Among the new releases are Stowaway, Chaos Walking, Shadow And Bone, and The Marksman by Norman Wilner on April 23rd, 2021 at 7:30 PM 1 of 5 2 of 5
Our critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of April 23, and list everything new to VOD and streaming platforms.
Stowaway
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Just hours into a two-year mission to Mars, three astronauts (Anna Kendrick, Daniel Dae Kim, Toni Collette) are shocked to discover an extra passenger: a launch support engineer (Shamier Anderson) who was knocked out in an accident before liftoff, and can’t be returned to Earth. That’s the premise that kicks off this speculative drama from the creators of the Mads Mikkelsen survival thriller Arctic and this one’s even more focused and intense. Refreshingly, there’s no tension between the crew and the new guy: once it’s clear he’s not a saboteur, everyone is downright hospitable. But what does his presence mean for the ship’s fuel, oxygen and food resources?
All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now
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Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether you re staying at home to limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, we ve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles.
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Starring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Tadanobu Asano, Mehcad Brooks, Ludi Lin
Synopsis: A failing boxer uncovers a family secret that leads him to a mystical tournament called Mortal Kombat where he meets a group of warriors who fight to the death in order to save the realms from the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung.
CHAOS WALKING: 2 STARS On paper “Chaos Walking,” a new dystopian movie starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland and now on PVOD, seems like a can’t fail for sci-fi fans. In execution, however, the story of a world where men’s thoughts are manifested for all to see, is a letdown. Based on “The Knife of Never Letting Go,” the first book of the Patrick Ness “Chaos Walking” trilogy, the story takes place in the year 2557 in a place called Prentisstown on the planet New World. Colonized by refugees from Earth, New World’s original inhabitants, the Spackle, fought back, slaughtering many of the male settlers and all the women. The surviving men contracted something called “The Noise.”
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SECRETS OF THE WHALES: Disney’s annual Earth Day contribution is again special. Anybody out here on the West Coast will enjoy this and maybe be moved by it. Whales are part of the sea world out here, often sighted off ferries or even in protected harbours. Much of the anti-pipeline protest has been about whales; how all that increased tanker traffic will affect these vulnerable animals. Maybe you saw them at the aquarium and this will help you understand why they’re no longer allowed to be in captivity there. This four-part series states several times that they are immensely intelligent and illustrates intimately what