Netflix’s Falling for Christmas, Terrifier 2, and Every New Movie to Watch at Home

This weekend, the new Christmas rom-com Falling for Christmas starring Lindsay Lohan arrives on Netflix, alongside the action crime thriller Lost Bullet 2, the animated children’s film My Father’s Dragon from the studio behind Wolfwalkers, the new documentary Is That Black Enough for You?!, and much more.

Not feeling any of those? Well, how about a brutal horror movie about a killer clown, or a pitch-dark horror comedy about a janitor eating hallucinogenic worms, or a National Geographic documentary about an eccentric pair of French scientists who died in a volcanic eruption? Did you somehow miss Olivia Wilde’s new psychological thriller starring Florence Pugh and Harry Styles when it was released on VOD last week ? Well don’t worry, darling... It’s now streaming on HBO Max!

There’s lots to choose from in terms of what to watch and rent this weekend on streaming and VOD. Here are the top picks for this week’s new releases.

Falling for Christmas

Where to watch: Available to stream on Netflix

Genre: Romantic comedy
Run time: 1h 33m
Director: Janeen Damian
Cast: Lindsay Lohan, Chord Overstreet, George Young

Lindsay Lohan stars in this new Christmas rom-com as Sierra Belmont, a spoiled hotel heiress who loses her memory after a skiing accident. Finding herself in the care of Jake (Chord Overstreet), a benevolent lodge owner, she adopts the name “Sarah” and gets a new lease on life helping out around the lodge in the days leading up to Christmas.

Terrifier 2

Where to watch: Available to rent for $7.99 on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu

Genre: Horror
Run time: 2h 18m
Director: Damien Leone
Cast: Lauren LaVera, Elliott Fullam, Sarah Voigt

The sequel to Damien Leone’s 2016 splatter slasher film features the return of Art the Killer Clown. After being resurrected by an unknown, sinister entity following the massacre in the previous film, Art once again embarks on a rampage to terrorize the hapless citizens of Miles County on Halloween night, this time targeting a teenage girl and her younger brother.

Leone’s sequel has generated an huge upswell of positive buzz since its limited release in theaters, even inspiring a fan-driven Oscar campaign. Just how scary is Terrifier 2? You’ll just have to watch it in order to find out!