Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri The Florida Project Altos Odyssey and More The Weekend Chill Last Friday we got confirmation that Amazon had officially fired Jeffery Tambor from its original series Transparent after completing an internal investigation into charges of sexual misconduct. Tambor had seemingly announced his departure as early as November but Amazon had yet to comment on the matter which it now has. On Sunday the 2018 BAFTAs the British version of the Oscars took place. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri took place the award for Best Film while Guillermo del Toro won Best Director for The Shape of Water. Monday gave us a look into the weekend box office collections for Black Panther. The latest Marvel film pulled in $192 million during the first three days making it the fifth-biggest opening-weekend grosser in the US. Black Panther is expected to cross $500 million by end of week one. On Wednesday HBO released a new trailer for Silicon Valley season 5 which starts March 25. Netflix provided a second trailer for Jessica Jones season 2 which premieres March 8. Later the same day Netflix released the first look of its 60s sci-fi reboot Lost in Space. You can check out a teaser and photos at the link. The first season of Lost in Space flies in April 13. On Thursday Universal set a release date for Jurassic World 3: June 2021 and a new co-writer Emily Carmichael. Itll close out the new trilogy devised by Colin Trevorrow which gets its second chapter Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom later this year. Rumours around James Bonds next outing started to swirl again this week with Danny Boyle director of Slumdog Millionaire reportedly high on MGMs list to helm a 007 movie. The only way itll happen though it seems is if his Trainspotting writer John Hodge is able to hash out a good script of his specific idea. Amazon has acquired global rights to Iain M. Banks first book in his Culture series Consider Phlebas. It continues CEO Jeff Bezos new mandate of pursuing epic fantasy stories in a bid to get its own Game of Thrones. Channel 4 conspiracy-thriller Utopia writer Dennis Kelly is on board to adapt. Netflix had multiple deals of its own this week. Firstly it has a four-picture deal with the Duplass Brothers a new animated comedy Tuca & Bertie starring Tiffany Haddish from the team of BoJack Horseman and three new original series from India: Ghoul starring Radhika Apte Leila based on a book of the same name and a YA murder-mystery Crocodile set in Goa. Thats all the entertainment news for this week. Welcome back to The Weekend Chill your one-stop destination for what to watch play or listen to this weekend. Here are the best picks: TV: Seven Seconds Veena Sud the Toronto-born writer who adapted Danish series Forbrydelsen to make The Killing starring Joel Kinnaman in the US has brought her remaking talents to Netflix. This time shes working off the 2013 Russian film The Major with Regina King in an important role. Seven Seconds will be an anthology drama so the cast and story will change with every season. Set in Jersey City New Jersey the first season begins with an African-American teenager being critically injured after he is accidentally run over by the car of an white officer (Beau Knapp) who flees from the scene. His superior Mike DiAngelo (David Lyons) makes things worse by trying to cover it up and the show explores racial tensions that flare up soon after. Seven Seconds does keep you in suspense with the expectation that bad things will happen and they do LA Times Robert Lloyd said in one of few positive reviews. Nevertheless the series is more hopeful than not. The Hollywood Reporters Dan Fienberg said the show is full of good performances and interesting rarely fully developed ideas. How to access: Netflix Time commitment: 10 hours Movies: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri Angry over the lack of progress in her daughters murder investigation Mildred Hayes (Frances McDormand) rents out three abandoned billboards leading into her town of Ebbing directing controversial messages at the revered chief of police William Willoughby (Woody Harrelson). After his second-in-command Officer Dixon (Sam Rockwell) an immature mamas boy with a penchant for violence gets involved the battle between Mildred and Ebbings law enforcement is only exacerbated. Written and directed by Martin McDonagh Three Billboards was the biggest awards-getter at the 2018 Golden Globes and has seven Oscar nominations. Critics have been praising it since its Venice debut. Voxs Alissa Wilkinson said its characters and conversations are pure inky black comedy. Absurdity makes for good humour and the screwed-up world in which these characters live is nothing if not absurd. The Atlantics Christopher Orr said it continually complicates and recomplicates itself denying viewers the comfort of easy moral footing. It is by turns heart-breaking harrowing in its violence and very very funny and it features Oscar-level performances by McDormand Harrelson and Rockwell. How to access: Out in cinema halls Time commitment: 1 hour and 55 minutes The Florida Project One of our favourite films in 2017 The Florida Project is centred on six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince) and her rebellious mother Halley (Bria Vinaite) who barely get by financially at The Magic Castle a budget motel managed by Bobby (Willem Dafoe) whose stern exterior hides a deep reservoir of kindness and compassion. Moonees life is surrounded by problems but her mother helps her make the most of everything in life spending the endless summer afternoons making mischief across the motel area with help from kids her age including a new arrival who becomes her best friend. Co-written and directed by Sean Baker (Tangerine) the film hasnt gotten as many nominations as it deserves except nods for Dafoe. Critics havent shied away from heaping praise. Empires Helen OHara noted its empathic towards its subjects but fiercely critical of the system that victimises them. The performances of Vinaite Dafoe and Prince will stay with you. The New York Times A.O. Scott said it accomplishes something almost miraculous two things actually. It casts a spell and tells the truth. How to access: Amazon US Amazon Video US Google Play US iTunes US or YouTube US Time commitment: 1 hour and 51 minutes Game Night Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman star as a couple Annie and Max in this multi-genre film its a mix of comedy action and thriller from two of the co-writers of Spider-Man: Homecoming John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein now in the directors seat together. Their weekly couples game night moves up a gear after Maxs brother Brooks (Kyle Chandler) arranges a murder mystery party which involves fake thugs and police officer. Of course things start to go panicky from there as Brooks gets kidnapped. Is it part of the game or something more? Annie and Max will figure that out and a lot more over one night alongside an ensemble cast that includes Billy Magnussen (Into the Woods) Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe) Jesse Plemons (Fargo) Michael C. Hall (Dexter) and Chelsea Peretti (Brooklyn Nine-Nine). Game Night has been a hit with most critics scoring an 85 percent fresh rating on reviews aggregator Rotten Tomatoes where the review consensus reads: With a talented cast turned loose on a loaded premise and a sharp script loaded with dark comedy and unexpected twists Game Night might be more fun than the real thing. How to access: Out in cinema halls Time commitment: 1 hour and 40 minutes Other mentions: The third season of Ash vs. Evil Dead begins Sunday in the US. Heres the description for the new season: Ash returns to his hometown to discover he has a high-school aged daughter. Kelly comes to tell him and Pablo that Ruby may be back to her evil ways in the third season. Meanwhile Thor: Ragnarok is now available on Google Play Movies in India ahead of the films Blu-ray release in two weeks. Altered Carbon Mute On Body and Soul and More on Netflix in February Amazon Prime Video had some good additions of its own in the past week including A Beautiful Mind starring Russell Crowe as late mathematician John Nash; Sergio Leones epic Once Upon a Time in America starring Robert de Niro and James Woods and the 2013 sci-fi thriller Gravity from Alfonso Cuarón which won seven Oscars including Best Director. Video games: Altos Odyssey Nearly three years to the day Altos Adventure hit the iPhone indie developer Snowman is back with a follow-up: Altos Odyssey. Alto leaves the snow-clad plains of the first game for a majestic vast unexplored and endless desert so naturally the sport is now called sandboarding. Youll get to soar above windswept dunes traverse thrilling canyons and explore long-hidden temples. New game mechanics include wall-riding rushing water tornadoes falling platforms a new power-up and balloon bouncing. There is a total of six characters each with their own attributes and abilities and 180 goals to complete safe to say youll hours of gameplay ahead of you. Zen Mode is back from the beginning this time where you dont have to worry about scores and such. The first game won a lot of praise for its environments and feel and most reviews point to a similar win with Altos Odyssey. Plus there are no annoying in-app purchases so sit back and enjoy the full game once you pony up the initial fee. And dont worry if you never played the original Altos Odyssey is a standalone experience. How Team Alto Designed Altos Odyssey to Be a New Experience in the Same Universe How to access: App Store Time commitment: As much as you want really Music: Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest Fresh off their success with Teens of Denial Car Seat Headrest founder Will Toledo has gone back to reimagine the album that launched him into indie rock success. A complete re-recording and reworking of the 2011 original Twin Fantasy has gone from being crafted on a cheap laptop to a full-band creation with studio polish. You can notice the improvements across the album. The amps on My Boy (Twin Fantasy) is more refined though it still has the same lo-fi sound. Sober to Death benefits from vocal clarity while Nervous Young Inhumans now feels like a punchy pop hit. Its well-worth revisiting for the dedicated CSH bunch and a must-listen for alt fans. Its getting the reviews it deserve from the press too. The Guardian said Car Seat Headrest increasingly feel like a significant band and Toledo like an unusual and compelling voice while Consequence of Sound called it a neat inversion that yields some of the most thrillingly ambitious indie rock compositions of this decade. How to access: Apple Music or Spotify Time commitment: 1 hour and 11 minutes In a Poem Unlimited by U.S. Girls Meghan Remy who started the solo project U.S. Girls back in late 2007 in Philadelphia has been through some big changes in her style of music over the years moving from darkly moody distorted vocals and harsh drum machines to a traditional live band-style recording. That continues on the latest album In a Poem Unlimited which is infused with more pop. Co-produced with Steve Chahley Remy brings a sharp bite to the lyrics tackling subjects ranging from domestic violence abuses of power and US foreign policy by way of stories dialogues and allegories. Genre-wise it offers a bit of everything with glam rock and soul on Velvet 4 Sale disco on M.A.H. and symphonic pop on Rosebud. In a Poem Unlimited has received much praise from critics. Pitchfork said: Each of its songs evokes an individual voice an individual woman an individual context and though their stories burn in different colours each contains an ember of catharsis a feeling that lasts throughout the album. It is the rare political pop record that looks toward the future and offers us something new. How to access: Apple Music Google Play Music or Spotify Time commitment: 37 minutes Other mentions: There was a lot of good music released last week. If you want slightly heavier alt-rock check out What A Time to Be Alive by Superchunk their 11th full-length studio release featuring guest appearances from David Bazan Katie Crutchfield Sabrina Ellis Skylar Gudasz and Stephin Merritt. You should also try Canadian post-punk outfit Oughts third album Room Inside the World. And lastly New Zealand singer-songwriter Marlon Williams has a new pop/rock alt-rock album called Make Way for Love. Affiliate links may be automatically generated see our ethics statement for details. Source : NDTV
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