Male bonding takes on a whole new meaning in the city of Capua where Gladiators learn the art of combat and man on man sex. Patrolling the walls that protect the city, Pompeius (Kevin Cage) and Varro Dardanius (Breno Lopes) take a break from their duties to indulge in each other's muscular bodies. Calaphus (Andreas Harris) catches the guys in action and invites them to join him where he expertly services their cocks before offering up his own ass for them impale with their rock hard shafts. After getting beaten down during gladiator training Flavius (Claudio Antonelli) begins to hallucinate and finds himself in a field where he is making love to Claudius (Santino McKenna). After worshiping each others bodies in the hot sun Flavius spreads his legs so that Claudius can drive his thick cock deep inside him.
Death on the Nile (1978) film mindless entertainment playing out on sets and wonders larger than the stakes, both of these films fail to live up to the hype of Agatha Christie's mystery. Check out cast & characterless controversy.
... La huesera haunts her daily life, leaving people to question her viability as a mother, and Valeria’s lack of satisfaction with her life leave her asking similar questions. These misgivings reach their peak after the baby is born, when Valeria, visibly in a state akin to possession, locks her in the fridge when she won’t stop crying through the night
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
I didn’t love Expecting Amy, the mini-series following Amy Schumer’s pregnancy, but it brought up a lot of great unspoken side-effects of working and growing a human in America.
"Driveways" is a nuanced portrait of an Asian American family, touching on themes of loss, growth, and belonging.
Intergenerational friendships and community can be so powerful, and this was a great example.
