
Allison Carter (Tina Krause) is a psychic who can experience the last few hours of a person’s life by just touching them. She literally takes their place and experiences exactly what they did. In “The Laughing Strangler”, a friend (Pamela Sutch) is murdered and Allison learns who the killer is. But he captures her and she finds herself chained to a table and about to be sliced in half with a sword. Will she be rescued in time? Also starring Laura Giglio and G W Lawrence and introducing Tony Bork as “The Laughing Strangler.” In “The Hypnotized Model”, Allison tries to save her friend Karen (Vanessa Carlton) from a photographer (Dean Paul) who hypnotizes his subjects and then takes revealing photos of them. Will Allison and Karen find themselves sold into white slavery?
Netflix’s new rom-com, Voicemails for Isabelle (dir. Leah McKendrick), isn’t just heartwarming, funny, and an achievement in female directing - it’s also an instant classic. Following 20-something aspiring baker Jill (Zoey Deutch), Voicemails for Isabelle tells a story of grief, self-discovery, and fateful connections. Ever since her beloved sister Izzy’s (Ciara Bravo) death, Jill has been leaving her hilarious, extremely TMI voicemails about her chaotic love life and miserable day job as a prep cook. Little does she know that a handsome and unsatisfied real estate agent in her hometown has inherited the number and practically fallen in love with her by listening to her stories.
'The Last Black Man in San Francisco' is part fiction, part documentary. Jimmie longs for the old Victorian home that he grew up in — the house that his grandfather built. However, this home is now in an overpriced, White, San Francisco neighborhood.
With This is Us now on its fifth season and A Million Little Things on its third, we have a lot of material to entertain the hypothetical: if these two shows got in the ring together, who would come out victorious? Despite the endless recognition for the former’s success, I dare say I’d put my money on A Million Little Things once all is said and done.
Yes, "Nope" is definitely about the modern obsession with turning tragedy and horror into a spectacle for people’s enjoyment. But it's also about the power of looking, who has the right to look, and what happens to those who are looked upon.
Hustlers was meant to be a film about female empowerment. And it was, to a certain extent. I expected and wanted this to be a kickass and complex film of sexy women who use their confidence, skills, and wits towards a brilliant plan to get revenge on the Wall Street guys who wronged them.