5 new movies to stream, rent this week

It's a slow week for new home-video releases, though PBS buffs will swoon over the first season of "Poldark," now on DVD.

'Poldark'

The reboot of the '70s PBS staple attracted a lot of buzz, namely for the smoldering, meme-ready looks of its star Aidan Turner. The show, about a British Army officer who returns home after the American Revolutionary War, has met with positive notices and is appealing to fans of "Call the Midwife" and "Downton Abbey." "'Poldark' combines the best of British storytelling with a thoroughly gripping modern feel that's reminiscent of a really good primetime soap," according to Nina Terrero in Entertainment Weekly.

'Kill Me Three Times'

Simon Pegg plays an assassin in an Australian surf town in a movie that desperately wants to be "Pulp Fiction." Or, as Manohla Dargis puts it in the New York Times: "It's of course unfair to blame Quentin Tarantino for all the terrible movies he has inspired, but enough already!"

'Come Fly With Me'

Jet-setting comedy follows the romantic escapades of three flight attendants, played by Dolores Hart, Lois Nettleton and Pamela Tiffin. The 1963 film is interesting to see how air travel is portrayed (first-class passengers get caviar!) and how the women are treated (sexist in a very "Mad Men" sort of way). The good cast also includes Karl Malden and Hugh O'Brian. This is Hart's last film before she left Hollywood to become a nun. New on DVD.

'Woman in Gold'

Helen Mirren plays Maria Altmann, a refugee from Vienna who attempts to reclaim art stolen from her family by the Nazis. Based on a true story, the movie is well acted and entertaining, but also feels like it could have been so much more. "Mirren is great, and she makes 'Woman in Gold' better than it otherwise would have been," per the review by Arizona Republic critic Bill Goodykoontz. Watch out for the ending, which involves the paintings, a party and more dead people than the "Titanic" finale.

'Roller Boogie'

"He's the best skate around; she's the hottest date in town. Together, they're love on wheels." And that's how the trailer sums up this 1979 drive-in flick set against the world of roller disco contests. Starring Linda Blair and Jim Bray (in real life, a former competitive skater), who both wear a lot of satin outfits. The soundtrack gets points for including Cher's "Hell on Wheels." First time on Blu-ray for the film.

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