Knock knock! After a howling good January for our #SessionsFamily, February brings even more excellent movies + shows especially for Valentine's Day. Answer the door and let us in! Here's how you should be spending your viewing hours in this short month.
Release date: February 2, 2023
How to watch: Netflix; trailer
Why to watch: Fans of On My Block rejoice! Freeridge is a spin-off of the beloved coming-of-age series, which streamed for four seasons. Like On My Block, Freeridge follows a quartet of teenage friends navigating their way through Los Angeles. Unlike On My Block, Freeridge has a supernatural spin. After believing that a curse has been unleashed on them, four friends work together to undo it and bring some light into their lives. Starring a charming cast of up-and-coming young stars, including Keyla Monterroso Mejia, last seen as a teacher's aide in Abbott Elementary but most well known for her hilarious breakthrough role as the thorn in Larry's side in another #SessionsFamily show, Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Release date: February 3, 2023
How to watch: In theaters; trailer
Why to watch: What would you do if Dave Bautista showed up at your idyllic cabin door with three armed strangers and told you that you could save humanity if you made an unthinkable choice? This is the dilemma a young family, led by Jonathan Groff and Ben Aldridge, face in the latest thriller from master of twists, M. Night Shyamalan. Shyamalan adapted the story from the book by Paul Tremblay, which has a controversial ending that Shyamalan changed. Like all Shyamalan films, expect the unexpected. FilmTwitter is already abuzz with positive early reviews and high praise for Bautista's performance.
Release date: February 10, 2023
How to watch: Prime Video; trailer
Why to watch: Adorable married couple Dave Franco and Alison Brie co-wrote their upcoming romantic comedy, which Franco directed and Brie stars in alongside Insecure and Top Gun 2 heartthrob Jay Ellis, Kiersey Clemons and Brie's Community co-star Danny Pudi. Brie plays workaholic Ally who returns to her hometown and runs into her ex, Sean (Ellis). Ally finds the spark's still there with Sean (who wouldn't have chemistry with Jay Ellis?) but he's engaged to Clemons' free-spirited character, who reminds Ally of her own younger self and with whom Ally also shares some sparks. Brie is seemingly incapable of a bad performance and this is a love triangle where you root for all three participants to be happy.
Release date: February 10 (theaters), February 17, 2023
How to watch: In select theaters and AppleTV+; trailer
Why to watch: In just one decade, A24 has built one of the most envious followings. They've done so with impeccable taste, aligning with some of the most exciting up-and-coming directors and handing auteurs the keys to their kingdom. Their latest likely hit is the feature film directorial debut of BAFTA and Emmy-award winning director Benjamin Caron (Andor, The Crown). The luminous Julianne Moore and Marvel superhero Sebastian Stan play con artists with their sights set on a Manhattan billionaire played by a dapper-looking John Lithgow. No one is who they seem in this twisty psychological thriller, which AppleTV+ will release in select theaters before streaming on their platform February 17.