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Here are this week’s highlights:
Tuesday, May 19th, 2026
LEE CRONIN’S THE MUMMY – $24.99 Sale / $19.99 Rental
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, with Veronica Falcón
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace—eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful reunion turns into a living nightmare.
MILE END KICKS – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: Barbie Ferreira, Juliette Gariépy, Devon Bostick, Jay Baruchel, Stanley Simons, Emily Lê, Robert Naylor, Hasani Freeman, Magi Merlin
Synopsis: In 2011, Montreal’s indie music scene, Grace Pine, a 24-year-old music critic moves to the Canadian city to write a book on Alanis Morissette’s classic ‘Jagged Little Pill’ album. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she gets romantically involved with members of an indie band for whom she serves as their publicist.
MOTHER MARY – $24.99 Sale / $19.99 Rental
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Michaela Coel, Hunter Schafer, Jessica Brown Findlay, Sian Clifford, FKA Twigs
Synopsis: An epic melodrama about a pop musician and her relationship with an iconic fashion designer.
NORMAL – $24.99 Sale / $19.99 Rental
Cast: Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey, Ryan Allen, Billy MacLellan, Brendan Fletcher, Reena Jolly, Peter Shinkoda, Jess McLeod, Derek Barnes, David Lawrence Brown, Chad Bruce, Lauren Cochrane, Dan De Jaege, Takahiro Inoue, Brian Kawakami, John C. MacDonald, Alex MacMillan, Megan McArton, Aaron Merke, Carson Nattrass, Harry Nelken, Yosuke Nishi, Bradley Sawatzky
Synopsis: In the aftermath of a bank robbery, interim sheriff Ulysses uncovers a criminal conspiracy at the heart of his small-town Minnesota community.
PALESTINE ’36 – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Liam Cunningham, Hiam Abbass, Kamel Al Basha, Yasmine Al Massri, Jalal Altawil, Robert Aramayo, Saleh Bakri, Yafa Bakri, Karim Daoud Anaya, Wardi Eilabouni, Ward Helou, Billy Howle, Dhafer L’Abidine
Synopsis: In 1936, as the British Empire tightens its grip on Palestine, Yusuf is caught between his village home and his work in Jerusalem. Amidst an anti-colonial revolt, and Jewish refugees fleeing persecution from Europe, all sides converge in a decisive moment for the entire region.
THE STRANGER – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: Benjamin Voisin, Rebecca Marder, Pierre Lottin, Denis Lavant, Swann Arlaud
Synopsis: In 1930s Algeria, the daily life of an indifferent Frenchman is shaken by the death of his mother and a fateful encounter on a beach.
THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE – $29.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Keegan-Michael Key, Benny Safdie, Kevin Michael Richardson and Brie Larson
Synopsis: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie finds Mario and Luigi solving everyday problems in the Mushroom Kingdom with their “let’s-a-go” attitude. They meet a new friend in Yoshi, try to reform a miniaturized Bowser, and eagerly look forward to Peach’s birthday party. A call for help sends the crew across the galaxy to face new worlds, unexpected threats, and iconic characters like Rosalina and Bowser Jr.
WASTEMAN – $14.99 Sale / TBD Rental
Cast: David Jonsson, Tom Blyth, Alex Hassell, Corin Silva, Paul Hilton
Synopsis: Taylor’s hopes for a fresh start post-parole are jeopardised by cellmate Dee’s arrival. As Dee takes Taylor under his wing, a vicious attack tests their bond, forcing Taylor to choose between protecting Dee and his own chances at freedom.
Also new on Tuesday:
Wednesday, May 20th, 2026
TOM CLANCY’S JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR – Prime Video
Cast: John Krasinski, Sienna Miller, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Betty Gabriel
Synopsis: When CIA analyst Jack Ryan stumbles upon a suspicious series of bank transfers his search for answers pulls him from the safety of his desk job and catapults him into a deadly game of cat and mouse throughout Europe and the Middle East, with a rising terrorist figurehead preparing for a massive attack against the US and her allies.
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
ARCO – Hulu
Cast: Romy Fay, Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, America Ferrera, Flea, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Samberg
Synopsis: Arco, 12 years old, lives in a far future. During his first flight in his rainbow suit, he loses control and falls in the past. Iris, a little girl his age from 2075, saw him fall. She rescues him and tries by all means to send him back to his era.
THE BRIDE! – HBO Max
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz
Synopsis: A lonely Frankenstein travels to 1930s Chicago to ask groundbreaking scientist Dr. Euphronious to create a companion for him. The two revive a murdered young woman and The Bride is born. But what ensues is beyond what either of them imagined.
KILL BILL: THE WHOLE BLOODY AFFAIR – Peacock
Cast: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Gordon Liu, Michael Parks, and David Carradine as “Bill”.
Synopsis: Quentin Tarantino’s complete cut combining Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 follows The Bride, a former assassin who awakens from a four-year coma after being shot by her mentor and lover, Bill. She embarks on a vengeful quest to eliminate Bill and the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad who betrayed her.
LADIES FIRST – Netflix
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Emily Mortimer, Charles Dance, Fiona Shaw, Tom Davis, Kathryn Hunter
Synopsis: A male chauvinist finds himself in an alternate world where the power dynamics of society are altered.
THIS IS NOT A TEST – Shudder
Cast: Olivia Holt, Froy Gutierrez, and Luke MacFarlane
Synopsis: Sloane and four classmates take cover in Cortege High to escape a world plagued by the infected. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of those who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands.
Also new on Friday:
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