The ping-pong drama “Marty Supreme” makes its streaming debut on HBO Max Friday. Timothée Chalamet stars within the movie as formidable desk tennis professional Marty Mauser, who seeks championship glory and can cease at nothing to realize his aim. While “Marty Supreme” didn’t fairly dwell as much as its Oscars aspirations, incomes 9 nominations (together with a finest image nod) however no wins on the 2026 Academy Awards, it did clear up on the field workplace, turning into A24’s highest-grossing worldwide release of all time. Directed by BU alum Josh Safdie, the flick additionally stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A’zion, Kevin O’Leary, and Fran Drescher. Available on HBO Max
No stranger to motion thrillers, Oscar winner Charlize Theron squares off with Golden Globe winner Taron Egerton within the new movie “Apex,” debuting Friday on Netflix. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur, the flick stars Theron as Sasha, a “grieving woman,” who’s being stalked out on the Australian outback by Egerton’s Ben, a psycho killer who appears to get pleasure from searching people, in response to the logline. But can Theron’s Sasha flip the hunter into the hunted? Available on Netflix
New TV present now obtainable to stream
‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’
For followers who purchased into “Conformity Gate” — the net conspiracy that there was a secret ninth episode ready within the wings following the “Stranger Things” series finale — “Tales from ’85″ is probably cold comfort. Now streaming on Netflix, the new spinoff is an animated take on the “Stranger Things” world set between the primary present’s second and third seasons. The Hawkins heroes are again to face new monsters from the Upside Down, however they’re all voiced by completely different actors than their live-action counterparts. Available on Netflix
Co-created by Cambridge’s personal Mindy Kaling, the sports activities comedy “Running Point” returned to Netflix this week for its second season. The sequence stars Kate Hudson as Isla, the president of the fictional Los Angeles Waves basketball workforce, who has a new set of on- and off-the-court complications to deal with. Justin Theroux is again as her scheming brother Cam, whereas Ray Romano, Ken Marino, and more be a part of the enjoyable for the most recent season, with all 10 new episodes now obtainable to stream. Available on Netflix
A notable awards season snub, the Korean black comedy “No Other Choice” streams on Hulu starting Friday. From “Oldboy” director Park Chan-wook, the satire stars Lee Byung-hun (“Squid Game”) as a person laid off from a paper firm after practically three many years of service, who seems to kill off his competitors for a possible new job. Globe movie critic Odie Henderson gave “No Other Choice” three stars in his review, writing that the screenplay “is full of pitch black comedy and unsubtle jabs at toxic masculinity.” Available on Hulu
Matt Juul will be reached at matthew.juul@globe.com.
