This week- two films about types of masculinity and finding your way. Tyler Williams is a popular senior on the wrestling team. Learning he has a severe SLAP tear that requires surgery as soon as possible to repair, Tyler decides to hide it from everyone, especially his domineering father. When his injury is revealed, Tyler spirals to tragic result…

This week- a group of plucky skater punks get into shenanigans in LA and a plucky mob widow tries to start again but neither the Feds or Family will let her. A septet of Latin American boys go against the hip hop trends and norms of their South Los Angeles neighborhood and embrace skateboards and punk rock in very tight pants. One day the boys deci…

This week- two movies about bromances and violence in remote places. Genta has become disillusioned with the samurai life and has left it to be a wondering yakuza. Hanji could no longer tolerate his powerless existence and sold his farm to become a samurai. They find themselves on opposing sides after the assassination of the local chancellor. A da…

In the doorway of glory he finds Death who puts his hands in hers and whispers to him, :Now... come home, now." "Soon", he says. The Crow, James O'Barr This week- four tales of vengeance for souls brought back to put the wrong things right. Detroit, a decrepit and crime ravaged city on Devil's Night, when gangs roam the streets leaving only burning…

This week- a pair of films starring the late French icon Alain Delon. Tom Ripley has been sent to Italy to retrieve Phillippe Greenleaf, son of a wealth San Francisco family. Phillippe has no intention of returning home, especially if it means leaving behind his fiancée, Marge. He soon grows cruel and abusive to the always fawning Tom. But Tom Ripl…

This week- a pair of features occupying areas adjacent to classic cartoons. When his applejack distillery is destroyed in an accident, Jean Kayak has to find a new trade to survive the harsh winter. Taking up fur trading, something he doesn't exactly excel at, he soon finds love and danger in the forms of The Furrier and Hundreds of Beavers. Super …

This week- a pair of moves designed to inspire nostalgia, even in the most begrudging of hearts. After stopping the nefarious plans of Martin Whistler in the 23rd century, hardboiled trooper Jak Deth chases him back to 1980s Los Angeles. Taking over the body of his ancestor, Phil, Jak must find the body Whistler now inhabits before he can take over…

This week- a pair of films about criminal elements and the fast decent into obsession. When his partner is killed, just three days before retirement, Secret Service Agent Richard Chance becomes obsessed with getting revenge on the counterfeiter Eric Masters. As Chance increasingly goes off the rails, indulging in sexual extortion of an informant an…

This week- a celebration of France's vampire auteur that avoids almost purposefully avoids his beloved vampire work. When Frederic sees a photograph of old ruins by the sea, he suddenly remembers a beautiful young woman his preteen self fell in love with. Obsessing over finding the ruins location, he soon finds himself the target of nefarious force…

This week- a pair of French speaking serial killers and the people who obsess over them. Saskia and Rex are on a biking holiday in France. At a rest stop, Saskia goes to buy drinks and is never seen again. Raymond is a wealthy family man who spends his free time practicing his approach to abducting women. Raymond refines his methods through fumblin…

This week- a pair of films about people on the make. Small time hustler, Johnny Hooker, accidentally puts a giant target on his own back when steals a large amount of money from a violent crime boss's courier. His only hope is to ruin the crime boss with the help of Henry Gondorff, a once big time con artist currently on the run from the FBI. Toget…

This week we jump back to 1985 for a double feature of b-movie bliss. Just before Christmas, Lane Meyer's only two interests, his girlfriend and skiing, are ripped away from him by Roy Stalin, the bully ski team captain. Unfortunately, Lane is about on par with the rest of the town for eccentricities and he does not take this dual rejection well. P…

This week a four pack of sci-fi with less than futuristic surroundings. Scientist Sterling Peirce dreamed of a future where mankind no longer feared death, lived in harmony with all existence, and dedicated his life to the miracle elixir he created. Tragically, he died before his vision of a a peaceful future could come to pass. Years later, his so…

This week- a pair of films about high emotional responses. Paul and Nelly run a successful hotel, have a beautiful child, and live what appears to be an idyllic life together. Until Paul begins to have suspicions about Nelly's fidelity. Paul soon finds himself sinking into a quagmire of jealous fantasies and anger. Will Paul get the help he needs? …

This week two movies where everyone is pretty awful and the title is wished upon everyone on screen. A friend group of recent college graduates are horrific to everyone around them and to each other. Kevin is obsessed with his bff's girlfriend. Alec is a serial cheater who only cares about career advancement. Billy is a serial cheater and occasiona…

This week- a film about a girl pushed beyond human endurance and a franchise entry that made the internet ridiculously thirsty for a basic whiny tantrum spree killling piss baby. When her mother goes to America with her fiancé, Lilya is left to fend for herself. Living in in a tiny squalid apartment, she has few options and no money. When a friend …

This week- a pair of films about relationships and rumors. Eva is a divorced massage therapist whose daughter is about to fly across country for college. At a party she meets Marianne, a poet and new client/friend. She also meets Albert, a television archivist and love interest. Before long she learns that Marianne and Albert used to be married and…

This week a quartet of movies starring popstars. When Ali travels from Iowa to LA with dreams of becoming a professional dancer, she takes a job as a waitress. The club's owner, Tess, is battling financial worries, an aggressive developer, a drunken diva, and a partner on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Desperate for something new to revitalize t…

This week- a couple of nostalgic classics from low budget independent studios. Mandroid escapes the lair of nefarious scientist Albert Reeves and his time travelling plan for global conquest. Soon he finds an ally in robotics expect Nora Hunter, roguish riverboat captain Harry Fontana, ninja Kuji, and desperate for its own toyline complete with a S…

Due to some vague and out of our control issues with the site we record with, there will be a fair amount of snap, crackle, and even pop this week. We did our best to fix it but... apologizes in advance. This week two movies about desperate men trying to get the money and run before their short windows of time run out. When rogue Secret Service age…

This week- kids in 90s American and a con artist learns therapy is helpful. Roy Waller is a con artist in LA who suffers from OCD and stress induced tics. After a bad panic attack, his partner convinces him to see a therapist. The therapy convinces Roy to reach out to people from his past. Soon Roy finds himself with the biggest mark of his career …

This week- four films starring a tartan typhoon called Gerry. After being locked away in a vault for 120 years, a heist unleashes a vampiric nightmare on New Orleans just in time for Mardi Gras (as if a movie would acknowledge the city for the other 11 months of the year). Mary, a young record store employee with questionable mental health, finds h…

This week- a classic gothic horror from England and a, uh, different type of classic for a very dedicated type of audience. In 1885, self proclaimed librarian Jonathan Harker arrives take charge of some books at a lonely castle. Mr. Harker didn't tell anyone that his real job is vampire hunter and the noble whose books he used as cover is named Dra…

This week- a pair of films adapted from the stage. 1931, Berlin, while finishing his doctorate a British academic, Brian Roberts, takes residence in a boarding house. Finding his room is too small to teach English lessons, which he must to survive, Brian strikes up a friendship with his neighbor, Sally Bowles, a performer at the Kit Kat Klub. Soon …

This week- a pair of films that ask "when is justice served and what is permissible when it isn't?" Shady businessman Daniel Emerson has his partners, and lifelong lackeys. give him an alibi during his trial for raping pianist Gaily Morton which result in his acquittal. Horrified and overwhelmed by the verdict, Gaily takes her own life. Before long…

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