With the release of one of the biggest hits of the year and the new action thriller from the directors of “Avengers: Endgame”, this week digital rental shops and streaming platforms are in a fierce competition for the preference of the public. But between dinosaur films, professional killers, teenage romance, cartoons and even princesses, the program also offers cinematic delights, with cult premieres from the international festival circuit.
Check out the top 10 news of the week below, in a wide variety of styles to allow for more options to choose from when you hit play to watch on the couch.
| JURASSIC WORLD – DOMAIN | CLARO TV +, VOD *
The conclusion of the Jurassic franchise brings together the stars of the current trilogy (Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard and young Isabella Sermon) with the original stars of “Jurassic Park” (Sam Neill, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern), as well as introducing new actors to show what happens after the dinosaurs are released in the midst of contemporary civilization – situation at the end of the previous film, “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom”.
But the animals, still impressive, become practically irrelevant in the new storyline, as the real threat is a sinister corporation, responsible for experiments that cause ecological disasters. In this sense, the plot embraces the spirit of the first “Jurassic Park” (1993), placing the brutal consequences of human ambitions at the center of the story.
Directed by Colin Trevorrow (from the first “Jurassic World”), “Domain” also includes a rescue mission: the granddaughter (or clone of the daughter) of the founder of Jurassic Park is kidnapped by the bad guys. With this premise, the adventure also mixes a little bit of “Indiana Jones” and “Mission: Impossible”, delivering adrenaline spikes every 15 minutes, in lieu of the spell with the dinosaurs. At the very least, the climax is reserved for the first appearance of Giganotosaurus, the largest carnivore ever to exist.
| HIDDEN AGENT | NETFLIX
The new film from brothers Joe and Anthony Russo, directors of “Avengers: Endgame”, gathers a flashy cast and offers plenty of action, but at the end of the day it is an over-budgeted generic thriller – which, it seems, has become a Netflix specialty. .
Inspired by Mark Greaney’s 2009 debut book, it stars Ryan Gosling (“La La Land”), a hitman and former CIA agent who is hunted around the world by a former CIA agent. agency, played by Chris Evans (Captain America from “Avengers: Endgame”). There is no shortage of explosions, gunshots, beatings, international locations and jokes in the lethal dispute, which becomes more exaggerated and tiring with each confrontation.
The great cast also includes Cuban Ana De Armas (“007: No Time to Die”), Brazilian Wagner Moura (“Narcos”), Indian Dhanush (“Karnan”), British Regé-Jean Page (“Bridgetown “) and Jessica Henwick (” Matrix Resurrections “), and the Americans Billy Bob Thornton (” Goliath “), Alfre Woodard (” Luke Cage “) and Miss Julia Butters (” Once upon a time in … Hollywood “) .
| THE PRINCESS | STAR +
The action fantasy features Joey King (“The Kissing Booth”) as an unconventional princess. In a typical fairy tale, she is imprisoned in a tower for refusing to marry a tyrant who threatens her reign. However, she does not expect to be saved by a Prince Charming because she does not need it, gaining her freedom from her on the basis of the beating. Underrated for being a little princess, she uses her lei kung fu to start a rebellion against the invading forces, swearing bloody revenge on her parents’ throne usurper.
The cast also highlights Dominic Cooper (“Agent Carter”) as the villain and Veronica Ngo (“The Old Guard”) as an ally of the princess, who is a martial arts master.
Directed by Vietnamese Le-Van Kiet (“Female Fury”), the production has a lot of beatings and a friendly lead, which makes up for the budget of its TV movie.
| EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE | AMAZON FIRST VIDEO
The first film directed by Billy Porter, Emmy-winning Best Actor in a Drama Series for “Pose,” tells the love story of a self-confident trans teen named Kelsa (newcomer Eva Reign) and of a passionate classmate, Khal (Abubakr Ali, from “Katy Keene”), despite the drama they know it can cause, especially since the boy has a crush on the protagonist’s best friend.
Newcomer Ximena García Lecuona’s script was inspired by a post on Reddit in which a guy asked for advice on how to ask a trans girl out. This feeling of insecurity and care makes all the difference in the nimble and straightforward plot. Furthermore, online inspiration also materializes a reflection on empathic relationships formed by adolescents through social media. Kelsa, for example, uses her YouTube channel to share her transition journey, relationship updates, and her interest in animals.
But all is not rosy. Although deconstructed, Khal has very realistic doubts about how his old-fashioned parents and his best friend, who is transphobic, will handle his relationship with Kelsa.
| THIS IS THE YEAR | DISNEY +
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Selena Gomez and David Henrie, who were brothers in “Wizards of Waverly Place” (series ended in 2012), reprized their collaboration in this film. He produced and he made his directorial debut directing this teenage road movie, starring Lorenzo James Henrie (David’s younger brother in “Fear the Walking Dead”), Vanessa Marano (“Switched at Birth”), Alyssa Jirrels (“Boo , Bitch “) and also includes two” Wizards “performers, actors Gregg Sulkin and Jeff Garlin.
The film, which Henrie wrote with Pepe Portillo (“Little Boy”) and Bug Hall (actor of “The Rascals”), follows a high school nerd (Lorenzo) who, in a last-ditch effort, to win over his parents’ girl. dreams (Jirrels), takes a road trip with his friends to see his favorite band at the biggest music festival of the year. Everything seems to be going as he planned, except for one detail. One of the friends of the trip (Marano) turns out to be too cool, as he had never noticed, creating a great doubt in his heart.
| OFFICIAL COMPETITION | STAR +
The new comedy that reunites Spanish stars Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas (both of “Pain and Glory”) garnered rave reviews and earned a 94% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes as it moved on to festivals in Venice, Toronto and San Sebastian .
Written and directed by Argentines Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat (from the award-winning “The Illustrious Citizen”), the film follows three artists who can’t stand each other as they try to make a film that will leave its mark on history.
Cruz plays the director, Banderas is a Hollywood heartthrob, and Argentine Oscar Martínez (“The Illustrious Citizen”) is an award-winning stage actor who considers his co-star a ham. Before filming begins, the director needs to get these two together – and he has some tricks up his sleeve.
| A STORY IN THE MONTANA | CLARO TV +, VOD *
Two young and separated brothers find themselves after many years in their former home, a huge ranch in Montana, USA, after their father is disillusioned, taking his last breaths with artificial aid in a hospital bed. In this return they are confronted with a deep and bitter family inheritance, which involves the reason for the sister’s departure, while the brother discovers ungrateful debts and duties, feeling the weight that that place represents.
The film written and directed by longtime partners Scott McGehee and David Siegel, but which did not shoot from “Maisie’s Eyes” ten years ago, premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year and wowed American critics, hitting 78. ,% consensus on Rotten Tomatoes.
| THE COMMUNITY | MUBI
A mansion inherited from a couple of intellectuals (Ulrich Thomsen, from the “Banshee” series, and Trine Dyrholm, from “Love is All You Need”) becomes a shared community with friends and strangers in 1975, when the hippie, peace movement love and collective life was on the rise. Experience gives rise to a sense of collectivity, but the rules of coexistence, however clear they are, generate unpredictable impacts. And the great irony is that it is love that can bring everything down, as lovers integrate into the community and the central couple falls apart.
Thomas Vinterberg, one of today’s most awarded Danish directors, loves controversial topics and when he released this film in 2016 he received the Robert Award (Danish Oscar) for Best Screenplay, before winning the Oscar for Best Picture international for “Druk”. Round “last year. In addition to the director, Trine Dyrholm was also honored with the Best Actress award at the Berlin Film Festival for this work.
| PIG – A KILLER COMEDY | CLARO TV +, VIVO PLAY, VOD *
An Iranian film unlike any you’ve ever seen, Mani Haghigh’s work is terrir trash, which masks various criticisms of the country’s government and cinema in its metalanguage.
The plot revolves around a frustrated Iranian director. He’s been banned from filming, his muse has worked with other directors, and his family life is a succession of endless discussions with his wife and an increasingly unsuspecting mother. As if that were not enough, a serial killer appears on the scene who decides to kill the best Iranian directors, but has the audacity to ignore the suffering protagonist. Which leads him to wonder: why is the best director of them all still alive?
| BOB’S BURGER: THE FILM | STAR +
The animated series by Loren Bouchard and Jim Dauterive celebrates its first decade on the air with a film, released in American theaters and here it arrives directly in streaming. Voted Best Animated Series at the 2014 and 2017 Emmys, “Bob’s Burguers” has aired on the American Fox network since 2011 and follows Bob Belcher, his wife and their three children on a mission to run a restaurant as they try to support their family together. .
Their first film begins with a pipe burst, which creates a huge chasm right in front of Bob’s Burgers, ruining the Belchers’ plans for a successful summer. As Bob and Linda struggle to keep the business afloat, the boys try to solve a mystery that could save the family restaurant, in a storyline involving “sexy burgers”, robots and a flying saucer.
Source: Terra
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