Alternative facts, post truth, yes it really is the age of bullshit as far as reality is concerned but movies that are based on real events have always captured the cinemagoer's imagination. Our Top 5 Movies Based On A True Story includes incredible feats of heroism and villainy, and provides a window to the past to allow us to evaluate people or places in a different context. That extra frisson of truth to a story can elevate the stakes as reality truly can be stranger than fiction.
Our main feature this week is Paul Feig's 2018 black comedy A SIMPLE FAVOUR. Based on Darcey Bell's novel of the same name, the film sees Anna Kendrick's Stephanie Smothers, a widowed vlogger, befriend the enigmatic Emily (Blake Lively). As their sons play dates become an excuse to grab a martini or 3 some truly shocking truths emerge emerge. To say much more is to spoil a twisty thriller best watched without spoilers, but suffice to say no one is quite who they seem.
We finish up this weeks show with Kevin Smith's MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE: REVELATION. Fascinatingly devised as a direct continuation of the toy commercial we adored when we were younger, the voice cast includes a wealth of talent and with perhaps America's most famous nerd behind it, this was always going to be amazing.
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