New movies on demand and digital rental
A pop diva’s (Tracee Ellis Ross) overworked personal assistant (Dakota Johnson) dreams of becoming a music producer; when her boss’ career takes a turn, she might get her chance. Ice Cube co-stars in this buddy comedy, which had been targeted for theatrical release May 8 but was shifted to on demand because of the nationwide theater shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic. Available in “premium” video on demand and digital rental starting Friday.
A man newly released from prison begrudgingly agrees to go with his estranged father to Ireland to dispose of his late mother’s ashes. Logan Lerman, John Hawkes and Sarah Bolger star in this road-trip drama, the feature-film debut by Icelandic director Elfar Adalsteins. Available starting Friday.
A dancer, who has been training for years to land a spot in the National Georgian Ensemble, finds himself drawn into competition, and desire, by a rebellious male dancer, within the restraints of his country’s conservative social mores. Available starting Tuesday.
Members of the
National Immigrant Youth Alliance, a group of DREAMer-activists, try to get themselves taken into Border Patrol detention centers in an attempt to stop deportations, but things don’t go the way they thought they would. This documentary, built from interviews and re-enactment footage, took home two awards at last year’s Sundance Film Festival. Available starting Tuesday.
A guy looking to settle down finds the right guy, but he’s married with two kids, in this indie romance. Available starting Tuesday.
“The High Note”:
“End of Sentence”:
“And Then We Danced”:
“The Infiltrators”:
“From Zero to I Love You”:
“Homosaywhat”:
This award-winning documentary looks at the institutionalization of homophobia in America in the 1950s and ’60s. Available starting Tuesday.
In this familyfriendly fantasy from Serbia, a 10-yearold boy with cerebral palsy bonds with a new, free-spirited female classmate, who convinces him to join her in a quest to “free” her father from her new stepmother.
New movies on streaming
“The Witch Hunters”:
On a night in 1950s New Mexico, a switchboard operator and radio DJ stumble on a strange audio frequency that, upon further investigation, could lead to ... aliens? Sierra McCormick and Jake Horowitz star in this inventive drama, which received a best-first-screenplay nomination at this year’s Film Independent Spirit Awards. Streaming on Amazon Prime starting Friday.
“Vast of Night”:
“A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”:
A writer with demons of his own is assigned to write a profile of Fred Rogers, and discovers he could really use a trip to the neighborhood of make-believe himself. Tom Hanks is superbly understated as Mr. Rogers in this moving, creatively told based-ona-true-story drama directed by Marielle Heller. Streaming starting Tuesday on Hulu.
A troubled young woman (Tuppence Middleton) returns home to Niagara Falls, and digs into a long-ago kidnapping case that revives other unpleasantness along the way in this thriller. Debuting on Hulu Friday.
“Disappearance at Clifton Hill”:
“Miss Snake Charmer”:
This documentary explores a beauty pageant that has an unusual extra level of talent competition: Contestants have to prove their bravery by killing, and skinning, a rattlesnake. (You’re right; it’s in Texas.) Available starting Thursday on Hulu.