September 20, 2024

WIFF’S WEEKEND WATCH LIST — 9/20

Check out our recommendations of what to watch this weekend.

if you like a good plot twist

trap

Vincent Georgie: You might already know the central twist of this film (or you might not). Either way, star Josh Hartnett and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan have stuck the landing in this suspenseful Summer hit. Check it out at home this weekend.

Synopsis: A man and his teenage daughter realize they’re at the center of a dark and sinister event while watching a concert.

Available on Apple TV, YouTube and Amazon Prime.

if you want something that stimulates conversation

the world before her

Vincent Georgie: Oscar-nominated filmmaker Nisha Pahuja opened WIFF 2012 with this illuminating and conversation-starting documentary. Definitely worth the watch.

Synopsis: Filmmaker Nisha Pahuja shows the tension between traditional and modern values in India through the Miss India Pageant.

if you want a quality drama

the salesman

Vincent Georgie: WIFF 2024 will bring us the highly anticipated Iranian family drama THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG. Back at WIFF 2016, we showed this intricate and layered Iranian drama that went on to win an Oscar. Take a look at this masterful piece of filmmaking.

Synopsis: After their flat becomes damaged, Emad (Shahab Hosseini) and Rana (Taraneh Alidoosti), a young couple living in Tehran, Iran, must move into another apartment. Once relocated, a sudden eruption of violence linked to the previous tenant of their new home dramatically changes their lives, creating a simmering tension between husband and wife.

Available on Apple TV, Amazon Prime and YouTube.

DOUBLE FEATURE

all hail, Elizabeth banks!

Vincent Georgie: Banks stars in the wild new thriller SKINCARE that will be seen at WIFF 2024. This weekend, take a look at the comedic antics of the always-game Banks. The first film is a forgotten high-concept comedy that deserves to be remembered, and the second is an unhinged box office hit that Banks directed.

zack and miri make a porno

Lifelong friends and now roommates, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) are buried under a mountain of debt. When the electricity is turned off, they realize that desperate times call for desperate measures. They decide to make an adult film to raise some cash. Though they swear that having sex will not damage their friendship, their business proposition quickly turns into something much more.

Available on Apple TV.

cocaine bear

A 227kg black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fuelled rampage through a Georgia forest, endangering the lives of cops, criminals, tourists and teenagers.