2 Recent Movie Gems Worth Your While


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On the 1st Friday of every month, I give you behind-the-scenes looks at the latest and greatest movies.

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Today's edition is all about recent gems:

"The Last Stop in Yuma County" (May 10, 2024)

Director: Francis Galluppi

Synopsis:

While awaiting the next fuel truck at a middle-of-nowhere Arizona rest stop, a traveling young knife salesman is thrust into a high-stakes hostage situation by the arrival of two similarly stranded bank robbers with no qualms about using crueltyโ€”or cold, hard steelโ€”to protect their bloodstained, ill-gotten fortune.

Why I recommend this:

This is such an easy 90-minute watch.

These days it's common to go into a movie and not come out until almost 3 hours later.

We need more fun, hour-and-a-half movies that are filled with interesting situations, intriguing characters, practical effects, but most importantly with good story lines.

The Last Stop in Yuma County at a glance:

๐Ÿ… Rotten Tomatoes: 97%โ€‹
๐ŸŸ ๐ŸŸข๐Ÿ”ต Letterboxd
: 3.6 of 5
๐ŸŽญ Genres: Thriller, Crime
โญ๏ธ Starring: Jim Cummings, Richard Brake

๐Ÿ“บ Where to watch: Not streaming on demand. Rent from $6.99

"'Funny Games' was the movie that made me realize you can make something in a simple room and get a reaction out of the audience. That was the moment I knew I wanted to be a filmmaker.โ€
โ€” Francis Galluppi, Director, Writer

"Reality" (2023)

Director: Tina Satter

Synopsis:

A former American intelligence specialist gets confronted for releasing government information to the media about Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections via an email operation.

The way they decided to tell this story is SO unique and just plain cool.

If you havenโ€™t yet, donโ€™t look up anything else about this movie and just dive in. Itโ€™s so much better that way.

Thatโ€™s what I did; I saw only the title, actress, and hit play.

I'm grateful I watched it without a trailer or looking up marketing material.

Reality at a glance:

๐Ÿ… Rotten Tomatoes: 94%โ€‹
๐ŸŸ ๐ŸŸข๐Ÿ”ต Letterboxd
: 3.3 / 5
๐ŸŽญ Genres: Drama, Thriller
โญ๏ธ Starring: Sydney Sweeney

๐Ÿ“บ Where to watch: Streaming on Max

"It was almost like a mini art projectโ€
โ€” Tina Satter, Director, Writer

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Hope you enjoyed this!

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P.S.

I launched a 2nd YouTube channel called Cinema Roll. ๐Ÿ‘€

My friend Steve and I react to the latest movie trailers.

People say we're funny and entertaining, so we thought we'd put that to the test.

Here's a few recent ones if you're interested:

You can click on any of those images to view the related video.

Watch some new movies this month! Let me know what you think

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