Movie Reviews

MADAGASIKARA:THE REAL MADAGASCAR AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL

June 29, 2020 RGN staff

Reviewed by Me’Chele Sevanesian: Oftentimes when we think we’re having a bad day we forget to think about the people whose best day on earth would be our worst day. Especially in today’s political climate which every way you swing politically, I think 1st world problems that become so frustrating are actually quite benign. Documentaries […]

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REVIEW-SUZI Q ON DEMAND JULY 1ST

June 26, 2020 RGN staff

Are you a lover of rock music? But even if you aren’t, and don’t know much about the genre you will love the documentary SUZI Q from Australian filmmakers Liam Firmager and Tait Brady.  They take us on a riveting and inspiring journey that charts the career of pioneering female rocker, Suzi Quatro as the trailblazer and inspiration […]

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FILM REVIEW: JACK AND YAYA

June 25, 2020 RGN staff

Jack & Yaya captures a year in the life of childhood best friends who go from swapping gendered Christmas gifts as kids to transitioning in their twenties. Director Jennifer Bagley created a timely documentary about two childhood friends who grew from swapping gendered Christmas gifts as kids to transitioning in their twenties to both become transgender […]

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BRYE DALLAS HOWARD’S DOCUMENTARY “DADS” PREMIERES JUNE 19TH ON APPLE TV+

June 17, 2020 RGN staff

Brye Dallas Howard, daughter of filmmaker Ron Howard makes her directorial debut with “DADS” a documentary that celebrates the joy and challenges of parenting in today’s world. There are many stories about men not stepping up to their responsibility. So it was a pleasant surprise to enjoy a documentary that showcased various men and their […]

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WRESTLEMASSACRE AVAILABLE ON DEMAND

June 16, 2020 RGN staff

Wrestlemassacre is a low budget gore-fest fan’s dreams of revenge. This dark comedy horror flick focuses on mild-mannered groundskeeper Randy (Richie Acevedo) who has dreams of becoming a wrestling star like his father. Similar to Bill Murray’s hilarious groundskeeper character in Caddy Shack, Randy is dismissed as an idiot and no one has respect for […]

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DRIVEN PREMIERES JUNE 16TH ON DEMAND

June 15, 2020 RGN staff

An evening shift of driving for a rideshare app turns out to be the craziest ride ever for Emerson (Casey Dillard). Her shift starts off by finding a handbag lying in the middle of the road near her house, a strange omen to start off this life-changing night. Between each of her rides, she encounters […]

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BABYTEETH ON DEMAND AND IN THEATERS JUNE 19

June 14, 2020 RGN staff

Babyteeth is a glorious testament to love while facing death. We are born and we will die but how we live and treasure life will be the test. Shannon Murphy(“Killing Eve” Season 3)an award-winning theatre and TV director has given us a delightful coming of age story about a terminally ill teenager. Milla (Eliza Scanlen)becomes […]

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THE LURING ON DVD AND DIGITAL

June 13, 2020 RGN staff

Reviewed by Simone Cromer@threatreofzen: The director of The Luring, Christopher Wells, took a couple of pages out of Stephen King’s The Shining and It when creating this psychological horror thriller about an unspeakable childhood tragic event. To Garrett (Rick Irwin) there is something about the family home in a remote area of Vermont that lures him there to uncover the mystery of an event he cannot […]

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REVIEW OF TOMASSO

June 4, 2020 RGN staff

In his latest film director, writer Abel Ferrara gives us a story of one man’s struggle as he navigates his life after drug addiction recovery. Tommaso, (played by Willem Dafoe) is an American film director now living in Italy, with a new wife and a 3-year-old daughter. The film opens giving us a glimpse of […]

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A CLEAR SHOT ON DVD AND DIGITAL JUNE 2ND

June 1, 2020 RGN staff

Reviewed by Thyronne Millaud: Director Nick Leisure’s latest film “A Clear Shot”, starring Mario Van Peebles, his son, Mandela Van Peebles, Glenn Plummer, and Jessica Meza, is based on the real-life story of Sacramento’s 1991 Good Guys Hostage Crises. Four second-generation Vietnamese immigrants held 40 shoppers and employees hostage for nine hours inside a Good […]

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