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“The Bikeriders” (R) – After this film was delayed by the writers’ and actors’ strikers, then some wishy-washiness with its original distributor, it finally released this past June and is now available to rent on streaming platforms. Jodie Comer (“Killing Eve”) stars as Kathy Bauer, a regular woman in 1960s Chicago who happens upon the Vandals Motorcycle Club at a bar. Kathy becomes immediately entranced with one of the club members, Benny (Austin Butler), and marries him a whopping five weeks later. Through Benny, Kathy gets to know the club and its members intimately, learning what it takes to become a Vandal and the rewards and consequences that come with it. In a sort of documentary style, viewers get to watch in flashback form as Kathy recounts tales about its members one by one to photographer Danny Lyon (Mike Faist). This film is full of comedy, romance, action, pure grit, and top-notch performances. What more could you ask for? (VUDU)
Mikey Madison, left, and Natalie Portman star in “Lady in the Lake.” (Apple TV+)
“Lady in the Lake” (TV-MA) – Natalie Portman is back in another achingly beautiful role for this thriller miniseries premiering July 19. She plays Maddie Schwartz, a housewife in 1960s Baltimore, who reaches her breaking point with the role she plays in her home. Deciding to reinvent her life as an investigative journalist to the dismay of her husband, Milton (Brett Gelman), Maddie starts digging into two murders that occurred in the city, which included an 11-year-old named Tessie Fine and a bartender named Cleo Sherwood (Moses Ingram). As she gets closer to unraveling their mysteries, especially Cleo’s, Maddie faces immense pressure from all ends to tell Cleo’s story in a manner that recognizes Cleo’s efforts in Baltimore’s Black progressive agenda. Look out for more episodes of this limited series every Friday. (Apple TV+)
“Reunion” (R) – The cast is quite an interesting bunch in this comedy-mystery film out now! Starring Lil Rel Howery (“Get Out”), Billy Magnussen (“Game Night”), Jillian Bell (“The Night Before”), Nina Dobrev (“The Out-Laws”), and Chace Crawford (“Gossip Girl”), this film follows a handful of alumni from Ridgeview High School during their 20-year reunion. Hosted by Matthew (Crawford), a popular student turned wealthy hedge fund manager, the reunion kicks off and leaves a good few too drunk to leave the party. They elect to stay at Matthew’s house but are horrified to find Matthew’s dead body in the morning. Realizing the killer has to be one of them, the group turns into amateur detectives to figure out who became a cold-blooded murderer in the still of the night. However, once they find out that they all have motives due to their terrible high school experiences with Matthew, it makes finding the killer more difficult than they thought. (Amazon Prime Video)
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