ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
ON THE SMALL SCREEN By Jenny Peters
THRILLS AND CHILLS THE COURIER
Lionsgate This tense, fact-based spy thriller takes us back to the early 1960s and the Cuban Missile Crisis, as MI-6 recruits a British businessman into a covert operation designed to ease the nuclear tensions between the USSR and the USA. Benedict Cumberbatch and Rachel Brosnahan star. Look for this film On Demand in late August (and maybe in selected theaters).
THE NEST
Acorn When a teenage girl agrees to carry a baby for a wealthy Scottish couple and moves into their showcase home, what could go wrong? The Nest gives us the answer to that question in a thrilling (and creepy) limited series that stars Martin Compston (from Acorn’s incredible Line of Duty cop series) and Sophie Rundle (Peaky Blinders), along with newcomer Mirren Mack.
THE OLD GUARD
Netflix Charlize Theron puts on her badass persona as Andy, a mercenary with a unique skill—she cannot die. She and her immortal mercenaries have protected the world since time immemorial. Still, now, in this film based on the graphic novels by Greg Rucka (who also wrote the screenplay), they must protect themselves instead. Expect lots of fight scenes and other mayhem in this flick, starring KiKi Layne and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
THE RENTAL
IFC Two couples get together for a weekend celebration in a beautiful beachfront rental house, but things go south in this debut film directed by Dave Franco. He cast his real-life wife Allison Brie (GLOW) as his leading lady; she stars opposite Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame in this dark thriller that is likely to make you rethink your summer plans. Look for it to show in drive-in theaters and On-Demand in July. 60 | OUR CITY, YOUR LIFE | JULY/AUGUST 2020
