Bella Cherry arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming an adult film star, but she soon learns that fame won’t come easy as she harnesses her ambition and cunning to rise to the top of this mesmerizing and singular world.   Chuck says: Much like the industry its taking to task, Ninja Thyberg’s “Pleasure” […]

Two estranged siblings return home to the sprawling ranch they once knew and loved, confronting a deep and bitter family legacy against a mythic American backdrop. Chuck says: The physical wounds have healed, though some scars remain.  However, it’s the emotional and psychological damage that have yet to be addressed in Scott McGehee and David […]

In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a 60 year old taxi driver, steals Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery in London. Chuck says: In 1961, the British government arranged to buy Goya’s portrait of the Duke of Wellington for 140,000 pounds, an extravagant expenditure that sparked a bit of controversy as the […]

Dr. Stephen Strange casts a forbidden spell that opens the doorway to the multiverse, including alternate versions of himself, whose threat to humanity is too great for the combined forces of Strange, Wong, and Wanda Maximoff. Chuck says: There’s something amiss in the Marvel Films Universe. I fear it has become a victim of its […]