A grieving mother agrees to shack up with an occultist in a house in remote Northern Wales for a grueling psychological ritual to contact her dead son, in this mostly two person psychological horror flick. The creepy mood creates a few moments, as we wonder whether she’s losing her mind, the victim of a staging […]
This sequel to Matthew Vaughn’s cute, cheeky, self-mocking spy movie parody is everything the original film happily wasn’t – a bloated, patience-trying, cleverless film that takes itself way too seriously and looks more like a way too long, CGI-hyped-up Night of A Thousand Stars whose laundry list of stunt casting – Julianne Moore, Halle Berry, […]
Critically-acclaimed director Ira Sachs (Love Is Strange) directs this indy drama about two teenage boys in Brooklyn whose burgeoning friendship is tested when an uncomfortable financial matter creates a rift between their parents. Despite some wonky camerawork and pacing, it is a thought-provoking story showing how unforeseen circumstances can result in life-changing events. The ensemble […]
Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi extravaganza stars Harrison Ford as a blade runner, a futuristic bounty hunter in the year 2019 on the hunt for a group of five human/machine hybrids called replicants who have escaped to Earth and are on the run. The film was considered innovative at the time with its futuristic visual effects […]
This sequel, set 30 years after the original 1982 Ridley Scott sci-fi film, has blade runner Ryan Gosling on the hunt for the remaining band of renegade replicants, when he discovers that a predecessor (Harrison Ford) had a child with a replicant – something that could result in a global revolution if made public. Not […]
This Netflix original animated comedy is one of the raunchiest, most realistic explorations of the wonderfully weird, awkward world of teenage puberty currently on television. With a line-up of voices that includes Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen and a slew of big name guests, it stars Nick Kroll, John Mulvaney and Jessi Klein as 7th graders […]
This documentary showcases the final adult film starring renowned Italian porn actor Rocco Siffredi, who, known for his affinity for rough sex, decided to retire from the industry at the age of 52. The film has all the expected titilating full-frontal nude scenes of Rocco and his co-stars as well as heartfelt confessionals about his […]
The daily life of a stand-up comedian is lonely, sad and to most people, pretty tragic. But to the small group of individuals who thrive on making strangers laugh, it is all worth it, as evidenced in these interviews with a line-up of successful comedians including Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Chris Rock, Tiffany Haddish, the […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Zac Efron star in this big screen R-rated adaptation of the popular, campy 90s TV series, which is heavy on goofy comedy and even heavier on moronic ridiculousness, with our sexy, hard-bodied lifeguards going undercover, a la Charlie’s Angels, to bust up an illicit drug ring. It has a handful […]
This Netflix original documentary goes behind the curtain to reveal the life of the iconic pop star Lady Gaga during the lead up to the release of her album Joanne and her wildly successful 2017 Super Bowl performance, showcasing her dedication, laser-sharp focus, self awareness and deadpan wit as she copes with grueling physical pain […]