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No Hard Feelings on Netflix, Saw X, and every new movie to watch at home this weekend

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Happy Friday, Polygon readers! Each week, we round up the most notable releases to streaming and video rental, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home.

No Hard Feelings, the coming-of-age sex comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence, arrives on Netflix this week alongside Old Dads, the directorial debut of comedian Bill Burr. The action comedy-drama Polite Society comes to Prime along with the Chinese World War II thriller Hidden Blade starring Tony Leung, while the horor thriller Cobweb featuring Antony Starr (The Boys) lands on Hulu. There’s plenty of new films available to rent as well this week, like Saw X; the latest installment in the long-running horror franchise starring Tobin Bell, and more.

Here’s everything new to watch this weekend!

New on Netflix

No Hard Feelings

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Photo: Macall Polay/Sony Pictures Entertainment

Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 43m
Director: Gene Stupnitsky
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman, Laura Benanti

Jennifer Lawrence stars in this raunchy and endearing comedy as Maddie, a young woman struggling between her job as an Uber driver and a part-time bartender to pay off the house she inherited from her late mother. After her car is towed, Maddie is presented with the opportunity of a lifetime: Seduce Percy (Andrew Barth Feldman), the college-bound son of a wealthy couple on their behalf, in exchange for a brand new set of wheels. Simple enough, right? Yeah, that’s what Maddie thought too.

From our review,

Like most funny stories, No Hard Feelings seems like a bad idea at first. It’s a movie in which Jennifer Lawrence, in her first lead role in a full-on comedy, spends approximately 103 minutes trying to seduce a socially awkward 19-year-old for financial gain. It’s also wildly funny, and a great reminder of how good J-Law is at lighting up a screen.

Old Dads

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Photo: Michael Moriatis/Netflix

Genre: Comedy
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Bill Burr
Cast: Bill Burr, Bokeem Woodbine, Bobby Cannavale

Three old friends become fathers later in life, only to be confronted with the generational annoyances that come with interacting with anyone born (or anything created) after the 1980s. Old Dads is Bill Burr’s directorial feature debut and shares a co-writing credit with writer-producer Ben Tishler.

New on Hulu

Cobweb

Where to watch: Available to stream on Hulu

Image: Lionsgate

Genre: Horror thriller
Run time: 1h 28m
Director: Samuel Bodin
Cast: Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Antony Starr

This horror-thriller from the creator of the scariest show on Netflix follows Peter (Woody Norman), a troubled young boy who — after hearing mysterious knocking sounds coming from the walls of his home — attempts to seek help in unearthing a terrible secret hidden from him by his parents.

From our review,

Bodin attempts to invoke dread with long shots of the film’s few distinctive set elements — the aforementioned pumpkin patch, or an old grandfather clock and icebox that each hide a hidden passage — but he doesn’t do much to render those images as something powerful or sinister. It’s as if Cobweb is set in a haunted house where nothing actually happened long ago, even as it hides a girl’s voice in its walls.

New on Prime Video

Polite Society

Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video

Photo: Parisa Taghizadeh/Focus Features

Genre: Action comedy-drama
Run time: 1h 44m
Director: Nida Manzoor
Cast: Priya Kansara, Ritu Arya

When a teenage girl on her path to being a stuntwoman learns that her sister is betrothed to a man, she suspects the man and his mother are up to no good. So she does the only thing you can in such a situation: try to sabotage the relationship and beat the shit out of the guy in the process.

Polite Society sounds like an uproarious fun time, and it’s one of the movies I’ve most looked forward to catching on streaming after a brief limited U.S. run. After you see it, make sure to read this interview with the director about Polite Society’s varied influences.

Hidden Blade

Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video

Image: Well Go USA Entertainment

Genre: Period espionage thriller
Run time: 2h 8m
Director: Cheng Er
Cast: Tony Leung, Wang Yibo, Zhou Xun

This Chinese World War II thriller stars the incredible Tony Leung as the Director of Shanghai’s Political Security Department, who finds himself in the middle of a time of great upheaval. The Japanese occupation is in its dying embers, China’s Communist Party is on the rise, and Leung’s character finds himself caught in the middle of it all. It’s a tense, gorgeous, occasionally opaque thriller with a great leading performance by one of the finest actors of his generation.

Silver Dollar Road

Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Raoul Peck
Cast: John C. Barnett, Classie Curley, Melvin Davis

I Am Not Your Negro director Raoul Peck turns his sight to story of the Reels family in this new documentary. Following the plight of the family’s fight to preserve their claim to their waterfront property in North Carolina from predatorial developers, Silver Dollar Road draws on archival footage and interviews with the family to tell their story.

Surrounded

Where to watch: Available to stream on Prime Video

Image: MGM

Genre: Western
Run time: 1h 40m
Director: Anthony Mandler
Cast: Letitia Wright, Jamie Bell, Michael K. Williams

Letitia Wright (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Small Axe) stars in this new Western as a freedwoman who impersonates a man in a plot to claim a gold mine. Her journey brings her face-to-face with the legendary outlaw Tommy Walsh (Jamie Bell), whom she holds captive after her stagecoach is ambushed by a gang of marauding thieves and killers. Surrounded also features the final performance by the late Michael K. Williams, who completed filming prior to his death in 2021.

New on Apple TV Plus

The Pigeon Tunnel

Where to watch: Available to stream on Apple TV

Image: Apple TV Plus

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 32m
Director: Errol Morris
Cast: John le Carré

John le Carré is a personal favorite author for me. His spy novels are notable for their groundedness — as a former spy himself, he had a lot to draw from — but also for their cynicism towards the heartlessness of that particular trade. Esteemed documentarian Errol Morris (The Thin Blue Line) turns his camera towards the life of the late, great le Carré, one of the finest and most important authors of the 20th century.

New on Peacock

Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken

Where to watch: Available to stream on Peacock

Image: Universal Pictures

Genre: Action-comedy
Run time: 1h 31m
Director: Kirk DeMicco
Cast: Lana Condor, Toni Collette, Annie Murphy

This animated comedy follows an awkward high schooler who discovers that she’s descended from a long line of warrior Kraken monsters. Destined to inherit her grandmother’s throne and defend the seas from tyrannical mermaids, Ruby must master her newfound powers and choose her own path as she prepares to embrace her destiny.

New to rent

Saw X

Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Image: Lionsgate

Genre: Horror
Run time: 1h 58m
Director: Kevin Greutert
Cast: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund

Tobin Bell reprises his role as the machiavellian Jigsaw killer in the 10th installment of the long running Saw horror franchise. A prequel set between the events of the original film and 2005’s Saw II, Saw X follows John Kramer as he travels to Mexico to undergo an experimental treatment in order to cure his cancer. When he realizes that the entire program is a total scam, John enlists the help of his apprentice Amanda Young (Shawnee Smith) to orchestrate a series of elaborate “games” in order to exact his own twisted brand of justice.

Lynch/Oz

Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Genre: Documentary
Run time: 1h 48m
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
Cast: Amy Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, John Waters

This documentary takes a magnifying glass to the career of David Lynch, one of the most unique and experimental storytellers of his generation, and how his life-long love for the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz has inspired his work. Split into six chapters, the film features narration by several notable directors, including Karyn Kusama, Rodney Ascher, and David Lowery.

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October 20, 2023
Going to July car show dressed in a ficticious petroleum compnay.

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Yup. Lego’s own company “OCTAN” as featured in their set since I was a kid. Plan on ironing on these mirrored decals onto a t shirt (they’ll be “un mirrored” once applied) and see if anyone catches the humor at the car show. I have the VIP Lego hat to match.

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June 18, 2023
New Historical Thriller “Yakov’s Run” by Greg Simons Takes Readers on an Epic Journey Through Medieval Europe – World News Report – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

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COLVILLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES , April 14, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Author Greg Simons’ latest novel, “Yakov’s Run,” is a thrilling and immersive historical tale that takes readers on a journey through the 14th century Holy Roman Empire.

In this engaging and atmospheric novel, Michael Simons, a widower seeking to rediscover his roots, is linked to the past through the story of Yakov Symons, a young farmer living in the Holy Roman Empire in the 14th century. Yakov’s life takes a dramatic turn when he is forced into bondage and enlisted in a conflict he knows nothing about. Along the way, he meets the infamous Petres the Chain and the enigmatic Der Flechtemann, a near-mythical figure on a mission to liberate the people from the chains of feudal hierarchies and institutionalized poverty.

Simons’ vivid portrayal of the Holy Roman Empire paints a picture of a dark and bleak world, where life is always on the brink of death, and the horsemen of the apocalypse stand witness to the age. But amidst this darkness, there is still hope, and the mysterious monk who knows so much of these events may hold the key to unlocking the past and the future.

“‘Yakov’s Run’ is a gripping and enthralling historical thriller that will take readers on a journey they won’t forget,” said Simons. “I wanted to explore the realities of life in the Holy Roman Empire and the struggles that people faced, while also weaving in elements of mystery, intrigue,…

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April 14, 2023
Sandbags

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A few months ago, I made these sandbags from Keramiplast (modelling putty).

Finally decided to make something with them. First I glueg them on some mdf bases.

4 layers should be high enough.

Then I used Vallejo Dark Earth texture paste for the ground.

When the glue and texture paste were dry, I primed them with black and white spraypaint.

After that, I painted them with a bunch of different washes and contrast paints.

The paints I used for the wash stage.

When the wash was dry the next day, I drybrushed them with a mix of various off-whites and grey.

Finally, I glued a bunch of grass tufts and rocks to the bases.

And here are the finished terrain pieces! These will come in handy for warhammer 40k, but they’re also very useful for historical wargames.

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April 2, 2023
Exits and Entrances (AuthorHouse.com) wins Official Selection Award on Film Freeway (2023) in Rome, Italy – World News Report – Medical Marijuana Program Connection

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Exits wins in 2023

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Congratulations! “organized labor” wins our Hemingway award for April 12, 2023.

NEWARK, NJ, USA, April 1, 2023/EINPresswire.com/ — Exits and Entrances (AuthorHouse.com) wins Official Selection Award on Film Freeway (2023) in Rome, Italy.

Exits and Entrances (AuthorHouse.com) wins award on Film Freeway as best book in 2023 in Rome, Italy.

Having produced and seen opera since I was in high-school EVERY performance that goes well is a miracle. There have been disasters at The Met, NY City Opera between management and singers; directors and designers; stage-hands and stage managers and Off-Broadway. Don’t break a leg is often in play on or off-stage.

Exits and Entrances (AuthorHouse.com) chronicles 30 years of some of these. Break a leg but look 3 times in all directions., believe me

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April 1, 2023
ON Stock Price | ON Semiconductor Corp. Stock Quote (U.S.: Nasdaq) | MarketWatch

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ON Semiconductor Corp. provides industry intelligent sensing and power solutions, which helps the customers to solve the most challenging problems and create cutting edge products. The firm’s intelligent power technologies enable the electrification of the automotive industry that allows for lighter and longer-range electric vehicles, empowers efficient fast-charging systems and propels sustainable energy for the efficiency of solar strings, industrial power, and storage systems. Its intelligent sensing technologies support the next generation industry allowing for smarter factories and buildings while also enhancing the automotive mobility experience with imaging and depth sensing that make advanced vehicle safety and automated driving systems possible. It operates through the following segments: the Power Solutions Group, the Advanced Solutions Group, and the Intelligent Sensing Group. The Power Solutions Group segment offers a wide array of analog, discrete, module, and integrated semiconductor products that perform multiple application functions, including power switching, power conversion, signal conditioning, circuit protection, signal amplification, and voltage regulation functions. The Advanced Solutions Group designs and develops analog, mixed-signal, advanced logic, application specific standard products, and application specific integrated circuits, radio frequency, and integrated power solutions for a broad base of end-users in different end-markets. The Intelligent Sensing Group designs and develops complementary metal oxide semiconductor image sensors, image signal processors, single photon detectors, including silicon photomultipliers and single photon avalanche diode arrays, as well as actuator drivers for autofocus and image. The company was founded on July 4, 1999, and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

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February 6, 2023
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 35 as Thunder rally past Hawks

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ATLANTA — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Josh Giddey had 12 of his 17 points in the final period, and the Oklahoma City Thunder overcame a 14-point deficit in the third quarter to beat the Atlanta Hawks 121-114 on Monday night.

Dejounte Murray finished with 24 points and Trae Young had 23 points and 10 assists for the Hawks (13-11), who have squandered six double-digit leads this season. They began the night tied for second-most in the NBA in that category.

In winning its third straight, Oklahoma City (11-13) has outscored its last three opponents 106-68 in the fourth. The Thunder trailed 88-84 entering the final period.

“It was an up and down game for us for sure, but when it really mattered it was a good gut check for us tonight,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Kind of midway through the third to end the third and to start the fourth we were really good again. That won us the game.”

Giddey’s three-point play early in the fourth made it 91-90 for the Thunder’s first lead since late in the first. They never trailed again as Gilgeous-Alexander, the league’s third-leading scorer, kept hitting free throws down the stretch. He scored 12 points in the fourth and finished 15 for 15 from the foul line, all in the second half.

“Try to be aggressive, I try not to seek them too much, just play aggressive basketball and then when the opportunity presents itself I like to get there,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “Unfortunately I didn’t get there in the first half and I knew that going into halftime that I was going to try to get there in the second half for sure.”

Oklahoma City went on a 23-8 run over an eight-minute span until the 2:53 mark of the fourth, putting too much distance for the Hawks to overcome. Gilgeous-Alexander hit a pair of free throws to make it 111-103 with 1:04 remaining to all but finish off Atlanta.

“I thought they were able to break down our defense early in the game and forced the defense to collapse and they had their kick-outs,” Hawks coach Nate McMillan said. “They established the tempo that they wanted to play and with that and our help in the turnovers and outworking us on the glass, it’s going to be tough to beat them.”

Young threw a backward pass over his right shoulder to feed Murray for a dunk that made it 63-54 early in the third, and Oklahoma City called timeout. A.J. Griffin later followed with a 3 that put the Hawks up 66-56, and Atlanta pushed the lead to 14 before the Thunder went on a 17-6 run to close within two on a pair of free throws by Gilgeous-Alexander.

Young was 0 for 5 from the field before his baseline runner gave Atlanta a 56-52 lead in the final minute before halftime. The Hawks were ahead 59-54 at intermission.

“The good thing about our team is we don’t give in,” Giddey said. “We play through it. When things get tough, we come together.”

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Thunder: Coach Mark Daigneault said swingman Kenrich Williams, who missed the game with a right knee sprain, isn’t expected to be sidelined for long. … Jalen Williams started instead F Aleksej Pokusevski and had 12 points in 31 minutes. … The Thunder won in Atlanta for the first time since March 2018.

Hawks: Prior to the game, longtime TV announcer Bob Rathbun briefly lost consciousness on the court and was treated for dehydration. He was listed as stable, responsive and heading to a nearby hospital for further evaluation. … Griffin has connected on at least one 3 in nine straight games, the longest such active streak among NBA rookies.

UP NEXT

Thunder: At Memphis on Wednesday.

Hawks: At New York Knicks on Wednesday.

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December 5, 2022
The basics

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After some seriously hard days and lean weeks, God does it ever feel good to open the fridge and see fruits in the drawer, eggs on the shelf and even some hot sauce. (Valentina black label if anyone’s interested, highly recommend).
Feeling thankful. Can’t wait for my first pay cheque from the new job. I got a little advance Friday just for food.
Huge thank you to the FJ users who helped me out with a bike lock, and a pair of boots that will actually fit. You guys rock. I’d tag you but I’m not sure if that would be cool. Happy Sunday, faggots. Find something to be thankful for.

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