New to Streaming: A Marvelous Life, Wuthering Heights, Stranger Eyes, An Incomplete Film & More

      Every week, we highlight notable titles that have recently become available on streaming platforms in the United States. Below are this week’s picks, and you can find previous round-ups here.

      **Bugonia (Yorgos Lanthimos)**

      After exploring dystopian fantasy (The Lobster) and period comedy (The Favourite), while also shocking audiences with original works (Dogtooth) and imaginative adaptations (Poor Things), Yorgos Lanthimos has consistently demonstrated a wealth of creativity. In his remake of the underappreciated Korean sci-fi comedy thriller Save the Green Planet!, he honors the original while leaving his distinct mark. The outcome is a more polished (if slightly less vibrant) version of a truly wild film. – Zhuo-Ning Su (full review)

      Where to Stream: Netflix

      **Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? (Henry Jaglom)**

      Being the only film to feature both Larry David and Orson Welles, Henry Jaglom’s Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? was a delightful find at the 63rd New York Film Festival last fall, where a new 4K restoration was unveiled in the Revivals lineup shortly after Jaglom's passing. Set on the Upper West Side, the film stars Karen Black as she enters a new romance following her divorce. Following its theatrical release, the restoration is now available for streaming. – Jordan R.

      Where to Stream: Metrograph at Home.

      **Family Portrait (Lucy Kerr)**

      In this mysterious feature debut from Texan filmmaker and choreographer Lucy Kerr, Katy (played by the captivating Deragh Campbell) tries to gather her family for a portrait. Kerr’s film, which won the Best Director Award at Locarno 2023, exhibits a strong command of pace and mood. Filmed along the Guadalupe River, the movie has taken on a new eerie quality in the wake of last year's devastating floods in the area.

      Where to Stream: Le Cinéma Club

      **A Magnificent Life (Sylvain Chomet)**

      It is typical to ask successful artists what advice they would give their younger selves; however, one film from this year's Cannes Specials selection flips that idea. In Sylvain Chomet’s animated feature A Magnificent Life, French playwright, filmmaker, and inventor Marcel Pagnol is 61 and on the brink of abandoning his career, until his younger self steps in to help. When tasked with writing a memoir column for Elle magazine, Pagnol finds himself unable to do so without the encouragement of youthful optimism embodied by his younger self. – Savina P. (full review)

      Where to Stream: VOD

      **Maya, Give Me a Title (Michel Gondry)**

      Running just over an hour, Maya, Give Me a Title is the first time in years that a Gondry film truly captures the promise of his early short-form work, refreshing his creative spirit, although it is a minor endeavor. The film is a series of animated shorts crafted to entertain his young daughter while they were on separate continents, inspired by one-sentence story prompts she requested. The loosely defined boundaries of each narrative and the limitless potential for animation evoke memories of why Gondry's rapid imagination once felt so groundbreaking. – Alistair R. (full review)

      Where to Stream: The Criterion Channel

      **Stranger Eyes (Yeo Siew Hua)**

      In a film that heavily scrutinizes our contemporary media landscape—the ways we generate and consume images of each other—Lee emerges as a unique anomaly in Stranger Eyes. The stark distinction between the cold gaze of CCTV cameras and Lee’s own eyes highlights the difference in how surveillance technology captures reality versus Wu’s interpretation of it. While Wu and Panna both deliver strong performances, particularly Wu’s intense portrayal, the film predominantly belongs to Lee. Regardless of whether Yeo wrote it with him in mind, he is the ideal actor to capture the complex divide that defines the film: the contrasting perspectives and the age-old fears illuminated by cutting-edge technology. – Leonardo G. (full review)

      Where to Stream: Film Movement+

      **This Is Not a Drill (Oren Jacoby)**

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      About an hour into Oren Jacoby's new documentary This Is Not a Drill, a particularly jarring moment occurs. Louisiana climate activist Roishetta Ozane asks her daughter how she feels about the LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) plants located near their home. Her daughter delivers a daunting response: “If you don’t get the industry to stop, that will be the reason the world ends.” Although the answer is frightening, it also carries an element of hope. Ozane’s reaction acknowledges this duality; on one hand, she bears the weight of an apocalyptic responsibility, but on the other, she holds an optimistic belief that someone like her can prevent an oil company from destroying the world we know. – Dan M. (full review)