Your Movie Streaming Guide For the Week of July 16-22, 2023

BIRD BOX (L to R) GONZALO DE CASTRO as ROBERTO, GEORGINA CAMPBELL as CLAIRE, MARIO CASAS as SEBASTIAN, NAILA SCHUBERTH as SOFÍA in BIRD BOX. Cr. ANDREA RESMINI/NETFLIX © 2022

It’s a thriller-heavy week when it comes to streaming films.

You Won’t Be Alone

Catch this thriller on Peacock.

In 19th-century Macedonia, a young girl is kidnapped and then transformed into a witch by an ancient spirit. Curious about life as a human, the witch accidentally kills a peasant in the nearby village and then takes her victim’s shape to live life in her skin. Her curiosity ignited, she continues to wield this horrific power to understand what it means to be human.

Vesper

You’ll find this sci-fi film on Hulu.

Struggling to survive with her father after the collapse of Earth’s ecosystem, 13-year-old Vesper must use her wits, strength and bio-hacking abilities to fight for the future.

Quicksand

Stream this film on Shudder.

Quicksand follows an American couple on the brink of divorce who travel to Colombia for a work conference. While on a hike through the rainforest, a storm causes them to become trapped in a pit of quicksand. Unable to move, it becomes a struggle for survival as they battle the elements of the jungle and a venomous snake in order to escape.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Catch this family film on Netflix.

Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll when he learns that he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

Gray Matter

Stream the sci-fi thriller on Max.

Aurora has known all her life from her mother that the superhuman abilities they have also make them dangerous. However, on one fateful and fatal night, Aurora will discover if her mother was speaking the truth.

Bird Box Barcelona

This post-apocalyptic horror film is streaming on Netflix.

After a mysterious force decimates the world’s population, Sebastian must navigate his own survival journey through the desolate streets of Barcelona.

A Little White Lie

Hulu is where you’ll find this comedy.

Shriver, a down-on-his-luck handyman whose never read a book in his life, gets mistaken for a famous writer whose been in hiding for more than 20 years. With nothing to lose, he accepts an invitation to a college literary festival and soon finds himself surrounded by adoring fans and an English professor who captures his heart.