Pay-Per-View/Video-On-Demand
“Arrival” (PG-13), starring Amy Adams as a linguist making first contact with an alien race, is both an intelligent science fiction drama and a touching human story. Nominated for 8 Academy Awards. Also on Blu-ray and DVD and at Redbox.
Arrival (2016) – Final Trailer – Paramount Pictures
Hailee Steinfeld is a teenage mess on “The Edge of Seventeen” (R), a perceptive and sympathetic coming-of-age comedy.
Also new: Ang Lee’s “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” (R), adapted from the bestselling novel, true-life boxing drama “Bleed for This” (R) with Miles Teller, and political thriller “The Great Game” (not rated, with subtitles) from France.
Available same day as select theaters nationwide is “In Dubious Battle” (R) from director/star James Franco.
Netflix
Juliette Binoche is brilliant in “Clouds of Sils Maria” (2014, R) as a 40-something actress struggling with a new role. Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz co-star.
Clouds of Sils Maria – Official Trailer I HD I Sundance Selects
Also new: Sean Penn in Gus Van Sant’s Oscar-winning drama “Milk” (2008, R) and romantic thrillers “Before I Go to Sleep” (2014, R) with Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth and “Girlfriend’s Day” (not rated) with Bob Odenkirk.
Streaming TV: The documentary series “Abstract: The Art of Design,” “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: Season 2” from the CW, and the foodie series “Chef’s Table: Season 3.”
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Season 2 Theme Song | The CW
Kid stuff: “H2O: Just Add Water: Seasons 1-3” is a comedy fantasy from Australia about three teenage girls who can transform into mermaids.
Amazon Prime
“The Americans: Season 4,” the superb series about two deep cover Russian agents (Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys) in Reagan-era suburbia, arrives a month before the season 5 debuts on FX.
True stories: “Author: The JT Leroy Story” (2016, R) explores the literary scandal around author Laura Albert creating a fictional persona to pass fiction off as memoir.
Foreign affairs: Daniel Auteuil directs and stars in “Marius” (France, 2014) and “Fanny” (France, 2014), the first two films in Marcel Pagnol’s “Marseilles” trilogy (not rated, with subtitles).
Hulu
Thank you for being a friend: Hulu has all seven seasons and 180 episodes of the Emmy-winning sitcom “The Golden Girls” with Beatrice Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Betty White and Estelle Getty celebrating life after 50.
Watch Every Episode of Golden Girls * on Hulu
“The Mindy Project: Season 5” returns with new episodes every Tuesday.
HBO Now
Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart star in the action comedy “Central Intelligence” (2016), which shows in an extended, unrated cut.
New seasons of “Girls” and “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” are underway.
New on disc
“Arrival,” “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk,” “The Edge of Seventeen,” “Bleed For This,” “King Cobra”
Redbox
“Arrival,” “The Girl on the Train,” “Keeping Up with the Joneses,” “Ouija: Origin of Evil”
Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. His reviews of streaming movies and TV can be found at http://streamondemandathome.com.
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