'The Suicide Squad' Is Gory, Gratuitous, but Great
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.

Collection of four short films from Falcon Studios. "Allen" is a hot college jock playing with the bulge behind his jockstrap. In "Thrust After Thrust" Phillip and Michael lock their beautiful bodies together with manly pleasure. Superstar Al Parker spends a hot "Weekend Lockup" behind bars with the sheriff's young deputies. "Mandingo" features a black superstud who unloads his young sex juice.
'The Suicide Squad' is at its best when it focuses on its characters and commentary on real-life issues, but stumbles when it relies too heavily on gratuitous gore and insensitive humor.
A consumed-by-rage woman travels from universe to universe to avenge the death of her daughter by brutally killing her murderer over and over again. And that's all that she does.
By depicting 4 different stories, Director Sergio Tovar Velarde keeps the focus on the shared humanity and search for love (both self and romantic) of various gay Mexican men.
'También la Iluvia' exploits Indigenous peoples' fight against the privatization of water in order to tell a story about Spanish characters.
This side-splitting workplace comedy features a diverse cast and tackles challenging social issues. Other sitcoms should take note.
We sat down with Writer/Director Albert Acosta to discuss his debut short film, (ha-ha), Acosta's foray into narrative cinema, and how his personal experiences have shaped his filmmaking philosophy.