Podcast #941: Streaming Day and Date Content is Here!

Streaming Day and Date Content is Here!

So you are stuck working from home or are on temporary furlough. Either way you may find that you have more time on your hand and don't know what to do. The HT Guys have you covered. There are plenty of new movies that were in or scheduled to be in theaters that are available for digital purchase or rental. Today we'll run down the list and hope you can find something worth watching!

Current Release

Superheroes Are Getting An Upgrade – BLOODSHOT – Now on Digital! Available for purchase for $19.99. Was in theaters March 13. Based on the bestselling comic book, Vin Diesel stars as Ray Garrison, a soldier recently killed in action and brought back to life as the superhero Bloodshot by the RST corporation. With an army of nanotechnology in his veins, he's an unstoppable force –stronger than ever and able to heal instantly. But in controlling his body, the company has sway over his mind and memories, too. Now, Ray doesn't know what's real and what's not – but he's on a mission to find out. More info…

Love conquers all, as I Still Believe becomes available in households everywhere through Premium On Demand March 27 from Lionsgate. Originally released March 13th. It is based on the life of American contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter Jeremy Camp and his first wife, Melissa Lynn Henning-Camp, who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly before they married. More Info...

Onward -Originally premiered in theaters March 6, is now available for digital purchase in the U.S. for $19.99. In Disney and Pixar's ONWARD, two teenage elf brothers, Ian and Barley Lightfoot (voices of Tom Holland and Chris Pratt), get an unexpected opportunity to spend one more day with their late dad and embark on an extraordinary quest aboard Barley's epic van Guinevere. Like any good quest, their journey is filled with magic spells, cryptic maps, impossible obstacles, an unimaginable discoveries. But when the boys' fearless mom Laurel (voice of Julia Louis-Dreyfus) realizes that her sons are missing, she teams up with a part-lion, part-bat, part-scorpion, former warrior – aka The Manticore (voice of Octavia Spencer) – and heads off to find them. Perilous curses aside, this one magical day could mean more than any of them ever dreamed. Onward will also be released on the Disney+ streaming service April 3. More Info...

The Invisible Man - It came out in theaters on Feb. 28. What you can't see can hurt you. Emmy winner Elisabeth Moss (Us, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale) stars in a terrifying modern tale of obsession inspired by Universal's classic monster character. Available for rent at $19.99. More Info...

Frozen 2 -Currently out of the theaters but available on Disney+ three months ahead of schedule. Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom. Then, Elsa faces a dangerous journey into the enchanted forests and dark seas beyond Arendelle in search of truths about the past in "Frozen 2." More Info...

EMMA - Available to rent for $19.99 for 48 hours. "EMMA." was released in theaters on Valentine's Day. Jane Austen's beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of EMMA. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless "queen bee" without rivals in her sleepy little English town. In this glittering satire of social class, Emma must navigate her way through the challenges of growing up, misguided matches and romantic missteps to realize the love that has been there all along. More Info...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - This is out of the theaters and came to the streaming market a little early. The surviving members of the resistance face the First Order once again, and the legendary conflict between the Jedi and the Sith reaches its peak bringing the Skywalker saga to its end. More Info...

The Hunt - Released March 13, "The Hunt" is now available for 48-hour rental for $19.99.Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don't know where they are, or how they got there. They don't know they've been chosen - for a very specific purpose - The Hunt. More Info...

Birds of Prey - Released Feb. 7 is available to buy on digital platforms for $19.99.After splitting with the Joker, Harley Quinn joins superheroes Black Canary, Huntress and Renee Montoya to save a young girl from an evil crime lord. More Info...

The Way Back - Released in theaters March 6. It's available for purchase on digital platforms. Jack Cunningham was an HS basketball phenom who walked away from the game, forfeiting his future. Years later, when he reluctantly accepts a coaching job at his alma mater, he may get one last shot at redemption. More Info...

The Gentleman - Originally released in theaters in January, now available on digital. From writer/director Guy Ritchie comes THE GENTLEMEN, a star-studded sophisticated action comedy. THE GENTLEMEN follows American expat Mickey Pearson (Matthew McConaughey) who built a highly profitable marijuana empire in London. When word gets out that he's looking to cash out of the business forever it triggers plots, schemes, bribery and blackmail in an attempt to steal his domain out from under him More Info...

Future Release

Sonic the Hedgehog - Will be available for purchase beginning March 31. The disc release is set to follow on May 19. The world needed a hero, we got a hedgehog. Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog, aka The Blue Blur, embraces his new home on Earth. That is, until he accidentally knocks out the power grid and sparks the attention of super-uncool evil genius Dr. Robotnik (Jim Carrey). Now it's super-villain vs. super-sonic in an all-out race across the globe to stop Robotnik from using Sonic's power for world domination. Sonic teams up with The Donut Lord, aka Sheriff Tom Wachowski (James Marsden), to save the planet in this action-packed that's fun for the whole family. More Info...