Hey everyone! Welcome back to What the Hell Should I Watch? I’m Steve Stebbing, still riding solo while Chloe’s off until July. This week’s episode has dragons, wedding drama, Wes Anderson chaos, war docu-action, and some wild throwback additions to the Blu-ray shelf. Let’s dive in.
🎬 In Theaters & New Releases:
🐉 How to Train Your Dragon (Live Action) – Dean DeBlois remakes his own animated classic with a fresh cast, familiar story, and gorgeous visuals. Mason Thames and Nico Parker shine, and yes, Gerard Butler is back! Hanna joined me for this one, and they loved it.
🧠 The Phoenician Scheme – Wes Anderson is back with one of his most deadpan, slightly violent, and ensemble-packed films yet. Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston and more. It’s peak Wes, for better or weirder.
📸 Never Look Away – A powerful CNN documentary on war photographer Margaret Moth, directed by Lucy Lawless. Intimate, raw, and inspiring—warts and all.
📀 Physical Media Spotlight:
💒 The Wedding Banquet – Andrew Ahn remakes the Ang Lee classic with Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, and Youn Yuh-jung. A beautifully told story of love, identity, and family—one of my favorites of the year.
🇬🇧 Rogue Heroes – BBC’s World War II action series with Jack O’Connell and Connor Swindells is an easy hidden gem on Prime Video. Big swagger, big action, and a fun energy you don’t usually get in war shows.
🕶️ Austin Powers 2 & 3 – Spy comedy nostalgia, repackaged on Blu-ray. Still wild, still groovy.
🎯 Domino – Keira Knightley’s most badass role? Tony Scott’s gritty, grainy cult flick lands in HD.
🎤 La Vie en Rose – Marion Cotillard’s Oscar-winning performance as Edith Piaf, now in a gorgeous extended director’s cut from Warner Archive.
👨🏫 Lean On Me – Morgan Freeman as an iconic high school principal in this essential 80s drama. Also from the Warner Archive vault.
👀 Next Week Preview:
28 Years Later (finally!)
Materialists
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Ironheart (Disney+) — Marvel’s latest, produced by Ryan Coogler and with Anthony Ramos
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