has been watching television for the last decade could recognize the richness and clarity of her tone. But now, on the big screen, we get to hear it louder than it\u2019s ever been. Writer-director David Lowery sets the stage for Mother Mary, but it\u2019s Coel\u2014playing the jilted, acidic fashion designer Sam Anselm\u2014who steps out center stage. Coel dominates the screen, keeping all our senses at attention; though she has been in films before,\u00a0Mother Mary<\/em>\u00a0feels like her grand entrance. Living on a large, dark property in England, Sam has banished herself from society. All she has is her work, loyal assistant Hilda (Hunter Schafer), and enough fire in her soul to chase off creeping feelings of ennui. Sam is also, crucially, a woman haunted by love, her passion fueled by sustained, aching heartbreak. \u2013 Jourdain S.<\/em> (full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: VOD<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n Normal<\/em> (Ben Wheatley)<\/strong><\/p>\n You might wonder if you\u2019re watching the wrong movie during the prologue to Ben Wheatley\u2019s\u00a0Normal<\/em>. The setting is Japan, three Yakuza are being reprimanded by their boss, and blood is splattering against the walls. Then you recall the screenwriter and remember Derek Kolstad has spent the past decade inside the \u201cworld of\u00a0John Wick<\/em>\u201c\u2013\u2013its flagship series,\u00a0Ballerina<\/em>, and spiritual sibling\u00a0Nobody<\/em>. The allusions to hardcore crime making its way across the Pacific into tiny Normal, Minnesota suddenly make a lot more sense. \u2013 Jared M. <\/em>(full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: VOD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Palestine 36 (<\/em>Annemarie Jacir)<\/strong><\/p>\n You almost believe Amir (Dhafer L\u2019Abidine) wants the village perspective when asking his chauffeur Yusuf (Karim Daoud Anaya) to explain the Palestinian experience outside the city to a collection of landowners at his table. He\u2019s barely able to get the preamble out before one of the guests reminds him of his place: it\u2019s them who pay British taxes while the farmers never pay off their debts. There\u2019s no clearer picture of just how powerful a role greed plays in our world\u2019s tone-deaf political discord. They ignore their kin\u2019s real issues while wondering if \u201cZionism could be a good thing,\u201d since their property matters most. \u2013 Jared M. <\/em>(full review<\/a>)<\/p>\n Where to Stream: Letterboxd Video Store<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Paper Trail <\/em>(Don Hertzfeldt)<\/strong><\/p>\n \n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/thefilmstage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Bride-1-1200x814.jpg\")
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