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films<br />
the best filMs anD tv in May<br />
television<br />
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chOice<br />
The nice GuyS<br />
for fans of Boogie Nights, L.A Confidential<br />
Neo-noir meets slapstick comedy in this<br />
bonkers buddy comedy set in ‘70s L.A.<br />
Embracing the skeezy underbelly of the<br />
Hollywood hills, Ryan Gosling and Russell<br />
Crowe star as two private detectives who<br />
set out to find a missing teenage girl.<br />
The BfG<br />
for fans of Roald Dahl, classic Spielberg<br />
Steven Spielberg has enchanted children for<br />
years, but his adaptation of the Roald Dahl<br />
book is one of his best films yet. With softly<br />
spoken Shakespearean actor Mark Rylance<br />
as the gentle giant, The BFG has the power<br />
to spook and delight viewers of all ages.<br />
BeTTer call Saul S3<br />
for fans of Breaking Bad, acrid desert<br />
The third season of Better Call Saul reunites<br />
us with Slippin’ Jimmy and his mischievous<br />
antics pre-Breaking Bad. As Jimmy tries to<br />
keep his legal practice afloat, Mike tracks<br />
down the men who have been trying to kill<br />
him after their showdown in season two.<br />
BiG liTTle lieS<br />
for fans of Top of the Lake, Weeds<br />
A clutch of amazing actresses, including<br />
Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, star<br />
as housewives in a wealthy neighborhood<br />
that simmers with dark secrets. HBO is no<br />
stranger to provocative dramas, but this is<br />
especially thorny and fantastic.<br />
The BeST GameS<br />
We’re playinG and<br />
Why We loVe Them<br />
Dani’s choice<br />
loST odySSey<br />
I picked this<br />
classic up in a<br />
sale, so I’ve be<br />
relearning just<br />
how brilliant it is for the time.<br />
You play an immortal called<br />
Kain, who’s lost his memory,<br />
and has to retreieve it while<br />
fighting for the planet!<br />
Tickled<br />
for fans of Louis Theroux, Catfish<br />
Sometimes niche subjects can be the most<br />
interesting. This breakout documentary<br />
from New Zealand journalist David Farrier<br />
delves into the sport of “competitive<br />
endurance tickling”, which spins into a<br />
study of fetishism, wealth, and corruption.<br />
paTerSon<br />
for fans of Frances Ha<br />
The coolest filmmaker on the planet follows<br />
up his vampire love story with this tender<br />
portrait of a bus driver who yearns to be a<br />
poet. It’s proof once more that Jarmusch is<br />
the king of the misfits, and that Adam Driver<br />
is one of our greatest American actors.<br />
The GeT doWn S2<br />
for fans of West Side Story<br />
Baz Luhrmann returns to the streets of<br />
Harlem for the second part of The Get Down,<br />
dubbed the most expensive show in history<br />
at $16 million an episode. Slick, stylish, and<br />
irresistible, the show celebrates ‘70s pop<br />
culture, hip-hop and coming of age.<br />
The lizzie Borden<br />
chronicleS<br />
for fans of American Horror Story<br />
The real-life Lizzie Borden became horror<br />
royalty after being accused of butchering her<br />
father and stepmother with an axe. Who<br />
better to play her in this wickedly funny biopic<br />
than the queen of indie, Christina Ricci?<br />
Kimberley’s<br />
choice<br />
alien<br />
iSolaTion<br />
I’ve been playing<br />
Alien Isolation for<br />
the first time, and trying not to<br />
pee myself as I creep around,<br />
hiding from desperate humans,<br />
really mean androids and that<br />
gross, sticky Xenomorph. Urgh.<br />
097<br />
The ShalloWS<br />
for fans of Movie monsters<br />
Touted as this generation’s Jaws, The<br />
Shallows sees Blake Lively escape to the<br />
tropics, only to find a nightmare of teeth<br />
beneath the waves. The epitome of a<br />
summer popcorn movie, it’s also a master<br />
work of tension that spills over into terror.<br />
don’T BreaThe<br />
for fans of Green Room, The Good Neighbor<br />
You thought elderly people were frail? Well<br />
guess again. One of the biggest horror films<br />
of 2016, Don’t Breathe subverts tropes<br />
brilliantly: a gang of teens break into a blind<br />
man’s house, but the tables are turned and<br />
the pensioner starts picking them off.<br />
american honey<br />
for fans of Road trip movies<br />
Follow Star, a teenager with nothing to lose,<br />
as she joins a magazine sales team in a trip<br />
across the US. Lead actress Sasha Lane was<br />
found by director Andrea Arnold sunbathing<br />
on a beach during Spring Break; this is her<br />
movie debut, and she is a revelation.<br />
24: leGacy<br />
for fans of Homeland, Prison Break<br />
24 gets a fresh lick of paint in this spin-off<br />
sequel that finally shelves Jack Bauer. The<br />
mechanics are the same—the show plays<br />
out in real time—except it’s been shorn<br />
from 24 episodes to 12. Leaner and better<br />
for it, Legacy could revive a stale series.<br />
James’<br />
choice<br />
hiTman<br />
I’ve played every<br />
Hitman game<br />
since the 2000<br />
original and been comically bad<br />
at each and every one. At this<br />
point, I just dutifully boot up<br />
each game to check I’m still<br />
terrible, then sigh and depart.<br />
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