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The weekend is here and I know exactly what you want to do: nothing. The week’s busy enough, why keep that activity up all weekend long? If staying planted on your couch sounds like the ideal way to spend a Saturday night, then you are in luck. You can pass the time watching tons of new movies–including some of the buzziest flicks of the last few months! Whether you use Amazon Video, iTunes, Vudu or your cable’s on demand service, there are a lot of new releases out there waiting for you to discover.
If you’ve been waiting to watch the dark comedy biopic Vice, now’s your chance. The Oscar-winning film, which stars Christian Bale as Vice President Dick Cheney, is now available to rent for just a few dollars. Also available to rent this weekend is Bumblebee, the totally ’80s-ified Transformers prequel that critics and audiences alike found to be quite delightful. You can also rent the latest revamp of the Nancy Drew franchise, an all-ages mystery starring It’s Sophia Lillis titled Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
What else can you buy or rent this week? Find out by taking a look at the collection of super sequels, legendary adventures, and thrillers now available for you to enjoy from the comfort of your very own home!
Glass
M. Night Shyamalan concludes his surprise superhero trilogy with Glass, a film that unites the worlds of Unbreakable and Split with thrilling results. The film reunites Bruce Willis and Samuel L. Jackson, pairing them up with James McAvoy’s deranged criminal from Split. If you’re eager to see how these films collide, you can purchase the film on VOD right now. If you just want to rent it, you’ll be able to do that on April 16.
The Kid Who Would Be King
Attack the Block director Joe Cornish delivered an all-ages spin on Arthurian legend that dazzled families in the theaters earlier this year. The film stars Andy Serkis’ son Louis Ashbourne Serkis as the titular kid who would be king and casts Patrick Stewart as Merlin and Rebecca Ferguson as Morgana. The movie didn’t do so well at the box office, but it was a hit with critics. This is definitely a film that deserves a home video redemption. If you want to rent it, you can pencil this one in for a family movie night after April 16.
[Where to stream The Kid Who Would Be King]
To Buy:
Glass
The Kid Who Would Be King
Replicas
To Rent:
American Relapse
Bumblebee
The Great Buster: A Celebration
The Mule
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
No Alternative
Sobibor
Vice
A Vigilante
$0.99 iTunes Movie Rental
Starsky & Hutch
Remember back in the early ’00s when classic TV shows got turned into feature films all the time? Starsky & Hutch was originally a ’70s action TV series about a pair of wild detectives–so of course Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson were cast in the movie remake! This is a comedy through and through, and while it’s been forgotten it actually was a huge box office hit. Maybe it’s worth giving another spin, at least to see Stiller and Wilson at their comedic peak. It’s definitely worth the $0.99 it costs to rent it!
