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It’s Friday, Friday, Friday, and that means the weekend is here! If you’re saving all your outdoors energy for a big Fourth of July celebration, then you’ll be pleased to know that there’s a lot you can stream over the weekend on-demand. Whether you use Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu or your cable’s on demand service, there are a lot of new releases out there waiting to be rented or purchased.
If you missed The Lost City of Z when it was in theaters, you can now catch up with the well-received film at home. Z stars Charlie Hunnam as real life explorer Percy Fawcett and chronicles his journey to find a lost city in the Amazon jungle. If you’re looking to rent an adventure rather than purchase one, you can rent the recent big screen Power Rangers flick, which pleased diehard fans (and isn’t that the most important thing?!)
What else can you buy or rent this week? Find out by taking a look at the collection of pulse-pounding action movies, animated family films, and insightful documentaries now available for you to enjoy from the comfort of your very own home!
The Fate of the Furious
You know what they say: the eighth time’s a charm! Okay, that’s not really a saying, and it’s also not applicable to the Fast & Furious franchise since they’ve been knockin’ ’em outta the park for a decade now. But still, The Fate of the Furious charmed worldwide audiences enough to become the second highest-grossing film in the franchise with $1.2 billion earned. This time around, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) has to go up against a threat unlike any he’s ever faced before: his own crew! What could possibly make Dom turn on his family? And how does Charlize Theron’s dreadlock-sporting hacker fit into it? You’ll have to buy the film in order to find out (or wait to rent it in a few weeks)!
[Where to stream The Fate of the Furious]
Song to Song
Experimental film auteur Terrence Malick set his sights on the Austin, Texas music scene for Song to Song, a drama with a truly killer cast (Ryan Gosling, Michael Fassbender, Rooney Mara, and Natalie Portman to name a few). The film has been in development for years, dating all the way back to 2011. Filming wrapped in late 2013, and the final product (now available to purchase) has been trimmed down to two hours from Malick’s first eight-hour long first cut. The final result has left critics scratching their head, and Song to Song has a 45% on Rotten Tomatoes. Still, everyone pretty much agrees that the experimental film’s a visual treat, so your mileage may vary!
[Where to stream Song to Song]
To Buy:
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Bad Boy Story
The Fate of the Furious
The Lost City of Z
Song to Song
Spark: A Space Tail
Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
To Rent:
Absolutely Anything
After School Special
The Bad Batch
The Belko Experiment
CHiPs
Deconstructing Dani Garcia
A Family Man
Grey Lady
I Called Him Morgan
Icaros
Last Men in Aleppo
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Personal Shopper
Power Rangers
Raising Bertie
T2: Trainspotting
Vince Giordano: There’s a Future in the Past
$0.99 iTunes Movie Rental
If you dug Wonder Woman more than the previous DC superhero films, then you may want to travel back in time to 1980 and check out one of WW’s tonal predecessors. The follow-up to 1978’s Superman has been hailed by many comic fans as one of the greatest–if not the greatest–superhero film of all time. The movie, which features Christopher Reeve’s inspirational yet relatable Man of Steel, pits Superman against a trio of powerful Kryptonian criminals. If Man of Steel left you cold, you’ll probably find a lot to love in this warm (but still dramatic) movie. And hey–this is a Superman that smiles and doesn’t kill!
