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Prime Video This Week: The Witch, American Fiction, John Wick

Collider picks three films to stream on the platform from Oct. 5-9.

Priya RamanPublished · 1 min read
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Collider reports that Robert Eggers' folk horror debut "The Witch" is on Prime Video this week. Set in 1630s New England, it follows a Puritan family whose eldest daughter (Anya Taylor-Joy in her film debut) is suspected of witchcraft. Collider notes the film's grim atmosphere and historical detail made it one of the best horror films of the 2010s.

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"American Fiction," Cord Jefferson's directorial debut starring Jeffrey Wright, is also streaming now according to Collider. Wright plays a novelist whose satire of Black literature stereotypes is mistaken for the real thing, leading to unexpected fame. Collider says the film won Jefferson an Oscar for its screenplay, and Wright's lead performance is widely considered his best.

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Collider highlights "John Wick" as well, the first installment in Chad Stahelski's action franchise. Keanu Reeves stars as a retired assassin who returns to violence after a gangster kills his dog and steals his car. Collider notes the film's gun-fu and wide-angle choreography made it a modern classic and revitalized Reeves' action career.

If you liked "The Northman," "Sorry to Bother You," or "Nobody," these three are worth your time this week.

  • American Fiction
  • John Wick
  • movies
  • Prime Video
  • streaming
  • The Witch

About Priya Raman

Priya Raman is a staff writer at TV & Movies, where she writes Three Episodes In, the site's verdict on new series after their first three episodes. She spent four years as a writers' assistant on two network dramas and later read scripts for production companies in Chicago and Los Angeles. She has a BA in English from the University of Michigan and an MFA in screenwriting from DePaul University. She covers prestige drama, limited series and workplace comedies. Favorites: The Wire, Halt and Catch Fire, Abbott Elementary. She has opinions about cold opens and will share them if asked.

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