What's on T.V. Picks + Netflix / Amazon / Disney+
What the students should watch this week to tie in with our drama activities!
THIS WEEK'S TOP 10 MIX UP THEATRE T.V. PICKS
Disney+ - Channel 4
Superhero fantasy adventure starring Simu Liu and Tony Leung. As a teenager, Shang-Chi rejected his brutal crime-lord father, Xu Wenwu, and fled to the USA. Years later, this highly skilled young warrior has renamed himself "Shaun" and is laying low as a hotel valet... until Xu's men come dragging him back into his dangerous old life. Directed by Director of the Week, Destin Daniel Cretton.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"'Brilliant fight sequences in this film and it's one of the best in the MCU. Cast are fantastic with excellent actors like Tony Leung and Michelle Yeoh adding extra depth whilst Simu Liu gets a star-making lead and Awkwafina and Ben Kingsley provide the laughs. The whole final sequence looks amazing but can't help feel it would have looked even better if this was an animated film. Still, top-notch stuff - maybe my favourite MCU film!'"
DIRECTOR OF THE WEEK - Destin Daniel Cretton
2. Community
Sky Comedy, Weekdays, 5pm
American sitcom starring Joel McHale as lawyer Jeff, who's forced to attend the Greendale Community College, Colorado, after his degree is deemed invalid by the state bar association.
Season 4
Pelton makes the students compete for a place in the history class, Pierce locks himself in a panic room on Halloween, and the gang attends a sci-fi convention.
3. The Great British Bake Off
Tuesday 22nd September, Channel 4, 8:00pm
The bunting has been hung and the tent is up, which can only mean one thing - Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding are back to guide a fresh batch of amateur bakers through 10 weeks of challenges set by new judge Nigella Lawson and Bake Off veteran Paul Hollywood. As ever, it all begins with cake week, for which Nigella sets the contestants a stout cake signature, before they get artistic in the technical and serve up a self-portrait showstopper
4. FILM: Just Mercy (2019)
BBC iPlayer
Drama based on a true story, starring Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx and Brie Larson. In 1989 Alabama, young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his legal partner Eva Ansley become involved in the case of a man on death row, Walter McMillian, who claims to have been wrongfully convicted. Bryan quickly discovers that the trial's key evidence was flimsy - but it seems no one wants to listen. From director of the Week, Destin Daniel Cretton.
Friday 25th September, Film4, 6:00pm
Motor-racing drama based on a true story. In the early 1960s, automobile designer Carroll Shelby is enlisted by Ford Motors to build a car that will beat Ferrari in the annual Le Mans race. Shelby recruits hot-headed Brit Ken Miles as his test driver and the two commence work on a project that proves dangerously underfunded. Will all their efforts come undone during the gruelling 24-hour motoring marathon?
Daniel (Age 12) - ★★★★★
"This is an amazing film!
The acting is amazing especially Christian Bales performance as Ken Miles.
The story was great and the cinematography was perfect. The ending although sad was very impressive and well made. My favourite scene was when the Ford GT40 over took the Ferrari 330 P3.
Overall this was a perfect movie with a great story, soundtrack, writing, acting and cinematography.
6/5"
6. Wonder Man
Disney+
Jobbing actors Simon Williams and Trevor Slattery hope to land roles in a remake of the superhero film Wonder Man and one of the men acquires otherworldly powers for real. From director of the week, Destin Daniel Cretton.
7. American Born Chinese
Available on Disney+
Academy Award winner Michelle Yeoh embodies mythical goddess Guanyin in an action-packed comedy adapted from Gene Luen Yang's celebrated graphic novel. Brimming with fantasy and kung-fu sequences, American Born Chinese centres on socially awkward teenager Jin Wang (Ben Wang), who is desperate to fit in at school and solidify his place in the world. Foreign student Wei-Chen Sun (Jim Liu) gate-crashes Jin Wang's humdrum existence and unravels his plans to earn a coveted place on the football team. It transpires that the new arrival is the son of the Monkey King from Chinese legend and requires Jin Wang's help to locate the fabled Fourth Scroll. From director of the Week, Destin Daniel Cretton.
Netflix
MIX UP THEATRE TOP 20 MOVIES: #3
Animated fantasy from Studio Ghibli. Following the death of his mother, young Mahito is taken by his newly remarried father to live in the Japanese countryside. When Mahito's pregnant stepmother disappears into the woods, the boy follows and is led by a sinister heron into a strange and magical realm. Can Mahito find his stepmother and return safely?
Stewart - ★★★★★
"A weird and wonderful animated film. Magical, stunning animation, fantastic characters and a bizarre storyline, it's a must-see for any Miyazaki fan. I'll never look at a parakeet the same way again!"
9. FILM: Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024)
Netflix
MIX UP THEATRE TOP 20 MOVIES: #4
Animated Wallace & Gromit comedy featuring the voice of Ben Whitehead. The dynamic duo get into a spot of bother when old nemesis Feathers McGraw hacks into Wallace's latest invention and sets out on a crime spree. With Wallace in the frame, it's up to Gromit to save the day. Can he outwit the diabolical penguin once again?
YouTube
MIX UP THEATRE TOP 20 MOVIES: #11
A lonely man finds himself in a strange place where everything is planned in advance for his arrival.
Stewart - ★★★★★
"A haunting, strange animated film with that wonderful track from Eluvium. It's super creepy and creates a mysterious world all of its own. With echoes of David Lynch it's inspired and one that I just want to explore again as we follow a man's journey to a strange hotel. Animation is fantastic as well. Perfection."
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