Southern Resident Killer Whales also known as Southern Resident Orca Whales are found in the Salish Sea in Washington and British Columbia. Presently there are 75 known South Resident Orca Whales facing extinction. In the 1960’s and 1970’s some 50 were captured and transported to “marine parks” including infant Orca, Lolita, as she was named,Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Resident Orca””
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RKS 2024 Film: “The Gutter”: Full of Stereotypes and Lacking Originality
Walt (Shameik Moore), a man with few social or business skills, finds employment as general help at the dilapidated Alleycatz Bowling Alley. There he meets Skunk (Darcy Carden) on a bar stool a former female pro bowler and now a voracious consumer of beer, preferably warm for breakfast. A city building inspector gives bowling alleyContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “The Gutter”: Full of Stereotypes and Lacking Originality”
RKS 2024 Film: “Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties”: Trailer Park Boys Head Over the Pond
Bubbles’ (Mike Smith) new band “Bubbles and the Shitrockers” graduates to a provincial tour of veteran’s halls performing to handfuls of patrons in barrooms that also function as bingo halls. The Shitrockers unimpressive playlist of country-trucker music fails to generate a fan base. Then a big break playing for 100 inmates at a maximum-security penitentiaryContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties”: Trailer Park Boys Head Over the Pond”
RKS 2024 Film: “Moon Under Water” (Short): Dementia and the Dance of Agonized Oppression
Jack (Tom Heyes) minds his dementia ridden uncle, Glenn (Lalor Roddy) who had taken Jack in after the death of his mother. The tables are turned as it is Jack’s choice to mind Glenn. It is a grind of a job and Jack’s dancing which opens the short is one of pain and oppression almostContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Moon Under Water” (Short): Dementia and the Dance of Agonized Oppression”
RKS 2024 Film: “Guzzle Buddies” (Short): Symbiotic Misery
The short opens with one roommate guzzling a full glass of liquor then helping his roommate suffering from severe anxiety and panic attacks he attributes to being sparked by a “cold brew”. His roommate uses a variety of techniques to calm his anxiety ridden roommate. The rescuing roommate over a bottle of liquor, he refersContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Guzzle Buddies” (Short): Symbiotic Misery”
RKS 2024 Film: “Shadow Brother Sunday” (Short): Monetary Desperation, Jealousy and Brotherly Love
Have you ever had that miserable feeling wondering about the trajectory of where your life was headed feeling like a failure and walked into a joyous family situation? Did you feel like crawling under the carpet? Cole (Alden Ehrenreich) is a struggling musician down on his luck living out of his car. His brother JacobContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Shadow Brother Sunday” (Short): Monetary Desperation, Jealousy and Brotherly Love”
RKS 2024 Film: “Ily, Bye” (Short): Getting That Job and Incompetence be Damned!
Siobhan (Meg Stalter) receives a tip from her roommate Gary (Kanoa Goo) his boss, the very conservative Mr. Litchfield may be looking for a new employee and suggests she call Litchfield to introduce herself which she does with disastrous results. Siobhan can’t stop her incessant jabbering on the message sounding like an incompetent fool. SiobhanContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Ily, Bye” (Short): Getting That Job and Incompetence be Damned!”
RKS 2024 Film: “Let’s Keep the Party Going” (Short): The Time Limited Advantage of Being a Hollywood Nepo Baby
Hunter (Nick Hurley) experiences minute success in his efforts to make it bigtime as an actor in Hollywood. He chides his agent for wasting his time with auditions for chickenshit commercials depriving him of an opportunity to showcase his acting talents. The film commences with Hunter at an audition being asked to say, “Let’s keepContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Let’s Keep the Party Going” (Short): The Time Limited Advantage of Being a Hollywood Nepo Baby”
RKS 2024 Film: “The Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area” (Short Film): Searing Hot Allegorical Sarcasm
Imagine a society where mostly young adults choose to apply to the Canadian Government to become wildmen. No taxes are paid, student loans vanish, the impossibility of finding livable and affordable accommodation is overcome and the fruitless search for meaningful employment is avoided as most of the wild men live in Toronto’s extensive ravine system.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “The Wildmen of the Greater Toronto Area” (Short Film): Searing Hot Allegorical Sarcasm”
RKS 2024 Film: “72 Hours”: Rather Run of the Mill
“72 Hours” is more or less run of the mill. FBI good. Criminals almost all bad. The glory of a unified family. Suggested sexuality geared toward prime-time television. If you appreciate this type of film good on you mate and enjoy. If you are searching for something novel or intellectually challenging best forget this film.Continue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “72 Hours”: Rather Run of the Mill”
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