Review: Interesting ideas at its core but never really gets beyond a half-baked or surface level.
Watch it if: You're curious about how a film like this hangs together.
And if you liked: Galaxy Quest, Small Soldiers
Tuesday, March 26
Thursday, March 21
Love Lies Bleeding
Director: Rose Glass
Review: Fully confident from frame one with an alluring atmosphere and a vibe that's unshakable.
Watch it if: You're ok with a lot of close-up syringe shots.
And if you liked: Good Time, Wild at Heart, A History of Violence
Wednesday, March 6
Medicine Man
Director: John McTiernan
Review: Hard to gauge the level of cultural sensitivity at play, but seems to have its heart in the right place with clear craft doing heavy-lifting at its core.
Watch it if: You want something that knows what it is.
And if you liked: Fern Gully, Dances with Wolves, Jungle 2 Jungle
The Hunt for Red October
Director: John McTiernan
Review: Engaging and thrilling with a complex plot that keeps you guessing and gorgeous use of colour.
Watch it if: You want something that carefully builds upon itself well.
And if you liked: Mission: Impossible, Goldeneye, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Check this out: The Hunt for Red October
Black Knight
Director: Gil Junger
Review: Nothing particularly engaging but nothing particularly offensive either apart from a few dips into areas of annoyance.
Watch it if: You want something reasonably distracting that doesn't ask much of you.
And if you liked: Army of Darkness, Tropic Thunder, A Knight's Tale
Friday, March 1
Dune: Part Two
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Review: An absolutely dazzling display of spectacle and escalation with an overlaying sense of doom coupled with some truly disturbing abstract imagery.
Watch it if: You want to be challenged by a blockbuster.
And if you liked: Dune (2021), Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Beyond the Black Rainbow
Check this out: Dune
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