Dan Says its Alright

 Don't Worry Darling is a stylish, well acted and visually beautiful thriller saddled with a reveal that falls flat.  Florence Pugh and Harry Styles live an ideal 60s Americana life at an idyllic company town in the middle of the desert. The cinematography is stunning and really sells the world with little exposition needed. The undercurrent of menace is well handled, with Chris Pine's smug boss/cult leader giving major Homelander vibes. You could argue things begin to derail a little too quickly, leading to random weirdness standing in for slow burn discovery but this allows for some genuinely creepy shots. Its also hard to believe the film wouldn't have been a little better if Shia Lebeouf hadn't left the production to be replaced by Styles (although the execs counting the money surely approve of the change).  Any such niggles are completely blown away by a powerhouse performance from Florence Pugh who has now surely established herself as one of the brightest talents...

 Whether or not you enjoy new Netflix comedy "Me Time" comes down to if you are a fan of Kevin Hart and/or Mark Whalberg, particularly the former as its really his show with Whalberg providing support. The plot itself is as generic as you would expect and you won't exactly be guffawing every minute. That said the pair have good chemistry and there are some good laughs to be had. Given how few straight up comedies are made these days its worth checking out if that's your jam. Also new on Netflix is rom com "Love in the Villa" . Kat Graham's Romeo and Juliet obsessed schoolteacher is due to go on her dream holiday to Verona when she is dumped (quite justifiably) by her boyfriend. When she decides to go anyway she finds the apartment has been double booked and she has to share with a hunky but condescending wine buyer. The ensuing romance dance is poorly paced and never gets past the fact that the lead character is just the worst. Consequently, one entertai...

 If you've been missing pure  David Chrononberg then Crimes of the Future has you covered. It has the lot; body mutilation, main character undergoing a metamorphosis, questions about what defines being human, integrity of the mind, the collision of different world views and pretty much every other recurring theme of his is present and correct. So needless to say, it isn't for everyone. The film takes place in the (possibly near) future, when most humans have evolved to no longer feel pain and in some cases grow mysterious new organs. Viggo Maortensen and Lea Seydoux play a pair of performance artists whose act revolves around removing Mortensen's excess organs in front of a live crowd. Fittingly, given its focus on artits, the film takes place in the orbit of the protagonists with little shown of the world at large. Everything is dingy and grimey, hinting things aren't going swimmingly, and there are vaugue hints at ecological disaster but the characters are all far mor...

 There is a long tradition of Man/Women vs animal B-movies but its not often they get this kind of budget. The result of the cash infusion is still a B-movie but with an A list actor in the lead role and probably the best CGI animal ever put to screen. Beast sees Idris Elba take his two daughters on safari in Africa following the death of their mother and sees them run into a killer lion on the rampage after poachers killed its pack. The characters are as stock as they come, with moustache twirling animal killers and moody teenagers (what do you mean there's no Wi-Fi in the middle of nowhere on a game reserve!) and everyone acts just as stupidly as they need to in order for the set pieces to happen. That would be all there is to say if it wasn't for the movies two main attractions; Firstly, Idris brings a star power these films don't normally have. His gruff, emotionally distant but decent dad is the kind of character he can play in his sleep but he brings gravitas and you ...