Duncan Skiles’ “Neighborhood Watch” (2025) shows a cranky old man teaming up with an anxious young man to solve a mystery about a kidnapping case. Although an investigative crime thriller, it is just as much a buddy dramedy that follows the tropes of the latter genre. It shows these two characters as an unlikely duo that slowly warms up to each other’s company. That might be a treat for ‘The Boys’ fans who barely saw these two together in the show. Their dynamic here is much more subdued, and their performances are more grounded than in the heightened satire.

Jack Quaid plays Simon McNally, a 20-something man who seems like a version of Hughie Campbell. He is just as reserved and emotional, and often seems just a few moments away from breaking into tears or a scream. However, unlike Hughie, Simon’s fears are rooted in a traumatic childhood that...