Get set to spend your days and nights watching even more movies and shows – as if you aren’t doing that already! Sleep is for the streaming disinclined, right? – because the trailers keep coming, people!
In fact, every single one of these five films and shows is worth the price of admission, coming complete with arresting posters and trailers and a palpable sense that here is something well worth your time.
Of course, you could see that about lots of films and shows caught in the first heady throes of promotion, but it feels like the real deal with these selections and while sleep might be enjoyable, can it compare to watching these gems?
I say NO! (Well, that is until I fall asleep with the remote in my hand; until the viewing spirit is more than willing and the body will just have to keep up.)
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The coming-of-age comedy series will continue to follow Devi Vishwakumar (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) and her ongoing struggles as she navigates high school. This season, Devi and Paxton (Darren Barnet) are officially an item, but the couple is expected to face some serious ups and downs as potential suitors for Devi — along with Devi’s own insecurities about their romance — interfere with their relationship. (synopsis courtesy Variety)
Never Have I Ever season 3 premieres on Netflix on 12 August.
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
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“Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro reinvents the classic tale of the wooden marionette who is magically brought to life in order to mend the heart of a grieving woodcarver named Geppetto. This whimsical, stop-motion film directed by Guillermo del Toro and Mark Gustafson follows the mischievous and disobedient adventures of Pinocchio in his pursuit of a place in the world. Starring Ewan McGregor, David Bradley, Christoph Waltz, Tilda Swinton, Finn Wolfhard, Ron Perlman, Tim Blake Nelson, Burn Gorman, Cate Blanchett, and John Turturro. (synopsis courtesy Bleeding Cool)
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio opens in select cinemas in November and premieres on Netflix in December.
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Based on the bestselling novel by Joyce Carol Oates, Blonde boldly reimagines the life of one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons, Marilyn Monroe. From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, Blonde blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her public and private selves.Starring Ana de Armas (Knives Out, No Time to Die) in the lead role, Blonde also stars Adrien Brody as Arthur Miller, Bobby Cannavale as Joe DiMaggio, Julianne Nicholson as Monroe’s mother Gladys Pearl Baker, Caspar Phillipson as John F. Kennedy (a role he played in the film Jackie as well), Toby Huss as Allan ‘Whitey’ Snyder, Sara Paxton as Miss Flynn, David Warshofsky as Darryl F. Zanuck, Evan Williams as Edward G. Robinson Jr, Xavier Samuel as Charles Chaplin Jr., Michael Masini as Tony Curtis, and Luke Whoriskey as James Dean. (synopsis courtesy Slash Film)
Blonde releases on Netflix on 3 September 2022.
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The movie follows theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy), the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory during the Manhattan Project (started in 1939 it ran from 1942 to 1946) and his contributions that led to the creation of the very first atomic bomb during World War II. Oppenheimer is directed by the acclaimed, award-winning British filmmaker Christopher Nolan, of movies Following, Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight, Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, Interstellar, Dunkirk, and Tenet previously. The screenplay is also written by Christopher Nolan, adapted from the book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird & Martin Sherwin. Produced by Charles Roven, Christopher Nolan & Emma Thomas. (synopsis courtesy First Showing)
Oppenheimer premieres on 20 July in Australia and 21 July in USA and UK.
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A League of Their Own evokes the joyful spirit of Penny Marshall’s beloved classic, while widening the lens to tell the story of an entire generation of women who dreamed of playing professional baseball. The show takes a deeper look at race and sexuality, following the journey of a whole new ensemble of characters as they carve their own paths towards the field, both in the League and outside of it. A League of Their Own is a series created by Abbi Jacobson (best known from Broad City) and Will Graham (of The Onion News Network, Odd Mom Out, Mozart in the Jungle). With episodes directed by Anya Adams, Jamie Babbit, Ayoka Chenzira, Silas Howard, and Katrelle N. Kindred. Writing by Michelle Badillo, Morgan Gould, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Abbi Jacobson, Mfoniso Udofia, Em Weinstein. Executive produced by Jamie Babbit, Desta Tedros Reff, Hailey Wierengo, Michael Cedar, Will Graham, Abbi Jacobson. (synopsis courtesy First Showing)
The eight-episode run of A League of Their Own will be available on Prime Video on 12 August.