Thunder Force, City of Lies, and 10 New Movies to Watch at Home Right Now

This week, Netflix released a bombshell announcement that the streaming giant had secured the exclusive US rights to stream the upcoming Sony Pictures releases, including Poison: There will be slaughter and the one ahead Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Episode. Disney just announced that Phoebe Waller-Bridge and series composer John Williams will join the tentative track Indiana Jones 5 starring Harrison Ford, and Marvel finally released the long-awaited (see: a week) hour-long video of Baron Zemo’s awkward dance club scene in the third result of The falcon and the winter soldier.

For new releases of movies that can be streamed and rented at home, we have the much belated and eventually released Biggie Smalls murder thriller City of lies‘Netflix’ new superhero buddy comedy Thunder power with Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer, the intense horror thriller Held with Jill Awbrey (Everything we have left) and Bart Johnson (High school musical), and much more! Below are the movies to watch on VOD this weekend so you know what’s new and available.

City of lies

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 5.99 on Amazon;; $ 6.99 at Apple and Vudu

Brad Furman’s crime thriller City of lies, based on Randall Sullivan’s 2003 non-fiction book investigating the murder of Christopher “The Notorious BIG” Wallace, was postponed a month before its 2018 release due to several controversies, including domestic violence allegations against Johnny Depp, the leading actor of the Films. It is three years and a pandemic later in the end here, for better or for worse. Depp plays retired LAPD detective Russell Poole who, with the help of journalist Jack Jackson (Forest Whitaker), tries to unravel the jumble of half-truths and motivations behind the plot to take Biggie Smalls’s life.

Held

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 6.99 on Amazon, Apple and Vudu

A man in a black metal mask holds a syringe in Hero of 2021

Jill Awbrey (Everything we have left) and Bart Johnson (High school musical) Star in Travis Cluff and Chris Lofing’s horror thriller Held as Emma and Henry, a troubled couple trying to mend their ailing marriage by traveling to a remote vacation rental. Their escape plans are disrupted when the “voice”, a masked predator who looks like a cross between a Slipknot understudy and the French electronic musician Gesaffelstein, crashes the party. When events get more brutal and the voice knows their relationship intimately, the couple must work together to uncover the truth and find a way out before it’s too late.

Moffie

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 5.99 on Amazon;; $ 6.99 at Apple and Vudu

Based on André Carl van der Merwe’s book, Oliver Hermanus’ love drama Moffie (a derogatory Afrikaans term for a gay man) follows Nicholas (Kai Luke Brummer), a 1981 young man in South Africa who was drafted into conscription in defense of the apartheid regime. Forced to endure two years of brutal and racist education, Nicholas grapples with his inability to live up to the farcical macho image expected of his family, colleagues, and legacy as he desperately tries to keep the secret of his homosexuality .

Thunder power

Where to see it: Stream on Netflix

(Left to right): MELISSA MCCARTHY as LYDIA, OCTAVIA SPENCER as EMILY

On the surface, Thunder power sounds like the female superhero buddy comedy equivalent of 2011 Bridesmaids or 2019 The hustle and bustle. Set in a world where supervillains are commonplace, Ben Falcone’s latest comedy follows estranged childhood friends, Lydia (Melissa McCarthy) and Emily (Octavia Spencer), who reunite after the latter come up with an experimental treatment that reunites gives them superpowers. Armed with these newfound skills, the couple set out to fight crime and protect the city – hopefully without breaking too many things in the process.

The tunnel

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 6.99 on Amazon$ 6.16 at Apple; $ 3.99 on Vudu

The 2019 Norwegian thriller by director Pål Øie plays Thorbjørn Harr (Vikings) sent as first responders to rescue a group of people trapped in the tunnel after a terrible truck accident. With a blizzard outside and budding wildfire increasing in intensity, the mission to save the people trapped in it becomes a race against time and the elements.

We don’t deserve dogs

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 3.99 on Amazon and Vudu; $ 4.99 at Apple

A Ugandan village picks vegetables next to her dog

Who doesn’t love dogs? Nobody, that’s who! Matthew Salleh’s most recent documentary is a philanthropic, if unconventional, film: a trip around the world through eleven countries including Chile, Uganda, Nepal, Finland and Romania to capture intimate portraits of the mutual and extraordinary relationships and bonds between dogs and their owners. We don’t deserve dogs

is a kaleidoscopic odyssey of unconventional portraits of humanity, love and friendship around the world.

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Godzilla versus Kong

Where to see it: Stream on HBO max

Godzilla and King Kong encounter an aircraft carrier in Godzilla vs. Kong

The keystone of Legendary Entertainment’s Monster Verse reinterpreting Toho’s most famous kaiju is finally here at Adam Wingard Godzilla versus Kong. Who will win in a fight between an ancient giant radiation-emitting lizard and a great old monkey with a heart of gold and a palm tree full of sign language? The answer is obvious: we do it! From our review,

Godzilla versus Kong is a 113-minute argument in favor of films that are projected on giant screens in front of crowds. It’s a good time Depending on progress and constraints on site recovery from the pandemic, moviegoers will either return to theaters triumphantly with a daunting spectacle or the wait will get worse if they watch it on HBO Max instead. I saw it on my 55-inch TV at home, absolutely angry that I couldn’t see it in a theater, or at least project it onto the side of my apartment building. But I couldn’t stay angry for long because I was too busy cheering on the show in front of me.

Concrete cowboy

Where to see it: Stream on Netflix

Strange things‘Caleb McLaughlin plays in Ricky Staub’s (Snow White and the Hunter) Concrete cowboy as Cole, a wandering Detroit teenager sent to live with his estranged father, Harp (Idris Elba), the leader of a local group of urban cowboys in north Philadelphia. From our review,

All of Concrete Cowboy’s appearances are solid, with McLaughlin carrying the story emotionally and Jerome balancing vulnerability and pride as a charming, enticing smush. Orange is the new black star Lorraine Toussaint is also a standout figure as Nessie, the die-hard matriarch of the stables. In addition to the professional actors, the cast also includes members of the Fletcher Street Stables community. The newcomers Ivannah Mercedes and Jamil “Mil” Prattis ensure warmth and authenticity with their comfort around the horses and in the stable stalls. Fletcher Street members also serve as a sort of Greek choir, commenting on Cole’s familiarization with the stables.

Wonder Woman 1984

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 5.99 on Amazon, Apple and Vudu

Gal Gadot returns as Amazonian demigoddess Diana of Themyscira in Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman 1984 (without old lamentation music)! When a power-hungry businessman (Pedro Pascal) and a former colleague (Kristen Wiig) plan to conquer humanity with a mysterious ancient artifact that fulfills wishes, Diana has to put on her indestructible bracelets, gold tiara and colorful leotard around the world again as Wonder Woman. From our review:

Wonder Woman is a heroine who lifts us up, bringing her compassion and light to any battle that was once ready to lose the lasso of truth in the comics to save a single Amazon warrior. This version of Diana is more selfish, curdled by her own grief and limited by her own choices. She reflects Minerva, who has been restricted by society, in all but one thing: she still loves the world enough to be able to make sacrifices. The current DC movie universe is always dark, but it seems they have finally found a way to dim the lights on Wonder Woman themselves with a movie steeped in the neon aesthetic of the 80s.

Shiva baby

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 4.99 on Amazon;; $ 6.99 at Apple and Vudu

Rachel Sennott Executive produces and stars in Emma Seligmans Shiva baby as Max, a bisexual college senior who meets her sugar daddy and ex-girlfriend at a Jewish funeral service with her parents. Jude Dry’s review for Indiewire describes the film as “claustrophobic Jewish humor with a sexy premise” pendant, seems totally haunted.

Tina

Where to see it: Stream on HBO max

Daniel Lindsay and TJ Martins documentary of the same name Tina About the Grammy Award-winning artist Tina Turner is a comprehensive and outstanding overview of the euphoric life and turbulent trials of the only “Queen of Rock ‘n Roll”. With extensive archive recordings of Turner’s lifelong career and interviews with the singer herself, Tina shows the improbable rise of his subject to fame and its enduring legacy as one of the indelible pioneers of rock and soul music.

Every Breath You Take

Where to see it: Available to rent for $ 19.99 on Amazon, Apple and Vudu

Vaughn Stein’s psychological thriller Every Breath You Take Oscar winner Casey Affleck is Phillip, a psychiatrist whose career is in jeopardy after his patient’s suicide. Phillip invites his patient’s surviving brother (Sam Clafin) to his home and soon finds the life he built with his wife Grace (Michelle Monaghan) and their daughter Lucy (India Eisley).