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00:00 Hi and welcome to another episode of Screenbabel Weekend Watch. I'm Stephen, National World's
00:05 Digital Trends Writer, and I'll be towing you through the best films and shows to watch
00:09 this week on streaming, TV and in cinemas. So to kick things off on Friday the 9th of
00:15 Feb, we have A Killer Paradox, which I discussed in the main podcast. I would recommend you
00:20 go back and have a listen if you haven't already. It's a Netflix South Korean serial killer
00:26 comedy which sounds a bit obscene ironic but it's genuinely worth checking out. It follows
00:31 a young man who accidentally murders a serial killer and the detective who pursues him relentlessly
00:37 as bodies begin to pile up. It's a bit twisty turny but it's very good. In cinemas on Friday
00:46 is Iron Claw, the sports biopic I guess. It's the true story of the Von Erich brothers who
00:54 made history in the competitive world of professional wrestling in the 1980s. Stars Zac Efron and
01:00 Jeremy Alan White among others and it's likely to be very popular. Then back to Netflix again
01:08 we have Love Stalker Killer. It's a twisty turny documentary. It follows a mechanic who
01:14 tries online dating for the first time and meets a woman who takes romantic obsession
01:19 to a deadly degree. That's also out on Friday. Friday is a very busy day in fact because
01:26 we also have Gassed Up, a movie coming to cinemas. It follows Ash, a man trying to raise
01:34 money for his 14-year-old sister and send his mother to rehab who gets caught up in
01:39 an organized crime ring led by a charismatic Albanian immigrant. On Amazon Prime again
01:48 on Friday we have Upgraded, a romantic comedy. It sounds like a sci-fi film. It is a rom-com.
01:55 It follows Anna who's upgraded to first class on a work trip where she, surprise, surprise,
02:01 meets handsome Will who mistakes her for her boss. The white lie that sets off a strange
02:10 chain of events and romance and opportunity ensue, I guess, until Anna's lie threatens
02:20 to tear it all apart. Then skipping ahead to Tuesday we have another Amazon Prime rom-com.
02:30 This one's Five Blind Dates. It follows a woman who's told by her fortune teller that
02:36 she'll meet the man of her dreams on one of the next five dates she goes on, but she's
02:40 not told which date that will be. She might have to kiss a few frogs before she meets
02:46 her prince. On Wednesday the 14th it is of course Valentine's Day. If you haven't bought
02:51 a present for your significant other, this is your reminder. You're welcome. We have
02:56 Players, a romantic comedy coming to Netflix. It follows New York sports writer Mac who
03:03 has created a various, her own form of the Barney Stinson playbook from How I Met Your
03:10 Mother. She's created her own version of this with her friends, but when she unexpectedly
03:14 falls for one of her targets, she realizes that she's going to need more than these simple
03:18 hookup tricks to have a successful relationship. Again on Wednesday we have Bob Marley, One
03:29 Love coming to cinemas, probably a good Valentine's Day date. It follows the story of the reggae
03:34 icon Bob Marley and how he came adversity on his journey to revolutionary music stardom
03:42 in the reggae genre. Then lastly we have The New Look coming to Apple TV. This 10-part
03:49 drama follows Christian Dior as a useps, Coco Chanel, in the years after the Second World
03:56 War. The first three episodes come to Apple TV on the 14th and then the remaining seven
04:02 episodes come out on Wednesdays weekly. Well that's all from me. Thanks for listening and
04:07 join me again next week for more weekend watch recommendations. Thank you.
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