Movies, movies and more movies…
Yes indeed, it’s that time of the week again.
The glorious time when a big streaming service adds a bunch of new movies, seemingly at random, and don’t make a big deal out of it.
We prefer to do that, so here we are.
Not to be outdone by Netflix adding nine new movies over the weekend, rival platform Amazon Prime Video has uploaded a fistful of entertainment just in time for the new year.
23 new movies in total are on the menu.
So, what do we have available, then?
3:10 to Yuma
Christian Bale and Russell Crowe clash in this well-received western, which marked the second adaptation of a popular Elmore Leonard short story.
10 Things I Hate About You
Heath Ledger told the world how much of a superstar he was in this fun turn-of-the-century high school comedy that also features Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles and Larisa Oleynik.
27 Dresses
‘Always the bridesmaid’ hijinks with Katherine Heigl.
50 First Dates
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore pair off in a comedy that clearly owes a huge debt to Groundhog Day.
127 Hours
James Franco gets stuck in Danny Boyle’s real-life survival drama.
500 Days of Summer
The kind of hard-edged romantic drama you might not want to watch with your significant other.
The A-Team
2010 adaptation of the famous TV show featuring Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper.
Air Force One
GET OFF MY PLANE.
Armageddon
Michael Bay brings the Bayhem in this ridiculous space adventure.
The Bling Ring
Emma Watson heads up a teenage gang that robs famous people, mainly because they’re bored. Based on true events.
Crash
Ensemble drama that won the Oscar for Best Picture despite most people thinking it’s heavy-handed nonsense.
Dirty Dancing
Patrick Swayze really was an incredible performer, wasn’t he?
Dune
The 1984 David Lynch version, not the new one.
Free Willy
A whale of a time.
I Give it a Year
Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall try to make their relationship work in the face of numerous signs that it will not.
In the Loop
Vintage political satire from the brain of Armando Iannucci.
The Losers
‘Came and went’ fast-paced comic book adaptation action comedy with Chris Evans and Idris Elba.
Motherless Brooklyn
Ed Norton directs and stars in this little-seen 2019 neo-noir crime film set in 1950s New York.
A strong supporting cast includes Willem Dafoe, Alec Baldwin, Michael K Williams, Bobby Cannavale, Bruce Willis and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Paddington
The coolest bear in town.
Requiem for a Dream
Visceral, challenging and highly influential addiction drama from Darren Aronofsky featuring the likes of Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans, Ellen Burstyn and incredible music from Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet.
Reservoir Dogs
Quentin Tarantino’s violent heist thriller still hits all these years on.
Shaun the Sheep: The Movie
Does what it says on the tin, this one.
Takers
Action thriller with Matt Dillon, Idris Elba and the late Paul Walker.
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