Certified Fresh Films

Streaming Oct 17, 2025 on NetflixRotten Tomatoes Netflix.

A bracing true‑crime documentary composed largely of body‑cam footage—tense, clear‑eyed, and incisive about the human cost of “stand your ground.” Netflix.

Streaming Oct 8, 2025 on NetflixRotten Tomatoes Netflix.

A gentle, feel‑good Brazilian drama about a chef and the stray dog who changes his life—sweet without turning saccharine, buoyed by warm performances and an easy comic touch. Netflix.

Streaming Oct 17, 2025 on Netflix

A fizzy, hand‑drawn‑styled reboot that captures the Turtles’ goofy camaraderie and New York energy with fresh wit and infectious momentum.

Streaming Oct 4, 2025 on Netflix

George A. Romero’s genre groundbreaker remains a lean, nerve‑jangling siege—its social bite and bleak final image still shock more than half a century later.

Streaming Oct 1, 2025 on Criterion Channel

Edward Yang’s intimate urban elegy balances cool precision and aching empathy as a drifting couple maps a city’s growing pains.

Streaming Oct 1, 2025 on Criterion Channel

Nanfu Wang’s on‑the‑run portrait of activist Ye Haiyan plays like a thriller—raw, courageous filmmaking that indicts power while honoring those who resist.

Streaming Oct 1, 2025 on Criterion Channel

A profoundly moving chronicle of San Francisco’s early AIDS crisis, David Weissman and Bill Weber’s documentary earns its perfect score with clear‑eyed testimony and unsentimental compassion.

Streaming Oct 10, 2025 on Max

From Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, this HBO documentary embeds inside Alabama’s prison system to expose brutality, corruption, and resistance with unblinking urgency and moral clarity.

Streaming Oct 10, 2025 on MUBI

Alex Russell’s razor‑sharp debut turns parasocial obsession into a taut, culture‑skewering thriller, with Théodore Pellerin’s unnerving lead and a pulse from Kenny Beats that tightens the screws.

Streaming Oct 5, 2025 on Netflix

Wilson Yip’s sequel elevates the series with bone‑rattling, balletic showdowns—capped by Donnie Yen vs. Sammo Hung—while deepening themes of mentorship, honor, and community resilience.