On Screens This Week Blog

Published on 25 February 2025 at 13:46

31st Edition | 9th Week

A new week means fresh stories to explore, and this lineup, as usual, has something for everyone! From powerful documentaries to thrilling dramas, heartwarming romances, and action-packed adventures, this week’s picks are not to be missed.

Step into history with Soldiers of Song and Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom: A Legacy Brought to Screen, two compelling documentaries that celebrate music’s enduring impact. Dark comedy and drama collide in My Dead Friend Zoe, while Attack on Titans: The Last Attack delivers epic battles and stunning visuals.

For fans of music and dance, The Last Showgirl tells a poignant story of resilience, while Dragon and Mazaka bring humour, action, and heart to the mix.

Sports lovers can dive into Running Point and A Thousand Blows, each offering high-stakes competition and compelling characters. Meanwhile, Berlin ER takes viewers into the intense world of emergency medicine.

This week, we also pay tribute to the unforgettable Chadwick Boseman with 21 Bridges, a gripping thriller that showcases his talent and commanding screen presence.

From music to sports, war to romance, and action to comedy, this week’s lineup is packed with must-watch entertainment. Ah, don’t forget, book your tickets, subscribe to streaming platforms that have what you wish to watch and enjoy or binge!

 

Documentaries

Music|Musical|War & Military

On Amazon, Prime Video

For big screen viewing, please check this link: 

https://www.soldiersofsongfilm.com/screenings

Ukrainian musicians of all genres, from metal to opera, transform their passion for music into devotion to their country in this moving documentary.

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Beginning on the very first day of the Russian invasion, Soldiers of Song documents how the lives of its cast of Ukrainian musicians have irrevocably changed and how they use their musical talents to support themselves and their communities. The musician’s commitment to their craft reminds us of the real power art has and the impact of beauty under catastrophic circumstances.

Cast: Andriy Khlyvnyuk, Svetlana Tarabarova, Slava Vakarchuk, Kolya Serga

Cinegrapher: Vicky Markolefa

Editors: Julia Bolshinska & Kadim Tarasov

Director: Ryan Smith

Languages: English & Ukrainian

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3GGx-B1lvw

Rating: 0 stars
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History/Music/Drama

On Netflix

Viola Davis, Denzel Washington, George C. Wolfe and more share the heart, soul and history that brought August Wilson's timeless play to the screen.

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Cast: Glynn Turman, Viola Davis, Denzel Washinton, Branford Marsalis, Colman Domingo, Ann Roth, Chadwick Boseman, August Wilson

Director: Nico Giles Wiggins

Rating: 0 stars
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Films In Cinemas

Dark Comedy/Drama/War

Merit, a U.S. Army Afghanistan veteran who is at odds with her family thanks to the presence of Zoe, her dead best friend from the Army. Despite the persistence of her VA group counsellor,

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the tough love of her mother and the levity of an unexpected love interest, Merit's cozy-dysfunctional friendship with Zoe keeps the duo insulated from the world. That is until Merit's estranged grandfather holed up at the family's ancestral lake house -- begins to lose his way and needs the one thing he refuses... help.

At its core, this is a buddy film about a complicated friendship, a divided family, and the complex ways in which we process grief.

Writers: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes, Cherish Chen & A.J. Bermudez

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Natalie Morales, Ed Harris, Morgan Freeman, Utkarsh Ambudkar

Director: Kyle Hausmann-Stokes

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnnLG2Bps74

Rating: 0 stars
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Comedy/Drama/Romance

After a devastating breakup, troubled student Ragavan abandons his studies and enters the dangerous world of financial fraud, pursuing wealth and power while becoming entangled in escalating deception.

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Writers: Ashwath Marimuthu & Pradeep Ranganathan  

Cast: Pradeep Ranganathan, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Anupama Parameswaran, As

Director: Ashwath Marimuthu

Cert: 12A

Language: Tamil (With Subs)

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIBZlbJ7NUE

Rating: 0 stars
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Animation/Action/Drama/Fantasy

A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience.

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After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds himself inspired by this new truth and plots the "Rumbling," a terrifying plan to eradicate every living thing in the world. With the fate of the world hanging in the balance, a motley crew of Eren's former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission. The only question is, can they stop him?

Writer: Hajime Isayama

Cast: Ahnaf, Natsuki Hanae, Yoshimasa Hosoya

Director: Yuichiro Hayashi

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxO-L--OKmw

Rating: 0 stars
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Drama

When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, glamorous showgirl Shelly must reconcile with the decisions she’s made and the life she has built as she plans her next act whilst also striving to repair the relationship with her daughter.

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Writer:  Kate Gersten

Cast: Pamela Anderson, Brenda Song, Kieran Shipka, Dave Bautista, Jamie Lee Curtis

Director: Gia Coppola

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8sBzi3rGY

Rating: 0 stars
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Action/Comedy/Romance

Ramana, a single father from Vizag, raises his son Krishna with care, despite their playful clashes over unfulfilled wishes—Ramana longing for a daughter and Krishna for a mother.

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Both unexpectedly fall in love at the same time.  Their happiness is short-lived when they realize that both women are related, stirring family opposition. They are giving an ultimatum: only one wedding can happen, and they must decide who steps back.

Writers: Prasanna Kumar Bejawada & Sai Krishna

Cast: Murli Sharma, Ajay, Rao Ramesh, Sundeep Kishan, Ritu Varma

Director: Trinadha Rao Nakkina

Language: Telugu (Subs)

Cert: 12A

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRqEbxoOB4A

Rating: 0 stars
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TV Series On Streaming

Drama|Boxing|History|Sport

Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar Goodson, criminal kingpin and notorious boxer.

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Writers: Ameir Brown, Insook Chappell, Harlan Davies, Yasmin Joseph & Steven Knight

Cast: Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Francis Lovehall, James Nelson-Joyce, Jemma Carlton

Directors: Ashley Walters, Dionne Edwards, Katrin Gebbe, Nick Murphy, Tinge, Coky Giedroyc

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVVQ_Vc7nRM

Rating: 0 stars
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Drama

After her private life falls apart, a young doctor seeking a fresh start takes over the emergency room in Berlin's toughest, most chaotic hospital. Battling staff resistance and a run-down system, she must unite her maverick team to save lives.

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Writers: Paulina Lorenz, Raquel Dukpa, Korbinian Hamberger, Viktor Jakovleski etc.

Cast: Haley Louise Jones, Slavko Popadic, Bernhard Schutz, Safak Sengul, Aram Tafreshian

Directors: Fabian Mohrke & Alex Schaad

Language: German (Subbed)

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXNlCOtVDnE

Rating: 0 stars
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Comedy|Sport|Basketball

When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises, and her family business. Ambitious and often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her sceptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job.

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Writers: David Stassen, Ike Barinholtz, Brandon James Childs, Mindy Kaling & Elaine Ko

Cast: Kate Hudson, Drew Tarver, Isla Gordon, Scott MacArthur, Ness Gordon, Justin Hurtt-Dunley

Director: James Ponsoldt

Cert: TV-MA

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thA5bHMjOI4

Rating: 0 stars
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A TRIBUTE TO A STAR GONE TOO SOON

CHADWICK BOSEMAN

29/11/1976 – 28/08/2020

 

Crime/Action/Drama/Thriller

After uncovering a massive conspiracy, an embattled NYPD detective joins a citywide manhunt for two young cop killers. As the night unfolds, he soon becomes unsure of who to pursue -- and who's in pursuit of him. When the search intensifies, authorities decide to take extreme measures by closing all of Manhattan's 21 bridges to prevent the suspects from escaping.

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Writers: Adam Mervis & Matthew Micael Carnahan

Cast: Chadwick Boseman, Sienna Miller, J.K Simmons, Stephan James, Keith David, Louis Cancelmi

Director: Brain Kirk

Cert: 15

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mmr3kD3Q0u0

Rating: 0 stars
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FILMOGRAPHY

What Marvel Movies Look Like Behind the Scenes (2023)

Black Panther Wakanda Forever (2023)

Bonnie (2022)

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

Da 5 Bloods (2020)

21 Bridges (2019

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Black Panther (2018)

Marshall (2017)

Message from the King (2016)

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Gods of Egypt (2016)

9 Kisses (2014)

Perfect Day (2014)

Get on Up (2014)

Draft Day (2014)

42 (2013)

Heaven (2012)

The Kill Hole (2012

In Retrospect (2009)

Blood Over a Broken Pawn (2008)

The Express (2008)

The Appointment (2007)

LadyLike (2006)

Date (2004)

 

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