Debuting on Streaming: Sundance 2025, Sing Sing, Babygirl, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera, and More

      Each week, we showcase the notable titles that have recently become available on streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s picks below and previously featured selections here.

      2025 Sundance Film Festival

      As the Sundance Film Festival commenced last week in Park City, audiences nationwide can now engage with the festival from home until this Sunday, thanks to online offerings. At the time of this writing, online tickets are still available for some of my favorites from the festival, including BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions, The Perfect Neighbor, Two Women, Zodiac Killer Project, OBEX, Mr. Nobody Against Putin, Cutting Through Rocks, 2000 Meters to Andriivka, and Predators. You can find all our coverage here, and expect more in the upcoming days.

      Where to Stream: Sundance.org (available until Sunday)

      Babygirl (Halina Reijn)

      Making a notable debut at the Venice Film Festival, Halina Reijn’s follow-up to Bodies Bodies Bodies, titled Babygirl, features Nicole Kidman as a powerful CEO who jeopardizes her career and family by entering a passionate affair with her younger intern (Harris Dickinson). Her performance earned her the Best Actress award at the festival. Savina Petkova remarked in her review, “It’s not premature to declare that Reijn wrote and directed one of––if not the––most gripping films from this year’s Venice lineup and deserves commendation for crafting a project of such high caliber while delivering a nearly perfect third feature. Babygirl is presented as an erotic thriller and dives straight into that premise; the film opens with Romy (Kidman) reaching climax, her face captured in a tight close-up before she collapses into her husband Jacob’s (Antonio Banderas) arms.”

      Where to Stream: VOD

      Charli XCX: Alone Together (Bradley & Pablo)

      It’s unfortunate that pop artist Charli XCX didn’t have anyone with formal film training to quarantine with during the pandemic. Alone Together, her first feature as co-cinematographer, avoids documenting a creative process she already shared live on Instagram: the writing, producing, and recording of her new album How I’m Feeling Now under a self-imposed six-week deadline amid uncertainty about the duration of COVID. Assembled by music video directors Bradley & Pablo, who sift through previously recorded footage from Zoom calls, live streams, and Charli’s basic “Charli Cam” (a handheld DV camera similar to Ethan Hawke’s Hamlet), Alone Together serves as the quintessential tribute to her most dedicated fans, known as the Angels. It’s evident that this film may not appeal to casual listeners. – John F. (full review)

      Where to Stream: MUBI (free for 30 days)

      The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte)

      While I watched this new adaptation of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel, directed by Alexandre de La Patellière and Matthieu Delaporte (who just adapted Dumas’ The Three Musketeers in 2023), I questioned whether I was enjoying it for the right reasons. With a large budget (making it the most expensive French film of 2024), a star-studded cast, and all the trappings of a grand cinematic spectacle, The Count of Monte Cristo delivers the kind of blockbuster filmmaking characteristic of France. Although similar large-scale productions often lack vitality due to committee-driven Hollywood, this film’s steadfast commitment to over-the-top spectacle results in an uneven yet mostly enjoyable experience. – C.J. P. (full review)

      Where to Stream: VOD

      Den of Thieves 2: Pantera (Christian Gudegast)

      What a relief it is, after the year-end pretentiousness of The Brutalist and Nosferatu, to have some enjoyable January escapism in our cinematic experiences. After seven years in development, Den of Thieves 2: Pantera invites us back into the world of the weary, heavy-drinking cop Big Nick (Gerard Butler) and aspiring master-thief Donnie (O’Shea Jackson Jr.). Even its most devoted fans have described the original Den of Thieves as “douchebag Heat,” yet it has surprisingly endured—partly due to a blend of ambition and sleaze, much like the grizzled anti-heroes at its core. – Ethan V. (full review)

      Where to Stream: VOD

      Here (Robert Zemeckis)

      Unquestionably one of the most unjustly criticized films of the year, Robert Zemeckis’ Here presents the director at the height of his technological interests and storytelling flair in this contemporary era. Through a single stationary camera angle, the film adapts Richard McGuire’s remarkable graphic novel, offering a bittersweet exploration of both the extraordinary and the mundane aspects of everyday life over millions of years (primarily focusing on about a hundred). Its breathtaking time