Tag: Roadside Attractions

  • Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549

    Bob Trevino Likes It, The Assessment – 549

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    Two films that could’ve gone horribly wrong but are bolstered by great performances with Bob Trevino Likes It and The Assessment. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Bob Trevino Likes It BOB TREVINO LIKES IT is inspired by the true friendship that writer/director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger in real life while looking for…

  • The Monkey, Riff Raff, Berlin ER – 542

    The Monkey, Riff Raff, Berlin ER – 542

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    There’s not much funny or monkey business in The Monkey. Given the acting caliber of the cast of Riff Raff it’s sad it can’t rise above the rabble. Finally in the saturated genre of medical dramas, Berlin ER manages to stand out. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Monkey Based on the Stephen King…

  • The Wild Robot, Will & Harper, Lee – 490

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    We’ve got two heartwarming films this week with the animated delight The Wild Robot, and the beautifully vulnerable documentary, Will & Harper. Plus Lee, the Lee Miller biopic starring Kate Winslet. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about The Wild Robot The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on…

  • Review: Shazam: Fury of the Gods, Swarm, Moving On, and Boston Strangler

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    Did Shazam: Fury of the Gods retain its powers? Meanwhile witness the power of the Beyhive… wait, we mean the Swarm in Swarm. Then Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda re-team for Moving On. Finally, Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon team up to take down the Boston Strangler. Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Shazam: Fury…

  • Mack & Rita, Day Shift, Emily the Criminal, A League of Their Own – 237

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    Even Diane Keaton can’t save Mack & Rita (aka 30 going on 70). Jamie Foxx is in another Netflix paint by numbers movie of the week, Day Shift. Aubrey Plaza steals the show in Emily the Criminal. Finally the series adaptation of A League of Their Own is at least a triple, if not a…

  • Joe Bell, How It Ends – 107

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    Mark Wahlberg aims for awards but lands in reductive storytelling in Joe Bell. Plus can we handle How It Ends now that we have some modicums of hope? Listen on Apple Podcasts More about Joe Bell From filmmaker Reinaldo Marcus Green (MONSTERS AND MEN; upcoming KING RICHARD), along with the Academy Award-winning writing team behind…

  • Review: Judy

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    “Judy” ends up being a hollow film with a glossy shell, this film makes it look like there wasn’t much to the woman behind the curtain. I think this film would have been much more successful if it fully committed to exploring Judy Garland as a symbol as opposed to an actual character, as the…