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The Big Reviewski is back, back, BACK!
Your pals Eoghan Doherty and Rory Cashin will be going through all of the new cinema releases, new home entertainment releases, and some classic recommendations each and every week, pointing you towards what you should be watching… and what you should be avoiding.
The very first episode of the newly revamped The Big Reviewski can be watched in full right here, or you can skip to the cinema reviews (04:10), home entertainment recommendations (10:40), and classic re-watches (14:45).
Up first are the cinema releases, which include:
STILLWATER
A powerful new drama from the Oscar-winning writer/director of Spotlight, it tells the story of a father (Matt Damon) who travels to France to help his daughter (Abigail Breslin), who has been imprisoned for a murder she claims she didn’t commit.
With the help of a local woman (Camille Cotton), he attempts to gather evidence to prove her innocence.
We chatted to the cast and director of Spotlight, and you can check out all of those interviews right here.
ZOLA
Based on a 148-tweet thread, this true story focuses on a part-time stripper (Taylour Paige) who heads to Florida for a weekend with a new friend (Riley Keough) in order to make some money in the clubs. However, the new friend has brought some friends of her own, and the weekend quickly spirals dangerously out of control.
We called it “the coolest movie of 2021” in our review, which you can check out in full right here.
BOYS FROM COUNTY HELL
An Ireland-set comedy-horror, centred around a man (Peaky Blinders’ Jack Rowan) and a woman (Derry Girls’ Louisa Harland) who suddenly find their sleepy little town is being attacked by an ancient vampire creature.
We chatted to Rowan and Harland about Boys From County Hell and their favourite scary movies, and you can check out that chat in full right here:
Next up, we’ve got the latest home releases, starting with:
THE EQUALIZER
Queen Latifah takes over the iconic role from Denzel Washington in this series update, telling the story of someone with a mysterious past who uses their particular set of skills to help out people in need around New York.
The first episode of The Equalizer is available to watch on NOW, with the rest of the series arriving weekly.
COCAINE COWBOYS: THE KINGS OF MIAMI
A documentary series revolving around Augusto “Willy” Falcon and Salvador “Sal” Magluta, two high school friends who created a $2 billion drug empire out of Miami, all while maintaining their titles as world championship power boat racers.
All six episodes of the documentary series are available to watch on Netflix.
COOKING WITH PARIS
Billionaire Paris Hilton invites a series of guests into her lush mansion to help her create meals that they’ll then consume themselves. It sounds pretty basic, but once you see Paris making toast with Kim Kardashian, you’ll understand the subtle genius at play here.
All six episodes of the show are available on Netflix.
Clip via Netflix
And, finally, Eoghan and Rory each pick a movie for their Pizza & A Movie section, and Rory went with…
TROY
Featuring one of the best-looking casts of all time – Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne – this epic period action movie was a huge deal when it was released in 2004 and kind of slept on ever since. Now it is the time to rediscover it!
Troy was one of the many, MANY new additions to Netflix this month, and you can check out the full August schedule right here.
Meanwhile, Eoghan decided to go for…
MATILDA
Danny DeVito directs and stars and narrates this darkly funny family friendly movie about a young girl (Mira Wilson) with special powers, who tries to deal with her awful parents (DeVito and Rita Wilson) AND a particularly cruel school headmistress, Mrs. Trunchbull (Pam Ferris).
Matilda recently celebrated its 25-year anniversary, and you can read our full breakdown of that right here.
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