This week I started watching The Artful Dodger on Hulu. As a fan of the book Oliver Twist, I’m really enjoying the show to the point I put Disclaimer on hold so I could watch this show instead.
I also watched the season finale of The Penguin. I wasn’t expecting to like the series as much as I did, the acting, storyline, the action, it was all really fun to watch.
Gladiator II is in the cinemas from today, I don’t recall the last time I was interested in watching a film at the movies, I think it was Oppenheimer. But, I’m going to wait to hear if anything is censored before I book my tickets.
Let me know in the comments what you recently watched or planning to watch.
Movies at the Cinemas
The movies below are now showing at the local cinemas:
New This Week:
Cinderella’s Curse (3.3)
Gladiator II (7.0)
Other Movies Showing:
Canary Black (5.3)
Cricket & Antoinette (6.2)
Monster Summer (6.1)
Panda Plan (6.1)
Piece by Piece (7.0)
Rebellious (6.8)
Red One (6.7)
Smile 2 (7.1)
Terrifier 3 (6.7)
The Wild Robot (8.2)
Venom: The Last Dance (6.3)
The numbers in brackets refer to the IMDB rating at the time of publishing.
7 replies on “Movies & TV Shows to Watch this Weekend”
The Penguin was nice, but I found some dialogue a little cheesy.
Silo season 2 starts tomorrow!
Dune: Prophecy starts next monday!
movies I watched:
– Little Miss Sunshine (2006) this is a perfect movie. very entertaining
– The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004) better than expected. I love it
– Idiocracy (2006) first time watching it. very relevant even after 18 years of its release
– Megalopolis (2024) a great movie. I don’t understand the low ratings. will watch it again in the weekend
– Perfect Blue (1997) the beginning is boring but picks up midway. a great psychological thriller
– Rumours (2024) pointless movie. total waste of time. not recommended
With that list of movies, there really is no reason to go anywhere near a cinema!
I tried watching The Artful Dodger, I only watched the first ep, but the medical gore was a bit much for me.
I also managed to finish Stargirl S3, and it was fine, maybe better than S2, but the last 2 eps were great and the epilogue was so much fun! However, I think S1 was the best imo.
I also finished The Penguin S1, and despite all the good things going for it, it was kind of unsettling to watch at times (if you want more stuff from this Batman universe, there is a Riddler graphic novel titled, “The Riddler: Year One”, written by Paul Dano, the guy who played The Riddler in The Batman!)
I also watched Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, and I thought it was interesting, but I fell asleep midway through, but I was watching it on a plane and I had a really long day, so maybe I’ll rewatch it in the future.
Watched Gladiator 2 and to call it a shitshow would be an understatement.
A nonsensical premise and characters doing things for the sake of it. How Ridley Scott agreed to do this movie with such writing is beyond me.
oh that sucks, I was gonna watch it mostly for Denzel
I guess there are some movies that leave such a lasting impression that they feel complete just as they are. Don’t you agree? It’s like trying to add another chapter to a perfectly concluded book – it just doesn’t always work out the way we hope. There are certain films that should remain untouched by sequels, as their original magic is often hard to replicate. These movies are like rare gems that shine brightly on their own. Of course, there are some sequels that have managed to capture the essence of the original and even surpass expectations. But, more often than not, we find ourselves longing for the undisturbed charm of the first installment.
Do you all think there are other movies that should have been left without sequels? Which ones come to mind for you?
This week I watched:
– The Magnificent Seven (1960)… far better than the remake.
– Patton (1970)… 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
– Legend (2015)… about the Kray twins. Some good bits and some bad. The 60% on Rotten Tomatoes is about right.
– Love at First Sight Habibi (the reunion)