Screen Crusades: Weekly Streaming Guide 8.12.22

Screen Crusades: Weekly Streaming Guide 8.12.22

- By Nicolás Delgadillo

The final season of Locke & Key arrives and Jamie Foxx fights vampires on Netflix this week and more

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‘Locke & Key (Season 3)’ (Netflix)

Based on the graphic novels by Joe Hill, Locke & Key follows a family who move across the country to their ancestral home following a violent personal tragedy. As they get settled into the grand old Keyhouse, siblings Tyler (Connor Jessup), Kinsey (Emilia Jones) and Bode (Jackson Robert Scott) begin discovering magical keys that grant their user incredible abilities. In this final season, they'll be facing off against Frederick Gideon (Kevin Durand), a British Army captain from the days of the American Revolution, whose already cruel soul was corrupted further by a demon from behind the Black Door.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX-t1wYNtBs

‘Day Shift’ (Netflix)

A hard-working, blue-collar dad (Jamie Foxx) just wants to provide a good life for his quick-witted 8-year-old daughter (Zion Broadnax). His mundane San Fernando Valley pool cleaning job is a front for his real source of income: hunting and killing vampires. Also starring Dave Franco and Snoop Dogg.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GN_IwBptKi4

‘I Am Groot’ (Disney+)

The mischievous toddler Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) learns how to grow up amongst the trouble in the stars along with the help of his friends and family in the ragtag superhero team the Guardians of the Galaxy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7eFpRf4tac

‘The Smiling Friends Go to Brazil’ (HBO Max)

The Smiling Friends finally get to relax in a beautiful Brazilian beach town; Pim (Michael Cusack) works on his novel; Charlie (Zach Hadel) binges a load of torrent shows on his portable hard drive; Allan and Glep enjoy some long-awaited chill out time at the beach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Te_23pYZkuM

‘A League of Their Own’ (Amazon Prime Video)

A reimagining of the classic 1992 film, this series follows the journey of the WWII All-American professional women's baseball league players as they travel across a rapidly changing United States.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8qMhtkB18k

‘Five Days at Memorial’ (Apple TV+)

Based on the nonfiction book by Sheri Fink, Five Days at Memorial chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a hospital. When the floodwaters rise, power fails and heat soars, exhausted caregivers at a New Orleans hospital are forced to make decisions that will follow them for years to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az81r01YwLw

‘This Fool’ (Hulu)

The series centers on Julio Lopez (Chris Estrada), a punk-ass bitch with a heart of gold who goes out of his way to help everyone but himself. Inspired by the life and stand-up comedy of star, co-creator and real-life punk ass bitch Estrada, the cinematic half-hour comedy explores Julio's attempts to better his community, overcome his codependency issues with his family and navigate working class life in South Central.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9pIT2v9NBU

‘Secret Headquarters’ (Paramount+)

While hanging out after school, Charlie (Walker Scobell) and his friends discover the headquarters of the world's most powerful superhero (Owen Wilson) hidden beneath his home. When villains attack, they must team up to defend the headquarters and save the world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR2hwFpllz4

‘Sonic the Hedgehog 2’ (Amazon Prime Video)

When the manic Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey) returns to Earth with a new ally, Knuckles the Echidna (Idris Elba), Sonic (Ben Schwartz) and his new friend Tails (Colleen O’Shaughnessey) is all that stands in their way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47r8FXYZWNU&t=2s

‘Dope’ (Netflix)

Life changes for Malcolm (Shameik Moore), a geek who's surviving life in a tough neighborhood, after a chance invitation to an underground party leads him and his friends into a Los Angeles adventure.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5MlmcjSEuM

CONTINUED WEEKLY EPISODES:

‘For All Mankind (Season 3)’ (Apple TV+)

For All Mankind is a sprawling story that began with a provocative premise: What if the Russians landed on the moon first, before Americans? The space race never ended and the two Cold War foes only ramped up the competition to colonize the moon and beyond. Season 3 jumps ahead in this alternate history into the 90s, where Americans, Soviets, and a mysterious private company are all tussling over the future of mankind on Mars. All episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4EOW9oqZ4k&t=7s

‘Evil (Season 3)’ (Paramount+)

A new season of terror has arrived. Priest-to-be David Acosta (Mike Colter), forensic psychologist Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers), and tech expert Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi) continue to investigate claims of demonic possession in a third season that’s stronger than ever. The first nine episodes are now streaming with the finale arriving next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqYQ9VklwSc

‘Only Murders in the Building (Season 2)’ (Hulu)

An unlikely trio (Selena Gomez, Martin Short, Steve Martin) become amateur true crime podcasters in hopes of solving the mysterious homicide that happened in their apartment building. After closing the case at the end of the first season, Mabel, Charles and Oliver become the suspects in a new murder that took place in the building — and the subjects of a new podcast hosted by their favorite host Cinda Canning (Tina Fey). The first eight episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4d7y7GDhDE

‘Westworld (Season 4)’ (HBO Max)

The fourth season of HBO’s mindbending sci-fi series has set the stage for a big war against humans as the now-sentient hosts have left the park and infiltrated the real world. They have an ax to grind after years of subjugation, but there are some hosts who don’t want to see a war and are trying to keep the peace. The first seven episodes are now streaming with the finale arriving next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rsqDi1VPRc

‘What We Do in the Shadows (Season 4)’ (Hulu)

Hilarious and spooky fun, What We Do In the Shadows looks into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of four vampires, who’ve lived together for over 100 years, on Staten Island. The series is now back for a fourth season of undead antics and further hilarity that’s sure to keep fans wheezing for air. The first six episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWSgq72foJw

‘Rap Sh!t’ (HBO Max)

From executive producer Issa Rae comes a new show that follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who reunite to form a rap group. Join Shawna and Mia as they try to make it in the rap scene all while staying true to themselves. The first four episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_CotvQqCk4

‘American Horror Stories (Season 2)’ (Hulu)

American Horror Stories is a spin-off of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s award-winning anthology series American Horror Story. The weekly anthology series features a different horror story in each episode and is now back for a season round of creepy thrills. The first four episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjbavLfirOI

‘Surface’ (Apple TV+)

Set in high-end San Francisco, Surface, stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw who also executive produces, as Sophie, a woman who has suffered a traumatic head injury that has left her with extreme memory loss. As Sophie embarks on a quest to put the pieces of her life back together with the help of her husband and friends, she begins to question whether or not the truth she is told is in fact the truth she has lived. Through twists and turns and an unexpected love triangle, this sexy, elevated thriller asks: What if you woke up one day and didn’t know your own secrets? The first five episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dH3yylTyB8M

‘Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin’ (HBO Max)

Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in present day, a disparate group of teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin committed by their parents two decades ago…as well as their own. In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars. The first six episodes are now streaming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnXgKHt---w

Also streaming now:

Netflix - ‘Riverdale (Season 6)’, ‘I Just Killed My Dad’, ‘The Nice Guys’, ‘Bank Robbers: The Last Great Heist’, ‘Office Invasion’, ‘School Tales’, ‘A Model Family’

Shudder - ‘Freeway’, ‘Motherly’, ‘Marionette’, ‘The Oracle’

Amazon Prime Video - ‘The Lost City’

Disney+ - ‘The Orville’

COMING NEXT WEEK:

Netflix - ‘A Chinese Odyssey Part One: Pandora’s Box’, ‘A Chinese Odyssey Part Two: Cinderella’, ‘Nikamma’, ‘A Clean Sweep’, ‘Ancient Aliens (Season 4)’, ‘Learn to Swim’, ‘High Heat’, ‘Look Both Ways’, ‘Unsuspicious’, ‘He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Season 3)’, ‘Inside the Mind of a Cat’, ‘Tekken: Bloodline’, ‘Echoes’, ‘Kleo’, ‘The Assisstant’, ‘The Cuphead Show! (Season 2)’, ‘The Girl in the Mirror’, ‘The Next 365 Days’

Hulu - ‘Children of the Underground’, ‘The China Hustle’, ‘The Hate U Give’, ‘Journey to the West’, ‘Monsters’, ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1’, ‘Nymphomaniac: Vol. 2’, ‘Red Cliff’, ‘Stage Mother’, ‘What Just Happened’, ‘Whose Streets?’

Shudder - ‘Glorious’, ‘The Innocents’, ‘Alone With You’, ‘Achoura’, ‘Bloody Oranges’

HBO Max - ‘The Princess’

Disney+ - ‘She-Hulk: Attorney At Law’

Paramount+ - ‘Orphan: First Kill’

Apple TV+ - ‘Bad Sisters’

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