Digital Multiplex: Lincoln, Being There, and Kung Fu Hustle
The newest and best movies available for streaming and download.
This week in streaming, we've got an Oscar winner, an acclaimed foreign period drama, and Brad Pitt's latest collaboration with director Andrew Dominik. But we've also got some classics that are newly available to watch, including a much loved Peter Sellers comedy, a Stephen Chow martial arts comedy, and a Bogie/Bacall tale of intrigue. Read on to find out what's available to watch right now.
Killing Them Softly 76%
Brad Pitt stars in this Certified Fresh dark comedy as a seasoned hitman whose services are called upon when a couple of petty thieves upend the criminal economy by robbing an illegal poker ring.
Hyde Park on Hudson 38%
Bill Murray, Laura Linney, and Olivia Williams star in this historical drama about FDR hosting the King and Queen of England at his summer house. This is a digital pre-release; the DVD comes out April 9.
A Royal Affair 89%
A nominee for this year's Best Foreign Film Oscar, A Royal Affair tells the tale of a scandalous affair between Denmark's queen and the court physician attending her mentally unstable king, Christian VII, during the 18th Century.
To the Arctic 67%
To the Arctic is a documentary that follows a family of polar bears through a changing environment.
Holy Motors 90%
French director Leos Carax's acclaimed film follows an "actor" of sorts, as he winds his way through Paris and performs in several unrelated vignettes.
Available for subscribers now on: Netflix
All Together 65%
Jane Fonda and Geraldine Chaplin star in this comedy about a group of seniors who attempt a communal living arrangement.
Available for subscribers now on: Netflix
Keep the Lights On 90%
Keep the Lights On is a Certified Fresh drama about two men in a rocky long-term relationship.
Available for subscribers now on: Netflix
Fat Kid Rules the World 82%
Matthew Lillard directed this dark comedy about a depressed high schooler who forms a bond with the street musician who saves his life.
Available for subscribers now on: Netflix
Being There 95%
Peter Sellers and Shirley MacLaine star in this Five Favorite Films staple about a simple gardener who's mistaken for a worldly sophisticate.
Available for subscribers now on: Amazon Prime
To Have and Have Not 100%
Howard Hawks directed real-life couple Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall in this hot-blooded tale of intrigue in wartime Martinique.
Available for subscribers now on: Amazon Prime
Kung Fu Hustle 90%
Stephen Chow directs and stars in this comedic, special effects-laden actioner about a thief who joins a ragtag bunch of citizens against a ruthless local gang.
Available free now on: Crackle
It Might Get Loud 80%
A documentary featuring Jack White, Jimmy Page, and The Edge as they talk about electric guitars, their love for them, and how they developed their fascination with music.
Available free now on: Crackle
Bradly Martin
I really liked Kung Fu Hustle
Mar 29 - 02:49 PM
Val Mordas
Agree, it's one of the off the wall films you just have to see.
Mar 29 - 11:02 PM