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
The Legend of Tarzan (action-adventure; Alexander Skarsgård, Margot Robbie, Christoph Waltz, Samuel L. Jackson; rated PG -13)
Ghostbusters(2016): (supernatural action-comedy; Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Chris Hemsworth; extended edition also available; rated PG-13)
Ice Age: Collision Course (family; voices: John Leguizamo, Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, Simon Pegg; rated PG)
The Infiltrator (drama-thriller; Bryan Cranston, Diane Kruger; rated R)
USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (action; Nicolas Cage, Matt Lanter; pretheatrical release premieres 10/14; rated R)
Digital HD:Rent from $4-$7 or own from $13-$20 (HD may cost more than SD)
Vudu
Offers the same movies as cable Movies On Demand for rent and/or download. Plus:
Lights Out (horror; Teresa Palmer, Billy Burke, Gabriel Bateman, Alexander DiPersia; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13)
Nerve (suspense; Emma Roberts, Dave Franco, Juliette Lewis; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before Blu-ray and DVD; rated PG-13)
Captain Fantastic (comedy-drama; Viggo Mortensen, Frank Langella; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)
Papa: Hemingway in Cuba (drama; Giovanni Ribisi, Joely Richardson; available now to download to own—not rent—two weeks before disc; rated R)