Unlock the Latest Movie Magic: Flow, Ad Vitam, and This Week’s New Releases
New Movies to Watch: Flow, The End, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, and More
Get ready to stream some of the latest and greatest new movies to hit the scene. From critically-acclaimed animated features to apocalyptic musicals and documentaries, we’ve got you covered with our weekly roundup of the most notable new releases.
Flow
This week, the Golden Globe-winning animated feature Flow washes ashore to purchase on VOD. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis, the visually stunning film tells the story of a black cat navigating the post-apocalyptic ruins of a world engulfed by a flood aboard a boat piloted by a capybara. If that doesn’t sound like a good time, we don’t know what does.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Genre: Adventure
Run time: 1h 25m
Director: Gints Zilbalodis
The End
Joshua Oppenheimer, director of The Act of Killing, takes on a new project with The End, a sci-fi musical that centers on an eccentric and wealthy family who live in a luxurious secluded home converted from a salt mine. When a mysterious woman from the surface appears, the family’s beliefs are shaken.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Genre: Apocalyptic musical
Run time: 2h 28m
Director: Joshua Oppenheimer
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, George MacKay
Black Box Diaries
Inspired by Chris Marker’s 1962 dystopian featurette La Jetée, Asif Kapadia’s documentary-fiction hybrid Black Box Diaries centers on a scavenger in an apocalyptic future sifting through her memories of the past. It hasn’t exactly gotten particularly good reviews, but the premise sounds interesting enough to warrant a watch.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Genre: Documentary thriller
Run time: 1h 25m
Director: Asif Kapadia
Cast: Samantha Morton, Naomi Ackie, Hector Hewer
Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
This documentary, one of the best of the year, chronicles the political machinations behind the 1961 assassination of Patrice Lumumba, the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose uranium became a contested resource amid the Cold War. After learning that their diplomatic envoy to Africa served as a smokescreen for a covert post-colonial coup, jazz ambassadors including Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, and Nina Simone wrestle with the contradiction of representing a country where institutional segregation reigns supreme.
Where to watch: Available to rent on Amazon, Apple, and Vudu
Genre: Documentary
Run time: 2h 30m
Director: Johan Grimonprez
There you have it – a curated selection of new movies to stream this weekend. Whether you’re in the mood for a visually stunning animated feature or an apocalyptic musical, we’ve got you covered. Happy watching!
