Hey there gang! Spotlight number 127. Wherein I up periscope, and survey the cinematic landscape to see what might be out there in the land of technicolor and see if we can’t find you something interesting to watch today.
SOUL CATCHER – 08.02.23
Yeah – this is definitely a light week. Not 100% sure about this one, like at all. “A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.” The one thing that makes me intrigued is that this is a Polish film? So maybe? Who knows.
FOUNDATION S2 – Now
I have to admit, I bailed on season 1 of Foundation about 3 episodes in. Why? It was so massively all over the place, I couldn’t see how this thing was going to pull itself together. And, it would seem, I was sort of right about season 1. But, now that there is a season 2, I’m hearing that it does a much better job interlacing all the pieces together and making sense of it all. So, I plan to give it a shot when I have a moment (hahahaha).
H/JACK – Weekly
Think I’ve mentioned Highjack once or twice? Maybe once. Maybe I haven’t!? I lose track of what I say out here, and what I just say to friends. Who knows. But if you aren’t watching H/Jack, you need to be. I love this show. The last two episodes I watched on different flights. That was interesting! hahah. The set up is in the style of 24, real time episodes, over the course of like an 8-hour flight. And all the while you are just trying to figure out what the hijackers want, and what they are doing. It’s really good. For those of you that like to binge watch, all the episodes just finish releasing.
Previously on Spotlight Worth Mentioning:
OPPENHEIMER – One of Nolan’s best, can’t be understated
BARBIE – Watched this one tonight – and cannot wait to write this one up
THE BEAR S2 – Such an epically great show… can’t recommend enough
DISCONTINUED – Great Indie outside the box film, definitely recommend
REALITY – Real-time movie based on FBI interview audio. Intriguing!
INFLUENCER – Crazy little movie about the evils of socials??
Coming Soon – Watch List:
2023.08.11 HEART OF STONE
2023.08.11 APORIA
2023.08.11 THE POD GENERATION
2023.08.13 LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY
2023.08.23 INVASION
2023.09.08 THE CHANGELING
2023.09.17 YELLOWSTONE (final season)
2023.09.23 SQUID GAME THE CHALLENGE
2023.09.23 THE CREATOR
2023.09.?? FINGERNAILS
2023.11.03 DUNE: PART TWO (probably shifting to December)
2023.11.02 ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE
2023.11.23 NANNY
2023.12.08 EILEEN (Sometimes I think about dying)
2023.12.22 REBEL MOON
2023.?.? THE OLD GUARD 2
2023.?.? TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY
Unknown SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING
Unknown POOR THINGS (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Unknown THE ZONE OF INTEREST
Unknown LOLA
Unknown KILLERS OF THE FLOWER MOON