VOD news 08/22: 'Dune', a visual odyssey

VOD News brings you the best releases of the week on Netflix, HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+… And we are already entering the eighth week of the year with dunes as a featured release, but with much more cloth to cut, even when the picture is a bit strange. Let’s go with it.

HBO Max takes, therefore, one more week the position of honor of the section, but for a compelling reason and not just for mere dismissal, and that is that dunes its alot dunesas much as this dunes be only half or a third of what is expected, as Bilbo Baggins would say.

That’s right: the dunes by Denis Villeneuve has finally come to HBO Max… and unlike what I always do, which is to extend myself a little more with the content that takes the head of the section, this time it will not be like that. For a simple reason: dunes It was my favorite movie of last year, as I reflected in the MC space with the best movies of 2021. I already extended there and I’ll leave it there, adding that I hope for the sequel as soon as possible, because fidelity to Frank Herbert’s novel and the visual delight with which this exceptional science fiction universe has been captured deserves to wrap it up. Meanwhile…

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A Thousand Fangs (T1). “A commando team faces dark and supernatural forces during a mission deep in the Colombian jungle in this horror series.”
Looking for Magic Mike (T1). “From the producers of the Magic Mike franchise and its live shows comes this exciting and sensual series that will transform a group of men into authentic Magic Mikes.”
Icahn: The Tireless Millionaire. “The life and career of billionaire investor Carl Icahn.”
State of the Union (T2). “Each episode takes place just before Louise and Tom go to their weekly couples therapy session. As the protagonists prepare to meet their therapist, they give clues as to the cause of the fissure in their relationship: an affair.

Enter catalog:

4 blocks (T2-T3)
love, jealousy, madness
doll face (T2)
Domino
Group 7
Haute Dog
The source of life
Love Spells (T1)
Project X
resident Evil
Taxi to Gibraltar
Tom and Jerry in New York

We continue with Netflix, which does not reach the level of Dune by any means, but makes up for it with a lot of original and exclusive releases among which there is an abundance of… mediocrity? Let’s say that, within the lot, there is a bit of everything, including such interesting things as Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, parallel mothersthe second season of the sitcom space forcethe animated film starring the popular Rabbids, Ali Wong’s new monologue… However, there is a title that stands out above all else.

Yes sir: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre It is resurrected on Netflix and… the massacre is being carried out by the film itself, categorized by a large percentage of critics and the public as a real snafu. Be careful because it is not a remake of the original, which there have already been, but of a strange sequel located in the present, with all that this entails: a diverse cast like a Benetton advertisement, various clichés around the prudish sensibility of these days… But don’t rush if these things flake you, because Leatherface doesn’t mind anyone: he’ll hack you to pieces with a machete with total dedication regardless of your ethnicity, gender, creed or political affiliation. Because of the classic nature of the title, but also because of the renewed touch and because of the gore that this rehash brings us, here it is…

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someone is lying (T1). “A Punishment brings together five very different high school students. But a murder (and several secrets) will keep them united during a mysterious game of cat and mouse.
Ali Wong: Don Wong. “In her third stand-up special for Netflix, Ali Wong reveals her wildest fantasies, the challenges of monogamy, and what she really thinks about single people.”
Plummet: The Case Against Boeing. “Investigators reveal how Boeing’s alleged priority of profit over safety could have contributed to two catastrophic plane crashes.”
big sky (T1). “A remote resort in Argentina reinstates a wakeboarding competition that attracts the attention of Steffi, a Mexican athlete determined to uncover a family secret.”
like gold fish (T1). “In a luxurious block of flats, six unhappy women in their marriages end up letting themselves be seduced by infidelity. Based on the manga series by Kurosawa R.»
Heart shot. “In this short film, teenage girls Nikki and Sam are in love and plan their future together…until Nikki’s dangerous past comes back to threaten everything.”
the young wallander (T2). “In this popular character origin story, rookie cop Kurt Wallander witnesses a very bizarre crime and must help investigate it.”
Erax. “In this scary short, monstrous creatures leap from the pages of a magical book into reality to wreak havoc and try to scare Nina and her aunt Opal from her.”
Fidelity (T1). “An apparently happy marriage begins to falter when the fidelity of the husband is called into question and both parties end up letting themselves be carried away by other desires.”
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye West Trilogy (T1). “The lives of a budding superstar and a filmmaker intertwine in this intense and intimate docuseries that traces Kanye West’s career over two decades.”
cuphead series (T1). “In this animated series based on a famous video game, the brothers Cuphead and Mugman, one impulsive and the other impressionable, overcome numerous adversities.”
Mo Gilligan: There’s Mo to Life. “In this special, Mo Gilligan discusses his days as a penniless kid, front-office work, relationship dynamics and talk shows.”
forgive our offenses. “Hunted by Nazis who kill people like him, a disabled boy makes a risky decision while running for his life.”
Rabbids: The Invasion – Special Mission to Mars. “They could have sent robots, but they sent rabbids instead. A very peculiar team embarks on a crazy mission to Mars during which nothing goes as planned.
Ridley Jones, the museum keeper (T3). “With the help of her friends, the curious and fearless girl Ridley protects the museum’s treasures and guards her magical secret: everything comes to life at night!”
space force (T2). “A decorated general reluctantly collaborates with a very peculiar scientist in the deployment of the US Army’s newest agency: the Space Force.”
Swap Shop: Radio Market (T2). “When the radio show “Swap Shop” echoes the best swaps, car collectors, comics and sinister clowns, among others, are all ears.”
Revenge to blows. “A vendetta becomes a mission to save the world from an ancient threat when Kai, the superpowered assassin, chases a criminal to Bangkok.”

Enter catalog:

contrived love
The Red Dragon
The Kardashians (T9-T10)
parallel mothers
Outlander (T5)
Nightmares 2: Halloween Night
The Purge. The night of the beasts
Warcraft: The Origin

Let’s go now with the Apple TV + offer for this week and although it only brings a couple of things, both sound interesting, each in its own way.

Separation It is a new original series from Apple TV + that has just arrived, but that is already being liked a lot and that would be framed in the suspenseful drama with hints of science fiction, or directly in dystopia. It is directed by nothing more and nothing less than Ben Stiller -the comedian, yes- and has a top-notch cast with names like John Turturro (the big lebowski, Barton Fink), Patricia Arquette (point blank love. Medium) or Christopher Walken (Catch Me If You Can. Sleepy Hollow), although the leading role is played by a rather unknown Adam Scott (Big Little Lies, ghosted). As for your argument… worth BlackMirror. And I say no more than the trailer says it all.

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Lincoln’s Dilemma (T1). Discover a facet of Abraham Lincoln that you did not know. (hippainhelp.com) This four-part documentary series offers an in-depth look at the man dubbed the Great Emancipator through a diverse selection of rare historians and archival materials.”

We are ending the weekly review with what Amazon Prime Video brings, which is not little, although we do not highlight anything in particular because there is nothing that is pure and simple premiere. However, the fourth season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maiselone of the most successful series on the platform, which adds interesting things to the catalog, such as the first part of the fourth season of Attack the titans or the British classic downton abbey completely, among others.

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The substitute. «1982. A young police officer accepts a new assignment in a coastal town. Once there, he finds himself involved in the investigation of the strange murder of the inspector he is to replace. The investigations will take him to a beach hotel where a community of elderly Nazis, claimed by many countries for crimes against humanity, lives a paradisiacal and happy retirement.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (T4). “We are in 1960 and the winds of change are blowing. Trying to polish his number, Midge finds a gig with total creative freedom. But her commitment to her craft and the places she takes her create a rift between her and her family and friends around her.”

Enter catalog:

Afterglow
Anabel
Ancien and the magical world
Attack the titans (S4, part I)
Dead end
Columbus Circle
Final Destination 3
downton abbey (Complete series)
The body and the whip
The long way home
The origin of the guardians
The kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq
written on the wind
Exit
Falcon Rising
Hamam: The Turkish Bath
Hana & Alice
hatchet
Hawaii 5.0 (T1-T6)
jackie
the butterfly room
The microwave massacre
The Daltons vs. Lucky Luke
The yellow eyes of the crocodiles
measuring the world
Naruto (T3)
Non-Stop
passage of life
Point of view
Who are you
repeaters
rivals
Slow West
soft as mink
caps
land of murder
Summer of a Tokyo family
criminal lives
Zombieland: kill and finish

And finally, Disney +, which limps as far as original content is concerned, but makes up for it to a certain extent with several interesting additions to the catalog. To highlight the science fiction series devsa bit in the style of Separation for the little point of mischief linked to the technology that it shows, or the musical series glee full.

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This is how ‘Eternals’ was made. “Hear director Chloe Zhao and the cast of ‘Eternals’ share their experiences on the set of Marvel Studios’ most ambitious film to date.”
Mickey Mouse’s Wonderful Winter. “The wonders of the winter season take Mickey and his friends on a journey through these three magical comic strips.”

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