What’s new to VOD and streaming this weekend
Including the New Zealand indie Baby Done, the festival hit The Climb and the Fantasia retro splatter comedy Psycho Goreman By Norman Wilner and Glenn Sumi
Jan 22, 2021
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Left to right: Emily Barclay, Rose Matafeo and Matthew Lewis consider their future in Baby Done.
NOW critics pick what’s new to streaming and VOD for the weekend of January 22. Plus: Everything new to VOD and streaming platforms.
Baby Done
(Curtis Vowell)
This New Zealand comedy – which counts Taika Waititi as an executive producer, and features actors like Eagle Vs. Shark’s Loren Taylor and Hunt For The Wilderpeople’s Rachel House among its supporting cast – follows young arborists Zoe (Rose Matafeo) and Tim (Matthew Lewis) as they process the news of a pregnancy very differently: he embraces the impending responsibility, while she freaks out and tries to arrange a bucket list of challenging or dangerous
Review: Baby Done takes a charming look at impending parenthood
Produced by Taika Waititi, this New Zealand comedy follows a couple whose world is shaken by an unplanned pregnancy By Norman Wilner
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BABY DONE (Curtis Vowell). 94 minutes. Available for rental and purchase on Apple TV, Google Play and other on-demand services. Rating:
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Maybe it was the cheerful, light tone; maybe it was the sly commentary on the expectations society places on expectant mothers. Or maybe it was just the protagonist’s goal of getting on a plane and going to Vancouver for an international tree-climbing competition. Whatever the reason, Curtis Vowell’s Baby Done landed just right for me, and I think you might enjoy it too.
23 Walks: Dave Johns as Dave and Alison Steadman as Fern Damon Smith
Baby Done: Emily Barclay as Molly, Rose Matafeo as Zoe and Matthew Lewis as Tim
FILM OF THE WEEK
23 WALKS (Cert 12, 101 mins, Parkland Entertainment, Romance/Drama, available from January 25 on Amazon Prime Video/BT TV Store/iTunes/Sky Store/TalkTalk TV Store and other download and streaming services, also available from January 25 on DVD £15.99)
Starring: Dave Johns, Alison Steadman, Marsha Millar, Natalie Simpson, Graham Cole.
MENTAL health nurse Dave (Dave Johns) is enjoying a walk with his five-year-old German shepherd rescue dog Tilly when he encounters health centre receptionist Fern (Alison Steadman) and her spirited Yorkshire terrier.