IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4016934
Review: Compelling and romantic with a story that keeps you guessing and curious right through.
Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly explicit sexual scenes.
Tuesday, August 29
Monday, August 28
The Flash
Director: Andy Muschietti
Review: Unfathomably annoying from frame one with no emotional weight or character clarity whatsoever.
Watch it if: You've made it this far.
And if you liked: It: Chapter Two, Blue Beetle, Justice League, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
Blue Beetle
Director: Angel Manuel Soto
Review: Some vaguely compelling elements that get lost in wild tonal shifts that could be salvagable if not for one actor fully out of control.
Watch it if: You feel the need to tick off every superhero film on a list.
And if you liked: Steel, Spawn
Check this out: Blue Beetle
Monday, August 14
The Last Voyage of the Demeter
Director: André Øvredal
Review: Nothing particularly new but does what it needs to do reasonably well and to the point.
Watch it if: You want something fairly straight forward.
And if you liked: Prey, Midnight Mass
Check this out: Dracula
Friday, August 11
Thirst
Director: Park Chan-wook
Review: Interesting in its character dynamics and willingness to lean into genre tropes in a way that creates a dreamlike tone.
Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly bloody scenes.
And if you liked: Cronos, Midnight Mass, Let the Right One In
Check this out: Thérèse Raquin
Monday, August 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
Director: Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears
Review: Filled with charm and character with a lush visual style and plenty of interesting new angles on old material.
Watch it if: You want something fresh yet familiar.
And if you liked: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs