Sunday, April 29

Avengers: Infinity War

Director: Anthony and Joe Russo

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4154756

Review: What should be an absolute mess somehow hangs together with plenty of intimacy balanced with great, huge moments and the courage and ambition to centre on melancholy rather than bombast.

Watch it if: You're ok having your heart ripped out.

And if you liked: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Warcraft: The Beginning, The Dark Knight Rises

Saturday, April 21

A Quiet Place

Director: John Krasinski

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6644200

Review: A little big over-scored but otherwise works as a masterwork in tension and editing with strong performances and consistent themes.

Watch it if: You're capable of staying quiet in a cinema for 90 minutes.

And if you liked: Signs, Jurassic Park, The Walking Dead

Thursday, April 12

Windy City Heat

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383053

Review: Hard to land on in terms of the morality of it all but I can't deny that it's fascinating to observe.

Watch it if: You're intrigued by how far a bit can go.

And if you liked: This is Spinal Tap, An Idiot Abroad, The Disaster Artist

Monday, April 2

Isle of Dogs

Director: Wes Anderson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5104604

Review: Drags a little bit but still carries an abundance of ideas and a handmade charm.

Watch it if: You can get through some fairly rough cultural broad strokes.

And if you liked: The Fantastic Mr. Fox, Moonrise Kingdom, Bottle Rocket