This week’s CinemAddicts features a couple of movie gems that are worth checking out. Topping the list is the new documentary The Disappearance of Shere Hite from IFC Films and the horror-thriller Do Not Disturb from Dark Star Pictures. Listen to episode 216 below and hopefully you will find a movie to watch over the weekend!
Matthew Yerby makes his feature directing debut with The Dirty South, a crime thriller centering on a bartender (Willa Holland) who is attempting to keep her establishment from being bought out by the small town’s most powerful businessman (Dermot Mulroney). Shane West plays the criminal who aids her in the quest for more money.
This Much We Know, the directorial debut from L. Frances Henderson, is loosely based on John D’Agata’s book About A Mountain. The documentary attempts to connect the suicide of Levi Presley, who spoke to D’Agata on a suicide hotline a few hours before ending his life, along with the storage of nuclear waste in the nearby Yucca Mountain. An exploration of Las Vegas as the suicide capitol of the U.S. as well as Henderson’s working through her close friend’s suicide, are all covered in this ambitious feature. This film delivered a similar impact to Kirsten Johnson’sCameraperson, and I opened up the interview asking if that documentary was an influence.
As a fan of Tragedy Girls, I was looking forward to interviewing director Tyler MacIntyre for It’s A Wonderful Knife. Both CinemAddicts co-host Bruce Purkey and I enjoyed the movie, and if you want a holiday-themed slasher film with a bit of heart and levity, this one should be a perfect movie choice. Full interview with MacIntyre is featured below!
Combining live action and 3D animation,Love Virtually centers on four who are trying to find love in the Metaverse! Director/co-writer L.E. Staiman and executive producer/co-writer Cheston Mizel came up with the idea during the global pandemic. Since there was no big studio behind them, there was no “gatekeeping” for this movie. The pair simply penned a script and went from there . . .
This week I am offering up two Blu-rays of Warhorse One courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment. The picture, starring Johnny Strong, is directed by Strong and William Kaufman. I enjoyed Kaufman’s previous films (Shrapnel, The Channel) and I’m looking forward to seeing Warhorse One. Giveaway details below!
Apple Original Films has released the trailer to The Family Plan, an action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan. Movie hits Apple TV+ on December 15. Let us know your thoughts on the trailer!
The six-part limited series The Garden: Commune or Cult centers on a community that lives off the grid. A film crew has received access to give viewers a bird’s eye look at life on The Garden, and the series centers on several newcomers who have ten days to prove their worth to the community. Tisheila Early, a survivalist truck driver, talked to Deepest Dream about her experiences at The Garden.
Now in theaters and available on Digital and On Demand, Squealer centers on a police officer (Wes Chatham) and a social worker (Danielle Burgio) who are trying to uncover why young women are disappearing in a small town. These clues lead to a butcher (Ronnie Gene Blevins) at a pig farm, and thus this horror-thriller travels down its share of dark and bloody corners. Burgio co-wrote with script with Squealer director Andy Armstrong, and the two talked about the collaboration.
Shot in the Arm, directed by Scott Hamilton Kennedy and executive produced by Neil deGrasse Tyson, is a critically acclaimed documentary that spotlights the “vaccine hesitancy and in the context of our modern pandemic.” Can we overcome our own confirmation bias and strengthen our own education and personal insights? Kennedy and Tyson talked about their documentary, which is now playing at New York City’s Angelika Film Center.
