Featured this week
black bear
An air of mystery teasing permeates Lawrence Michael Levine’s off-center drama, a tale of two halves exploring the creative process. Aubrey Plaza is a filmmaker who intends to write her next film in a lakeside log cabin owned by Christopher Abbott’s musician Gabe and his pregnant partner Blair (or she’s an actor (Sarah Gadon) – A couple whose unhappiness boils over due to her presence. After that noir opening, the same three actors of her appear in the same place as different characters in the second part. Cinematography plots are often comical, but progressively more complex and emotional.
Thursday, January 26, Amazon Freevee
dave bank
The true story of Dave Fishwick, who became a self-made millionaire in Burnley, financed local businesses and donated the profits to charity, is a witty comedy, though far from the truth. increase. Here, Joel Fry’s watchdog, London lawyer Hugh, is hired by chipper Dave (Rory Kinnear) to justify his project as a bank. It’s a classic British underdog tale, with some cracked courtroom drama, conceited City tycoon whooshes, and Def Leppard in the role of deus ex machina.
Streaming, Netflix
hanging sun
Francesco Carrozzini’s adaptation of Jo Nesbø’s novel Midnight Sun stands apart from the grisly twists and turns of the usual output of Scandi noir writers. Rather, it’s a story of redemption, as Alessandro Borghi’s taciturn stranger hides from a family of criminals in a very beautiful but hidden religious community in Far North Europe. We are drawn into the lives of Findlay’s abused wife and her son.
Saturday, January 21, 10:50 am, 8:00 pm, Sky Cinema Premier
Berberian Sound Studio
A film worth listening to as much as watching, retro stylist Peter Strickland’s disturbing chiller delves into the fuzzy world of film post-production. Toby Jones plays Gilderoy, a secular sound engineer who flies to Italy to oversee the effects of a horror film. We never see a work in progress, and the screams of the (mostly female) cast and the guts of various fruits and vegetables when violent, misogynistic imagery begins to confuse Gilderoy’s mind. Only – to the point where he’s out of sync with reality.
Saturday, January 21st, 11:45pm, Film4
schindler’s list
The TV week leading up to Friday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day offers several films that explore the subject, but few have made the popular influence of Steven Spielberg’s 1993 Oscar winner. is an unflinching, violently moving tragedy, shot in crisp black and white, about Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson), a Polish-German businessman who exploits the free labor of the Jews in the Krakow ghetto. . Slowly and reluctantly, he finds a conscience and tries to save their lives in a heartbreaking true story.
Sunday 22nd January, 10pm, BBC Two
wings of desire
Wim Wenders’ 1987 tender romantic fantasy is filtered through the lens of then-divided Berlin to create a film that balances wonder and sadness. Bruno Ganz plays Damiel, one of a group of angels who watches over the inhabitants of a German city but is unable to intervene in their lives. meet and feel the attraction of human emotions, especially love and the desire for physical connection. It’s a freewheeling, poetic tale that veers between black and white and color as it dwells on experiences both in the air and on the ground.
Monday, January 23, 1:45 am, Film4
beast
This hot 2017 love mystery was the first sign of Jesse Buckley making a star. She flares up throughout the film as Mole, the disaffected daughter of a wealthy Jersey family who is attracted to the treacherous Pascal (Johnny Flynn). On the other hand, the island is in danger due to the serial murders of girls. Pascal may have his secrets (is he a murderer?), but Maul isn’t the dutiful child her controlling mother (the great Geraldine James) wants. Writer-director Michael Pierce has gone on to create a tense Riz Ahmed thriller, The Encounter, so it’s another one to watch.
Tuesday, January 24, 10:50 p.m., Film4
