Movies: What’s new on demand, streaming
New movies available on demand
h “The Surrogate”: A web designer agrees to be egg donor and surrogate for her best friend and his husband, but the results of a prenatal test bring different responses from each of them. Writer-director Jeremy Hersh’s drama got rave reviews despite losing its debut at the canceled South by Southwest film festival. Available starting Tuesday.
h “Robin’s Wish”: The last days in the life of Robin Williams, who was fighting the neurodegenerative disorder Lewy Body Dementia at the time of his death by suicide at age 63 in 2014, is told in this new documentary made in cooperation with Williams’ widow, Susan Schneider. Available starting Tuesday.
Sofa Cinema
Milwaukee Film’s online movie portal Sofa Cinema gives you a window through which you can rent new and recent independent movies, the movies that the nonprofit outfit would have been showing at the Oriental Theatre if the theater had been shut down thanks to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Part of the proceeds go to Milwaukee Film. See the website for details: mkefilm.org/sofa
cinema. New releases beginning Friday include:
h “Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin”: In this new, acclaimed documentary, the always entertaining Werner Herzog focuses his lens on the late travel writer Bruce Chatwin, a fellow free spirit and global wanderer who had been the filmmaker’s close friend for years.
New movies on streaming
“All Together Now”: A girl with a chance at a dream music scholarship tries to hide a secret that could get in the way — she and her familiy are homeless. Auli’i Cravalho (who voiced “Moana” in the Disney animated movie), Rhenzy Feliz, Judy Reyes, Fred Armisen and Carol Burnett star in this new drama by writer-director Brett Haley (“Hearts Beat Loud,” “The Hero”). Premiering Friday on Netflix.
“Get Duked!”: If you’re looking for something completely different, check out this British black comedy, a satire about some teenage stoners on a camping competition in the Scottish Highlands who discover they’re being hunted. Infused with a hip-hop energy and a solidly anarchic spirit, “Get Duked!” is the directorial debut of music video director Ninian Doff. The great Eddie Izzard co-stars. It debuts Friday on Amazon Prime.
“Love, Guaranteed”: A lawyer agrees to represent a client who is suing a dating website that guarantees love. Rachael Leigh Cook and Damon Wayans Jr. star in this comedy. Debuting on Netflix starting Thursday.