Movies Out Today: Saccharine, Sick Puppy, Reckless, Ask E. Jean

There are a bunch of films out today that we covered on CinemAddicts that will hopefully be worth your time. Are you in the mood for a supernatural/psychological thriller (Saccharine)? What about a critically acclaimed documentary on journalist E. Jean Carroll (Ask E. Jean)? If Scott Adkins is your man, we have a Reckless (pun intended!) review from Eric Holmes. Last but not least, Bruce Purkey is up in the Cinem-Attic giving his take on an absolutely unexpected featured named Sick Puppy. Listen to our latest CinemAddicts episode for details on these new films!

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Saccharine centers on Hana (Midori Francis), a medical student whose life takes a turn for the worse after she takes weight loss pills that are made from human ashes! To take more pills, she shaves off parts of an overweight cadaver that she and her fellow colleagues have been studying. The feature co-stars Madeleine Madden as Alanya, the object of Hana’s affections, and Danielle Macdonald as Hana’s classmate/friend Josie. All three of us loved Natalie Erika James’ Relic (Bruce was not a fan of Apartment 7A), so there was a ton of high expectations with Saccharine. We recommend Saccharine and check out our review on CinemAddicts:

Scott Adkins stars in Reckless as an ex-convict who is attempting to avoid the cops and criminals while he is trying to reclaim his share of an old heist. The feature, directed by Elliott Montello, features Vinnie Jones as the main antagonist. Eric Holmes, who has Adkins on his Mt. Rushmore of actors, compares this film to Adkins’ previous movie Accident Man. Reckless is now out on Digital and On Demand.

Check out Eric’s review of Reckless (he gave it ⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 out of 5) below:

Directed and produced by Ivy Meeropol, Ask E. Jean centers on the life of journalist/advice columnist E. Jean Carroll. The 91-minute documentary also focuses on Carroll’s lawsuit against Donald Trump (she won both times). Holmes recommends the documentary, which is currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Meeropol will be doing Q&A’s at the IFC Center tonight through May 22nd. For more information on more Ask E. Jean showings, check out its official site.

Listen to Holmes’ Ask E. Jean review and check out his interview with Meeropol:

Directed and written by Jay Reid, Sick Puppy centers on Charlie (Natasha Calls), a woman who wants her hubby John (Brett Geddes) to stop being a serial killer. Although John decides to quit his killing ways, their lives are threatened when the police come knocking on their door! Running at 105 minutes, the film contains some absolutely unpredictable subplots. Bruce Purkey gave this movie a “One Star Banger” rating, meaning although he sees the movie as absolutely ridiculous and dumb, he had a great time watching the flick! Sick Puppy is now playing in select theaters and is available on Digital via Dark Sky Films.

Check out Bruce’s Sick Puppy review on CinemAddicts:

Bruce Purkey closes out the episode with a review of the new Netflix series The Boroughs and he teams up with Joseph Bridges (a cinephile I bow down to!) for a Scarred S**tless review).

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