{"id":959831,"date":"2026-01-02T21:52:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:52:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=445767"},"modified":"2026-01-02T21:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T21:52:23","slug":"the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boy and the Heron, Twilight of the Warriors, Netflix\u2019s Rebel Ridge, and every movie new to streaming this week"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This week, <em>The Boy and the Heron<\/em>, the latest animated fantasy from acclaimed anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki, finally comes to streaming on Max. That\u2019s not all, as Rebel Ridge, the new action thriller from director Jeremy Saulnier (<em>Green Room<\/em>) starring Aaron Pierre (<em>Old<\/em>, <em>The Underground Railroad<\/em>), premieres on Netflix this week too. We\u2019ve got plenty more exciting releases to choose from, including a new film based on the hit anime <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23184731\/spy-x-family-anime-anya-meme\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23184731\/spy-x-family-anime-anya-meme\">Spy x Family<\/a><\/em> on Crunchyroll, a brutal martial arts thriller set in 1980s Hong Kong, and a hilarious coming-of-age comedy on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Here\u2019s everything new that\u2019s available to watch this weekend!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-netflix\">New on Netflix<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rebel-ridge\">Rebel Ridge<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-1.jpg\" alt=\"A man with money visibly tucked into the waistline of his pants in Rebel Ridge.\" title=\"A man with money visibly tucked into the waistline of his pants in Rebel Ridge.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Photo: Allyson Riggs\/Netflix\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Action thriller<br \/><strong>Run time:<\/strong> 2h 11m<strong><br \/>Director:<\/strong> Jeremy Saulnier<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Aaron Pierre, Don Johnson, AnnaSophia Robb<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This thriller follows an ex-Marine who uncovers corruption in a small town. After local law enforcement unjustly seize the money he carried to post bail for his cousin, he partners up with a court clerk to expose the corruption \u2014 and get that bail back for his cousin.&nbsp;<em>Rebel Ridge<\/em>&nbsp;comes from&nbsp;<em>True Detective<\/em>&nbsp;season 3 director and executive producer Jeremy Saulnier.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"i-used-to-be-funny\">I Used to Be Funny<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Netflix<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Comedy drama<strong><br \/>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 45m<strong><br \/>Director:<\/strong> Ally Pankiw<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Rachel Sennott, Olga Petsa, Jason Jones<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Rachel Sennott (<em>Bodies Bodies Bodies<\/em>) stars as Sam, a stand-up comedian living in Toronto who takes on a nannying job in order to earn some cash. After the young girl she was caring for goes missing, Sam is stricken with PTSD and no longer performs comedy, haunted by the loss of her charge and her own helplessness.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-max\">New on Max<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-boy-and-the-heron\">The Boy and the Heron<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Max<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Fantasy drama<br \/><strong>Run time:<\/strong> 2h 4m<br \/><strong>Director:<\/strong> Hayao Miyazaki<br \/><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Soma Santoki, Masaki Suda, Aimyon<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After more than a decade, Hayao Miyazaki has returned with a new fantasy follow-up to his 2013 historical drama\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/animation-cartoons\/2020\/5\/30\/21275291\/the-wind-rises-studio-ghibli-hayao-miyazaki-hbo-max\"><em>The Wind Rises<\/em><\/a><em>.\u00a0<\/em>Inspired by Miyazaki\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/22732913\/how-do-you-live-excerpt-hayao-miyazaki-favorite-novel\">favorite childhood novel<\/a>, as well as his own experiences growing up in post-WWII Japan,\u00a0<em>The Boy and the Heron<\/em>\u00a0follows Mahito, a young boy who loses his mother in a tragic fire. After moving to the countryside with his newly remarried father, Mahito crosses paths with a mysterious anthropomorphic bird that entices him with the promise of being reunited with his mother.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">And after you\u2019re finished watching <em>The Boy and the Heron<\/em>, you should check out <em>Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron<\/em>, the 2-hour documentary chronicling Miyazaki\u2019s return to directing anime and the film\u2019s seven year production.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">From our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23797923\/how-do-you-live-boy-and-the-heron-hayao-miyazaki-review\">review<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-none is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">On the surface, all of this is par for the course for a Miyazaki film, with trace elements from&nbsp;<em>Spirited Away,<\/em>&nbsp;<em>My Neighbor Totoro<\/em>, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/animation-cartoons\/2020\/5\/26\/21270987\/kikis-delivery-service-best-studio-ghibli-movies-hayao-miyazaki\"><em>Kiki\u2019s Delivery Service<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em>&nbsp;The confusion starts when viewers try to square that with the parakeets, causality-breaking out-of-time characters, and the heron turning out to be a small gnomelike man wearing a living bird like a suit. Could all those elements be purposeful trolling from a director known for his, to put it delicately, acerbic personality? Maybe, but there seems to be a statement behind the madness: It\u2019s as if Miyazaki is declaring, \u201cThis is my life\u2019s work. I don\u2019t care if you\u2019ve enjoyed it. Goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-prime-video\">New on Prime Video<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"snack-shack\">Snack Shack<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Prime Video<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:&nbsp;<\/strong>Coming-of-age comedy<br \/><strong>Run time:&nbsp;<\/strong>1h 52m<br \/><strong>Director:&nbsp;<\/strong>Adam Carter Rehmeier<br \/><strong>Cast:&nbsp;<\/strong>Conor Sherry, Gabriel LaBelle, Mika Abdalla<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Travel back to 1991 in this comedy that follows a pair of teenage boys who work at the snack shack of a local pool in Nebraska. When a new lifeguard shows up, both boys instantly fall for her, putting their friendship in question.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-metrograph\">New on Metrograph<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"knit-s-island\">Knit\u2019s Island<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Metrograph<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-5.jpg\" alt=\"A group of DayZ players in Knit\u2019s Island.\" title=\"A group of DayZ players in Knit\u2019s Island.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Square eyes\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Documentary<br \/><strong>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 35m<strong><br \/>Directors: <\/strong>Ekiem Barbier, Guilhem Causse, Quentin L&#8217;Helgouac&#8217;h<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Filmed entirely in the multiplayer survival game <em>DayZ<\/em>, this documentary follows the filmmakers as they interview a group of players before and during COVID lockdowns in 2020. Exploring the respective philosophies and viewpoints of the game\u2019s playerbase, <em>Knit\u2019s Island<\/em> opens an exciting and insightful window into the \u201creal\u201d lives of people who look to a post-apocalyptic world of survivalists for escapism from the challenges of their day-to-day lives.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-starz\">New on Starz<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"imaginary\">Imaginary<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to stream on Starz<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre: <\/strong>Horror thriller<strong><br \/>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 44m<strong><br \/>Director: <\/strong>Jeff Wadlow<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">This supernatural horror film from director Jeff Wadlow (<em>Kick-Ass 2<\/em>) follows the story of Jessica (DeWanda Wise), a children\u2019s book author who returns to her childhood home with her new family. Jessica\u2019s stepdaughter Alice forms a bond with her old stuffed teddy bear, and things quickly grow out of hand when she starts committing gruesome acts on behalf of her new imaginary friend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">From our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/reviews\/24093592\/imaginary-review-horror-movie-blumhouse-teddy-bear-chauncey\">review<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-none is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">It\u2019s tempting to try to read into this labyrinth of digressions to try to find some kind of meaning or intention, but&nbsp;<em>Imaginary&nbsp;<\/em>never makes that feel worthwhile. There isn\u2019t a single character in the movie who feels worth rooting for, and the performances are entirely devoid of charisma. The script, written by Wadlow, Jason Oremland, and Greg Erb, is full of wooden dialogue that\u2019s stiff and often feels almost completely nonsensical. Characters sometimes introduce new information like it\u2019s a fact the audience has known forever.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-crunchyroll\">New on Crunchyroll<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spy-x-family-code-white\">Spy x Family Code: White<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-7.jpg\" alt=\"A bright-eyed anime girl with pink hair looks down beside two other smiling anime characters in Spy x Family Code: White.\" title=\"A bright-eyed anime girl with pink hair looks down beside two other smiling anime characters in Spy x Family Code: White.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: WIT Studio\/CloverWorks\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Action comedy<br \/><strong>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 50m<br \/><strong>Director:<\/strong> Takashi Katagiri<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Takuya Eguchi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Saori Hayami<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Spy x Family Code: White<\/em>, the first feature film based on the hit action-comedy anime franchise, centers on the Forger family: Loid Forger, a spy working undercover in the nation of Ostania on behalf of the neighboring country of Westalis; Yor Forger, Loid\u2019s wife and a former assassin known as the \u201cThorn Princess\u201d; and Anya Forger, their adopted daughter who is secretly telepathic. When Loid is ordered to be replaced on his assignment, he hatches a plot to help Anya on a school assignment that could prevent his replacement. However, this scheme inadvertently triggers a domino effect that threatens to tip the world into conflict.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">From our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/anime\/24134207\/spy-x-family-code-white-movie-review-anya\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/anime\/24134207\/spy-x-family-code-white-movie-review-anya\">review<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-none is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">As a TV show,&nbsp;<em>Spy x Family<\/em>&nbsp;expertly handles these tone changes. Having 20-plus episode seasons means a nice balance of both the sillier and the more serious episodes \u2014 and because the episodes clock in at half an hour, it never feels like too much focus on one thing. But as a movie,&nbsp;<em>Spy Family Code: White&nbsp;<\/em>can\u2019t strike that balance. Each half of the movie represents a different aspect of&nbsp;<em>Spy x Family<\/em>\u2019s appeal<em>,<\/em>&nbsp;and each half is quite good for what it\u2019s supposed to be. They just don\u2019t gel together at feature length. When the tone shifts, it locks in and doesn\u2019t really have as much give as the show. Still, no matter what type of&nbsp;<em>Spy x Family<\/em>&nbsp;fan you are, you\u2019ll enjoy at least half of the movie.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"new-on-rent\">New on rent<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"twilight-of-the-warriors-walled-in\">Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-8.jpg\" alt=\"A man wearing glasses and smoking a cigarette holding a pose with a group of men standing in the background in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in.\" title=\"A man wearing glasses and smoking a cigarette holding a pose with a group of men standing in the background in Twilight of the Warriors: Walled in.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Well Go USA Entertainment\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Crime action<br \/><strong>Run time:<\/strong> 2h 6m<br \/><strong>Director:<\/strong> Soi Cheang<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Louis Koo, Sammo Hung, Richie Jen<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Set in 1980s Hong Kong, this martial arts action film centers on Chan Lok-kwun, a refugee amateur fighter who steals drugs from a ruthless local crime boss in a desperate bid to seek a better life. Hunted by the boss\u2019 enforcers, Lok-kwun has no choice but to hide out in Kowloon Walled City \u2014 the infamous fortified enclave that serves as neutral territory among Hong Kong\u2019s criminal syndicates. When the search for Lok-kwun inadvertently reignites long-simmering tensions between Kowloon\u2019s power players, he\u2019ll have to find a way out alive before the dangers of the Walled City tear him apart.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-good-half\">The Good Half<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-9.jpg\" alt=\"A man standing in a door frame in front of an older man and woman in The Good Half.\" title=\"A man standing in a door frame in front of an older man and woman in The Good Half.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Utopia\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Comedy drama<strong><br \/>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 36m<strong><br \/>Director:<\/strong> Robert Schwartzman<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Nick Jonas,&nbsp;Brittany Snow, David Arquette<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The Jonas Brothers\u2019 very own Nick Jonas stars as an emotionally distant writer returning to Cleveland, Ohio for his mother\u2019s funeral, after years of avoiding his complicated family. He forges some new relationships and confronts some old ones, and eventually must face his grief \u2014 and family drama \u2014 head on.&nbsp;<em>The Good Half&nbsp;<\/em>first premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film festival.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"skincare\">Skincare<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-10.jpg\" alt=\"Elizabeth Banks applying lipstick in mirror in Skincare.\" title=\"Elizabeth Banks applying lipstick in mirror in Skincare.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: IFC Films\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Thriller<strong><br \/>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 36m<strong><br \/>Director:<\/strong> Austin Peters<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Elizabeth Banks, Lewis Pullman, Luis Gerardo M\u00e9ndez<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In&nbsp;<em>Skincare<\/em>, Elizabeth Banks plays Hope, an aesthetician, who\u2019s about to take the next big step in her career: launching a skincare line. But things start to go awry, when a rival beauty shop pops up across the street and begins to steal her customers. Hope begins to think that someone\u2019s out to get her and destroy her career. She enlists her friend to help her investigate.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"didi\">D\u00ecdi<\/h3>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Where to watch:<\/strong> Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/the-boy-and-the-heron-twilight-of-the-warriors-netflixs-rebel-ridge-and-every-movie-new-to-streaming-this-week-11.jpg\" alt=\"A high angle shot of group of kids posing in front of a camera in D\u00ecdi.\" title=\"A high angle shot of group of kids posing in front of a camera in D\u00ecdi.\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Focus Features \" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><strong>Genre:<\/strong> Coming-of-age drama<strong><br \/>Run time:<\/strong> 1h 33m<strong><br \/>Director:<\/strong> Sean Wang<strong><br \/>Cast:<\/strong> Izaac Wang, Joan Chen, Shirley Chen<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Set in the late 2000s, this coming-of-age drama follows Chris Wang (Izaac Wang), a 13-year-old boy enjoying his last summer vacation before entering high school. Simultaneously enticed and intimidated by the opportunities and challenges that come with adolescence, will Chris find a way to grow up on his own terms? If you enjoyed Bo Burnham\u2019s <em>Eighth Grade<\/em> or Jonah Hill\u2019s <em>Mid90s<\/em>, <em>D\u00ecdi<\/em> should be right up your alley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/entertainment\/445767\/new-movies-boy-and-the-heron-netflix-rebel-ridge-twilight-of-the-warriors-watch-streaming\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, The Boy and the Heron, the latest animated fantasy from acclaimed anime auteur Hayao Miyazaki, finally comes to streaming on Max. That\u2019s not all, as Rebel Ridge, the new action thriller from director Jeremy Saulnier (Green Room) starring Aaron Pierre (Old, The Underground Railroad), premieres on Netflix this week too. We\u2019ve got plenty more exciting releases to choose from, including a new film based on the hit anime Spy x Family on Crunchyroll, a brutal martial arts thriller set in 1980s Hong Kong, and a hilarious coming-of-age comedy on Prime Video. 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