And you can watch them all at home.
The strangest summer movie season in a long time continues apace, with a handful of theaters tentatively reopening in some places, drive-ins making a comeback, and many people choosing to exercise caution in returning to public places due to the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
But film releases haven’t slowed down. Each weekend, on streaming services and through “virtual theatrical” releases, new and newly available movies arrive to delight cinephiles of all stripes.
This weekend, three movies are well worth your notice. One is a darkly funny drama about a teenager in love as she faces tragedy. One is a documentary about a notorious historical figure. And one is a beautifully understated drama about mothers and daughters and trying to find hope in a world set against you. (Most of the filmsthatwerenewlyreleasedinrecentweeksarealsostillavailableto watch.)
Here are the three best movies that premiered this week and are available to watch at home, for subscribers on streaming platforms or a few bucks on digital services.
Movies about teen romance, disaffected youths, and dysfunctional families are a dime a dozen, but Shannon Murphy’s Babyteeth is something special. Milla (Little Women and Sharp Objects’ Eliza Scanlen) is 16 and facing a cancer diagnosis. Her parents (Ben Mendelsohn and Essie Davis) love each other, but are starting to spin out of control from the stress. One day Milla meets Moses (Toby Wallace), a 23-year-old tattooed drug addict with a winning smile and a childlike affect, and ends up falling for him. A story like this can easily turn maudlin, but Babyteeth (adapted by Rita Kalnejais from her own play) unspools like a series of (often very funny) vignettes that treat the tragedy and joy of life with similar weight.
