Your guide to what’s opening this week.
Here are some of the new films being released in theaters or for streaming, rental or purchase this week.
“Biggie: I Got a Story to Tell”
Emmett Malloy’s documentary about the late rapper Biggie Smalls, aka the Notorious B.I.G., is meant to show a different side to the performer than what is known in his public persona. Unrated. Begins streaming March 1 through Netflix.
“Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”
This documentary follows the sudden rise of teenage singersongwriter Billie Eilish. Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 at AMC Gulf Pointe, Houston; AMC Willowbrook 24, Houston; AMC Deerbrook 24, Humble; AMC First Colony 24, Sugar Land; AMC Fountains 18, Stafford; begins streaming Feb. 26 on Apple TV+.
“Blithe Spirit”
This British romantic-comedy, based on the Noel Coward play, stars Dan Stevens and Isla Fisher in a story about a writer who holds a seance that summons his first wife — making for an awkward situation for his current wife. Rated PG-13. Playing at Landmark River Oaks, Houston; Grand 14, Conroe.
“Check”
Telugu-language drama from India that tells the story, set against the background of chess, of a prisoner fighting wrongful conviction.
Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 at Cinemark 19, Katy; Cut! By Cinemark, Cypress.
“Crisis”
An big cast — Gary Oldman, Armie Hammer, Greg Kinnear, Evangeline Lilly and Michelle Rodriguez among them — is part of this thriller built on three intersecting stories about opioid addiction.
Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 throughout Houston.
“Endgame”
Andy Lau stars in this Hong Kong crime drama-comedy about a failed actor and an assassin who change places.
Unrated. Opens Feb. 26 at AMC Fountains 18, Stafford.
“The Girl on the Train”
Hindi-language remake of the 2016 American thriller of the same name.
Unrated. Begins streaming Feb. 26 on Netflix.
“God’s Compass”
Faith-based film in which a recently retired woman takes in a troubled teenager. Unrated. Screening 7 p.m. Feb. 26 at theaters throughout Houston. Go to fathomevents.com for locations.
“Houston French Film Festival”
Ten new films from France are being shown in this annual spotlight.
Unrated. Streams March 3-28 through mfah.org/virtualcinema.
“The Independents”
A musical-comedy in which three struggling singer-songwriters team up in hopes of increasing their chances for success. Unrated. Begins streaming Feb. 26 through angelikaanywhere.com and watchlaemmle.com.
“Lupe”
Indie film in which a transgender Cuban immigrant in New York City looks for a missing sister. Unrated. Airs 7 p.m. Feb. 26 on HBO Latino; begins streaming Feb. 26 on HBO Max.
“Moxie”
Amy Poehler directs this story, based on the novel by Houston’s Jennifer Mathieu, of a high school student who publishes a zine calling out her classmates’ toxic behavior.
Rated PG-13. Begins streaming March 3 on Netflix.
“My Zoe”
Actress Julie Delpy wrote, directed and co-stars in this drama about a divorced mom and her daughter dealing with an unexpected tragedy.
Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 at Landmark River Oaks, Houston; AMC Yorktown 15, Houston; AMC Gulf Pointe 30, Houston; AMC Katy Mills 20, Katy.
“Night of the Kings”
Philippe Lacôte’s striking film is set in a prison in Ivory Coast where a new inmate is forced to become a griot, telling a story to keep fellow prisoners entertained.
Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 at Studio Movie Grill, Pearland.
“Safer at Home”
A thriller set two years into the pandemic when a wild online party makes the attendees’ homes more dangerous than anything going on outside. Unrated. Opens Feb. 26 at iPic Houston; begins streaming Feb. 26 on various platforms.
“Tom & Jerry”
Everyone’s favorite animated cat-and-mouse team makes it to the big screen thanks to director Tim Story (“Ride Along,” “Barbershop”).
Rated PG. Opens Feb. 26 throughout Houston; begins streaming Feb. 26 on HBO Max.
“Truly Texas Mexican”
Documentary takes a look at the Native American roots of Texas Mexican cuisine. Unrated. Begins streaming March 1 through Amazon, Apple TV+ and Google TV; airs at 9 p.m. on March 21 on KUHT-TV (Channel 8).
“The United States vs. Billie Holiday”
Singer Andra Day portrays jazz vocalist Billie Holiday as she battled the government over the anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit.”
Unrated. Opens Feb. 26 throughout Houston; begins streaming Feb. 26 on Hulu.
“The Vigil”
A horror-thriller about a man who finds himself battling a demon while he’s in the middle of an overnight watch of a deceased member of an Orthodox Jewish community. Unrated. Opens Feb. 26 at iPic Houston, Alamo Drafthouse LaCenterra, Katy; begins streaming Feb. 26 through various platforms.
“The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien”
Documentary looks at the life and career of writer Tim O’Brien, author of “The Things They Carried” and “If I Die in a Combat Zone, Box Me Up and Ship Me Home,” considered to be two of the best books about the Vietnam War.
Unrated. Begins streaming March 2 through various platforms.
“Wrong Turn”
Friends hiking the Appalachian Trail run into a strange group of people known as The Foundation.
Rated R. Opens Feb. 26 at ShowBiz Cinemas Kingwood; ShowBiz Cinemas Liberty Lakes, Houston; ShowBiz Cinemas Fall Creek, Humble.