You see the posters for a film on a station platform. You’re interested. You stop on an ad for it when leafing through the free commuter tabloid. You think you’d like it. You overhear folks raving about it and maybe even know a few friends who saw it and loved it. You mean to see it.
Weeks go by. The film you aimed to watch is no longer screening in the cinemas.
That’s how it is with me most of the time. I mean to see a film but never get around to doing so. Life gets in the way. Obligations pile up. The title I want to see is only playing on the other side of London.
Case in point: Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman. Thanks to Rakuten TV for providing a convenient and affordable way for me getting to catch the movies I missed.
I love a lot of Spike Lee’s work. I actually did plan to see it when it was out in cinemas late last year but just never got round to it. Then one week when I had some free time to go out I checked where it was being screen only to discover it wasn’t anymore.
So when browsing the Rakuten TV website last week and noticing that BlacKkKlansman (not to mention a lot of other great choices and loads of piping hot new releases) was available to buy or rent, it was something of a revelation – like my movie loving yearnings were given a new lease on life.
Rakuten features a wide range of content to buy or rent, with more than 5,700 films and series. Titles span an array of genres with plenty of kids and family friendly things to watch. Title are available in 4K HDR. So with Ratuken TV and your Smart TV you can arrange the ultimate movie night in the comfort of your own home.
BlacKkKlansman cost £3.49 to rent for 48 hours – good value for a quiet evening in on a freezing winter night. The movie loaded immediately with no buffering or any technical hiccups.
I think Crazy Rich Asians (another flick I meant to see in the cinemas) might be my next selection.
Here’s a look at what’s new this month:
BlacKkKlansman
I thought BlacKkKlansman was a solid film … and completely off-the-wall. Directed by Spike Lee, and set in the 1970s, it tells the true story of Ron Stallworth (John David Washington), the first African-American detective in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Early in his career, the rookie detective infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan along with colleague Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver). Hilarity ensues as well as taut suspense and intrigue.
John David Washington played Stallworth brilliantly. Driver delivered as Zimmerman. Same goes for Topher Grace as KKK Grand Wizard David Duke.
Racking up the awards and nominations, BlacKkKlansman is a wild ride with commentary that’s soberingly relevant. I was left inspired and fired up, enlightened and entertained.
