New Digital Movie Releases This Week: Sonic, Bad Boys, And More (3/31)

While we all practice social distancing during the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, we all need something entertaining to watch. There are plenty of ways to keep yourself busy, but every single week, new digital movies are arriving, and many of them are coming out earlier than expected. Here is what is coming out this week.

One of the best video game movies to date, right behind Detective Pikachu, is now available. Sonic the Hedgehog follows the titular character as he escapes his home planet, comes to Earth, befriends a cop, and spends his time running from Dr. Robotnik while trying to collect his magic rings in San Francisco.

The movie was an exceptional amount of fun with plenty of Easter eggs for fans of the video game series. In GameSpot's Sonic review, Phil Hornshaw said, "As video game adaptations go, Sonic the Hedgehog is among the stronger ones. It's smart enough to stand on its own, making use of longstanding aspects of Sega's supersonic mascot and his franchise, while making sure that what really shines through are its characters. That restraint goes a long way to making Sonic the Hedgehog a light, funny movie, and while it definitely skews young, longtime Sonic fans should have just as much fun finally seeing the Blue Blur on the big screen."

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence return as police officers Mike and Marcus, respectively, on one last mission as they deal with getting older, working with younger officers, and of course, watching things blow up. It wouldn't be a Bad Boys movie without a slow motion rotoscope as things blow up.

In GameSpot's Bad Boys For Life review, Chris E. Hayner said, "Ultimately, Bad Boys for Life is better than practically anyone could expect. While it would have been easy to rely on the nostalgia of seeing the iconic trio of Smith, Lawrence, and explosions on-screen together again, the new film strives to be so much more and manages to pull it off. And what's more, it also provides a blueprint for what the franchise could become in the future, should audiences want to see more."

Below, you'll find everything new coming out on the digital market this week through services like Google Play Movies, Vudu, iTunes, Amazon Prime Video, and more. All of them are available now. And if you're looking for more ways to kill time while you're at home, check out some great Blu-ray deals.

The week's new releases

Buy now

• Sonic the Hedgehog -- $20
• Bad Boys For Life -- $20
• 2099: The Soldier Protocol -- $13
• The Call of the Wild -- $15
• Vivarium -- $10
• Downhill -- $10

Rent

• I Still Believe -- $20
• Resistance -- $7
• 2099: The Soldier Protocol -- $7
• Vivarium -- $7