Film Festival

New releases on digital VOD: Other Mommy Heart of the Beast The Incomer Crawlers Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty! The Second Act Falling Atonement American Doctor The Intern The Floaters Loves Company #movie hd 4k You can find more info about the films via this Letterboxd list that has all the most recent digital VOD releases: letterboxd.com/filmfestival/…

New today: PAW PATROL: THE DINO MOVIE - Paramount+ BLUE LIGHTS season 3 - BritBox MIRACLES OF THE ER - Netflix - Taiwanese medical drama series KIJSADA PARADISE - Netflix - Thai horror movie THE JIGSAW PUZZLE MURDER - Paramount+ - 2-part documentary ETHOS / BİR BAŞKADIR season 2- Netflix - Turkish series returns after 6 years THE UNTHINKABLE DAUGHTER - Netflix - Brazilian true crime documentary BROS season 2 - Netflix THE KILLING OF THE GOLDEN ROOSTER - HBO Max - 3-part Mexican true crime documentary

I generally like David Leitch’s films. HOW TO ROB A BANK was sadly disappointing. Despite an agreeable message about economic inequality, it did not make much sense and was full of plot holes. Other than Zoë Kravitz’s Reagan, none of the characters were all that memorable. They seemed like overconfident posers rather than criminal masterminds. The “how-to” videos they post online had little to offer. The well-executed action set pieces and needle drops like Radiohead’s Karma Police and Billie Eilish’s when the party’s over were not enough to save this messy crime thriller.

Gabriella A. Moses’ Tribeca-premiered Dominican drama BOCA CHICA is on Tubi.

The teaser trailer for Cris Tapia Marchiori’s Rotterdam Film Festival entry GUNMAN. Sergio Podeley, Julieta Díaz, Mariano Torre, and Ramiro Blas star in the Argentinian real-time action thriller. It will be released on digital VOD on December 8.

Mexican The Good Wife adaptation ALICIA’S LAW, starring Fernanda Castillo, Juan Manuel Bernal, and Michel Brown, is on Netflix. Part 2 of the series will arrive on December 9.

Another teaser trailer for Andrew Niccol’s LORDS OF WAR starring Nicolas Cage and Bill Skarsgård. Comes out in theaters on Jan 22.

Tyler Perry’s THE GOSPEL OF CHRISTMAS features music produced by Kirk Franklin and an ensemble cast of gospel and R&B stars including Fantasia Barrino Taylor, Durrell ‘Tank’ Babbs, Chanté Moore, Yolanda Adams, Fred Hammond, Smokie Norful, Jekalyn Carr, CeCe Winans, and Shirley Caesar. Available now on Netflix.

All 8 episodes of the Italian serial killer mystery series ChiaroScuro with Pierpaolo Spollon, Andrea Lattanzi, Matilde Gioli, Romana Maggiora Vergano, and Paz Vega, are on Netflix. The Rome-set series had its premiere at the Rome Film Festival last month.

Ron Howard’s Cannes Film Festival documentary AVEDON exploring the life and career of the legendary photographer Richard Avedon is on Netflix.

The first 4 episodes of THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RINGS OF POWER season 3 are now on Prime Video. There will be 2 more episodes each of the next two Wednesdays, for a total of 4 additional episodes.

Instead of enjoying the first day of Coachella, there will be a lot of people stressing out about getting into the dance tent to watch Madonna.

All 8 episodes of Not Okay and Blame director Quinn Shephard’s THE BODY are on Netflix today. Kristina Bogic, Geena Meszaros, Sara Boustany, Sofia Wylie, Shirley Chen, Jackson Kelly, Louisa Krause, and Nnamdi Asomugha star in the supernatural horror series.

RIVALS returns with 3 new episodes today on Hulu and Disney+. Season 2 part 2 will have 3 more episodes arriving weekly.

WE CHOSE TO GO TO THE MOON, a “living documentary,” is on the PBS app. Recorded live at Carnegie Hall, historian John Monsky tells the story of the journey to the Moon. Featuring iconic music from the 1960s and ’70s performed by Broadway stars and a live orchestra.

RIP Stacy Keach. Here are some of his films available to watch online: Fat City - VOD The Ninth Configuration - Tubi, Prime The Long Riders - Tubi, Prime The Traveling Executioner - VOD Doc - Tubi, Prime Roadgames - Tubi, Prime Luther - Tubi American History X - VOD Jay Kelly - Netflix Escape From L.A. - YouTube Free Nebraska - VOD Nice Dreams - VOD Up in Smoke - YouTube Free The Bourne Legacy - Netflix Brewster McCloud - VOD Class of 1999 - Tubi, Prime The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter - VOD Gold - Netflix One of his final roles was in the holiday movie Lost & Found in Cleveland, which also stars Martin Sheen, June Squibb, Dennis Haysbert, and Loretta Divine. It was just added to Prime Video. You can find episodes of his series Mike Hammer on Tubi and Prison Break on Hulu.

The digital version of Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s THE SAMURAI AND THE PRISONER is now available to pre-order on Amazon and Fandango and will be released on November 24.

One-woman army Lin Shaye takes out the bad guys, who are trying to evict her, in the B movie THE LAST STAND OF ELLEN COLE, now available on Tubi.

Another Sundance 2026 highlight, Liz Sargent’s Screenwriting Award winner TAKE ME HOME with Anna Sargent, Ali Ahn, and Victor Slezak will be released on digital VOD on November 15.

Last week, I quote tweeted WB Clockwork's cryptic date announcement for The Devils, assuming it was the film’s digital release date. Turns out they were teasing a date to announce a future date (April 2027) for the blu-ray. Love the film. I wasn’t expecting this type of sensationalist marketing from Clockwork. Will try to make sense of their posts accordingly going forward. Apologies to those who were expecting to get the film on digital today and did not.