Flying to New Delhi from Montreal is far better than the Delhi Belly flight from New Delhi to Montreal as with the latter Indian food seeks its revenge on those not used to it. Flatulence and the runs are the perfect storm for an unholy stench that not even the smell of eggplant curry couldContinue reading “The Penniless Pensioner: Misaligned, Maligned but Marvellous (The Final Version): Chapter 6: Juanita Joins Big Bopper and Buddy Holly”
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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: “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: “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: “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”
RKS 2024 Film: “Porcelain War”: Ukrainian Self Defence and Survival Through Art
“Porcelain War” is remarkably different from its Ukrainian relative “Honeymoon” I watched earlier this month at The 65th Thessaloniki International Film Festival”. “Honeymoon” was the story of two Ukrainian artists, newly married, trapped in their flat surrounded by the Russian army. It was a film of fear and desperation. “Porcelain War” is a story ofContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “Porcelain War”: Ukrainian Self Defence and Survival Through Art”
RKS 2024 Film: “All The Lost Ones”: A Civil War Spreads Upwards North Bay Way!
A massive water contamination incident kills thousands on North America’s northeast coast. Climate activists go wonkers in a Greta Thunberg fury sparking a backlash from a paramilitary-political group the United Conservancy comprised of neo Nazis, racists, white supremacists and assorted right wing deviants. Law and order people or so they say marching northward seeping intoContinue reading “RKS 2024 Film: “All The Lost Ones”: A Civil War Spreads Upwards North Bay Way!”
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