What’s new on demand, streaming online
New movies on demand
“Antebellum”: Janelle Monae plays a present-day promoter of empowerment and racial equality, and a slave facing horrific abuse in the antebellum South, in this harsh thriller. The movie had been aimed at theaters, then shifted to “premium” video on demand because of the pandemic. It’s available on on-demand platforms starting Friday.
“Blackbird”: Susan Sarandon plays a woman battling ALS who brings her children and some friends to the family beach house one last time before she plans to end it all — a fact not everyone is thrilled about. After a preview run in theaters, the movie, which also stars Sam Neill, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska and Rainn Wilson, is available on demand starting Friday.
“Lost Girls & Love Hotels”: An American English teacher in Tokyo (Alexandra Daddario) buries past tragedies in the city’s nightlife scene, until a relationship with a gangster alters her perspective. Takehiro Hira, Carice van Houten and Kate Easton co-star. Available starting Friday.
“H Is for Happiness”: With help from an eccentric classmate, a 12-yearold girl sets out to bring happiness back to her gloomy family in this familyfriendly adaptation of “My Life As an Alphabet.” Available starting Friday.
“Most Wanted”: An investigative journalist (Josh Hartnett) tries to expose the unjust conviction of a man sentenced to 100 years in a Thai prison in this new drama. Antoine Olivier Pilon and honorary Milwaukeean Jim Gaffigan co-star. Available starting Tuesday.
“Murder in the Woods”: College friends decide to celebrate a friend’s birthday at a cabin in the woods, but the party’s over when a killer, and the cabin’s past, put them in danger in this new horror-thriller. Available starting Friday.
“I’ve Got Issues”: Jim Gaffigan narrates this comedy about disparate people grappling with the awful things the world keeps throwing at them. Available starting Friday.
“Rebuilding Paradise”: Ron Howard’s documentary on the devastating wildfires that wiped Paradise, California, off the map, and the community’s efforts to rebuild, are the focus of this unfortunately still-timely documentary. Available starting Tuesday.
“The Swerve”: Azura Skye has drawn raves as a high school teacher who, while seeming to have it all together, is falling apart after wrestling with reality-numbing insomnia in this wellreceived drama. Available starting
Tuesday.
“Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story”: The challenges, onscreen and off, and accomplishments of generations of women doing stunt work in Hollywood is the focus of this new documentary, narrated by Michelle Rodriguez. Available starting Tuesday.
“Resisterhood”: This new documentary profiles six female activists. Available starting Tuesday.
“Extra Innings”: A young man with baseball skills tries to follow his dream, in defiance of his strict parents, in this based-on-a-true-story drama. Available starting Tuesday.
“Beckman”: A gun for hire tries to turn over a new leaf, but his newfound faith is tested when his daughter is kidnapped by a cult leader. David A.R. White, Jeff Fahey and William Baldwin co-star in this new faith-fueled action movie. Available starting Tuesday.
Virtual film festivals
Minority Health Film Festival: The second annual festival continues through Sept. 24, with access to 50 movies focusing on issues affecting the health and well-being of people in ethnic, racial, religious and gender minorities. Tickets are $2.99, 99 cents for members of Milwaukee Film. You can access the movies via a Milwaukee Film app on several streaming platforms, including Roku and Apple TV, and at Milwaukee Film’s website; see for details.
Milwaukee Underground Film Festival: The festival continues with the second of its six programs of short films at 5 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a live Q&A. The screenings are free at
milwaukeeundergroundfilm.org/2020festival. More local online film events
UWM Union Cinema: The Union Cinema is closed for the pandemic for the semester, but it’s still showing movies online — for free, with links posted at This week’s offerings include “Sicilia!”, a 1999 Italian
film that celebrates the life of everyday Sicilians; it’s available Friday through Sunday.
John Lewis, times two: If you haven’t had a chance yet to watch the documentary “John Lewis: Good Trouble,” there are two ways to see it this week that will benefit two different nonprofit arts groups. It’s showing through the Marcus Performing Arts Center for a $12 rental, with $5 going to the Marcus Center (go to
marcuscenter.org/show/ john-lewis-good-trouble
for details); or through Milwaukee Film’s Sofa Cinema, for $12, with part of the proceeds going to Milwaukee Film (see
New movies on streaming
“Enola Holmes”: Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister (Millie Bobby Brown) is on the case when their mother (Helena Bonham Carter) disappears in this new adventure, with Henry Cavill as Sherlock. Streaming on Netflix starting Wednesday.
“All In: The Fight for Democracy”: This new documentary looks at voter suppression efforts in the United States, and the people mobilizing against it, focusing on the 2018 gubernatorial election in Georgia between Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp but also including moves in Wisconsin to rein in the vote, from the state’s voter ID law to this April’s COVID-19 primary election. The movie, which is also showing at the Landmark Downer Theatre, is streaming on Amazon Prime starting Friday.
“The Fight”: The work of the American Civil Liberties Union is profiled in this documentary, which follows the battles surrounding four crucial recent cases, not all victories for the ACLU. Streaming starting Friday on Hulu.