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
Star Trek Beyond (sci-fi sequel; John Cho, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Karl Urban, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anthon Yelchin; also available on Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13)
Nine Lives (family comedy; Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner; also available on DVD and Blu-ray; rated PG)
Bad Moms (comedy; Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Christina Applegate, Kathryn Hahn, Jada Pinkett-Smith; also available on DVD and Blu-ray; rated R)
Anthropoid (thriller-drama; Cillian Murphy, Jamie Dornan; also available on DVD; rated R)
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (animated; voices: Adam West, Burt Ward; also available on DVD; rated PG)
Trash Fire (horror-thriller; Adrian Grenier, Angela Trimbur; premieres 11/4 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)
Stagecoach: The Texas Jack Story (action-Western;Trace Adkins, Judd Nelson; premieres 11/4 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)
My Dead Boyfriend (comedy; Heather Graham, John Corbett; premieres 11/4 on cable MOD and in theaters; rated R)
The Charnel House (horror-thriller; Callum Blue, Nadine Velazquez; premieres 11/4 on cable MOD and in theaters; not rated)
Digital HD:Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
Vudu
Sausage Party (animated comedy; voices: Seth Rogen, Salma Hayek, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill; available now to download to own—not rent—one week before DVD and Blu-ray; rated R)
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (comedy; Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Adam DeVine, Aubrey Plaza; rated R)
iTunes
Sausage Party, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Amazon
Sausage Party, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Google Play
Sausage Party, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates
Netflix Watch Instantly: $8.99 per month for unlimited streaming
Highlights New This Week:
The African Queen, Alfie, Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh, Cujo, The Doors, The Heartbreak Kid, Jetsons: The Movie, King’s Faith, Ravenous, Tales from the Darkside: The Movie, Thinner, Dough, Meet the Blacks, Just Friends