What’s New on Digital, DVD/Blu-ray, TV, & Netflix This Week: March 11-17
At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.
NEW ON DVD AND BLU-RAY
'Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald' (March 12)
The second film in the "Harry Potter"-adjacent franchise introduces Jude Law as a younger Albus Dumbledore, who recruits protagonist Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) to take down the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp) before he divides and destroys the wizarding world. Lots going on there.
The movie arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 12 (and is already available on Digital HD). Bonus features include an extended cut of the movie, deleted scenes, and making-of featurettes.
'Green Book' (March 12)
The Best Picture Oscar winner is the feel-good tale of an unlikely interracial friendship based on a true story. Rough-and-tumble Italian-American bouncer Tony Lip (Viggo Mortensen) is hired to drive Dr. Don Shirley (Mahershala Ali), a refined black black pianist, on a concert tour through the Deep South. While the film generated some controversy for its depictions of race relations (and questionable history of some of its key creative personnel), it still triumphed at the Academy Awards and Ali won his second Oscar.
The movie arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 12 (and is already available on Digital HD). Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes.
'Mortal Engines' (March 12)
The sci-fi adventure is set in a post-apocalyptic world where everyone lives in giant moving cities on wheels, roaming the Earth to find resources. When an assassin and historian team up, they lead a band of outcasts to prevent London from gobbling up everything in its path. You know, that old story.
The movie arrives on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD on March 12 (and is already available on Digital HD). Bonus features include behind-the-scenes featurettes and an audio commentary.
'The Kid Brother' (March 12): The Criterion Collection has a new 4K digital restoration of this 1927 Western romp starring silent comedy legend Harold Lloyd that's an irresistible blend of action, romance, and slapstick invention.
'The Magic Flute' (March 12): Ingmar Bergman's 1975 version of Mozart's opera is considered one of the best opera films of all time. It fulfilled a longtime dream of the director and showcases his deep love of music. Criterion's release has a 2K digital restoration with uncompressed stereo soundtrack.
'Someone to Watch Over Me' (February 12): After the fantastical flop of Tom Cruise's "Legend," Ridley Scott returned to more earthbound intrigue with "Someone to Watch Over Me," an oddly underrated entry in the director's oeuvre. A sturdy romantic procedural starring Tom Berenger and Mimi Rogers (hey, it was 1987), this new edition from our friends at Shout Factory includes new interviews with writer Howard Franklin and cinematographer Steven Poster. If you've never seen it and consider yourself a Scott enthusiast, seek it out. It's got style to spare.
NEW VIDEO ON DIGITAL, DEMAND, AND STREAMING
'If Beale Street Could Talk' (March 12)
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning film "Moonlight" with this adaptation of James Baldwin's acclaimed novel. The beautiful and tragic love story follows young adult Tish (KiKi Layne) and her fiancé, Fonny (Stephan James), whose future is derailed when he is arrested for a crime he didn't commit. The stunning performances are led by Oscar winner Regina King. Now available on Digital HD.
'Mary Poppins Returns' (March 12)
The sequel stars Emily Blunt as the magical nanny, who returns to the Banks family to help the grown-up Michael (Ben Whishaw) and his children through a difficult time. Lin-Manuel Miranda plays a lamplighter, while original star Dick Van Dyke makes a special cameo. The movie features brand-new songs, including the Oscar-nominated "The Place Where Lost Things Go." Now available on Digital HD.
'Vice' (March 12)
Christian Bale's eye-popping transformation into former Vice President Dick Cheney nabbed the movie's makeup artists an Academy Award. The often-satirical movie, from "Big Short" director Adam McKay, follows Cheney on his path to becoming the most powerful VP in American history. Now available on Digital HD.
'Catastrophe' (March 15)
Amazon's rom-com-with-a-twist series comes to a close with a final season that follows Rob (Delaney) and Sharon (Horgan) continuing to struggle with parenthood and adulting. Rob is now attending AA, while Sharon tries to keep their family together.
'Shrill' (March 15)
In Hulu's new comedy series, Aidy Bryant stars as Annie, an overweight woman who wants to change her life — but not her body. She's trying to get ahead in her career while juggling bad boyfriends, a sick parent, and a perfectionist boss.
NEW ON NETFLIX
'Triple Frontier' (March 13)
The heist movie teams up quite a cast of Hollywood heavy-hitters: Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Garrett Hedlund, and Pedro Pascal. They play former Special Forces operatives who reunite for a heist in a sparsely populated multi-border zone of South America. And though they're used to carrying out dangerous missions, this one is solely for self-gain. But when events take an unexpected turn, their loyalties and moral code are pushed to a breaking point.
'Arrested Development' Season 5, Part 2 (March 15)
The Bluths are back and in more trouble than ever. Buster's on the run, no one has seen Lucille 2, and the wall is still unfunded. Then the gay mafia gets involved and even Michael can't seem to save the day.
'Love, Death & Robots' Series Premiere (March 15)
David Fincher and Tim Miller team up for what's being billed as the first animated anthology series for adults. The 18 stories span the science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy genres; have unique animation styles, from traditional 2D to photo-real 3D CGI; and deal with topics including racism, government, war, free will, and human nature.
'Queer Eye' Season 8 Premiere (March 15)
The Fab Five — Antoni Porowski (Food & Wine), Bobby Berk (Interior Design), Jonathan Van Ness (Grooming), Karamo Brown (Culture), and Tan France (Fashion) — head to Kansas City, Missouri to help people of different backgrounds be their best selves. Can you believe?!
'Turn Up Charlie' Series Premiere (March 15)
Idris Elba, who DJs himself in real life (he spun at Prince Harry's wedding), plays a struggling DJ named Charlie who reluctantly becomes a manny to his best friend's problem-child daughter.
For more, see what else is new on Netflix in March 2019.
TV WORTH WATCHING
'The Good Fight' Season 3 Premiere, CBS All-Access (March 14, 3:01 a.m.)
The legal drama returns to CBS All-Access for a no-holds-barred third season. Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) continues to try to resist a crazy administration without going crazy herself. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) balances a new baby with a new love.
'Project Runway' Season 17 Premiere, Bravo (March 14, 8 p.m.)
Bravo's venerable fashion design competition show gets an almost complete makeover. Host Heidi Klum and mentor Tim Gunn are out; Karlie Kloss and Christian Siriano are in.
'Billions' Season 4 Premiere, Showtime (March 17, 9 p.m.)
A new war is brewing in the financial and political circles of New York City. But where the fighting used to be between Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), now the two enemies are allies in a union brokered by Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff).