Life is Not a Competition, but I'm Winning — Mubi.com
With Olympics mania on us, German director Julia Fuhr Mann’s hybrid documentary offers a sobering reminder that historically the Games have not been as inclusive as their publicity would like us to believe.
The film focuses on a collective of queer athletes who enter the Olympic Stadium in Athens to honour those historically excluded from participation, and asks: “If history is written by the winners, where does that leave those who were never allowed to be part of the Games?”
The stories of trans athletes and those urged to undergo hormone-altering surgery are interwoven with archive and personal testimony. The film offers a powerful rallying cry for greater inclusivity and acceptance in sports.
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare — Prime Video
Using recently declassified British military documents and true events as inspiration, Guy Ritchie creates a Boys Own adventure that offers easy genre satisfaction. Starring Henry Cavill and Eiza Gonzãlez, it’s the rah-rah patriotic high-octane action comedy story of the first special forces organisation formed by a motley crew of “rogues and mavericks” and secretly sanctioned by Winston Churchill with the task of eliminating the threat of Nazi U-boats in the Atlantic.
Endangered — Showmax
Directors Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady chronicle a year in the life of four journalists reporting in Brazil, Mexico and the US as they battle the challenges of closing newsrooms, the viral spread of online misinformation and draconian attitudes of governments towards freedom of the press. These brave, committed reporters strive to make sense and find truth in a world out of balance.
Women in Blue — Apple TV+
It’s 1971 and a serial killer is wreaking havoc in ultraconservative and patriarchal Mexico City, causing widespread panic. In a surprise move, the government announces the formation of an all-female police force — intended not so much to empower women but rather distract from the terrors of the serial killer.
This drama series follows the journey of the women of the new force as they move from excitement to outrage at the discovery that they are being used as political fodder. They embark on the investigation no-one else wants to do, find and hunt down the perpetrator, and restore order to the city.
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder — Netflix
Adapted from the best-selling series of young adult novels by Holly Jackson, this charming teen-whodunnit has plenty for fans and just enough for older viewers.
Emma Myers stars as Pippa Fitz-Amobi, an amateur teenage detective in a small town. She becomes obsessed with a historical murder that has supposedly been solved. She is convinced there’s something else going on, ignores the protests of the community and digs up the past to get to the truth.
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