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Our resident VOD expert tells you what’s new to rent and/or own this week via various Digital HD providers such as cable Movies On Demand, Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play and, of course, Netflix.
Cable Movies On Demand: Same-day-as-disc releases, older titles and pretheatrical exclusives for rent, priced from $3-$10, in 24- or 48-hour periods
Criminal (action-adventure; Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman; rated R)
Hardcore Henry (first-person action/sci-fi; Sharlto Copley, Danila Koziovsk, Tim Roth; rated R; click here to watch an exclusive NSFW clip)
The Boss (comedy; Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage; unrated)
Edge of Winter (action-thriller; Joel Kinnaman, Shiloh Fernandez; pretheatrical release premieres 7/26; rated R)
Sing Street (drama; Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Aidan Gillen; rated PG-13)
Into the Forest (sci-fi thriller/drama; Ellen Page, Evan Rachel Wood; premieres 7/29 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)
Digital HD: Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
God’s Not Dead 2 (drama; Melissa Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Ernie Hudson; available now to download to own—not rent—three weeks before disc; rated PG)
Batman: The Killing Joke (animated superhero action; voices: Kevin Conroy, Mark Hamill, Tara Strong; available now to download to own—not rent—one week before disc; rated R)
Born to Be Blue (Chet Baker biopic; Ethan Hawke, Carmen Ejogo, Callum Keith Rennie; not rated)
iTunes
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
God’s Not Dead 2, Batman: The Killing Joke, Born to Be Blue
Amazon
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
God’s Not Dead 2, Batman: The Killing Joke, Born to Be Blue
Google Play
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download except for Into the Forest. Plus:
God’s Not Dead 2, Batman: The Killing Joke, Born to Be Blue
Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming
Highlights New This Week:
The Wave, Last Chance U, Tallulah, Hit Record on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt: Season Two
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