Sometimes crazy sneaks up on you. This is about a young woman named Ingrid (Aubrey Plaza) who moves to Los Angeles after essentially ruining her personal life back home. She finds a way to work herself into the life of … Continue reading Instastalk – Ingrid Goes West (2017)
Netflix is still trying to up their game. So this is about two poor families in Mississippi in the 1940’s, one African-American and one Caucasian. A son from each family returns home after fighting in WWII, and this is all … Continue reading Black and White – Mudbound (2017)
We clearly have different definitions of a good time. So this is about the consequences of a botched bank robbery pulled by two brothers. One gets away (Robert Pattinson), but one is apprehended (Benny Safdie). This is about one crazy … Continue reading Recover Your Brother – Good Time (2017)
Eh. So this is about a young man (Luke Grimes). He comes to the town of El Camino seeking his father that he has never met, but by happenstance of being in the wrong place at the wrong time, he … Continue reading Christmas Hostages – El Camino Christmas (2017)
Does not disappoint. So as far as cult films go, there are two that have stood the test of time: the Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Room. The former actually has catchy songs in its campy goodness, but how … Continue reading What a Story – The Disaster Artist (2017)
Peeping tom. So this is a documentary about real life creep Gerald Foos. He previously owned a motel in his younger days. Little did his guests know that he had modified the building so as to have full visibility to … Continue reading Through the Air Vent – Voyeur (2017)
Back to the well. Much like this series, Lightning McQueen (Owen Wilson) is getting old. He can’t keep up with the suped up cars that use laws of aerodynamics to win, and everybody thinks he should go into retirement. He’s … Continue reading Refusing to Retire – Cars 3 (2017)
Didn’t see this coming. So this is about the Meyerowitz family (expectedly). The father (Dustin Hoffman) is a sculptor artist that never quite made it. Events bring the entire family together, so you just know that old grievances are going … Continue reading Another Family Affair – The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
A big surprise. So this is about man (Kyle Mooney). He really only has one interest in his life, which is live action children’s show Brigsby Bear. When it stops airing out of the blue, he decides to take up … Continue reading Unexpected Reintegration – Brigsby Bear (2017)
Exactly what it looks like. So with Kidnap, you have a woman who is both a no-nonsense waitress and single mother (Halle Berry). She takes her son (Sage Correa) to the fair, but when she walks away for a minute … Continue reading Amber Alert – Kidnap (2017)
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