The Kilkenny Observer Friday 10 September 2021
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An anxious stalker role for Sydney ACTOR Sydney Sweeney has condemned the anxiety she says has been exacerbated by social media platforms such as Instagram. The US actor who rose to fame opposite Zendeya in the teen drama Euphoria before her role as college student Olivia in the Sky/HBO critically acclaimed drama The White Lotus, is now preparing to appear in erotic thriller The Voyeurs. The film stars Sweeney and Justice Smith as a young couple who move into a high-rise apartment, where they realise they have an unobstructed view of the couple in the flat across the street from them. Director Michael Mohan has called it a commentary on the culture of “stalking” social media has enabled. “It’s the most unhealthy part of my life,” Sweeney, 23, told the Press Association. “The fact that I am second guessing and having anxiety over posting a picture is sickening.” She said she believed this particular side of internet culture is a topic that has not been explored in film before. “I’ve never seen a movie, especially present day, explore the detrimental side of our society,” she said. “Because you’re constantly comparing yourself to their lives, what they’re wearing, where they are, what they look like, and I think that’s something that [my character] Pippa totally has a lot of problems with, and she’s comparing herself to across the window and the couple.” The Voyeurs will be released on Amazon Prime Video on September 10.
1. Kevin Can F Himself We have been big fans of Annie Murphy since Schitts Creek so it is great to see her in a new show (and another that has a sweary title), one that skewers the idea of sitcoms and the relationships found in them. Murphy is Allison, a wife at the end of her tether. What ensues is a brilliant black comedy that is one of the most original things we have watched in a long time. Watch on Amazon Prime now.
This remake/reboot of the successful horror franchise takes a couple of ‘wrong turns’ in its narrative but overall it’s a pretty enjoyable scare fest. There’s nothing we haven’t seen before — cults, hillbillies, skulls being crushed — but Wrong Turn, on Netflix, is weird enough to keep you entertained for a few hours.
With most of its dialogue written like it wants to be turned into a TikTok, Cinderella is clunky in places but it delivers exactly what it says it will: big tunes, great production values and a flip on the story that brings its misogynistic storyline (nearly) up to 2021 standards. On Amazon Prime.
Only Murders In The Building is riding the wave of ‘Knives Out’-style whodunnit mysteries but it has enough of its own identity to keep you watching. This is mostly because it is fantastic to see Martin Short and Steve Martin back on the (small) screen. This is a 10-part mystery that sees the pair team up with Selena Gomez to solve the death of a man in their apartment building. On Disney Plus.
One to watch out for on Netflix NETFLIX has released the teaser poster of the upcoming action film My Name that will premiere on October 15. Following his collaboration with Netflix for the much-acclaimed film Extra-
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curricular, which dealt with the dark story about high school teenagers, director Kim Jin-min is returning for his second action noir film. The drama will see a woman named Jiwoo taking up a job as an undercover
cop to avenge the death of her father at the hands of a criminal underbelly. She becomes the mole in the police force under the alias name and goes to extreme lengths to reach her goal while stumbling upon un-
welcome truths. A highly-anticipated collaboration based on Kim Va-da’s screenplay, the film will star Han So-Hee, Park Hee- Soon, Kim Sang-ho, Ahn Bo-Hyun and Lee HakJu among others.
Letter To Los Angeles Directed by Robert Rodriguez, this concert film on Disney Plus sees the very talented Billie Eilish backed backed by the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. It’s an intimate look at the singer who performs her latest album in sequential order.
