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“Antebellum”: Singer and actress Janelle Monáe stars in “Antebellum,” once intended for theaters, which presents the horrors of slavery through the lens of a horror movie. She plays a progressive contemporary author who, in a “Twilight Zone” twist or something worse, becomes a captive on a pre-civil War plantation. Critics have questioned how the filmmakers stitch together the two halves of their story, but the central message — the persistence of racism — couldn’t be clearer.
newsman (Gregory Peck) who scoops her up. Hepburn won the Oscar for what was her first starring role, and she’s a marvel. The bittersweet ending may surprise contemporary audiences, even if they see it coming. You really can’t run around town with a hot princess, at least not for long.
The Roys, the family jockeying for control of a conservative media empire in this HBO series, give us insight. They are like rats with their tails tied together going at each other. Whoever wins is guaranteed to be a rat with a lot of baggage, but it’s fascinating to watch.
Also: Season three of “Killing Eve,” BBC America’s twisted thriller about the relationship between a spy (Sandra Oh) and an assassin ( Jodie Comer) is available now on Blu-ray.
Rent it starting Friday via firstrunfeatures.com
“The Dark Divide”: This movie is based on butterfly expert Robert Pyle’s book “Where Bigfoot Walks” (a better title, for sure) about his perilous, lifechanging journey across a Washington national forest. David Cross stars. Rent it starting Friday via darkdividefilm.com
TV SHOWS
“Spiders”: Sci-fi horror series centers on a young German woman in the middle of a conspiracy involving a club drug and also alien spiders. Premieres today on Crackle
“Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous”: A kids camp at a theme park turns into a nightmare because — oh, you know why — in this animated spinoff of the
Nurse Ratched gets an original story in this series, which looks more like a season of creator Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” than anything related to “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Season one premieres Friday on Netflix.
RECENT MOVIES
“The Addams Family”: Charlize Theron and Oscar Isaac give voice to Morticia and Gomez in this animated feature about the all together ooky family, which did, after all, begin life as a cartoon. Tuesday, Amazon Prime and Hulu
VINTAGE MOVIES
“Bend It Like Beckham”: Parminder K. Nagra and Keira Knightley star in the 2002 hit about a teenage girl who defies her conservative parents to pursue her love of soccer. Friday, Disney+