A Stranger Things actor's horror comedy and what’s new to stream

Big threats to humanity are breaking out on streaming this week. A U.S. Army Rangers training exercise goes very wrong when a Metal Gear-like mechanical monster starts hunting a team including Reacher star Alan Ritchson in War Machine, which crash-lands on Netflix.

Liam Neeson helps two storage facility employees contain a fungal plague in the horror comedy Cold Storage, which is thawing out on VOD. War Machine blends elements of Predator and Aliens for a story of highly competent, tough people led by Reacher star Alan Ritchson.

War Machine hits all the right spots for this kind of movie. It’s lean and propulsive. The practical stunts are impressive and immersive. And Ritchson, even playing a man so throttled by his own past that he doesn’t want to feel anything, is a compelling screen presence.

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