Geekery: What to Watch this Week – November 19, 2020
New originals, movies, and shows to watch; from action to horror to drama. Take a look at what to watch on your couch.
New On Streaming This Week
Amazon: Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh, Small Axe (Season 1), Most Wanted (aka Target #1), Uncle Frank, Bombshell
Disney+: Marvel’s 616, The Real Right Stuff
HBOMax: Between The World And Me, Underwater, The Flight Attendant, Superintelligence
Hulu: Amulet, Animaniacs (Season 1), Run, Tesla, Black Narcissus, Happiest Season
Netflix: 40 Sticks, Flavorful Origins: Gansu Cuisine (Season 3), Hard Kill, Hillbilly Elegy, Great Pretender (Season 2), Mosul (Russo Brothers)
New Movies on VoD This Week
Jiu Jitsu – November 20th
Starring Nic Cage, Tony Jaa, and Dimitri Logothetis
An ancient order of Jiu Jitsu fighters faces a vicious race of alien invaders in an epic battle for the survival of Earth.
Embattled – November 20th
Starring Stephen Dorff, Colin McKenna, and Darren Mann
Raised by an abusive father, Cash channels his aggression to become a World Champion MMA fighter. Now accustomed to wealth, adulation, and global popularity, he faces a new challenge when his second son is born with Williams Syndrome. But this time, rather than stand and fight, he runs. While Cash continues to make his fortune in the ring, his eldest son Jett becomes the caregiver to his younger brother Quinn. When Jett decides to follow his father’s fighting footsteps and take to the fight game, he faces his past head on, embarking on a course inevitably pitting father versus son in a battle which, no matter the outcome, neither can win.
Fatman – November 24th
Starring Mel Gibson and Walton Goggins
To save his declining business, Chris Cringle, also known as Santa Claus, is forced into a partnership with the U.S. military. Making matters worse, Chris gets locked into a deadly battle of wits against a highly-skilled assassin, hired by a precocious 12-year-old after receiving a lump of coal in his stocking. ‘Tis the season for Fatman to get even, in the action-comedy that keeps on giving.
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula – November 24th
Starring Dong-won Gang, Sang-ho Yeon, and Jung-hyun Lee
Four years after South Korea’s total decimation in TRAIN TO BUSAN, the zombie thriller that captivated audiences worldwide, acclaimed director Yeon Sang-ho brings us PENINSULA, the next nail-biting chapter in his post-apocalyptic world. Jung-seok, a soldier who previously escaped the diseased wasteland, relives the horror when assigned to a covert operation with two simple objectives: retrieve and survive. When his team unexpectedly stumbles upon survivors, their lives will depend on whether the best—or worst—of human nature prevails in the direst of circumstances.
~ What are you going to watch and binge?
