Saturday, May 16

Clue

Director: Jonathan Lynn

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088930

Review: A strong ensemble cast with a clear sense of tone and a good rollicking pace.

Watch it if: You want something that knows exactly what it is.

And if you liked: Tales from the Crypt, Knives Out, Would You Rather

Brahms: The Boy II

Director: William Brent Bell

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9173418

Review: Beyond silly in every detail but manages to pull through in terms of raw entertainment.

Watch it if: You accept that the film will go where it wants to go regardless of previously established ideas.

And if you liked: The Boy, The Conjuring, Sinister 2

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn

Director: Cathy Yan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713068

Review: A little too self-indulgent in places but carries through with charm and aplomb.

Watch it if: You're ok with something that goes a little nastier than it needs to sometimes.

And if you liked: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, Kill Bill, Deadpool

Wednesday, May 6

Encino Man

Director: Les Mayfield

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104187

Review: Fairly thin on the ground but reasonably distracting in a harmless way.

Watch it if: You want to see an early 90s comedy that somehow skirts most of the usual things that would date it.

And if you liked: George of the Jungle, Good Burger