Julie Dash’s 1991 classic Daughters of the Dust is now available to stream for free. | Kino International

A creepy drama, a zombie fever dream, and other films worth seeing.

It’s summer movie season now — though it doesn’t feel like it — and with some parts of the US tentatively reopening, theaters are also reopening in some places, while drive-ins are having a moment. But with most traditional movie theaters nationwide still closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, and many people exercising caution in returning to public spaces, plenty of us are starting the summer movie season at home.

Film releases have not slowed down just because theatergoing has. Each weekend, on streaming services and through “virtual theatrical” releases, new and newly available movies arrive to delight cinephiles of all stripes.

This weekend, seven new and newly available movies bring the world