Two new movies featuring superstars have recently been released via streaming.
The first film, Greyhound, starring Tom Hanks, was recently released on Apple TV+. In the film, set in world war-era naval battles, Hanks plays the role of captain. The role proved to be a perfect fit for Hanks. He has played a similar role in at least four other films – bringing out his crisis-handling skills to the fullest.
The second film, "Palm Springs," starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, will also be released on Friday through Hulu. The romantic theatrical film, which was a huge success at the Sundance Film Festival, tells the story of the suicide of a couple of wedding guests with Groundhog Day-esque humor.
Left: "Greyhound" starring Tom Hanks Source: MoviePulp; Right: Palm Springs, starring Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, Source: IMDb
In addition, a large number of new documentaries focusing on the inner world of child stars , including Hollywood actors and athletes — are being screened. If you want to see some escapist science fiction films, check out some of the works about the Great Depression. Screenwriter Charlie Kaufman, best known for "Being John Malkovich" and "Adaptation", will tell us why old Hollywood— not Netflix — ruined the film industry.
Next, we will provide recommendations from two professionals.
A professional recommends:
"Duty/Shame" (Giri/Haji) (Netflix)
Kevin Kwan is best known for his best-selling book Crazy Rich Asians, which was remade into a movie in 2018. His new novel, Sex and Vanity, was published in June. He recommended a series where Eastern and Western cultures meet.
"I particularly enjoyed the Duty/Shame series, set in the UK and Japan. A Tokyo police officer was sent to London on a special mission to find someone hiding there. He infiltrated the Japanese underworld in London, met a group of amazing people, and enlisted their help, building a family-like relationship with them.
Above: Giri/Haji Stills Source: visxnews Medium, Below Source: tumblr
In my opinion, this is an amazing fusion of Eastern and Western cultures. Some of the Japanese characters are played by authentic Japanese people. There are also those British characters with a strong British atmosphere. When I watched it, I felt particularly shocked and a little jealous. Screenwriter Joe Barton did a lot of what I was trying. I'm trying to create a film and TELEVISION drama that can blend Eastern and Western cultures, and he is one step ahead of me, and the effect is very good. He portrays each character in an extremely realistic way, showing both cultural differences and universal commonalities among all of us. I don't want too many spoilers, but there were some really amazing things that happened in the final episode that made this excellent series an absolute classic. ”
Patriot (produced by Amazon Prime Video)
Last month, the seventh season of the variety show Penn & Teller: Fool Us, co-starring magician Penn Jillette, officially returned to air on CW Television. He recommended two fiction-like TELEVISION series by Steve Conrad.
"In the '90s, I had a friend who said that the state of film and television would be subverted, that stupid things would appear in movies, and smart things would appear on television. We thought he was crazy. But as it turned out, he was right. I think it's mainly because of the duration. You can make a 20-hour story that stretches the TV series from a short story to a novel. I used to think that among fiction dramas, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and Fargo were the best. But then I stumbled upon two TV series by Steve Conrad, The Patriot, and His co-creation with Bruce Terris, Perpetual Grace, LTD (available for viewing on Amazon and Epix).
Above: Patriot poster Source: JustWatch; Medium: Patriot Stills Source: Pinterest; Below Source: Giphy
The Patriot tells the story of an intelligence officer. He is an excellent spy named John Tavner (played by Michael Dorman) and a folk singer. Espionage work left him insane and obsessed with folk songs. So you can see 'James Bond' pouring out his heart on the stage of the café. There are some things I've thought about but never thought deeply about, and that's if you decide to give up your sense of personal morality for the sake of the big picture, what damage will it do to your psyche? The protagonist of the play has done some extremely immoral and offensive things for the country, but he still has a higher sentiment, which makes him completely collapse. It's the TV series I laughed the hardest when I watched it. It's a TV series that makes me cry. It's a TV series that makes me fidget.
Infinite Grace Ltd. has the same core, except that the stars are replaced by Ben Kingsley and Jimmi Simpson. It's the story between a cheater who runs the church and someone who tries to swindle money out of him. These two TV series are the best in my mind. ”
Written by Chris Kornelis
Translated by Panda Translation Agency Yin Yuanyuan
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