Apple isn’t just a phone or music seller. And they’re also don’t just make Ted Lasso episodes. They have enough quality movie content out there that deserves your attention as well, especially in the last few years! So in between Lasso’s and Severance give these films a whirl!
This film made Joseph Kosinski our new Tony Scott. The king of making big movies for men, leaves the air and goes to the ground, with Brad Pitt behind the wheel of an F1 vehicle during the latest circuit. The results are the stuff of cheesy sports movie legend, with crazy driving/stunts, explosions, and Pitt in movie star form. Wave the checkered flag!
A testament to the power of organizing. In 1988 Gallaudet University, the famous institution for the deaf, ignored their students and put in a hearing President. The doc explores the students at the heart of protesting this action, and all the civil disobedience that went into their ousting very soon after, as well as a reminder that not all people are the same, but we can get past our differences for the better of everyone.
Spike Lee always aims for the stars. He and Denzel Washington team up again to remake Akira Kurosawa’s masterpiece. What results is something wholly Spike: a love letter to New York City, and the power of great music and what the right way to live looks like. Plus, A$AP Rocky proves he can be a real actor if he’s up for it!
It’s fun when you see something different out of an animated movie. Inspired by Celtic storytelling, this animated movie is a breath of fresh, Irish air, telling a tale about parents and children, nature vs man, shapeshifting, and standing up for what you believe in. The movie feels like it leapt off of some old scrolls right onto your TV, moving and shifting alongside its characters in beautiful harmony.
A rare documentary sequel (that might show up later on this list ;)), but a necessary one. Girls State goes into the mock government programs that the US uses to mold future leaders, this time focusing on the Girls Side. While not quite as eye opening as the first, the movie remains powerful by the deep dive into how women view government, and how their beliefs lead to hope for the future of the country, as their ability to empathize and collaborate leads to some truly complex, sweet revelations that are bound to please every audience member out there.
If Steve McQueen is making something, you better pay attention. This is his take on the World War II movie in the UK. Like all his films, there’s an attention to undercovered stories about discrimination and race amidst a rousing collective moment for the country, on top of some of the more breathtaking action sequences about that trying time in London as fire rained down from the sky while they remained steadfast.
High school English students will be watching this movie for years. A faithful adaptation of one of Shakepeare’s greatest plays, Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand old English their way through one of the great stories about ambition, power, fate, and a little dark magic. Joel Coen’s direction makes the movie a creepy joy to look at as well. Don’t look too close though, or you’ll be double double, toil in trouble!
Child of Deaf Adults. That’s what this CODA is about; the lone girl who can hear in her family of 4. She finds an outlet through singing, where she can fully express her feelings and be her true self. The movie is a heartwarming tale about the power of family; this deaf family refreshingly loves each other, and spends most of the movie picking each other up instead of wallowing in despair as Hollywood has made the deaf community look for years. If you need your spirits lifted, this movie will sing you into the clouds.
On the surface this looks like manipulative documentary work about an LGBTQ poet dealing with cancer. What happens instead is a miracle of a movie: it becomes the most hopeful movie about dealing with life’s obstacles that has ever been made. AND, it is a wonderful testament to true love, and how amazing it is when you’re a part of it. Thank you Andrea Gibson, for letting us be a part of the miracle of your life.
A microcosm of the political process in the United States, as told through a bunch of boys building a mock government in Texas. The movie is a mesmerizing look at how difficult it is to run for office and believe in something, without getting drowned out by the noise and other political attacks/machinations. It’s complicated, insightful, inspiring, cruel, calculating. Like, you know, politics.
