The rental, radioactive and new films that you can now watch at home

The 2020 iteration of the San Diego Comic-Con started this week, with all the events and panels that occurred practically after the physical convention was canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The big revelations so far are the entire opening scene of the delayed The new mutantsas well as a first look at the second season of Its dark materials and a renewal at the beginning of season 3 for the Amazon superhero show Boys.

The rest of the 2020 release schedule, however, remains in limbo. Some movies that were originally slated for theatrical releases, such as Bill and Ted face the music, are now heading directly to VOD and open theaters, rather than waiting for multiplexes to be ready across the country. Others, like Mulan, have been removed from the calendar entirely, despite AMC theaters announcing a tentative reopening date in August.

While the main release schedule continues to transform, here are the new movies you can watch this week.

The rent

Where to watch it: Digital income, $ 5.99 on Amazon, $ 6.99 on Apple and Google Play

Photo: IFC Films

Dave Franco’s directorial debut centers on two couples (played by Alison Brie, Dan Stevens, Sheila Vand, and Jeremy Allen White) who rent a vacation home, but begin to suspect that the homeowner is spying on them. From our review:

In cinema, voyeurism is as interesting as the person who commits the act. […] Because voyeurism movies are psychological, they often lead to studies of wealthy characters by asking why the antagonist or protagonist is spying on someone. For a paraphilia? For latent trauma? Or are they just curious? The rent, the directorial debut of actor Dave Franco (Now you see Me, The artist of disaster) dodges those questions to the detriment of herself as she follows two couples renting a luxurious coastal home over the weekend. The script full of dialogue, written by Franco and Joe Swanberg (Netflix’s Easy) positions The rent like a character drama instead of a prototypical thriller. As the story unfolds, it reveals simmering tensions between the couples, due to their respective secrets.

Amulet

Where to watch it: Buy digital, $ 3.99 at Amazon, $ 6.99 at Apple and Google Play

Photo: Nick Wall / Magnet Release

Romola Garai also makes her directorial debut this week with Amulet. The film, which Garai also wrote, stars Alec Secăreanu as a former homeless soldier who is offered a place to stay by a young woman and her dying mother. However, the ramshackle house they inhabit seems to be home to a mysterious supernatural force as well.

Fisherman’s friends

Where to watch it: Buy digital, $ 3.99 on Google Play, $ 4.49 on Amazon, $ 4.99 on Apple

Photo: Samuel Goldwyn Films

This romantic comedy tells a kind of fish-out-of-the-water story when Danny, a cynical big-city music executive, falls in love with a joke involving signing a group of fishermen singing in slums. His attempt to lead them to stardom conflicts with his insistence on putting his community first and how little they care about fame, but ends up teaching him the importance of friendship and love.

Radioactive

Where to watch it: Streaming on Amazon Prime Video

Photo: StudioCanal

Rosamund Pike plays Marie Curie in this biographical film of the pioneering chemist. The film, directed by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), based on Lauren Redniss’ graphic novel, covers both Curie’s work and her personal life, from her discovery of polonium and radio to her relationships with her partner Pierre (Sam Riley) and her colleague Paul Langevin (Aneurin Barnard ).

New to Netflix this weekend

• The last Dance, ESPN documentary series on Michael Jordan and his legendary career
• The special comedy Jack Whitehall: I’m just kidding
• A new season of Street food, this time traveling through Latin America
• Teen romance The kissing booth 2

And this is what fell last Friday:

The night illuminated by the sun

Where to watch it: Digital Rental, $ 6.99 at Apple

Photo: Distribution of quiver

The night illuminated by the sun, based on Rebecca Dinerstein’s novel of the same name, starring Jenny Slate as Frances, an aspiring painter who leaves New York City to go to the Norwegian Arctic in search of new inspiration for her work. Her assignment puts her in touch with several colorful locals, including fellow New Yorker Yasha (Alex Sharp), who wants to give her late father a proper Viking funeral. However, the only Vikings available are a local company of reenactors led by the Chief (Zach Galifianakis), who traveled to Norway from Cincinnati.

Clemency

Where to watch it: Rent for free at Apple, Amazon, Redbox On Demand; stream on Hulu

Photo: neon

Powered by conversations about Black Lives Matter and incarceration in the United States, independent distributor Neon has released his 2019 movie as a free title on a series of digital services. In the film, Alfre Woodard (Cross creek, Luke Cage) plays, to quote Neon’s synopsis, “a prison director whose wear and tear from years of carrying out death row executions. As he prepares to execute another inmate, he must confront the psychological and emotional demons he creates her job ultimately connecting her to the man she is empowered to kill. “

The painted bird

Where to watch it: Buy digital, $ 5.99 on Amazon, $ 6.99 on Apple and Google Play

Photo: IFC Films

Václav Marhoul’s new film caused strikes at its screenings at film festivals in Venice, Toronto and London for its brutal content. The film, which takes place during World War II, includes scenes of sexual assault, pedophilia, self-harm, bestiality, and graphic violence, and has become a source of controversy for how extreme it is. The story centers on a boy wandering through a nonspecific stretch of Eastern Europe, struggling to survive.

Dirt Music

Where to watch it: Buy digital, $ 4.99 at Amazon and Apple

Photo: Universal Pictures

Garrett Hedlund and Kelly Macdonald fall into a prohibited matter in Dirt Music, a romantic drama set in Australia. Macdonald plays Georgie, the girlfriend of a drug trafficker (David Wenham) who is frustrated and suffocated in her current situation. When she meets a mysterious fisherman (Hedlund), she is immediately attracted to him, but they both have demons that they must work with, as well as the problem of being unfaithful.

Enter the fat dragon

Where to watch it: Digital rental, $ 4.99 on Amazon, Apple and Google Play

Image: Mega-Vision Pictures

The new Donnie Yen movie sees the martial arts action star wearing a fancy suit to play Fallon Zhu, a police officer who is overweight after being sent to the evidence room and struggling to manage his emotions. His chance to be transferred comes in the form of a mission to Japan, where he becomes a crime hunter thanks to his martial arts skills and the help of a translator.