While many people turn to Netflix and HBO Max for their nightly movie choices, Paramount+ has risen through the streaming ranks thanks to the network’s vast content library owned by CBS and Viacom. But while the streamer is known for the nostalgic shows that define our childhoods, it also has an impressive collection of movies you won’t want to sleep on.
Jackass Forever
On paper, Jackass Forever works perfectly in sync with the long-haul nostalgic sequel/revival used to prop up various streaming services or less theatrical experiences. It comes 11 years later and changes after the release of the second sequel. Based on a TV series (and very similar), it brings back as many of the main cast as possible and, in some cases, even a comeback. A specific replay sequence from a previous episode. Like its predecessors, Jackass Forever begins with staged action scenes that seem designed to show off the remaining budget of the incredibly excellent scope of the project. It’s Jackass again.
The Godfather Part II
Two years later, with the success of The Godfather, Francis Ford Coppola’s sequel proved to be a hit, setting a new precedent for sequels. This sequel, directed by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, continues the mafia saga and explores the similarities between father and son. This is another round of epic proportions. (David Locke).
Beavis and Butt-Head Do America
Mike Justice hit his prime in the mid-to-late 90s, juggling Beavis and Butt-Head with King of the Hill to develop office space. Despite missing the music video commentary, the funniest part of MTV’s Beavis and Butt-Head Do America is a rare feature-length version of the TV show that fares better than the original material. The big-budget resulted in some of the best animation involving Beavis and Butt-Head. The extra length of the film allowed Jersey and his co-writer, Joe Stillman, to explore the cultural satire the show is known for in a more profound and more extensive. It also has the best animation performance since Robert Stack swore in Transformers. – Garrett Martin
The Conversation
The fantastic thing about this movie is that Coppola made it as a side project between The Godfather movies. The Conversation, starring Gene Hackman, tells the story of a surveillance engineer who faces the consequences of his work and is being watched paranoidly at every turn. In 1974, The Godfather Part 2 was nominated for Best Picture. This is one of the rare moments in cinema history where the director was lost. – Shane Ryan
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Don Siegel’s film is the first of several adaptations of Jack Finney’s 1954 novel The Body Thieves, retaining the striking weirdness of Philip Kaufman’s 1978 remake with solid acting and originality. A vivid and merciless picture of the destruction within human society. Many have pointed out since the film’s release that this is the ultimate Red Scare era example of the coming East-East conflict. The West, which exploits the fear that foreigners will covertly undermine the nation’s identity, is a zealous collectivist opposed to a fierce individualistic culture. The assimilation and creation of “sub-humans” occur while we sleep deepens the metaphor and suggests the need for constant and relentless vigilance.
Interstellar
Whether he’s making superhero movies or blockbuster puzzles, Christopher Nolan doesn’t usually get emotional. However, Interstellar is an almost three-hour hymn to the bringing-people-together power of love. It’s also his solo attempt to do what Stanley Kubrick did in 1968’s 2001: A Space Odyssey 2014. Interstellar wants to awaken us with our inner strength and weave a myth about the great spirit of dormant American invention. This is an ambitious person who strives for ambition. The film begins at a time in the not-too-distant future where drought, fire, and dust storms have turned the world into a regressive agricultural society. In the textbooks, the Apollo missions are presented as tricks, and children are trained to be farmers, not engineers.
Election
Tom Perrotta has called a new and “civilized” internal life in Central America and called it Starbucks-An Jungle, or at least pure drugs and pleasure. It is based on two great movies to show this subject connection. The small debt of the tanning area is prepared for national geographical documentation and struggles of sound pieces. The character feels easy and angry. Perrotta and Payne’s story revolves around the conflict between high school teacher Jim McAllister and student Tracy Flick. They demonstrated blind and ruthless ambitions to elect a new student council president during the election. Behind this short story is a precise and skilful quest to find out how far they can go to achieve success to betray the many and protect their fragile selves.
