New movies on VOD and streaming platforms in May
The predicted home viewing revolution has not happened but some promising titles are coming to the small screen this month.
REVIEW: Peel Dream Magazine, Agitprop Alterna
Agitprop Alterna’s walls of buzzing guitars, mad-scientist synths and buried sing-songy vocals are hard to resist.
What’s new on Netflix, Crave, Prime and Criterion this week
A new show from Damian Chazelle, a documentary about stars’ psychedelic experiences, Shia Labeouf’s extremely personal Honey Boy and more, hitting streaming this week.
What’s new on Netflix, Amazon, Crave and Criterion this week
A series about old Hollywood, Seinfeld stand-up, fave films from the 80s and 90s and a show from The Office’s Greg Daniels are among the highlights of new streaming options.
Only Indigenous people are immune to a global pandemic in Jeff Barnaby’s zombie movie Blood Quantum
“It takes a different connotation when you look at it through the lens of a Native perspective. It’s not just a zombie film, because there are politics behind it. Even though they’re never explicitly stated, it’s pretty clear why everyone is motivated by what they are.”
REVIEW: Chris Forsyth with Garcia Peoples, Peoples Motel Band
“Though comparisons to the Grateful Dead are inevitable (and not inaccurate), this isn’t a set of aimless live noodling.”
What’s new on Netflix, Prime, Crave, Criterion & Apple TV Plus
A Beastie Boys documentary, Chris Hemsworth action movie and a new series by gonzo auteur Sion Sono are among this week’s new streaming options.
Extraction is prime calling-card filmmaking
This Chris Hemsworth vehicle exists mainly to prove that director (and ex stunt coordinator) Sam Hargrave knows his way around an action scene.
Montreal-shot movie Zoe is some pretty pretentious sci-fi
Made in MTL is a monthly colomn about films shot in Montreal.
What’s new on Netflix, Prime, Crave and Criterion this week
Horny reality TV, a cannabis cooking show, Surviving R. Kelly and a Leonard Cohen doc are among the latest batch of streaming options.