It's time to watch "Antebellum" streaming on VOD online. Starring Janelle Monay, this new film uses horror conventions to depict racism in America, much like "Get Out" and the series "Lovecraft Country," currently airing on HBO. Currently streaming.

In "Antebellum," a woman named Eden (Monay) works as a slave on a Civil War-era plantation and suffers constant assault by a Confederate officer (Eric Lang). She is continually assaulted by a Confederate officer (Eric Lang). Eden makes several unsuccessful attempts to escape.

There is another aspect of the film, which I will not spoil, and that is that "Antebellum" attempts to make a point about the enduring (and constant) nature of racism in America.

In addition to Monay and Lang, the film features a strong cast that includes Gabourey Sidibe, Kiersey Clemons, Jena Malone, and Jack Huston. Antebellum is the directorial debut of Gerald Bush and Christopher Lenz.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch "Antebellum" online right now. Plus, check out the trailer below:

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"Antebellum" is available on VOD after its release today, Friday, September 18.

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Reviews of "Antebellum" are mixed. Here is a summary of the critics' opinions:

Vulture Antebellum is all about a damaging tour of historical violence against black people and has nothing novel to say about whiteness and its erasing function of anti-black racism. Lacking a strong point of view that gives the characters an interiority, the film's approach to horror and social critique is dead."

The New York Times After "Get Out," there is still plenty of horror and satire to be extracted from the toxic issue of racism in America, and there is great potential for films that connect the microaggressions of the present with the atrocities of the past. Antebellum is not such a film. ...... lays out moments of potential insight and shock, and ruins most of them."

Rolling Stone Magazine "The film is not without its climactic satisfaction: it offers black audiences the escape route of mutual violence that is a regular feature of revenge dramas. But even this is slightly undermined when the complex pleasures of revenge are given in a concluding overdose of beautiful empowering imagery."

Washington Post "... Not even Monáe's charm can elevate "Antebellum" from pulp exploitation, wavering liberal sincerity, and opportunism firmly rooted in blood and soil.