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While Evil, Gladiator II And Moana 2 As the streaming wars continue to blow up at the box office, things are heating up, with three controversial 2024 movie releases hitting some of the top streaming services this week. Yes, the Dwayne Johnson and Chris Evans holiday film Red, Blake Lively is controversial It ends with us, and the Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga musical Joker: Folie à Deux You can watch all of them from the comfort of your own home, and I know which one I’ll stream first.

The only thing the three films have in common is their very different reviews from critics and audiences and their slightly controversial releases. However, if you fancy a triple feature and have subscriptions to Netflix, Prime Video and Max then you’re in for a treat – whether it’s good or bad remains to be seen.

Critics and audiences seem to disagree about these 2024 releases, other than their opinion on Joker: Folie à Deux

While it’s not surprising that these three films are all making their streaming debut around the holidays, I’m shocked by this Red will soon be available to those with a Prime Video subscription. The action holiday film was released less than a month ago and is still playing in theaters near me. However, it is completely different, critical and audience reactions might explain things.

Despite Red Ones Despite its star-studded cast, which included Johnson, Evans, JK Simmons and Lucy Liu, it struggled at the box office. Even though audiences gave the film a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, critics even went as far as calling it a “lump of coal” but gave it a 30% rating. Now that it’s making its debut on Prime Video this week, you can judge for yourself whether this Christmas movie deserves a place in the best Christmas movies of all time.

On the other side of the film genre spectrum is Lively’s book-to-film adaptation It ends with us is finally making its debut on Netflix after hitting theaters in August. Given the large fan base behind Colleen Hoover’s novel, it’s no surprise that the film was well received at the box office and with audiences. However, critics weren’t quite sure what to make of Lily Bloom’s story.

Combine that with the controversial press tour and an alleged feud among co-stars that was reportedly over a second cut of the film that was commissioned, and It ends with us The release was almost as chaotic as the story itself.

Rounding out the selection of films available on streaming services this week Joker: Folie à Deux, the musical sequel to Phoenix’s highly acclaimed 2019 Joker. Unlike the first film, neither audiences nor critics enjoyed the film, which undoubtedly made it a disaster. Currently the critic and audience ratings are at 32% Rotten tomatoes. And I hate to say it, but I think the audience rating could be hurt even more now that more people can watch the film if they have a Max subscription.

So when it comes to my streaming plans for this weekend, there’s one movie that stands out from the rest.

With Christmas less than two weeks away, I’ll be watching Red One as soon as possible

Admittedly, none of these films piqued my interest enough to make the trip to the cinema. But now that I can watch it from home, I’m especially tempted to watch it Red.

As a self-proclaimed connoisseur of Christmas films, I have to give Johnson and Evans’ flick a chance. First of all, it’s an original idea, not based on an intellectual property or a sequel, which is hard to find in today’s film landscape. Am I completely on board with the idea of ​​Santa being kidnapped? Of course not, but I also didn’t like the concept of Santa Claus being a ruthless vigilante murderer in 2022 violent night, and in the end I loved that. So, I’m open.

Hopefully, Red will be just as fun, even if action movies aren’t usually my thing.

If you’re looking for ways to delay your holiday shopping and don’t feel like braving the crowds at theaters, get streaming subscriptions and enjoy some of this year’s most controversial releases from the comfort of your own home.