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THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL SOCIETY (2018)
In the aftermath of WWII, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war…
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf: The Poetic Trilogy • GABBEH (1996) • THE SILENCE (1998) • THE GARDENER (2012)
A collection of Iranian filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s movies, comprising his ‘Poetic Trilogy’…
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GAME NIGHT (2018)
A group of friends who meet regularly for game nights find themselves entangled in a real-life mystery when the shady brother of one of them is seemingly kidnapped by dangerous gangsters.
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.3 – ‘Something Beautiful’
There’s widening a disparity at the heart of Better Call Saul, as the storylines focusing on its star, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), are often much smaller in scale than whatever Mike (Jonathan Banks) and Gus (Giancarlo Esposito) are up to. And now the show’s lost Jimmy’s brother Chuck, who made for a great foil and…
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THE SPY WHO DUMPED ME (2018)
Audrey and Morgan are best friends who unwittingly become entangled in an international conspiracy when one of them discovers a boyfriend who dumped her was actually a spy.
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GLOW – Season Two
As a lifelong wrestling fan, I’m certainly accustomed to taking some stick for it. Despite being a hugely successful industry for decades now, wrestling’s rarely been accepted as a cool and mainstream entertainment, instead frowned upon as a weird ‘fake’ spectacle that confuses many people. It’s always been so much more than that, however. It…
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POLICE STORY (1985) • POLICE STORY 2 (1988)
A Hong Kong policeman must clear his good name when the drug lords he is after frame him for the murder of a dirty cop…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.2 – ‘Breathe’
We’re still not quite at the turning point where Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) becomes Saul, but every episode edges us closer. Although Jimmy’s not even a practicing lawyer at this moment in time, instead going for job interviews for management level positions. One of my favourite moments of “Breathe” was his interview for a photocopier salesman…
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SCREAMING MIMI (1958)
An exotic dancer witnesses a man getting shot moments after he tries to knife her in a shower, so she goes to a psychiatrist for therapy, who falls in love with her and takes over her life…
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HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING (1991)
Russell Mulcahy’s Highlander didn’t decapitate the competition at the 1986 box office. The action-adventure about immortal warriors embroiled in a lethal knockout tournament, because “there can be only one”, cost $19M to produce but only grossed $12.9M. However, it found an appreciative audience on home video and quickly became a cult favourite, particularly in Europe.…
