New movies streaming this weekend: ‘The Monkey’ and 'Black Bag' are available on digital and on-demand

The Monkey, the latest horror film from Osgood Perkins, and Black Bag, directed by filmmaker Steven Soderbergh, top this week’s list of movies newly available to watch from the comfort of your home.

If you’re looking for something on a streaming service that you’re already paying for, there are three additional great options: One of Them Days, a new comedy starring Keke Palmer and SZA; crime thriller comedy The Last Stop in Yuma County and The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a holiday treat for April.

Here’s what to know about the movies newly available to stream as of this week, and where you can find them.

Click on the links below to jump straight to a specific movie:

• One of Them Days

• Black Bag

• Last Stop in Yuma County

• The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Monkey

The Monkey is director Osgood Perkins’s follow-up to his smash-hit Longlegs. Based on a short story by Stephen King, the movie couldn’t be more different in tone than its predecessor. The film more closely resembles a Final Destination sequel than anything in Perkins’s ouevre. It takes glee in the spectacle of death as it comes for the film’s characters.

When twin brothers find a mysterious wind-up monkey, a series of outrageous deaths tear apart their family. Twenty-five years later, the monkey begins a new killing spree, forcing the estranged siblings to confront the cursed toy.

Despite the comic tone, The Monkey is emotionally affecting. The filmmaker's own history of personal tragedies, including that his mother died in the September 11 attacks, makes him the ideal candidate for a movie about how one deals with the randomness of death. It’s equal parts a send-up of the “this horror movie is actually about grief” trend and an earnest take on one. What is there left to do in the fact of death but laugh?

How to watch: The Monkey is now available to purchase on Prime Video and other video-on-demand platforms.

Buy on Amazon

One of Them Days

One of Them Days is a bit of rarity as a pure comedy. The movie, starring Keke Palmer and musician SZA, is refreshing in its sole commitment to just trying to make you laugh, and it succeeds with flying colors in its brisk 97 minutes.

The film wears its influences on its sleeve, namely 1995’s Friday and other “all in one day”-set comedies that seemed to proliferate in that era. It follows best friends and roommates Dreux and Alyssa as they discover Alyssa’s boyfriend has blown their rent money, finding themselves going to extremes in a comical race against the clock to avoid eviction and keep their friendship intact.

Both Palmer and SZA are laugh-out-loud funny throughout, as are a number of side characters, including a memorable turn from stand-up comedian and actor Katt Williams. It’s a treat!

How to watch: One of Them Days is now streaming on Netflix.

Stream on Netflix

Black Bag

Black Bag, Steven Soderbergh’s second movie of 2025 is already on streaming, and it’s another cracking genre experiment with a killer cast from one of the most prolific filmmakers today.

When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse (Cate Blanchett) is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband (Michael Fassbender) — also a legendary agent — faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his wife or his country.

It’s sexy, it's exciting and it’s often hilarious. Imagine Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy from the guy that brought us Sex, Lies and Videotape: beautifully shot, full of exciting dialogue and flirtation that’s often wielded by its characters like a weapon. People love to complain that they don’t make movies like this for adults anymore. This is a great one!

How to watch: Black Bag is now available to rent or purchase on Prime Video and other video-on-demand platforms.

Rent or buy on Amazon

Last Stop in Yuma County

Last Stop in Yuma County is a self-aware genre exercise, a dark comedy that feels plucked from a bygone era of Quentin Tarantino and Coen brothers imitations.

The premise is pretty fantastic and sounds like a movie that could’ve been made in the ’40s or ’50s (if it weren’t for all those ’90s signifiers): While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using cruelty to protect their ill-gotten fortune.

It’s about as fun as it is mean and nihilistic, and the performances from indie darlings like Jim Cummings and genre staples like Joceline Donahue and Richard Brake help elevate the material beyond imitation.

How to watch: Last Stop in Yuma County is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime.

Stream on Paramount+

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Based on the beloved children’s book of the same name, The Best Christmas Pagaent Ever is a cute, sweet family film, starring beloved character actress Judy Greer in a leading role alongside comedian Pete Holmes.

The six Herdman kids are undeniably the worst children in town: They lie, steal, cheat, bully and overall terrorize their small community. But on Christmas, they’re taking over their local church pageant, and they just might unwittingly teach a shocked little town the true meaning of the holiday.

It’s funny to watch the locals react to the Herdman kids’ wackiness, but there’s a sad story behind why these kids are the way they are. It’s trying very hard to be A Christmas Story with its narration and structure, and it’s easy to see this one becoming a perennial classic for some.

How to watch: The Best Christmas Pageant Ever is now streaming on Starz.

Stream on Starz