MOVIES AT HOME
WHAT’S NEW ON DEMAND AND STREAMING
New movies available on demand
“You Should Have Left”: To fix their fractured relationship, a man and his much-younger actress wife (Kevin Bacon, Amanda Seyfried) head with their daughter to a remote vacation rental in the Welsh countryside. But their secrets, and lives, unravel thanks to a sinister force inside the house. Bacon reunites with “Stir of Echoes” writerdirector (and Pewaukee native) David Koepp for this new horror-thriller, shipped off to on-demand rental because of the pandemic shutdown. Available on demand starting Friday.
i “Looks That Kill”: A young man with an odd affliction — his face is so beautiful that anyone who looks at it dies — falls in love. Brandon Flynn stars in this dark comedy. Available starting Friday.
i “Selfie Dad”: A TV producer who sets out to become a social media star realizes he’s losing touch with his values, and his family. Christian comedians Michael Jr. and Chonda Pierce star with James Denton and Karen Abercrombie in this faith-fueled comedy. Available starting Friday.
i “Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy”:
Acclaimed cookbook author Diana Kennedy, a British expat who’s an expert on Mexican cuisine, is the focus of this new documentary. Available starting Friday.
i “Burden”: In a South Carolina town that just got a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan, a Black pastor (Forest Whitaker) takes in a destitute young Klansman (Garret Hedlund) and his family in an attempt to heal his community. Tom Wilkinson, Usher Raymond, Crystal Fox and Andrea Riseborough also star in this based-on-a-true-story drama, which was ticketed for Milwaukee theaters but was cut off by the shutdown. Available starting Tuesday.
i “Corpus Christi”: While in detention after committing a crime, a man has a spiritual awakening. When he gets out, he’s determined to not let his criminal record get in the way of leading the faithful. This Polish drama, one of this year’s nominees for best international film at the Oscars, never made it to Milwaukee theaters. Available starting Tuesday.
i “The Ghost of Peter Sellers”: In 1973, Peter Sellers set out to make a pirate comedy for a major Hollywood studio, only to turn on the filmmakers and sabotage the production. The director of that project, Peter Medak, looks back on the nightmare, with on-set footage and interviews in this unmaking-of documentary. Available starting Tuesday.
This documentary looks back at a string of desert punk-rock concert happenings in the 1980s that presaged festivals like Burning Man and Coachella, with bands such as Sonic Youth, Minutemen, the Meat Puppets and more. Available starting Tuesday.
New offerings on Sofa Cinema
Milwaukee Film’s online movie portal Sofa Cinema gives you a window through which you can rent new and recent independent movies, with part of the proceeds going to Milwaukee Film. See the website for details: mke
film.org/sofacinema. New releases
releases include:
i “Miss Juneteenth”: In Channing Godfrey Peoples’ leisurely first feature, Turquise Jones (Nicole Beharie) is a single mother and former beauty queen, once crowned Miss Juneteenth, who wants her teenager daughter, Kai (Alexis Chikaeze), to follow in her footsteps. Peoples’ film debuts on demand on Friday, Juneteenth, the annual holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. “Miss Juneteenth” isn’t about that history but the contemporary African American struggle to remain in the middle class.
i “Quarantine Cat Film Fest”: Why surf YouTube when you can get all your cat videos in one place? An art-house theater in Pittsburgh solicited cat-video submissions from around the world for this compilation, showing through “virtual cinemas” around the country, including Milwaukee Film’s Sofa Cinema, starting Friday.
i “Ginger”: When a twentysomething with an aversion to reality is diagnosed with breast cancer, she tries to find a balance between her life, treatment and the world as she wants it to be. This award-winning movie is streaming for free through June 26 via the Sofa Cinema site.
i “Pier Kids”: This new documentary follows three homeless queer teens in New York City.
New movies on streaming services
i “Disclosure”: Sam Feder’s documentary, premiering Friday on Netflix, surveys trans representation in film and TV. It’s a history wrought with painful caricatures, cruel punchlines and dubious erasure. But it’s also a joyful, celebratory journey that chronicles the increasing presence of trans actors and filmmakers in Hollywood, and the difference they’re making for a larger trans community. With Laverne Cox (a producer), Lilly Wachowski, MJ Rodriguez and others.
i “Father Soldier Son”: A third-generation soldier is wounded in battle in Afghanistan, and his relationship with his sons is tested when he returns home a changed man in this New York Timesproduced documentary. On Netflix starting Friday.
i “Feel the Beat”: After short-circuiting her audition for a Broadway show, a dancer (Sofia Carson) returns home and agrees to coach a struggling dance squad for a competition that could get her back there. On Netflix starting Friday.
i “Athlete A”: This new documentary focuses on the gymnasts who survived USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar and the reporters who exposed the program’s toxic culture. On Netflix starting Wednesday.
i “Clemency”: Alfre Woodard’s celebrated performance as a prison warden facing a controversial execution was buried on its theatrical release, just before the shutdown. On Hulu starting Monday.
i “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band”: This documentary celebrates Bob Dylan’s favorite backup band. On Hulu starting Thursday.
i “Charlie’s Angels”: Last year’s reboot of the TV-originated action franchise stars Kristen Stewart, Elizabeth Banks (who also produced, wrote and directed), Patrick Stewart and Djimon Hounsou. On Hulu starting Thursday.
“Desolation Center”: