What to Watch over the Holidays!
Since we’re all going to be spending our holidays at home, our team at UBIQUE decided to compile one big article with our favourite TV/Movie recommendations for you guys to watch at home. Let us know what you think of these recommendations once you’ve checked them out, or if you’ve seen them already drop a comment about if you like them or not! And don’t worry - we can guarantee they’re spoiler free!
Recommendation by: Pat
Title: Hospital Playlist.
Platform: TV Series.
Genre: K-drama, Comedy, Heart-felt, Feel-good.
Rating (PG, etc): PG (Although there are a lot of realistic surgical scenes, so if you’re scared of blood or sharp tools, this isn’t for you).
Available on : Netflix.
What is it about?: 5 doctors, who have been friends since medical school, start working at the same hospital. To wind down after a hard week at work, all 5 of them come together as a band and play their favourite songs.
What did you personally like about it?: It is a perfect combination of humour, drama and romance (just a little) and presents the stories and struggles of its characters so beautifully - it is just a realistic story of these 5 people’s lives in and out of their hospitals.
Personal rating out of 5: 10/5
Recommendation by: felix
Title: Daredevil.
Platform: TV series.
Genre: Action/Drama.
Rating: MA.
Available on: Netflix.
What is it about?: Defence attorney Matt Murdock balances his double life as a vigilante, fighting the criminal underworld of Hell’s Kitchen while also establishing his small firm with his best friend, Foggy Nelson.
What did you personally like about it?: Incredible action, great performances and well-crafted villains that’ll keep you hooked.
Personal rating out of 5: 5/5
Recommendation by Belén:
Title: Run Lola Run.
Platform: Film.
Genre: Action.
Rating: M.
Available on: SBS On Demand (free!!!!)
What is it about?: Lola has 20 minutes to find 100 grand and save her boyfriend, Mani, from trouble with the criminal gang who’s money he just left on a train by accident. Across three consecutive scenarios set in the beautiful city of Berlin, Lola puts the power of love to the test and tries to save the love of her life.
What did you personally like about it? : It was thrilling, the actors and the setting were attractive and the relationships were realistic.
Personal rating out of 5: 10/5
Recommendation by Mason
Title: Rich House, Poor House.
Platform: TV Series.
Genre: Documentary (I guess?).
Rating: PG?
Available on: BBC. Otherwise just look it up and you can find some illegally uploaded on the internet.
What is it about?: Two British families from opposite ends of the wealth divide swaps houses, budgets and lives for a week and discuss whether money buys happiness.
What did you personally like about it? (No spoilers please!): Listening to the participants talk about what makes them happy
Personal rating out of 5: 3.8/5
Recommendation by: Zifa
Title: Look Around You.
Platform: TV Series.
Genre: Satire, educational.
Rating: Suitable for 12 and over.
Available on (Netflix, etc): There are a few episodes up on youtube but otherwise its notoriously impossible to find on the internet.
What is it about? (Describe it in 2 sentences): An early 2000’s absurdist spoof of 70’s educational programmes. Bizarre sketches delivered by the UK’s best.
What did you personally like about it? (No spoilers please!): All of it. It’s very funny and very strange, a great premise pulled off beautifully.
Personal rating out of 5: 5/5
Recommendation by: Josh
Title: Trigun.
Platform: Show
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, Space Western, Comedy
Rating: M.
Available on: Hulu, Crunchyroll, Netflix (With VPN).
What is it about?: The pacifistic main character, Vash The Stampede, is a wanted man and has a massive bounty on his head for the destruction of an entire city.
Two women from an insurance company track down and follow him around to try minimise the damage he causes, hijinks ensue.
What did you personally like about it?:
For the most part, the show knows when to use comedy and when to stay serious. The show tackles some interesting philosophical topics with one villain in particular who is determined to push Vash’s pacifist nature to its limits.
Personal rating out of 5: 4.5/5
Recommendation by: Dahli
Title: Parts Unknown.
Platform : TV show
Genre: Travel and food doco.
Rating: M or PG depends on the episode
Available on : SBS on demand
What is it about?: Anthony Bourdain was a famous chef, author and travel documentarian and his 12 season show Parts Unknown is an in depth, captivating dive into cuisines of specific countries and cities. He uncovers lesser known places and explores their culture and how it adversely affects their food.
What did you personally like about it?: Truly just so interesting and Bourdain is, in my opinion, one of the best journalists to ever exist. Makes you want to travel and eat good food!!
Personal rating out of 5: 5/5
Recommendation by Amelia:
Title: Now you see me.
Platform: movie
Genre: Crime/Thriller
Rating: PG13
Available on: Netflix
What is it about?: A group of people who perform illusions to steal money/ theft
What did you personally like about it?: The plot twists and the acts that were created within the show
Personal rating out of 5: 4/5
Recommendation by (Emily):
Title: The Good Place.
Platform: TV Show.
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy.
Rating: M.
Available on: Netflix.
What is it about?: The Good Place is where people who have done good throughout their lives end up once they’ve passed away. The main character, Eleanor, ends up there, which is great, but it turns out she was mistaken for another person named Eleanor.
What did you personally like about it?: Throughout the show, there are a lot of plot twists.
Personal rating out of 5: 5/5
Recommendation by (Evie):
Title: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
Platform: TV Show.
Genre: Interactive film, drama, science fiction, psychological thriller.
Content warnings: Suicide depiction, graphic scenes, mental health, drug use, murder.
Rating: MA 15+.
Available on: Netflix.
What is it about?: It's an interactive film where the viewers get to decide the paths of the story by picking choices. This gives them control over how the plot unfolds and how the story ends. It focuses on subjects that the viewers should be cautious of before viewing.
What did you personally like about it?: This was an interesting concept and a good experience.
Personal rating out of 5: 3.75/5
Recommendation by: Ronan
Title: Escape from New York.
Platform: TV Show.
Genre: Action, cyberpunk, thriller.
Rating: R.
Available on: Stan.
What is it about?: In the year 1997, Snake Plisskin is an ex-military hero arrested for a bank robbery gone wrong and so is sentenced to life in prison in the converted mega-prison of Manhattan Island, New York. The President of the United State’s plane is hijacked and crashes inside while he is on the way to negotiate against nuclear war with China and the Soviet Union and so Snake Plissken is sent in to rescue him (or at least return with the cassette tape with the nuclear information on it carried by the president) in 24 hours or die.
What did you personally like about it?: Personally, I thought the movie had some creative and interesting character and set designs.
Personal rating out of 5: 3.5/5
Recommendation by: Elliot
Title: It’s such a beautiful day.
Platform: Film.
Genre: Animation.
Rating: It’s quite frightening and involves themes of mental illness.
Available on: Vimeo.
What is it about?: A stick figure contemplates life as he succumbs to illness.
What did you personally like about it? I can’t really recommend this to anyone. It’s relentlessly bleak, unapologetically confusing and overwhelmingly dense. It’s also profound, funny and wildly original. It made me re-evaluate what a film could achieve.
Personal rating out of 5: 5/5
Recommendation by: Miranda
Title: Maniac.
Platform: TV Show.
Genre: Science fiction, Dark comedy, Psychological fiction.
Rating: MA 15+
Available on: Netflix.
What is it about?: This show is about people who go into a new form of experimental therapy where they take different pills to understand their mind and work through their problems. Two of these patients keep finding each other in their dreams while working through their issues.
What did you personally like about it?: I liked how each episode has a different style and how the scenery shows their memories and states of mind.
Personal rating out of 5: 4/5
Recommendation by (Your Name): Margaret
Title: Kingdom.
Platform (film, show, doco etc): TV Series.
Genre (Action, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Other): Horror.
Rating (PG, etc): MA 15+.
Available on (Netflix, etc): Netflix.
What is it about? (Describe it in 2 sentences): A kingdom, tense with talks of the sick king’s succession, is struck with a mysterious plague post-starving-village-cannibalism that turns its victims into monsters that hunger for human flesh. The crown prince must navigate both political and diseased terrain to save his country and people.
What did you personally like about it? (No spoilers please!): The plot development of Kingdom is superb and ties in politics with some good ol’ zombie action. Its supporting characters are strong and entertaining without taking the focus off of the protagonist and the horror aspect of the show doesn’t get lost at all. The filmography also makes it engaging in the sense that the action scenes aren’t afraid to get gory.
Personal rating out of 5: 4.5/5
Recommendation by: Tongying YE
Title: Kingdom.
Platform (film, show, doco etc): TV Series.
Genre (Action, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Other): Horror.
Rating (PG, etc): MA15+.
Available on: Netflix.
What is it about?: A kingdom has encountered a mysterious plague. The hungry villages killed each other, turning the victims into monsters eager for human flesh. The crown prince must control politics and disease to save his country and people.
What did you personally like about it? (No spoilers please!): this was interesting and I think it was a good experience for me to see.
Personal rating out of 5: 4.5/5
Recommendation by:Tongxin YE
Title: Kingdom.
Platform (film, show, doco etc): TV Series
Genre (Action, Horror, Romance, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Other): Horror
Rating (PG, etc): MA15+
Available on (Netflix, etc): Netflix
What is it about? (Describe it in 2 sentences):A kingdom has suffered a plague. Villages kill each other, turning victims into monsters eager for human flesh. The crown prince controls politics and disease to save his country and people.
What did you personally like about it? (No spoilers please!): this was interesting.
Personal rating out of 5: 4/5
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