Saturday, June 23

Ocean's Eleven (2001)

Director: Steven Soderbergh

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0240772

Review: Slick and fun with a feeling of effortlessness over the satisfying complexity.

Watch it if: You've somehow never seen it like me.

And if you liked: Solo: A Star Wars Story, Now You See Me 2

Check this out: Ocean's 11

Monday, June 18

Hereditary

Director: Ari Aster

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7784604

Review: Terrifying and hilarious in equal measure with some some perfectly constructed sections and an absolutely bonkers through-line.

Watch it if: You enjoy something that undercuts your expectations to surprise you.

And if you liked: Rosemary's Baby, Kill List, Drag Me to Hell, The Babadook

My Friend Dahmer

Director: Marc Meyers

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2291540

Review: Strange and informative with a moody sense of melancholy and a well handled reality.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing something that can humanise a killer without excusing them.

And if you liked: Elephant, Dazed & Confused, River's Edge

Check this out: My Friend Dahmer

Monday, June 4

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Director: Ron Howard

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3778644

Review: Contains a few atrocious ideas but mostly romps along well with a lot of fun action and some truly lovely cinematography.

Watch it if: You're ok with some well made fluff.

And if you liked: Star Trek, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, Ant-Man