This week on The Movie Gourmet – a new review of the harrowing and bleak psychological thriller Sirat, now on VOD. I’ll be writing this weekend about the revenge thriller Is God Is; don’t wait for my review – it’s the best movie that I’ve seen in 2026 so far,
Note: Last year’s wonderful Train Dreams is currently included on Netflix.
CURRENT MOVIES
- Sirat: gripping, hypnotic and devastating. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango and included with Hulu.
- The Last One for the Road: the party never ends. In art-house theaters.
- Omaha: in the best interest of the children. In theaters.
- Two Pianos: he doesn’t know what he should want, but the women do. In theaters.
- The Drama: the darkest romantic comedy that I’ve ever seen. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- Is This Thing On? uncoiling the bewilderment of a break-up. Hulu (included,) Amazon, AppleTV.
- Heads or Tails?: a spaghetti western goes off the rails. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- Heel: don’t try this at home. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- La Grazia: it’s time to get past his malaise. Amazon, AppleTV.
- The Bride!: a funnier Bonnie and Clyde, with monsters. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- A Private Life: a shrink and her own issues. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube.
- A Great Awakening: good religion and bad history. Amazon, AppleTV, YouTube, Fandango.
- Magellan: slower than the slowest slow boat. Criterion.
ON TV
Each year, I look forward to the Memorial Day Marathon on Turner Classic Movies – three straight days filled with war movies. This year, however, I couldn’t find any overlooked war movies to shine a light upon. Of course, there are plenty of well-known films like The Best Years of Our Lives that don’t need a recommendation from the likes of me.
So, yesterday, I posted about Time Limit, an underseen Korean War gem. I originally watched it on TCM, but it’s not on this weekend. Stream it anyway from Amazon or Apple.