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These are among the movies now available to stream, in theaters or both.
Last week’s releases included “Concrete Cowboy,” “Every Breath You Take,” “Shiva Baby” and “The Unholy.”
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‘Voyagers’
Tye Sheridan, left, and Fionn Whitehead in the movie “Voyagers.”
(Lionsgate)
Rated: PG-13. Playing: In general release where theaters are open.
Review: The kids aren’t all right in the allegorical space adventure
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‘Moffie’
Kai Luke Brummer in the movie “Moffie.”
(Daniel Rutland Manners / IFC Films)
Not rated. Playing: Laemmle Royal, West L.A.; Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena; Laemmle Noho 7, North Hollywood; also available on digital and VOD. Review: ‘Moffie’ adroitly depicts a gay man’s life in the apartheid-era South African army
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‘Held’
Jill Awbrey in the movie “Held.”
(Magnet Releasing)
Not rated. Playing: Vineland Drive-in, City of Industry; and in limited release where theaters are open; also available on digital and VOD.
Review: ‘Held’ lacks the cleverness and panache to land a stinging social satire
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‘Slalom’
(Kino Lorber)
Not rated. Playing: Laemmle Monica, Santa Monica; Laemmle Playhouse 7, Pasadena; also available in Laemmle Virtual Cinema.
Review: An elite French skier is sexually abused by her coach
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‘The Man Who Sold His Skin’
Monica Bellucci and Yahya Mahayni in the movie “The Man Who Sold His Skin.”
(Tanit Films/Samuel Goldwyn Films)
Not rated. Playing: Laemmle Playhouse, Laemmle Royal; also available, Laemmle Virtual Cinema.
Review: The indelibility of tattoos doesn’t transfer to the film
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‘Malmkrog’
(Mubi)
Not Rated. Playing: Available on Mubi
Review: Romanian director’s ‘Malmkrog’ is a dense treatise in fancy dress
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‘The Power’
(Laura Radford / Shudder)
Not rated: Playing: Streaming on Shudder.
Review: London goes dark, supernatural thriller goes dim
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‘Two Distant Strangers’
Joey Bada$$, left, and Andrew Howard in the Oscar-nominated 2020 live-action short “Two Distant Strangers.”
(ShortsTV)
Rated: PG-13. Oscar-nominated short now available on Netflix.
All 2021 short nominees >>
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‘Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache’
Tsering Tashi Gyalthang, left, and Tulku Ngawang in the movie “Looking for a Lady With Fangs and a Moustache.”
(Abramorama)
Not rated.
Playing: Laemmle Virtual Cinema.
Review: The road to enlightenment passes through Google
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‘Thunder Force’
Melissa McCarthy, left, and Octavia Spencer in “Thunder Force.”
(Hopper Stone/ Netflix via Associated Press)
Rated: PG-13. The film is now available on Netflix.
Review: Melissa McCarthy is better than ‘Thunder Force.’ It’s time for her to realize it
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Playing at the drive-in
Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in the classic 1952 MGM musical “Singin’ in the Rain,” screening Saturday at the newly reopened Hollywood Legion Theater.
(Movie Poster Image Art / Getty Images)
Here’s the latest rundown of classic movies and cult favorites playing now or coming soon to a theater, drive-in, pop-up or rooftop near you.
