10 movies you can see at home a lot sooner than usual
“Trolls World Tour,” “Resistance” and other films making a quick leap to digital release.
Cinephiles have been left scrambling in the wake of coronavirus, with movie theaters closed all over the country. Then there are the films themselves completely yanked off the release calendar: The ninth “Fast and Furious” installment was postponed all the way to next year and other potential blockbusters like “Mulan” and “Black Widow” are currently in limbo.
But all is not lost in terms of new releases in the time of social distancing. You’ll just have to make your own popcorn and fire up your favorite at-home device.
Smaller films and indie projects with digital releases are staying put, and there’s often a diamond to be discovered in non-mainstream fare. Plus, Universal is one studio that understands the untapped potential of internet streaming (and fans needing their movie fix): The animated sequel “Trolls World Tour” will release simultaneously in theaters and on digital platforms next month, and movies that were already in theaters (including “The Invisible Man” and “The Hunt”) will be available on demand beginning Friday.
Here are 10 films definitely coming out on digital and video on demand platforms through the end of April that you’ll want to give a try (and don’t need to leave the house to see):
‘Blow the Man Down’ (Friday)
In the female-led New England noir drama premiering on Amazon Prime, young sisters (Sophie Lowe and Morgan Saylor) in a Maine fishing village have a killer run-in with a man and dump his harpooned body. After he washes up on shore, the pair is forced to deal with the town’s formidable matriarch (Margo Martindale).
‘Hooking Up’ (Friday)
The romantic comedy stars Brittany Snow (“Pitch Perfect”) as a journalist and sex addict who embarks on a cross-country tour of all the places she’s done the deed, this time with a guy she just met, a hopeless romantic (Sam Richardson of “Veep”) diagnosed with testicular cancer.
‘Human Capital’ (Friday)
A tragic accident and a risky business deal intertwine two families in this ensemble drama starring Liev Schreiber as a real estate agent, Maya Hawke as his teenage daughter, and Peter Sarsgaard and Marisa Tomei as a rich couple with infidelity issues.
‘Resistance’ (March 27)
The World War II drama features Jesse Eisenberg as famed mime Marcel Marceau and focuses on Marceau’s untold days as part of the resistance in Nazi-occupied France, when he was integral in helping thousands of orphans escape German clutches.
‘Vivarium’ (March 27)
Heck, you can have an Eisenberg double feature! In this sci-fi thriller, he and Imogen Poots play a couple looking for the perfect home and an odd