Sneak Peeks: Ted Lasso, Old, and Jolt

On this episode of Why Watch That:

MOVIE SNEAK PEEKS

Old

Synopsis: This summer, visionary filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan unveils a chilling, mysterious new thriller about a family on a tropical holiday who discover that the secluded beach where they are relaxing for a few hours is somehow causing them to age rapidly … reducing their entire lives into a single day.

Release Date: In theaters July 23, 2021
Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenplay by: M. Night Shyamalan
Based on the graphic novel “Sandcastle” by Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters
Starring: Gael García Bernal, Vicky Krieps, Rufus Sewell, Alex Wolff, Thomasin McKenzie, Abbey Lee, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Ken Leung, Eliza Scanlen, Aaron Pierre, Embeth Davidtz, and Emun Elliott
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Genre: Thriller
Running Time: 1 hour 48 minutes
Rated PG-13

Jolt

Website: Prime Video

Synopsis: Lindy is a beautiful, sardonically-funny woman with a painful secret: Due to a lifelong, rare neurological disorder, she experiences sporadic rage-filled, murderous impulses that can only be stopped when she shocks herself with a special electrode device. Unable to find love and connection in a world that fears her bizarre condition, she finally trusts a man long enough to fall in love, only to find him murdered the next day. Heartbroken and enraged, she embarks on a revenge-filled mission to find his killer, while also being pursued by the police as the crime’s prime suspect.

Release Date: Available on Prime Video July 23, 2021
Directed by: Tanya Wexler
Screenplay by: Scott Wascha
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Bobby Cannavale, Jai Courtney, Laverne Cox, David Bradley, Ori Pfeffer, with Susan Sarandon and Stanley Tucci
Distributor: Amazon Prime Video
Genre: Action, Comedy
Running Time: 1 hour 31 minutes
Rated R