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Welcome to Boston.com’s weekly streaming guide. Each week, we recommend five must-watch movies and TV shows available on streaming platforms like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Peacock, Paramount+, and more.
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New Movies Streaming
‘Boogie Nights’ (1997)
Paul Thomas Anderson has never made a bad movie, a streak that continues with his newest release, “One Battle After Another.” (You can read my four-star review.) If you’re not familiar with PTA’s work, a good place to start is his breakthrough film, 1997’s “Boogie Nights.” Mark Wahlberg now says he regrets playing fresh-faced porn star Dirk Diggler, but it’s unquestionably the performance that made directors start taking him seriously as an actor.
How to watch: “Boogie Nights” is streaming on Paramount+.
‘Superman’ (2025)
After a decade of missteps and false starts, the DC Universe has found its architect with James Gunn, the director of “Superman.” (Read my full review.) Just as he did with “Guardians of the Galaxy,” Gunn shows us with “Superman” that what separates the good superhero films from the bad isn’t the CGI or the IP: It’s the human touch, typified by a surprisingly relatable Man of Steel in David Corenswet.
Corenswet’s Superman isn’t just more fragile than prior editions, he’s also more relatable. It’s no surprise that a script written by Gunn (“Guardians of the Galaxy”) gives Clark Kent some fun one-liners, but it’s more than that. This Superman has a favorite band, a dog (albeit a superpowered one), and a girlfriend (Rachel Brosnahan’s Lois Lane) for whom he cooks breakfast for dinner. He gets frustrated reading nasty social media posts about himself, and sheds a single tear when an innocent civilian is killed. In short, he’s human.
How to watch: “Superman” is streaming on HBO Max.
New TV Shows Streaming
‘House of Guinness’
If you’re a fan of “Peaky Blinders,” the show about Irish toughs causing a ruckus in the 1920s, you’ll likely enjoy creator Steven Knight’s new series, about … Irish toughs causing a ruckus in the 1860s.
That’s an oversimplification, to be sure. “House of Guinness” is actually about a war of succession following the death of Benjamin Guinness, the patriarch responsible for transforming the namesake brewery into a central part of Irish culture. But between the verbal ripostes and strategic shifts of sons Edward (Louis Partridge) and Arthur (Anthony Boyle), there are riotous donnybrooks, illicit affairs, and plenty of pints all around. Why mess with a fantastic formula?
How to watch: “House of Guinness” is streaming on Netflix.
‘The Lowdown’
Hulu just raised its prices (again), but it’s hard to quit the streaming platform when they keep providing us gems like this series from Sterlin Harjo (“Reservoir Dogs”). Ethan Hawke plays Lee Raybon, a crusty used bookstore owner who moonlights as an independent reporter in Tulsa.
The “truthstorian,” as he calls himself, is generally considered a crackpot by the town. But when he begins to look into the death of a member of a wealthy Tulsa family, Lee finds himself caught up in the type of grand conspiracy he’s always prattling on about. Harjo creates a darkly comic tapestry with echoes of FX’s “Fargo,” filled with miscreants played by the likes of Tim Blake Nelson and Peter Dinklage. But the show is anchored by Hawke, who is channeling his inner Lebowski in the lead role.
How to watch: “The Lowdown” is streaming on Hulu.
‘Slow Horses’ (Season 5)
Watching Gary Oldman (“The Dark Knight,” “Darkest Hour”) in any role is a treat. So it’s not surprising that Oldman’s turn as a surly intelligence officer in the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” has remained an underrated delight, even in its fifth season, which premiered on Apple TV+ this week. Based on the “Slough House” series of novels by Mick Herron, Oldman plays Jackson Lamb, the head and heart of an MI5 department full of rejects and problem agents known as Slough House.
This season’s biggest “problem” is the traditionally buttoned-up River (Jack Lowden), who is dealing quite poorly with some personal revelations that bookended Season 4. The short, six-episode season 5 is a bit of a step down overall, but the dialogue remains darkly funny, the spycraft remains thrilling, and Kristin Scott Thomas, who largely disappeared from American cinema around 20 years ago, continues to who barely tolerates Slough House’s antics.
How to watch: “Slow Horses” Season 5 is streaming on Apple TV+.
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