This weekend brings a selection of new movies to streaming services and digital rental platforms, including HBO Max, Hulu, and various VOD options. Among the new additions are Disney's live-action "Moana" and the DC universe film "Supergirl."
"Moana," the latest live-action adaptation from Disney, is now available on VOD. The film stars Dwayne Johnson as the demigod Maui and Catherine Laga’aia as Moana, following the titular teenager as she embarks on a journey across the ocean to save her home. The live-action version largely follows the original story with minor changes, incorporating more Polynesian dance and expanding on visual gags for characters like Heihei. Thomas Kail directed the film, which runs for 1 hour and 55 minutes.
Also new this week is "Supergirl," available on HBO Max. This film serves as an introduction to Kara Zor-El within James Gunn and Peter Safran's DC universe. Directed by Craig Gillespie, the movie sees Supergirl hunting a galactic mercenary while also dealing with her injured dog, Krypto. The film is described as embracing Gunn's signature style with spinning-camera combat and a "Guardians-esque" universe, and it runs for 1 hour and 48 minutes. Milly Alcock stars as Supergirl.
Other titles available this weekend include "Mutiny," an action film starring Jason Statham, now on VOD. The movie follows Cole Reed, a bodyguard framed for murder who uncovers a conspiracy aboard a cargo ship. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 35 minutes.
"One Night Only," a romance film, is also available on VOD. Set in an alternate New York, the story follows two singles who meet during a 12-hour window where premarital sex is permitted. The movie runs for 1 hour and 42 minutes.
For those interested in comedy, "Call My Agent: The Movie" is streaming on Netflix. The film reunites the cast of the French TV show and follows Andrea Martel as she attempts to direct her first feature film. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 57 minutes.
Horror fans can find "Marama" on Shudder. This Victorian-era film centers on an orphan woman who travels from New Zealand to England to uncover information about her birth parents, leading to dark discoveries in a manor. The movie is 1 hour and 29 minutes long.
Guy Ritchie's latest film, "In the Grey," is available on Starz. The action movie stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Henry Cavill, and Eiza González as a team of fixers working for a powerful lawyer to settle a billion-dollar debt. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 38 minutes.
Science fiction fans have a few options. "Hot Spot," running 1 hour and 41 minutes, is available on VOD. Set in a near-future post-apocalyptic world ruled by AI, it follows a detective investigating a murder within an anti-AI rebel faction. Noomi Rapace stars in the film.
"Sheep in the Box," a 1-hour-and-6-minute sci-fi film, is also on VOD. It tells the story of a couple who accept an AI replica of their deceased son from a company called REbirth.
Finally, "Rich Flu," a sci-fi movie directed by Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, is available on Hulu. The film stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Laura, whose career success coincides with the outbreak of a virus that targets the world's wealthiest individuals. It has a runtime of 1 hour and 46 minutes.
