This week in streaming video, we’ve got one of the biggest surprise hits of the year in the form of a Marvel blockbuster, as well as a family friendly sing-along version of Disney’s latest hit. Then we’ve got a Certified Fresh music doc, a swashbuckling adventure, and some solid choices on Netflix. Read on for details:
Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), a devil-may-care space adventurer, teams with a group of oddballs to transport and sell a mysterious and valuable orb. However, the evil Ronan the Accuser wants to harness the orb for his own nefarious purposes, so it’s up to our heroes to save the universe.
Available now on: Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play
In Disney’s hit animated musical, Elsa (Idina Menzel) is cursed with the power to turn everything she touches to ice. She’s forced into exile after plunging the kingdom into a deep freeze; it’s up to her sister Anna (Kristen Bell) and some newfound friends to rescue her. Now with more singing!
Available now on: Amazon, iTunes, Google Play
This eccentric portrait of Australian cult rocker Nick Cave is a witty hybrid of documentary and fiction, showing the singer’s working process while giving face time to celebrity friends like Kylie Minogue and Ray Winstone.
Available now on: Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play
This adventure movie about an archaeologist on the trail of a lost Viking ship is something of a Norwegian hybrid of Indiana Jones-style swashbucklers and monster movie thrills.
Available now on: Amazon, iTunes, Vudu, Google Play
Scientists for the CDC deploy to the Arctic to investigate an unexplained disease that could mean the potential destruction of mankind in this creepy Syfy series.
Available now on: Netflix
Based upon an amusement park ride, this wild and wacky adventure movie featured Johnny Depp doing a Keith Richards impression alongside rising stars Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley; the result was massive box office success, three sequels, and super-duper stardom for Depp.
Available now on: Netflix
