Episode 134 - Tully (2018) 05/14/2018 Today’s movie is “Tully” (2018), the modern motherhood comedy from writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman. The film follows Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, struggling just to exist as a parent. However, her brother Craig (Mark Duplass), after seeing her struggles, offers to hire Marlo a night nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis) who allows Marlo, as it were, to find herself, now seemingly lost to motherhood. Spoilers ahead. I had the pleasure of taking my
Today’s movie is “Tully” (2018), the modern motherhood comedy from writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman. The film follows Marlo (Charlize Theron), a mother of three including a newborn, struggling just to exist as a parent. However, her brother Craig (Mark Duplass), after seeing her struggles, offers to hire Marlo a night nanny named Tully (Mackenzie Davis) who allows Marlo, as it were, to find herself, now seemingly lost to motherhood. Spoilers ahead. I had the pleasure of taking my
Episode 133 - Manhunt (2017) 05/13/2018 Today’s movie is “Manhunt”, an action-packed Netflix Original from none other than John Woo, based on a novel by Jukô Nishimura. The film follows Du Qiu (Hanyu Zhang), a Chinese pharmaceutical lawyer transferring from the Tenjin Corporation to a new posting. The corporation is secretly developing a warrior drug using illegal human testing, and to prevent trade secrets from leaking, they frame Du Qui for murder. Upon arriving at the crime scene, Detective Yamura (Masaharu Fukuyama) sees Du Qui
Today’s movie is “Manhunt”, an action-packed Netflix Original from none other than John Woo, based on a novel by Jukô Nishimura. The film follows Du Qiu (Hanyu Zhang), a Chinese pharmaceutical lawyer transferring from the Tenjin Corporation to a new posting. The corporation is secretly developing a warrior drug using illegal human testing, and to prevent trade secrets from leaking, they frame Du Qui for murder. Upon arriving at the crime scene, Detective Yamura (Masaharu Fukuyama) sees Du Qui
Episode 132 - The Kissing Booth (2018) 05/12/2018 Welcome to Streaming Saturdays. Last year when I was participating in the #DLMChallenge, I started to notice a number of independent films being picked up by the major streaming providers, bypassing the theatres to distribute directly to our homes. Netflix has most notably been releasing one or two films every week, sometimes many more, which along with Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Shudder, makes it difficult to know what to watch. Each week I hope to bring you one of those newly streaming films,
Welcome to Streaming Saturdays. Last year when I was participating in the #DLMChallenge, I started to notice a number of independent films being picked up by the major streaming providers, bypassing the theatres to distribute directly to our homes. Netflix has most notably been releasing one or two films every week, sometimes many more, which along with Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Shudder, makes it difficult to know what to watch. Each week I hope to bring you one of those newly streaming films,
Episode 131 - Haxan (1922) 05/11/2018 Before we get started, I just want to take a moment and introduce you to Film Buff Fridays. I hope to showcase films from thirty or more years ago, currently available for streaming, with a special focus on silent, classic, and cult films. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, head over to onemoviepunch.com and let me know. And feel free to dig into the archive for reviews of classics like “Metropolis” (Episode #014), “The Warriors” (Episode #070), and “The Conversation” (Episode
Before we get started, I just want to take a moment and introduce you to Film Buff Fridays. I hope to showcase films from thirty or more years ago, currently available for streaming, with a special focus on silent, classic, and cult films. If you have any suggestions for future episodes, head over to onemoviepunch.com and let me know. And feel free to dig into the archive for reviews of classics like “Metropolis” (Episode #014), “The Warriors” (Episode #070), and “The Conversation” (Episode
