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9 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more (June 3-9)
9 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more (June 3-9)

Tom's Guide

time2 days ago

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  • Tom's Guide

9 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu and more (June 3-9)

I track the biggest new movies arriving across the best streaming services every week, so I speak from experience when I say the next seven days are truly packed with top new flicks. The likes of Netflix, HBO Max, Peacock and Hulu all have new movies to watch, but the biggest release is 'Sinners,' arriving on premium video-on-demand streaming. This horror-thriller is one of the smash hits of 2025 so far, and has become a rare original breakout in an era of safe sequels and tired franchise reboots. It's a must-watch and is definitely worthy of the rental fee. If you're looking to stream something new this week, I'm on hand to guide you through all the top new movies across streaming services. Plus, be sure to check out this article's twin, which covers all the top new TV shows you'll want to binge-watch this week. 'Presence' is a taut and tense supernatural thriller with an interesting wrinkle that sets it apart from other haunted house flicks. Yes, the movie centers on a family being disturbed by an unseen force, but rather than the entity being a mystery to viewers, it serves as our point of view. The entire movie is shot from the unseen entity's perspective. This unique POV livens up what is otherwise a fairly uninspired drama. The Steven Soderbergh movie opens with a family moving into a new suburban home, but as they get settled, they begin to sense they are not alone. Starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Callian Liang, 'Presence's' trailers might pitch it as an intense horror, but it's really more of a character-driven drama, with the focus placed on the family's dynamic. Still, the refreshing framing gives the movie a strong selling point, and the ending is a highlight. Watch on Hulu from June 3 'Sinner' has already secured its position as a modern classic after a wildly successful theatrical run and acclaim from both critics and audiences alike. It's likely to be one of 2025's biggest success stories and solidifies Ryan Coogler as one of Hollywood's most high-profile directors. If you somehow missed the boat, 'Sinners' arrives on premium streaming this week and is expected to rocket up the PVOD charts. Get instant access to breaking news, the hottest reviews, great deals and helpful tips. Set in the 1930s, 'Sinners' follows twin brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who return to their Mississippi hometown to open a juke joint in an old sawmill. Opening night is a swinging success, that is, until a group of vampires arrive on the scene. This horror-thriller is a wild ride bursting with cinematic flair, incredible performances from the whole cast (Jordon especially), and one of the best musical scores of the 21st century. It's a real must-watch. Buy or rent on Amazon from June 3 Speaking of movies where the star plays dual roles, in 'The Alto Knights' Robert De Niro is on double-duty playing two 1950s mob bosses, Vito Genovese and Frank Costello. This crime drama, inspired by true events, is one of those projects that looks a lot more appealing in the trailer than it proves to be in reality. Unfortunately, it's a humdrum drama with an achingly slow pace. De Niro works hard to play both roles, but the movie fails to build up a suitable head of steam and instead peters out, failing to suitably reward viewers for their two-hour time investment. Still, if you just can't resist a period mob movie, you might find the old-school approach charming. But be warned, beyond De Niro's highly committed performance as the two former friends and now adversaries, there really is very little of note within 'The Alto Knights.' Watch on HBO Max from June 6 'The Ballad of Wallis Island' seems well on course to be one of 2025's hidden gems. Its limited theatrical release stateside means this one has really flown under the radar, but I encourage you to seek it out on Peacock, as it's something quite special. It's a quaint and charming British comedy with a tender musical soul and some delightfully funny writing. Watch out in particular for the genius comedic performance from stand-up Tim Key. The low-stakes movie centers on Charles (Key), a reclusive lottery winner who lives on the remote Wallis Island. The millionaire is a mega-fan of folk duo McGwyer Mortimer, a musical act comprised of Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Nell Mortimer (Carey Mulligan), with more than a little bit of Fleetwood Mac about them. After being disbanded for 10 years, the pair agree to reunite to play a private show for Charles, but old tensions soon resurface. Watch on Peacock from June 6 One for the morbidly curious, 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' currently ranks as one of the worst-reviewed movies of the year with a miserable 14% on Rotten Tomatoes. It's a psychological thriller that only a Weeknd superfan could enjoy, and has been labeled little more than a vanity project for Abel Tesfaye. Having seen the finished result for myself, it's pretty hard to disagree with that assessment. But those who love a trainwreck might glean some perverse enjoyment from watching this movie quickly spiral into complete failure. Starring Tesfaye, as a fictional verison of himself (see what the critics meant about the vanity project problem?), alongside Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan, both of who are far too talented to be involved in this project, 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' sees its lead character slip into a hazy nightmare when a mysterious fan embeds themselves in his rapidly fracturing life. Buy or rent on Amazon from June 6 It's a good time to be a fan of the 'Predator' franchise. The follow-up to 2022's acclaimed 'Prey' arrives in theaters this November in the form of 'Predator: Badlands,' but to help pass the time, director Dan Trachtenberg (current steward of the sci-fi series) presents 'Killer of Killers' an animated anthology movie that presents three 'Predator' stories unlike any you've seen before. Split into three chapters, 'Killer of Killers' sees the eponymous alien hunter square off against three of the fiercest warriors in human history. There's a Viking raider, a Japanese samurai and a World War II pilot, all of whom encounter their ultimate opponent, the Predator. 'Predator: Killer of Killers' looks like it'll be the perfect time filler until 'Badlands" lands in theatres. Watch on Hulu from June 6 Tyler Perry's latest Netflix effort is 'Straw,' another dark thriller well within the filmmaker's wheelhouse. Given Perry's track record, I'm expecting this one to take a critical mauling, but despite that, it'll probably go instantly to No. 1 in the streaming service's top 10 most-watched list. Perry seems to have a knack for giving viewers exactly what they want, and 'Straw' looks no different. The logline reads, 'A single mother navigates a series of unfortunate events, leading her down an unforeseen path where she becomes embroiled in a situation she never envisioned, finding herself at the center of suspicion in an indifferent world.' Which is quite possibly the most generic and uninformative plot summary I've ever read, which is really saying something as I quite literally sort through several dozen movie loglines on a daily basis. Watch on Netflix from June 6 Nicolas Cage has been picking seriously interesting projects for a while now, and 'The Surfer' is yet another off-kilter movie that lets him showcase his unique talents for playing in warped sandboxes. 'The Surfer' is a psychological thriller that gets pretty twisted, and sees Cage drag viewers down a dark rabbit hole full of uncomfortable moments. It's more than a little bit weird, but it's also compelling and very well constructed by director Lorcan Finnegan. Cage plays a city slicker who dreams of moving back to the idyllic beach town where he was raised. Taking his son to the beach to surf the waves, the locals rebuff him and issue a stern warning that he's to stay away. Rather than leave, tail between his legs, the unnamed protagonist decides to stick around, leading to an ever-escalating conflict as the locals become increasingly hostile. And that's just the start, things soon get even more bizarre and surreal. Buy or rent on Amazon from June 6 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' isn't really a movie for me, considering my music taste is more landfill indie than classic rock. However, even casual fans of the beloved British band won't want to skip over this revealing documentary that charts the group's rise from the early 1960s through to Zeppelin becoming one of the biggest musical acts on the planet in the 1970s. Director Bernard MacMahon was given access to the band's personal archives for this project, which also includes never-before-seen footage from early concerts. 'Becoming Led Zeppelin' is a triumphant celebration of a hugely influential band. Naturally, fans of the group won't need convincing to give it a stream, but critics report even non-fans might find the insights interesting, so perhaps I'll need to give it a watch despite my personal musical preferences. Watch on Netflix from June 7

Airwallex raises US$300 million in Series F funding round
Airwallex raises US$300 million in Series F funding round

Business Times

time21-05-2025

  • Business
  • Business Times

Airwallex raises US$300 million in Series F funding round

[SINGAPORE] Airwallex has raised US$300 million in a Series F funding round with Visa's corporate venture arm Visa Ventures coming on board as an investor, it announced on Wednesday (May 21). This brings the fintech startup's valuation to US$6.2 billion. Other investors in the round include Square Peg, DST Global, Salesforce Ventures and a number of other Australian venture capital and pension funds. Of the US$300 million raised, US$150 million was in secondary share transfers, cashing out earlier investors. The financial platform that manages payments and business accounts reported a 50 per cent growth in its customers base in 2024, serving 150,000 businesses worldwide. Airwallex has more than 60 licences and over 50 relationships with banks and financial institutions. The company currently employs over 1,700 people in 26 offices globally. Airwallex expects to hit US$1 billion in annual run rate revenue in 2025. The funding will be used to expand into new markets and build new features on Airwallex's platform. The fintech is moving into non-payment products and services such as spend management, money market funds and artificial intelligence (AI), Lucy Liu, president and co-founder of Airwallex, told The Business Times. 'Going forward, the Middle East and some of the other South-east Asian countries will be our primary focus,' she said. BT in your inbox Start and end each day with the latest news stories and analyses delivered straight to your inbox. Sign Up Sign Up Airwallex has started to invest in Vietnam, and its priority is to strengthen its capabilities there. This would include building out the local team to establish a presence in the country. In Malaysia, Airwallex is looking to further expand its capabilities and onboard more Malaysian companies. Indonesia remains on the company's radar, and is close to establishing a physical presence there, said Liu. She is not ruling out further fundraising, with this Series F round a means to update Airwallex's valuation and not so much a pre-inital public offering (IPO) round. The company last raised US$100 million at US$5.6 billion valuation back in October 2022, as part of a Series E extension round. 'If you compare that to the current valuation that we have now, it is not a massive round; we are on the path to get ourselves pre-IPO ready,' she added. Airwallex is still targeting to list in the US, but has not narrowed down whether it would be a Nasdaq or New York Stock Exchange listing. AI will be a top priority for Airwallex over the next 12 months. This would see the company build 'AI capabilities into our operations, as well as customer-facing functionalities', said Liu.

Listicle: 10 celebrities with cool artistic side gigs
Listicle: 10 celebrities with cool artistic side gigs

Hindustan Times

time16-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • Hindustan Times

Listicle: 10 celebrities with cool artistic side gigs

Lucy Liu. We've loved her since Charlie's Angels and Kill Bill. But only superfans knew that she wields a paintbrush as skilfully as a sword. Liu's practice spans collage, sculpture, silkscreen and installation, much of which explores her identity as a child of immigrants (Liu's parents were born in China). She's been creating art since the 2000s, but had her breakout moment in 2019 with a series of erotic works.

A Decade Of 30 Under 30 Asia: Meet Some Of The Most Successful Alumni
A Decade Of 30 Under 30 Asia: Meet Some Of The Most Successful Alumni

Forbes

time14-05-2025

  • Business
  • Forbes

A Decade Of 30 Under 30 Asia: Meet Some Of The Most Successful Alumni

Forbes Asia Lisa Thai rapper and singer Lalisa Manobal, better known as Lisa of Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink, has been charting her own path. Her latest turn is in the third season of hit HBO series The White Lotus in which she plays the role of Mook, who works at a Koh Samui resort. In April, she appeared at the Coachella music festival to perform songs from her debut studio album Alter Ego, released in February. The album's lead single 'Rockstar,' which she first released last year, climbed to No. 1 on the Billboard Global ranking of top songs outside the U.S. That followed a solo deal with Sony Music Entertainment's RCA Records and the launch of her own management label Lloud. In 2023, her track 'Money' set a Guinness World Record as the first song by a K-pop solo artist to reach a billion streams on Spotify. —Catherine Wang Lucy Liu Over the past decade, former banker Lucy Liu and her cofounders have transformed Australian cross-border payments platform Airwallex into a global fintech player with over $600 million in sales and $130 billion in annualized processing volume. After establishing its presence in the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific, the Singapore-headquartered company recently entered Latin America's two largest economies, securing a license to operate in Brazil and finalizing its purchase of Mexican payments-service provider MexPago. An extended series E round in 2022, which brought its funding total to over $900 million, valued Airwallex at $5.6 billion. The company says its next goal is getting IPO-ready by 2026. —C. W. Harshil Mathur A decade ago, Razorpay cofounder and CEO Harshil Mathur found a niche in India's online payments market aimed at startups. Today the Bangalore-based company, which Mathur runs with cofounder and managing director Shashank Kumar, operates one of India's largest payment gateways by revenue and transaction volume and counts 86 of the country's top 100 unicorns by valuation (or could say 86 of the country's 100 most valuable unicorns) among its customers. Sales in the year ended March 2024 climbed nearly 10% to 25 billion rupees ($300 million) as total payment volume hit 15 billion rupees, up from 12.6 billion rupees a year earlier. The pair are pressing ahead with a massive scale-up, both at home and across Southeast Asia. —Anuradha Raghunathan (Click here for the full story) Ryo Ogawa Timee made headlines last July when the on-demand job platform, cofounded by Ryo Ogawa, listed in Japan at a market valuation of ¥140 billion ($972 million), making it one of the country's largest public offerings in recent years. With Japanese companies increasingly looking for help securing staff in a tight labor market, the company's net profit jumped 55% to ¥2.8 billion on a nearly 67% increase in revenue to ¥27 billion in its latest financial year ended in October. Ogawa and his former business partner, Yoshiki Fuke, who's since left the company, launched Timee (then called Taimee) in 2017 to match gig workers with restaurants and stores. It now has almost 11 million part-timers and more than 340,000 businesses registered on its app, which also caters to the logistics, elderly care and hospitality sectors, among others. Workers use the platform for free, while businesses pay the freelancer's wages through Timee, plus a 30% commission on every paycheck and a ¥200 transaction fee. Ogawa's 25% stake is now worth $280 million. —James Simms Melanie Perkins In Canva's early days, Melanie Perkins learned to kitesurf to be able to hang with a group of venture capitalists in Hawaii. She's since raised close to $600 million from investors and built a global design software giant with more than $3 billion in annualized sales and over 230 million monthly active users. After a secondary share sale in October, the Sydney-headquartered company was valued at $32 billion, down 20% from its peak valuation of $40 billion achieved in 2021. Perkins and her husband Cliff Obrecht, Canva's chief operating officer, share a fortune of $11.5 billion. Its first AI graphic design tools, capable of generating text and images, created an industry buzz when released in 2023; the company's most recent software launch includes Canva Sheets, which can turn data into interactive graphics with a click. —C. W. James Prananto James Prananto is giving Kopi Kenangan, the Jakarta-based coffee chain he cofounded in 2017, a jolt. By year-end he plans to open ten stores in India and eight in Australia to expand its footprint in the region, following moves into the Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore since 2022. The goal, he says, is to triple the total number of outlets to 3,000 by 2028 from 1,000 today. Kopi Kenangan, known for its affordable coffee and local Indonesian flavors, such as its signature palm-sugar latte, became a unicorn in 2021 after a series C funding round that valued the company at more than $1 billion. It's also ventured into food, such as its Cerita Roti baked goods and Chigo fried chicken. —Ardian Wibisono Check out our full Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2025 list here.

Demi Moore made one big demand before shooting iconic Charlie's Angels bikini scene
Demi Moore made one big demand before shooting iconic Charlie's Angels bikini scene

News.com.au

time14-05-2025

  • Entertainment
  • News.com.au

Demi Moore made one big demand before shooting iconic Charlie's Angels bikini scene

Demi Moore revealed the one request she made before agreeing to shoot her iconic Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle bikini scene. The actress recalled learning about the scene three weeks before shooting the 2003 film alongside Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu on Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show. 'All I remember is begging them not to shoot my butt. I don't know why that was my obsession,' she said. Moore, now 62, explained she was forced to 'compartmentalise' and focus on what was in front of her instead of overthinking the role. 'I had no time to think about what I looked like, which was almost better,' she said. 'No one can do in three weeks what you showed up with. So you were clearly good to go,' Barrymore, 50, gushed. 'Like there's no magic wand that gets you to that in three weeks. I've done a three-week diet. I didn't end up there,' the talk show host added. Moore, who was 40 years old at the time, shared that she 'wasn't prepared for the focus that happened from it,' adding, 'I had no idea the amplification, ironically, that was specifically tied to my age.' The Ghost star revealed she was signed onto the McG-directed film after her three daughters — Rumer, 36, Tallulah, 31, and Scout Willis, 33 — gave her the push she needed. 'I had taken a break only to be with them,' she said. 'I stopped and was just with them until they finally were like, 'You have to do this movie. We love the first one. You have to do this movie. And please, aren't you going to ever work again?'' Moore explained she realised it was important for her daughters to witness the 'full expression of who she was' as an actress. Moore was supported at the movie's premiere by her ex-husband, Bruce Willis, their three daughters and her then-partner Ashton Kutcher. The 'Substance' star and Bruce, 70, were wed from 1987 to 2000. She married Ashton Kutcher, 47, in 2005 and they divorced in 2013.

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