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[Trailers] New Releases Streaming May 6 – 8, 2020; Mid-Week Comedy Relief

Phyllis Coley @phyllis_coley

Here are our must-watch picks of new movies and TV shows streaming May 6 – 8, 2020 including some much-needed mid-week comedy relief during this coronavirus outbreak.

BECOMING

‘Becoming’ is an intimate look into the life of former First Lady Michelle Obama during a moment of profound change, not only for her personally but for the country she and her husband served over eight impactful years in the White House. The film offers a rare and up-close look at her life, taking viewers behind the scenes as she embarks on a 34-city tour that highlights the power of community to bridge our divides and the spirit of connection that comes when we openly and honestly share our stories.

 

  • Rating: NR
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Directed By: Nadia Hallgren
  • On Disc/Streaming: May 6, 2020
  • Studio: Netflix

BRUH

Bruh examines the world of dating, career, and friendship in a present-day society for a group of 30-something-year-old college friends. This group of “Bruhs” will unravel the stereotypes of African American men and manage to maintain their brother-like relationships while finding love and fulfilling careers. The first series to complete production, “Tyler Perry’s Bruh” will chronicle the lives of a group of 30-something Black men as they explore the world of dating, careers, and friendship in present-day society. Additionally, viewers can expect the show to tackle some of the stereotypes faced by African American men. Barry Brewer (“Games People Play”), Mahdi Cocci (“The Gifted”), Phillip Mullings Jr. (“American Soul”), Monti Washington (“Games People Play”), Chandra Currelley (“Madea’s Big Happy Family”), Candice Renee (“BODIED”), and Alyssa Goss (“The Bobby Brown Story”) will star in the half-hour program.

 

  • Rating: NR
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By: Tyler Perry
  • On Disc/Streaming: May 7, 2020
  • Studio: BET+

THE EDDY

“The Eddy” takes place in the vibrant multicultural neighborhoods of modern-day Paris. Once a celebrated jazz pianist in New York, Elliot Udo (Holland) is now the co-owner of the struggling club The Eddy, where he manages the house band fronted by lead singer and on-again-off-again girlfriend Maja (Joanna Kulig). As Elliot learns that his business partner Farid (Tahar Rahim) may be involved in some questionable practices at the club, secrets begin to come to light that have also been concealed from Farid’s wife Amira (Leïla Bekhti), and when Elliot’s troubled teenage daughter Julie (Amandla Stenberg) suddenly arrives in Paris to live with him, his personal and professional worlds quickly start to unravel as he confronts his past, fighting to save the club, and protect those closest to him.

 

  • Genre: Drama
  • Network: Netflix
  • Premiere Date: May 8, 2020

THE GOLDFINCH

“The Goldfinch” is the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s globally acclaimed bestseller of the same name, which won the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and spent more than 30 weeks on The New York Times Best Sellers list. Theodore “Theo” Decker (Ansel Elgort) was 13 years old when his mother was killed in a bombing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The tragedy changes the course of his life, sending him on a stirring odyssey of grief and guilt, reinvention and redemption, and even love. Through it all, he holds on to one tangible piece of hope from that terrible day…a painting of a tiny bird chained to its perch. The Goldfinch.

 

  • Rating: R (for drug use and language)
  • Genre: Drama
  • Directed By: John Crowley
  • Written By: Peter Straughan
  • Streaming: May 8, 2020
  • Runtime: 149 minutes
  • Studio: Amazon Prime Videos

SPACESHIP EARTH

Spaceship Earth is the true, stranger-than-fiction adventure of eight visionaries who in 1991 spent two years quarantined inside of a self-engineered replica of Earth’s ecosystem called BIOSPHERE 2. The experiment was a worldwide phenomenon, chronicling daily existence in the face of life-threatening ecological disaster and growing criticism that it was nothing more than a cult. The bizarre story is both a cautionary tale and a hopeful lesson of how a small group of dreamers can potentially reimagine a new world.

 

  • Rating: NR
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Directed By: Matt Wolf
  • On Disc/Streaming: May 8, 2020
  • Network: Hulu
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Studio: NEON

Mid-week Comic Relief

THE HUSTLE

Rebel Wilson and Anne Hathaway have winning chemistry as a pair of con artists plying their trade in a stunning seaside town in the south of France. Josephine Chesterfield (Hathaway) is a glamorous, seductive Brit with a sprawling home in Beaumont-sur-Mer and a penchant for defrauding gullible wealthy men from all corners of the world. Into her well-ordered meticulously moneyed world bursts Penny Rust (Wilson), an Aussie who is as free-form and fun-loving as Josephine is calculated and cunning. Where Penny amasses wads of cash by ripping off her marks in neighborhood bars, Josephine fills her safe with massive diamonds after ensnaring her prey in glitzy casinos. Despite their different methods, both are masters of the art of the fleece so they con the men that have wronged women. Wilson’s talent for physicality and Hathaway’s withering wit are a combustible comedy combination as the pair of scammers pull out all the stops to swindle a naïve tech billionaire (Alex Sharp).

 

  • Rating: PG-13 (for crude sexual content and language)
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Directed By: Chris Addison
  • On Disc/Streaming: May 7, 2020
  • Runtime: 93 minutes
  • Network: Amazon Prime Video

GREED

Greed tells the story of self-made British billionaire Sir Richard McCreadie, whose retail empire is in crisis. For 30 years he has ruled the world of retail fashion, bringing the high street to the catwalk and the catwalk to the high street. But after a damaging public inquiry, his image is tarnished. To save his reputation, he decides to bounce back with a highly publicized and extravagant party celebrating his 60th birthday on the Greek island of Mykonos. The film stars Steve Coogan, David Mitchell, Isla Fisher, Shirley Henderson, Asa Butterfield, Dinita Gohil, Shanina Shaik, and Sarah Solemani.

 

  • Rating: R (for pervasive language and brief drug use)
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Directed By: Michael Winterbottom
  • Written By: Sean Gray, Michael Winterbottom
  • On Disc/Streaming: May 5, 2020
  • Runtime: 104 minutes
  • Network: Amazon Prime Video