This Week in Streaming (July 1st)

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Sinners (HBO Max) 2025’s best movie so far finds Ryan Coogler, director of  Black Panther and Creed, taking a Marvel break for this high-budget period vampire film featuring Michael B. Jordan and Hailee Steinfeld as residents of a Mississippi town stalked by vampires. As we said last spring, Coogler comes, “the closest to any director in recent memory to represent the region dynamically (and pulls off a vampire Irish Step Dance sequence as breathtaking as it is tense).” Premieres July 4th.

The A-Team (Philo) The 80s most ass-kicking series features Breakfast at Tiffany’s gentleman George Peppard and Mr. T. leading a team of mercenaries dedicated to helping the little guy with as much firepower as possible. A fun throwback to the time of Reaganite TV. 

Top Gun: Maverick (Paramount+) With Patton and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington unavailable on streaming, it’s a good week to revisit the blockbuster that Made America (And American theaters) Great Again amid the darkness of 2002. Cruise’s return to his most iconic role remains one of the best summer movies of all time.