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
Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd October, BBC1, 8:00pm
As the first banishment unfolds, the faithful are hoping that they've caught a traitor, while the traitors themselves are desperate to keep their identities concealed. The celebrities must put their trust in one another during a mission that fuels suspicion and paranoia amongst the players
Disney+
Superhero adventure starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth and Actor of the Week, Tom Holland. Several years after "Mad Titan" Thanos succeeded in destroying half the life in the universe, the surviving Avengers discover there might be a way to reverse the villain's devastating actions. But as their audacious mission gets underway, our heroes' time-bending plans prove more difficult and dangerous to execute than anticipated.
Mylo (Age 13) - ★★★★★
"This film was very entertaining and was full of brilliant action filled scenes. I thoroughly enjoyed it and was intrigued by the plot that thickened with every minute that passed by. The film was filled with many sad moments but and had an end that left you wanting more but overall, I thought that this film was great."
Available to Rent / Buy - Sky Store
A forgotten Peter Parker lives alone as a full-time Spider-Man until mounting pressure triggers a dangerous change and a powerful new enemy emerges. Starring Actor of the Week, Tom Holland.
Myles (Age 15) - ★★★1/2
"I thought this was a movie with excellent cinematography- shot beautifully and spectacularly, really going back to its roots, feeling like a comic book brought to life. It has awesome acting, as always, especially from Tom Holland. Zendaya is also great, playing practically a different character here than in the other films, and I mean that in the best way possible. Spider-Man and Punisher’s dynamic was golden. I loved their quippy banter and their scenes together were fantastic. However, I feel like watching the trailers for this movie really hindered the experience, as they gave away far too much.
I also feel like something was missing from the movie, evoking a sense of incompletion. I expected there to be a big twist or turn in the end that I wasn’t expecting but they were actually very predictable. Overall,I would give this film 7 stars out of 10. This was still an entertaining, fun film with a great message about the importance of not being alone and isolating yourself, awesome emotion, a miraculous crew, but with just a few too many problems, not reaching the level that I personally was hyped for."
Available Apple+
Superhero action adventure starring Actor of the Week, Tom Holland, Samuel L. Jackson, Zendaya and Jake Gyllenhaal. After one cosmic calamity too many, Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, would rather enjoy teenage life than fight crime - much to the chagrin of Avengers founder Nick Fury. When Peter and pals fly to Europe for the summer, they encounter a savage monster and are saved by scientist Quentin Beck, aka Mysterio. But can they really trust him?
Stewart: ★★★★★
"One of my favourites in the Marvel movies, perhaps the appealing gorgeous European settings and the breezy comedy helps. The comedy doesn't feel as forced this time around as it sometimes can in these movies. Probably helped by the natural performances of the excellent cast, Tom Holland really comes into his own here and continues to have great chemistry with any cast member he shares the screen with. Meanwhile Jake Gyllenhaal's Mysterio is probably my favourite villain, he's great! This was a nice change of pace for Marvel after the epic Avengers movies."
5. FILM: Onward (2020)
Available on Disney+
In a mundane modern-day world inhabited by magical creatures, two elf brothers discover that their dead father was a wizard. When an attempt to use a spell to resurrect him goes wrong, they embark on a perilous quest to find a way to share one more day with the father they never had a chance to know. Animated fantasy adventure, with the voices of Actor of the Week, Tom Holland, Chris Pratt and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
6. 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 5
The gang returns for Season 5!
Available Disney+
The sorcerer teams up with America Chavez, a mysterious teenage girl from his dreams who can travel across universes. Strange confronts various versions of himself while journeying through timelines, and working to restore reality as he knows it. Along the way, Strange and his allies realise they must take on a powerful new adversary who seeks to rule the multiverse. Comic-book adventure sequel, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Xochitl Gomez, Elizabeth Olsen and Chiwetel Ejiofor
Sandy (Age 8) - ★★★★★
'I think this film is amazing. Taken after the events of Spider-Man No Way Home, the multiverse has been ripped open and one girl can change it. Wanda (the Scarlet Witch) wants something, but Strange is trying to stop her while the multiverse is open, alongside Wong who is trying to help Strange stop Wanda. There are two post credit scenes that explain some things.'
8. FILM: Bridge of Spies (2015)
Tuesday 6th October, Film4, 6:15pm
Spy thriller based on a true story, starring Tom Hanks and Mark Rylance. At the height of the Cold War, it falls to insurance lawyer James B Donovan to represent Soviet spy Rudolf Abel and broker a prisoner swap involving two American men - pilot Francis Gary Powers and student Frederic Pryor.
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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