Whatever it is, the WATCH LIST WITH BEN TAVASSOLI
“I wanted to take the opportunity to support independent films and filmmakers.”
1. AMERICAN HONEY
“A fantastic coming-of-age movie. Here, a teenage girl joins a traveling sales crew and gets involved in an insane tale of serious raving, rule-breaking and young love.”
2. BEACH RATS
“A New York teenager spends his days taking drugs and looking online for men to meet, in this very New York tale.”
3. GOAT
“A shocking start to the movie - everything kicks off with a horrific assault. The young man then enters college with his brother and pledges the same fraternity. He then witnesses the brutality of fraternity first-hand and tests his loyalty to his brother in savage ways.”
4.
HELLO DESTROYER
“A hockey player has to live with the consequences of hockey violence after he dangerously injures another player, in a sad and relatable tale. ”
5. only you
“After they meet by chance arguing over the same taxi, a couple start a passionate relationship, move in together and talk about starting a family. But when reality catches up with them, their relationship is when life can’t give them everything they hoped for.”
Started as a way to end our scrolling during the first COVID-19 lockdown, The Watch List is a series of film recommendations handpicked for you by those in the know - actors, directors, filmmakers and writers whose work has been inspired by the films that came before them.