Welcome to 2017. If you’re lucky enough to still have some holiday time up your lucky sleeves, you’ll have no problem smashing this glorious list of titles that are now available on your small screen when the sun goes down. Hell, even if you are back to the ol’ grind, you can still get excited by the goodness on offer over at Neon, Netflix, iTunes, Google Play, YouTube, Blu-ray, DVD, UMD, VHS, Laser Disc, and whatever else plays a movie nowadays.
New to Neon
Zootopia
Disney’s Golden Globe-winning, box office-dominating animated buddy-cop comedy from the directors of Wreck-It Ralph and Tangled. “Slices through complex social issues with a simple message: our differences can be joyous.” -Liam Maguren, Flicks Available from 30th January
How To Be Single
Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) lead this New York-set not-quite-rom-com. “Think of this one as taking baby steps away from what’s formulaic.” -Time Out New York Available now
Hail, Caesar
Coen brothers’ 1950s Hollywood-set comedy starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton and Tilda Swinton (she plays dual roles). “Feels more laboured than labour of love.” -Matt Glasby, Flicks Available now
The Finest Hours
Chris Pine (Star Trek), Holliday Grainger (Cinderella) and Ben Foster (Lone Survivor) lead this true disaster story about the 1952 Pendleton Rescue Mission. “An often stirring, highly enjoyable tale of courage in the face of insurmountable odds.” -Dominic Corry, Flicks Available from 14th January
Ride Along 2
Ice Cube and Kevin Hart take another ride in this policing action-comedy sequel. “It wholly fails to recapture the minor charms of the original.” -Dominic Corry, Flicks Available from 18th January
The 33
Antonio Banderas leads this dramatization of the 2010 Chilean mining accident that left 33 workers trapped and buried 700 meters underground for 69 days. Available from 25th January
Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice
Batman don’t like Superman. Superman don’t like Batman. They have a fight. “There is genuine potency in the titular showdown, and it provides some pretty cool moments when it arrives.” -Dominic Corry, Flicks Available from 27th January
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Sequel to 2002’s crowd-pleasing comedy, once again written by (and starring) Nia Vardalos. Available from 30th January
Vice Principals: Season 1
Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down) and Walton Goggins (The Hateful Eight) lead this comedy series about an overprotective father looking to take over as principal of his child’s school, a position that the vice principal is eyeing up. Available from 30th January
Outsiders: Season 1
Drama series following a family, the Farrell clan, who live off the grid and above the law in the hills of Appalachia. Available from 31st January
New to Netflix
Coin Heist
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint. Available now
Freaky Friday
Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan are mother and daughter in this 2003 remake of the classic body-swap comedy. Available now
Clinical
In this thriller, a psychiatrist tries to put her life back together after a violent attack but finds she can’t escape her past. Available from 13th January
Entourage
The feature film of HBO’s eight-season comedy series, picking up where the show left off. Available from 16th January
Take the 10
Andy Samberg (Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping) comedy about two pals – one a drug dealer, the other a store manager. Available from 20th January
iBoy
After being shot while trying to stop a violent attack on his high school crush, a 16 year old boy awakens from a coma to discover that fragments of his smart phone have embedded in his brain, giving him superhero powers. Available from 27th January
War Horse
Spielberg directed war-drama, based on both the children’s novel and its stage adaptation, about a British lad who sets out on a journey to rescue his horse from the battlefields of World War I. Available from 18th January
Annie
The Oscar-nominated 1982 John Huston-directed adaptation of the immortal story of little orphan Annie. Available from 18th January
The Karate Kid
The remake of the 1984 classic starring Jaden Smith before he started tweeting about fractures in the cosmos and stuff. Available from 18th January
Hot Pursuit
Buddy crime comedy starring Reese Witherspoon as a do-gooder cop and Sofia Vergara as a drug dealer’s widow. Available from 21st January
New to Everything Else
Equity
Anna Gunn (Breaking Bad) leads this women-driven Wall Street thriller as a senior investment banker trying to extinguish a corrupt financial scandal. “I raise my hands in praise of this Wall Street thriller for gifting Anna Gunn a juggernaut role as an investment banking titan.” -Liam Maguren, Flicks Available from 18th January
Blood Father
Mel Gibson leads this throwback action thriller as a former jailbird and recovering alcoholic whose missing daughter makes a surprise reappearance – with a violent gang hot on her tail. “A pleasantly average throwback thriller.” -Steve Newall, Flicks Available now
Captain Fantastic
Viggo Mortensen got a Golden Globe nomination in this comedic drama as the father of six kids he raised in nature – away from the materialistic society. “A witty, warm and winsome tale of the post-modern family, Little Miss Sunshine variety.” -Adam Fresco, Flicks Available now
Deepwater Horizon
Mark Wahlberg, Kate Hudson, Kurt Russell and John Malkovich star in this disaster film based on the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon explosion. “Isn’t a life changer, but it’s an effective true-life thriller with an authentic weightiness to what’s on screen.” -Dominic Corry, Flicks Available now
The Girl on the Train
Emily Blunt (Sicario) leads this adaptation of Paula Hawkins’ hit mystery novel, from the director of the Oscar-nominated The Help. “Blunt’s gutsy performance keeps The Girl on the Train on track.” -Russell Bailie, NZ Herald Available now
The Daughter
Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Ewen Leslie, Odessa Young, Miranda Otto and Paul Schneider lead this family-feuding drama from Australian theatre wunderkind Simon Stone. “The entire cast responds to the director’s subtle and intelligent vision, giving performances that resonate long after the film is over.” -The Australian Available from 18th January
Café Society
Woody Allen romantic comedy set in 1930s Hollywood and starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell and Blake Lively. “The audience for this film already knows who it is.” -Dominic Corry, Flicks Available from 18th January
The Neon Demon
Elle Fanning leads this modeling thriller from filmmaker Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, Only God Forgives). “Unfolds like a glitter-bombed nightmare.” -Tony Stamp, Flicks Available from 19th January
Blair Witch
Wilderness horror from the makers of You’re Next and The Guest, a continuation of The Blair Witch Project. “It’s a contradiction: both an excellent sequel, and a reminder that, however well you conduct it, lightning never strikes twice.” -Total Film Available from 18th January
