Tag: IFC Films

  • Rent-a-Pal, The Boys, The Vow – 5

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    IFC Midnight’s Rent-a-Pal has surprising warm (but then delivers on the weird). You also should absolutely be watching The Boys on Amazon Prime Video and The Vow on HBO. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Rent-a-Pal Set in 1990, a lonely bachelor named David (Brian Landis Folkins) searches for an escape from the day-to-day drudgery…

  • Chemical Hearts, Tesla, Boys State

    Chemical Hearts, Tesla, Boys State

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    Lots of streaming from home options this week with “Chemical Hearts” “Tesla” and “Boys State”. Unfortunately “Chemical Hearts” lacks heart – it’s like an AI wrote a script of what it thought would be marketable to teens. Lili Reinhart and Austin Abrams star. “Tesla” is an uninspired portrait of an inspiring figure. Ethan Hawke provides…

  • Made in Italy

    Made in Italy

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    While they may be real life father and son, Liam Neeson and Micheál Richardson don’t brood all that well together. More about Made in Italy MADE IN ITALY is a heart-warming father son story set in glorious Tuscany about bohemian London artist Robert (Neeson), who returns to Italy with his estranged son Jack (Richardson) to…

  • Summerland, The Umbrella Academy 2

    Summerland, The Umbrella Academy 2

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    “Summerland” is inconsistent but the love story is refreshing, and “The Umbrella Academy” is back! More about “Summerland” – Alice is a reclusive writer, resigned to a solitary life on the seaside cliffs of Southern England while World War II rages across the channel. When she opens her front door one day to find she’s…

  • The Rental, Radioactive

    The Rental, Radioactive

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    Dave Franco’s directorial debut “The Rental” probably isn’t worth the price of a rental, and the Amazon Studios Marie Curie biopic “Radioactive” may cause fallout. More about The Rental: Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory…

  • Hamilton, The Truth

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    Now is your shot to see Hamilton closer than ever before, and for much cheaper. Also French actresses are out in force in The Truth. More about Hamilton Just in time for the Fourth of July weekend, it’s Hamilton on Disney Plus! Featuring the original cast of Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Groff, Leslie Odom Jr, Phillipa…

  • Artemis Fowl, 7500, Babyteeth

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    “Artemis Fowl” is foul, “7500” is stuck in the past, and “Babyteeth” will rattle you. More about Artemis Fowl Considering the amount of talent in “Artemis Fowl” on Disney+, the decent source material, and the big budget, it’s kind of amazing how badly they botched it up. Ferdia Shaw, Lara McDonnell, Judi Dench, Josh Gad,…

  • Review: The Half of It, Spaceship Earth, and How to Build a Girl

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    Streaming from home continues with the charming “The Half of It” and the less successful “Spaceship Earth” and “How to Build a Girl.” Netflix’s delightful “The Half of It” is a classic plot with a modern twist. It’s like Cyrano de Bergerac but in 2020 (so with people of color and a sexuality spectrum). Leah…

  • Review: True History of the Kelly Gang, Bad Education, and Never Have I Ever

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    More streaming from home options with “True History of the Kelly Gang” “Bad Education” & “Never Have I Ever!” While “True History of the Kelly Gang” tries to shine a light on Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, it may require a bit too much historical knowledge to resonate with everyone. George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam, Thomasin McKenzie,…

  • Review: True History of the Kelly Gang, Bad Education, and Never Have I Ever

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    More streaming from home options with “True History of the Kelly Gang” “Bad Education” & “Never Have I Ever!” While “True History of the Kelly Gang” tries to shine a light on Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, it may require a bit too much historical knowledge to resonate with everyone. George MacKay, Charlie Hunnam, Thomasin McKenzie,…