What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend: May 7-9
Including Almodovar s English-language debut, Eat Wheaties! and season 3 of The Girlfriend Experience By Norman Wilner and Kevin Ritchie
May 7, 2021
The Human Voice
(Pedro Almodóvar)
Spanish director Almodóvar’s English-language debut is a short film that strips the hallmarks of his oeuvre down to a few core elements: a high-strung woman engages in high drama while clad in high fashion. Based on Jean Cocteau’s monodrama of the same name, The Human Voice is essentially a 30-minute showpiece for Tilda Swinton, who stars as a jilted woman confronting her ex in a lengthy phone call as her oblivious dog unhelpfully reflects back her anxiety. Cocteau’s play served as the inspiration for Almodóvar’s 1988 international hit Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown so not unlike 2019’s Pain And Glory, this project finds the director self-consciously revisiting the late 80s/early 90s period that defined his suc
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Grace
John Simm stars as Roy Grace, a troubled detective superintendent haunted by the disappearance of his wife, in this two-part thriller adapted from Peter James’s bestselling novels. After his dangerous police methods are questioned, Grace’s job is on the line.
Sunday 14 March, 8pm, ITV
Money Heist creators Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato deliver another pulpy Spanish action thriller. After best friends and sex workers Coral, Wendy and Gina make a desperate run for freedom, they are tracked by their pimp and his henchman on a chaotic journey that solidifies their bond.
Friday 19 March, Netflix
Season three of the action-packed sports docuseries chronicling the high-stakes world of big money and even bigger egos in Formula 1 tackles the great leveller of the Covid-19 pandemic. With racing halted on the eve of 2020’s Australian Grand Prix, we follow the drivers through their limbo to Lewis Hamilton’s astonishing seventh world title.
Things Reach a Breaking Point in Clips from Harrowing Coming-of-Age Thriller THE WINTER LAKE (Now Streaming)
Check out a new clip from Epic Pictures harrowing coming-of-age horror WINTER LAKE! By Josh Millican
Super Dark Times and
a Soul will definitely want to check out
The Winter Lake! Look for it now in Select Theaters and VOD; a DVD release follows on March 23rd via Epic Picture. (Epic Pictures is Dread Central’s parent company).
Check out a trio of tense new clip from
The Winter Lake below the trailer and synopsis.
Synopsis:
When Holly’s dark secret is uncovered by her new neighbor Tom, they are pulled into a violent battle with her father, who will do anything to keep the secret hidden.
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