There are loads of great new films on demand, all of which have arrived just in time for this weekend. First up. Channing Tatum leads a killer ensemble in the new Zoe Kravitz film Blink Twice, while Casey Affleck stars in the outer space thriller Slingshot. If you want even more thrills, check out Afraid, which is out now.
In Afraid (or AfrAId if you’re into the stylized version), John Cho stars as Curtis, a man whose family is chosen to be the testers of a new smart AI home device called AIA. Once the AIA starts to understand the family’s habits and personalities, it starts to interfere and meddle in scary, dangerous ways they never imagined. Katherine Waterston, Keith Carradine, and Lukita Maxwell co-star in the Blumhouse thriller.
These are just a few of the films that are available to watch on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes, YouTube, and through your cable service this week. Check out what movies are available to buy or rent on demand now.
Blink Twice
Blink Twice, which was co-written by Zoe Kravitz and marks her directorial debut, stars Channing Tatum as a shady billionaire named Slater King. After King assembles a seemingly random group of people on his luxe private island, one of the attendees, Friday (Naomi Ackie) realizes something strange is happening to all the female guests, The film’s impressive cast includes Christian Slater, Geena Davis, Adria Arjona and Kravitz herself.
Slingshot
Slingshot is yet another entry in the “in space, no one can hear you scream” genre, this one starring Casey Affleck, Laurence Fishburne, and Tomer Capone as astronauts on a mission to Saturn’s moon, Titan. As the astronauts are put through disorienting, drug-induced hibernation cycles, their mental states begin to suffer and they struggle to understand what’s real and what’s all in their imaginations. The psychological thriller is out on VOD now.
To Buy:
To Rent:
Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds
Mike Mignola: Drawing Monsters
Here’s What Else Is Streaming New This September:
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
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Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.