STACK #223 May 2023

PREVIEWS MOVIES & TV

MOVIES & TV SHOWS OUT THIS MONTH

MAY

MISSING This latest entry in the screenlife subgenre is a thematic follow-up to the 2018 tech-thriller Searching , and tells the story of a teenage girl who uses her sleuthy online skills to find her missing mother, kidnapped while on holiday. The entire movie takes place in screen time and is a thoroughly captivating thriller, which uses modern social media technology combined with classic tropes for a nail-biting Hitchockian effect. WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Cultures collide in this unexpected rom-com from famed director Shekhar Kapur ( Elizabeth ). Lily James ( Cinderella ) plays a documentary filmmaker who follows her best friend, played by Shazad Latif ( Spooks ), as he journeys to Pakistan for an arranged marriage. Split between the cities of London and Lahore, the film explores old traditions with a modern sensibility and has James’s character questioning her own attitude towards relationships. The movie also stars Emma Thompson and is from the company behind Bridget Jones’s Diary . CHUCKY: SEASON 2 Sorry, Jack... Chucky’s back! Everyone’s favourite murderous Good Guy is back for more thrills and kills in the second season of the super-fun TV series, which continues the legacy of the Child’s Play movie franchise. Featuring return characters from throughout the film series, this season has Chucky slashing up the screen with new killer hijinks as he comes head-to-head with some familiar faces. Horror fans are in for a real treat! 03/05/23 Comedy HIS DARK MATERIALS: SEASON 3 Journey back to the multiverse of His Dark Materials in this third and final season of the popular fantasy TV series, based on author Phillip Pullman’s successful trilogy of novels. James McAvoy’s performance continues to be a highlight, though the entire third season has been praised by critics for its heart-wrenching and thought-provoking narrative, and its loyalty to the source material all the way to its satisfying conclusion. 03/05/23 Thriller 03/05/23 TV Horror

THE DEVIL CONSPIRACY This one's all about a bio-tech company that has patented the process of cloning important historical figures – and a satanic cult that plans to resurrect Jesus from DNA on the Shroud of Turin. Boasting spectacular production design, the film also depicts Lucifer as rarely seen before, having been freshly ejected from heaven. The Devil Conspiracy is a fast-paced thriller that will appeal to fans of Legion (2010) and Priest (2011). KNOCK AT THE CABIN The twisted maestro of suspense M. Night Shyamalan returns with his latest mind-bending thriller, Knock at the Cabin , starring Dave Bautista, Rupert Grint, and Abby Quinn. Four armed strangers take a family hostage in their woodland cabin, and demand that they make an unfathomable choice. Shyamalan's films have become event viewing, and this latest offering reminds us that we should always expect the unexpected from the auteur whose surprise endings are his stock-in-trade. This one's a doozie! COCAINE BEAR The movie everyone is talking about is also one of the most outrageous and hysterical of the year. Inspired by a true story, Cocaine Bear is the hilarious account of a black bear’s drug-fuelled rampage through a Georgian forest, after consuming a haul of narcotics. With an assortment of weird characters, a pumping soundtrack, excessive gore and non-stop laughs, the Maximum Rampage Edition is the must-own movie of the year. 24/03/23 THRILLER ASSASSIN Assassin will be the final film project from Hollywood icon Bruce Willis, following the actor’s retirement after his dementia diagnosis; this fact alone makes Assassin worth the time. From the producers of Looper (2012) and Surrogates (2009), the storyline follows a private military operation giving soldiers the ability to inhabit other people’s bodies for deadly, covert missions. A wife exploits the technology by assuming the identity of a soldier in order to find those who killed her husband. 10/03/23 Fantasy Horror 24/05/23 Action

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