This week on streaming video, we’ve got a long-in-the-making sequel to a popular TV character’s first film, a Russian sci-fi odyssey, a couple of acclaimed indie dramas and a Hong Kong action classic on Netflix, and M. Night Shyamalan’s well-received recent foray into television on Hulu. Read on for the full list:
In his second trip to the big screen, SpongeBob SquarePants (voiced by Tom Kenny) and his familiar cohorts are engaged in a war with Mr. Krabs’ (Clancy Brown) rival when the secret Krabby Patty recipe is stolen. Now they must pay a visit to the surface world and confront an evil pirate (Antonio Banderas) to retrieve it.
Available now on: Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play
Russian director Aleksei German’s final film is an epic sci-fi drama about a scientist sent to a planet whose inhabitants have regressed into the dark ages.
Michael B. Jordan and Octavia L. Spencer star in this Certified Fresh drama based on the true story of a young man killed by BART police on New Year’s Day 2009.
Available now on: Netflix
Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson star in this Oscar-nominated drama about a couple dealing with a sudden family tragedy.
Available now on: Netflix
Chow Yun Fat stars in John Woo’s action-packed blood-and-bullet ballet about a hitman with a conscience and the cop who’s on his trail.
Available now on: Netflix
Ethan Embry and Tom Noonan star in this horror movie about a werewolf that terrorizes a retirement community.
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M. Night Shyamalan’s supernatural series stars Matt Dillon as a Secret Service agent who stumbles into a mysterious town he cannot seem to leave.
Available now on: Hulu
Adam Rayner stars in this drama about the son of a Middle Eastern dictator who returns home from the US after 20 years and finds himself embroiled in political controversy.
Available now on: Hulu
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This time out, it’s up to the crew of the Enterprise to hunt down a mysterious adversary who has perpetrated an act of intergalactic terrorism — and who has ambitions to destroy the Starfleet.
Available now on: Amazon Prime
