As more and more people have been advised to work from home during the COVID-2019 pandemic, some may have a bit more time on their hands. With time saved from the daily work commute, streaming services will be cashing in as people consume more TV.
Sky Cinema (formerly Sky Movies), may connote to being the streaming service of the bourgeoisie, but with NowTV offers and everyone stealing their parents’ Sky Go details, it appears to be an ever-popular subscription.
So rather than trawling through the hundreds of films available to you over the upcoming week, here’s five top films that are available on Sky Cinema for you to watch this week.
Don’t have Sky Cinema? You can buy a 4-month pass for £7.99 a month through Now TV.
Trust Me: Eighth Grade (2019) Director: Bo Burnham – 94minutes - Age Certificate: 15
Eighth Grade sees comedian and YouTube sensation, Bo Burnham, write and direct his first feature film in this coming-of-age middle school drama. The film takes place following Kayla – the outstanding Elsie Fisher – in her final week in eighth grade before she moves onto high school.
Kayla is an introvert at school and is voted Most Quiet by her classmates, however spends her time outside of school in her bedroom filming YouTube, advising her small audience on topics such as ‘putting yourself out there’- something she struggles to do herself.
Burnham hits the nail on the head when it comes to displaying what it’s like to be part of today’s Generation Z. Kayla spends most of her evenings refusing to socialise with her father and eats her dinner while wearing earphones and scrolling through social media.
At 94 minutes, this film is certainly worth an hour and a half of your time- extended lunch break? Some may find it slow to begin to with, however Eighth Grade is a great coming-of-age story that explores what it’s like to be a teenager in the 2020s.
Guy Movies Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Guy Movies Favourite: First Man (2018)
Director: Damien Chazelle – 141mins - Age Certificate: 12
Damien Chazelle (director of La La Land and Whiplash) delivers again, as Ryan Gosling portrays Neil Armstrong during the Apollo 11 journey to the moon.
Armstrong is a complex character, who along with his wife, Janet (Claire Foy), struggles to get over his daughter’s death as well as the difficulties that are faced by becoming an astronaut.
From the film’s glossy sheen, incredible score and out of this world – sorry! -cinematography, this 2018 hit has gone down as one of my all-time favourite films.
Sandwiched between A Star is Born and Bohemian Rhapsody for its UK cinematic release, First Man slipped under the radar from the general public. However, it did receive four nominations at the 2019 Oscars and deservedly won Best Visual Effects, beating Avengers: Infinity War and Ready Player One.
So while the pubs are closed this weekend, get your favourite drink in, find the biggest screen in your house and sit down and watch this masterpiece.
Guy Movies Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Watch Again: Up (2009)
Director: Pete Doctor – 96 minutes - Age Certificate: U
Sky Cinema has exclusively had the rights to Disney films for the last couple of years, but it will remain uncertain what happens when Disney+ launches on March 24. However, during all this free time you may have, it’s the perfect time to re-watch your favourite films and is there a much better animated film than Disney Pixar’s Up?
If you’ve not seen it, where have you been for the last 11 years? But this heartfelt adventure film centres around the elderly-widowed Carl Fredricksen who ties helium balloons to his house to fulfil a life-long dream of visiting South America. Accompanying Mr Fredricksen on the trip is boy scout, Russell, who accidentally still finds himself attached to the house when it goes…up.
Pack your tissues, you’re in for an emotional roller-coaster from the opening five minutes. This Disney Pixar modern-classic is a near-perfect film that is armed with a memorable soundtrack. You need this film in your life.
Guy Movies Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Award-Winning: The Favourite (2019)
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos – 120mins - Age Certificate: 15
With ten Oscar nominations, The Favourite was certainly one of the critics’ favourite movies at the 91st Academy Awards – with national treasure, Olivia Coleman, scooping the Best Actress award.
Set in England during the 1700s, two cousins, Abigail Mahsam (Emma Stone) and the Duchess of Marlborough (Rachel Weisz), attempt to become Queen Anne’s (Olivia Coleman) favourite in this whacky comedy-drama.
Some may find it a little too odd - Queen Anne is known for playing with her 17 rabbits and enjoys duck racing, but this picture is certainly something a little different to try and watch. Hailed by the critics, the script for this film was actually written in 1998, but took 20 years to make.
Guy Movies Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sporting Fix: The Blind Side (2009)
Director: John Lee Hancock – 126mins - Age Certificate: 12
Unless you’re a fan of the Russian Premier League, there’s no live sport available for the foreseeable future, so how are people getting their fix?
The Blind Side is based on the true story of Michael Oher, an American Footballer who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Oher’s story is special, as he goes from growing up in-and-out of foster care, before Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock – who won Best Actress at the Oscars in 2010) brings him into her family home.
Starring a young Lily Collins (Tolkein and Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile) in her big screen debut, The Blind Side can act as the perfect sporting tonic.
Guy Movies Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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