Great films added to streaming this week:
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Decision To Leave (2022) – Prime Video
- Director: Park Chan-wook
- Cast: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il
- Genre: Thriller
- Runtime: 138 mins
Synopsis: A detective investigating a mysterious death begins to fall for the victim’s enigmatic widow, blurring the lines between suspicion and desire.
Why watch it: Park Chan-wook is at the height of his powers here, delivering a modern Hitchcockian masterpiece – sensuous, suspenseful, and devastating. Read our review. Watch the trailer.
In Bruges (2008) – SBS On Demand, Foxtel Now, Stan
- Director: Martin McDonagh
- Cast: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes
- Genre: Dark comedy
- Runtime: 108 mins
Synopsis: Two hitmen are sent to Belgium to lie low after a botched job, only to find themselves entangled in absurd moral dilemmas and darkly comic misadventures.
Why watch it: Before The Banshees of Inisherin, there was In Bruges. Hilarious, bleak, and surprisingly moving, this is one of the finest black comedies of the 21st century. Watch the trailer.
Trainspotting (1996) – Apple TV
- Director: Danny Boyle
- Cast: Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 94 mins
Synopsis: Hilarious but harrowing, the film charts the disintegration of the friendship between Renton, Spud, Sick Boy, Tommy and Begbie as they proceed seemingly towards a psychotic, drug-fuelled self-destruction.
Why watch it: Few films (especially book adaptations) capture the chaos of youth and addiction with such energy and style. It still feels as urgent today as it did in the 90s.
Wake In Fright (1971) – ABC iView, Foxtel Now, Beamafilm
- Director: Ted Kotcheff
- Cast: Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty
- Genre: Thriller
- Runtime: 109 mins
Synopsis: A schoolteacher becomes stranded in a brutal outback town, where he’s drawn into a spiral of drinking, violence, and despair.
Why watch it: Often described as Australia’s great lost masterpiece, this is a haunting vision of isolation and toxic masculinity that still resonates.
Paco (2024) – Beamafilm
- Director: Tim Carlier
- Cast: Paco Erhard, Rosella Hart, Tim Carlier
- Genre: Hybrid drama
- Runtime: 83 mins
Synopsis: When an actress leaves set with one of Manny’s microphones he must retrieve it or face dire consequences. Hearing only the sound from Manny’s boom microphone, and the runaway actress’ radio mic, we follow Manny on a treacherous journey through music videos, the dreaded Sound Council and more.
Why watch it: Paco is a strange, but nonetheless bold, Australian indie flick that shows just how far one dedicated sound recordist will go – and how personal stories can break cinematic boundaries.
Shoeshine (1946) – Apple TV
- Director: Vittorio De Sica
- Cast: Franco Interlenghi, Rinaldo Smordoni
- Genre: Drama
- Runtime: 93 mins
Synopsis: Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome become entangled with petty crime and institutional cruelty, in a devastating tale of lost innocence.
Why watch it: This cornerstone of Italian neorealism is essential viewing for anyone interested in how cinema can capture the human condition.
A Quiet Place (2018) – 10 Play, Paramount+
- Director: John Krasinski
- Cast: Emily Blunt, John Krasinski, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe
- Genre: Horror
- Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: In a world overrun by sound-sensitive monsters, a family must live in near-total silence to survive.
Why watch it: A masterclass in suspense and atmosphere, A Quiet Place reinvented the horror genre with its ingenious sound design.
Harvey (1950) – Apple TV
- Director: Henry Koster
- Cast: James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow
- Genre: Comedy
- Runtime: 104 mins
Synopsis: Elwood P. Dowd, a gentle eccentric, insists his best friend is an invisible six-foot rabbit, to the continuing dismay of his family and friends.
Why watch it: James Stewart’s charm turns this whimsical 1950s oddity into a timeless fable about kindness, imagination, and acceptance.
Bastardy (2008) – SBS On Demand, DocPlay, OzFlix
- Director: Amiel Courtin-Wilson
- Cast: Jack Charles
- Genre: Documentary
- Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis: A raw portrait of Aboriginal actor and activist Jack Charles, whose life was marked by addiction, crime, and extraordinary resilience.
Why watch it: Honest and unflinching, this documentary serves as both a tribute to, and a reckoning with, Uncle Jack Charles as a person and personality. It’s essential Australian cinema.
God with Three Eyes (2024) – Plex
- Director: Wang Jun
- Cast: Kai Wang
- Genre: Animation/Fantasy
- Runtime: 112 mins
Synopsis: Erlang Shen, a mythical deity demoted to the mortal realm, must open his third eye to subdue a thousand-year-old dragon that has violated Heaven’s laws and broken through the fabled Dragon Gate.
Why watch it: This is a rare animated feature that centres a lesser-seen hero from Chinese mythology, and depicts his journey with lush, high-quality animation. Perfect for fans of Ne Zha.
