What to stream this weekend: Steve McQueen's 'Mangrove,' Hulu's 'Run,' another 'Princess Switch'

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New streaming movies are coming to entertain you and your family during socially distanced times.This weekend, Netflix has not one but two holiday entries, with Vanessa Hudgens playing three different roles in a royal romantic-comedy sequel and bona fide national treasure Dolly Parton playing an angel in a feel-good musical. Hulu unleashes a thriller with Sarah Paulson as a creepily overprotective mom, Amazon debuts the first film in Steve McQueen's "Small Axe" anthology, Shudder revisits the origins of "The Exorcist," and Margot Robbie is an old-school bank robber in a Depression-era crime drama.If you're feeling the itch to get back to the movies in person, and there's a drive-in or it's safe enough to return to your local theater, the innovative drama "Sound of Metal" stars Riz Ahmed as a rock drummer who gradually loses his hearing, and the action movie "Vanguard" features Jackie Chan as the head of a Chinese special-forces unit protecting an accountant from bad guys.10 must-see new films to stream while stuck at home, from 'Mank' to 'Soul'From 'The Crown' Season 4 to Shawn Mendes documentaryBut if you'd rather stick closer to home, here's a rundown of new movies hitting streaming and on-demand platforms this week, for every cinematic taste: If you're in need of a social justice drama: 'Mangrove'McQueen's anthology, revolving around London's West Indian community through several decades, starts strong in the late 1960s. The gripping story centers on Trinidad-born restauranteur Frank Crichlow (Shaun Parkes), who runs a haven for Black intellectuals raided constantly by police, leading to a demonstration, arrests and ultimately a high-profile trial. Parkes is great, as is Letitia Wright, who has an award-worthy performance as British Black Panther Altheia Jones-LeCointe. Amazon PrimeIf you want a well-told, taut thriller: 'Run'The first major thriller since 1948's "The Sign of the Ram" to star an actual wheelchair user is a tight, effective and tensely harrowing tale with Kiera Allen as Chloe, a clever and inventive teen with an abundance of health issues. Her overprotective single mom (Paulson) keeps her isolated in their house, but as Chloe begins to figure out that Mommy's good intentions maybe aren't all that, the youngster proves incredibly capable as truths are revealed and things get messy. HuluIf two Vanessa Hudgenses aren't enough for you: 'The Princess Switch: Switched Again'The holiday-set sequel has more predictable switching shenanigans but with a new twist. Hudgens reprises her roles as Stacy, the Chicago baker turned princess of Belgravia, and Duchess Margaret of Montenaro. Margaret is in line to become queen of her kingdom, and she and Stacy change places again so the duchess can reconnect with her ex Kevin (Nick Sagar). The follow-up at least gets a villain this time with third lookalike Fiona (also Hudgens), Margaret's cousin with plans to disrupt the coronation. NetflixIf you could use the musical equivalent of a big hug: 'Do
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