Episode 173 - Escape From Alcatraz (1979) 06/22/2018 Welcome back to Film Buff Fridays! We’re heading just slightly earlier than last week’s film, Episode #166 (“Vernon, Florida”). Before “The Rock” (1996), there was a famous film about Alcatraz in the late 1970s. Like films from the 1970s? Check out Episode #035 (“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”), Episode #049 (“Ganja and Hess”), Episode #070 (“The Warriors”), and Episode #091 (“The Conversation”). And if you have other suggestions, let us know at onemoviepunch.com. And now... Today’s movie is
Welcome back to Film Buff Fridays! We’re heading just slightly earlier than last week’s film, Episode #166 (“Vernon, Florida”). Before “The Rock” (1996), there was a famous film about Alcatraz in the late 1970s. Like films from the 1970s? Check out Episode #035 (“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre”), Episode #049 (“Ganja and Hess”), Episode #070 (“The Warriors”), and Episode #091 (“The Conversation”). And if you have other suggestions, let us know at onemoviepunch.com. And now... Today’s movie is
Episode 172 - Whose Streets? (2017) 06/21/2018 Welcome back to Documentary Thursdays. Today we’re going to get a ground-level view of what happened in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014, one of three wrongful black deaths that birthed the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Structural racism still exists within the police force, which any casual glance at our incarceration rates will verify. Don’t believe me? Check out Episode #046 (“Strong Island”) for the case of Yancy Ford’s brother’s death. Or Episode #156 (“Survivors Guide to Prison”) for an avalanche
Welcome back to Documentary Thursdays. Today we’re going to get a ground-level view of what happened in Ferguson, Missouri in 2014, one of three wrongful black deaths that birthed the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Structural racism still exists within the police force, which any casual glance at our incarceration rates will verify. Don’t believe me? Check out Episode #046 (“Strong Island”) for the case of Yancy Ford’s brother’s death. Or Episode #156 (“Survivors Guide to Prison”) for an avalanche
Episode 171 - Sunday's Illness (2018) 06/20/2018 Welcome back to Worldwide Wednesdays! We made it! Today’s film will be the fourth of four new Netflix Original releases from last Friday. You can hit up the archives for the other films. Last week we were in Australia, but we’ve returned with another Spanish film. Digging the Spanish film scene? Check out Episode #080 (“Veronica”), Episode #101 (“Orbiter 9”), and Episode #150 (“Sara’s Notebook”). And if you have other suggestions, let us know at onemoviepunch.com. And now... Today’s movie is
Welcome back to Worldwide Wednesdays! We made it! Today’s film will be the fourth of four new Netflix Original releases from last Friday. You can hit up the archives for the other films. Last week we were in Australia, but we’ve returned with another Spanish film. Digging the Spanish film scene? Check out Episode #080 (“Veronica”), Episode #101 (“Orbiter 9”), and Episode #150 (“Sara’s Notebook”). And if you have other suggestions, let us know at onemoviepunch.com. And now... Today’s movie is
Episode 170 - Maktub (2017) 06/19/2018 Today’s movie is “Maktub” (2017), the third of four Netflix Original films released this past Friday. The film follows Chuma (Guy Amir) and Steve (Hanan Savyon), two criminals who survive a bomb attack in Jerusalem, and decide to reform their ways, fulfilling wishes left in the Wailing Wall. The film was written by Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon, and directed by Oded Raz. Spoilers ahead. Politically speaking, things are really charged right now around Jerusalem, and many organizations are calling
Today’s movie is “Maktub” (2017), the third of four Netflix Original films released this past Friday. The film follows Chuma (Guy Amir) and Steve (Hanan Savyon), two criminals who survive a bomb attack in Jerusalem, and decide to reform their ways, fulfilling wishes left in the Wailing Wall. The film was written by Guy Amir and Hanan Savyon, and directed by Oded Raz. Spoilers ahead. Politically speaking, things are really charged right now around Jerusalem, and many organizations are calling
