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Movie Recommendations
Nope (2022)
Synopsis: Two Hollywood horse ranch owners discover a UFO lurking in the clouds and go to great lengths to capture it on camera. A nearby theme park owner with a haunting past attempts to make a profit off it, too.
Age Rating: M
Runtime: 135 mins
Where to Watch:
· In Cinemas
Elvis (2022)
Synopsis: Follows the rise and fall of the great Elvis Presley, from the ‘50s to the ‘70s, as well as his relationship with his manipulative manager Colonel Tom Parker, who uses Presley as a cash cow for his own wants and needs.
Age Rating: M
Runtime: 159 mins
Where to Watch:
· In cinemas
· YouTube ($30)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($30)
RRR (2022)
Synopsis: Set in 1920’s India, this over-the-top action musical follows Bheem and Raju, men from opposing sides that become best friends. However, when Bheem learns that the British colonialists, who Raju is an officer for, have taken one of his family members hostage, their friendship is put to the test.
Age Rating: MA15+
Runtime: 185 mins
Where to Watch:
· Netflix (subscription)
The Terminator (1984)
Synopsis: An indestructible machine known as a Terminator travels from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate Sarah Connor, a waitress who will bare the child that will end a tiresome war against the machines. However, also sent back is Kyle Reese: Sarah’s protector and a soldier in the future war.
Age Rating: M
Runtime: 107 mins
Where to Watch:
· Amazon Prime Video (premium subscription)
· YouTube ($5)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($5)
· Apple TV ($5)
Everything Will Be OK (2006)
Synopsis: Bill, a man suffering from surreal visions and a poor memory, contemplates the meaning of his own life - or lack thereof. Hertzfeldt’s film is a beautiful amalgamation of images and music, a fine mix that crafts an animated film like no other.
Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 17 mins
Where to Watch:
YouTube (free)
Link to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IUX0Qy-IDM&ab_channel=donhertzfeldt
Baby Driver (2017)
Synopsis: A young man named Baby is finally free of his job as a getaway driver. He falls in love with a waitress named Debbie, but just as they’re about to get away from the city, he’s pulled back into his life of crime.
Age Rating: MA15+
Runtime: 113 mins
Where to Watch:
· Netflix (subscription)
· YouTube ($4)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($4)
· Apple TV ($5)
Moonlight (2016)
Synopsis: Chiron and his search for identity is viewed through three decades of his life, as we see his relationship with his abusive mother, his discovery of a father figure, and his saddening history with his best friend.
Age Rating: M
Runtime: 111 mins
Where to Watch:
· Stan (subscription)
· YouTube ($5)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($5)
· Apple TV ($5)
· Amazon Prime Video ($5)
The Third Man (1949)
Synopsis: An author goes to Vienna to visit his best friend, Harry Lime. However, when he learns that Harry has died, he investigates further, uncovering a heap of corruption within this post-WWII world.
Age Rating: PG
Runtime: 104 mins
Where to Watch:
· YouTube ($4)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($4)
· Apple TV ($5)
The Revenant (2015)
Synopsis: Set in 1823, Hugh Glass traverses the Missouri River to get revenge on the man who left him for dead, after he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
Age Rating: MA15+
Runtime: 156 mins
Where to Watch:
· Netflix (subscription)
· Disney+ (subscription)
· Amazon Prime Video (subscription)
· YouTube ($5)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($5)
· Apple TV ($5)
Rust and Bone (2012)
Synopsis: Stéphanie, an orca trainer, is severely injured during a show. Ali, a man in and out of jobs, takes care of her, and the two quickly fall in love.
Age Rating: MA15+
Where to Watch:
· YouTube ($4)
· Google Play Movies & TV ($4)
· Apple TV ($5)
Video-Game Recommendations
Inside (2016)
Synopsis: A boy is hunted through the forest by a group of men and their dogs. As he keeps running, he stumbles across a farm, and then a city. This city, he soon finds out, is full of zombie-like people part of a hive mind for underwater experiments, conducted by a dark agency.
Age Rating: M
Available On:
· Xbox One
· PS4
· Microsoft Windows
Dishonored (2012)
Synopsis: A steampunk, plague-riddled city known as Dunwall is home to Corvo Attano, bodyguard to the Empress. When the Empress is murdered, however, and Attano is framed for it, his life takes a drastic turn, and he becomes a masked assassin with supernatural abilities. He uses these abilities to hunt down those who framed him for murder and seized the throne.
Age Rating: MA15+
Available On:
· Xbox 360
· PS3
· Xbox One
· PS4
· Microsoft Windows
Bioshock: Remastered (2016)
Synopsis: Set in a retrofuturistic 1960, the game follows Jack, a poor soul who stumbles across the abandoned underwater city of Rapture, and its deadly drill-wielding creatures known as Big Daddies.
Age Rating: MA15+
Available On:
· Xbox One
· PS4
· Microsoft Windows
· macOS
· Nintendo Switch
Observer: System Redux (2020)
Synopsis: You play as Daniel Lazarski, a detective in 2084 Kraków, who hacks peoples’ minds and jumps into their nightmares in order to extract information. However, Lazarski’s continual nightmare viewing begins to take a heavy mental toll on him.
Age Rating: MA15+
Available On:
· Xbox One
· PS4
· PS5
· Nintendo Switch
· Microsoft Windows
· macOS
· Xbox Series S
· Xbox Series X
Night Call (2019)
Synopsis: You play a lonely taxi driver that gets caught up in a case involving a serial killer, and you have 7 days to carefully pick which passengers to talk to in order to reveal who’s behind the spring of murders in Paris’ less fortunate areas.
Age Rating: M
Available On:
· Xbox One
· Microsoft Windows
· Nintendo Switch
· Classic Mac OS
Where's Ryan: At the Morbius premiere (also a really good movie to watch).
Bonus where's Ryan: In the Taronga zoo monkey exhibit (very hard, ryan is being very sneaky in this image)
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