The Rest - March 5, 2023

What can't Michael B. Jordan do?

A quick wrap-up of everything else I watched this week.

Causeway (2022) - Maybe too quiet for its own good, but Jennifer Lawrence and Bryan Tyree Henry are doing some of their best work here and I will always give extra points to stories about melancholy friendships. It's streaming now on Apple TV+.

Creed III (2023) - If this first feature is any indication, Michael B. Jordan is going to have an incredible directing career. The story is a bit familiar, but Jordan recaptures the energy Ryan Coogler brought to the first film and adds plenty of his own flair. The final fight is an all-timer.

Film Independent Spirit Awards (2023) - Hasan Minhaj hosted this year's ceremony, which for some reason was on YouTube. Seems like a fun event, and a solid alternative to the Oscars. Although at this point they feel destined to have similar winners, as Everything Everywhere All At Once seems primed to take every award everywhere all season long.

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022) - The script has maybe one or two flourishes too many, but Leslie Manville is adorable in this 50s fable about a cleaning lady who decides to travel to - you'll never believe this - Paris to buy a Dior dress, and ends up changing the lives of everyone she meets. It's streaming now on Peacock.

Taskmaster Australia (2023) - Taskmaster is like pizza: The one you're eating might not be your favorite, but it's still pizza. Five comedians compete in stupid challenges for a statue of another comedian's head. The first series is always the wonkiest, but Australia is off to a fun start.