The TV movie has produced some of cinema's most unsung work, from Spielberg's career-launching Duel to Werner Herzog's haunting Lessons of Darkness. Made under commercial constraints yet often freed from studio conservatism, the format rewards closer attention than it usually gets. See what Macca makes of the titles below.
Rating: 2.0★
The "stranded together" romantic comedy has been a reliable staple of popular entertainment for decades, from classic screwball pictures right through to the wave of made-for-television romances that now dominate streaming schedules at the weekend. Lost in Paradise (2026) slots neatly into that tradition: a fashion
Rating: 1.0★
The Maldives is not a country that gets much screen time in the history of world cinema. A small island nation in the Indian Ocean, its domestic film industry has remained largely invisible to international audiences, producing a handful of features and TV movies over the decades that rarely find
Genre Music
Style Wars (1983)
Genre War
Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Genre Comedy
★★ — Travolta and Me (1993)
Genre War
★★★½ — The War Game (1966)
Genre Documentary
Seven Up! (1964)
Genre Tv Movie
★★ — U.S. Go Home (1994)
Genre Tv Movie
★★★ — Portrait of a Young Girl at the End of the 60s in Brussels (1994)
Genre Drama
★★★ — Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
Genre Tv Movie
★★ — Night Terror (1977)
Genre Documentary
Louis Theroux: The Settlers (2025)
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