Welcome to Tribeca 2021 and Reviews of Lupin, Army of the Dead, and Oslo
On this episode of Why Watch That:
WELCOME TO THE TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL OF 2021
Website: Tribeca
MOVIE FIRST LOOKS
Oslo
Website: HBO
Synopsis: Adapted from the Tony Award-winning play of the same name, OSLO is based on a true story of negotiations between implacable enemies that led to the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords. Starring Golden Globe-winner Ruth Wilson (HBO’s His Dark Materials, Mrs. Wilson) as Mona Juul, a Norwegian foreign minister, and Emmy-nominee Andrew Scott (Fleabag, Black Mirror) as Terje Rød-Larsen, a Norwegian sociologist and Mona’s husband, the film details the secret back-channel talks, unlikely friendships and quiet heroics of a small but committed group of Israelis, Palestinians and one Norwegian couple.
Release Date: May 29, 2021
Directed by: Bartlett Sher
Screenplay by: J.T. Rogers
Adapted from J.T. Rogers’ Tony Award-winning play of the same name
Starring: Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Salim Daw, Waleed Zuaiter, Jeff Wilbusch, Igal Naor, Dov Glickman, Rotem Keinan, Itzik Cohen, Tobias Zilliacus, and Sasson Gabay
Distributor: HBO
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Running Time: 1 hour 58 minutes
Rated TV-MA
Army of the Dead
Website: Netflix
Synopsis: Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted.
Release Date: May 21, 2021
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Screenplay by: Zack Snyder & Shay Hatten and Joby Harold
Story by: Zack Snyder
Starring: Dave Bautista, Ella Purnell, Omari Hardwick, Ana de la Reguera, Theo Rossi, Matthias Schweighofer, Nora Arnezeder, Hiroyuki Sanada, along with Garret Dillahunt, Tig Notaro, Raul Castillo, Huma S. Qureshi, Samantha Win, Richard Cetrone, and Michael Cassidy
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Action, Crime, Horror
Running Time: 2 hours 28 minutes
Rated R
TV SNEAK PEEK: PART 2 PREMIERE
Lupin
Website: Netflix