RED ROCKET MOVIE REVIEW

This new cringe comedy from the director of the lauded “Tangerine” and “The Florida Project” follows Mikey (Simon Rex). He’s an ex-porn actor, broke as a joke, and has been forced to vacate Los Angeles for reasons presumably dire and make his way to the doorstep of his ex-wife and ex-porn partner Lexi (Bree Elrod) to beg for temporary housing with her and her elderly mother. Even though both realize this guy is never anything but trouble, his silver tongue and promises of compensation eventually sway them and they agree to put him up. Of course, he’s almost immediately up to his old tricks again. Hooking up with an old weed dealer to get a cash supply again, he starts planning his return to the porn industry and glory, this time with a stunning young ingenue (Suzanna Son) under his wing he expects to be the new hot thing once he gets there. Only, she doesn’t know this is what he has planned. Or that he’s a porn actor. And he’s, like, decades older than her. I mean, cringe. But the movie is well aware of how it’s making you feel and as difficult as “Red Rocket” is to sit through at points, it’s hard to deny how well made, sometimes really funny, and kinda mesmerizing it is. Listen to Chris, Marco, Beau, and Mike give their feelings about it.

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DIRECTED BY: Sean Baker

STARRING: Simon Rex, Bree Elrod, Suzanna Son, Brenda Deiss, Judy Hill, Marlon Lambert, Brittany Rodriguez, Ethan Darbone, Shih-Ching Tsou, Parker Bigham, Brandy Kirl, Dustin “Hitman” Hart

 

YOUR REVIEWERS

 

Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)

By day, Marco is a mild-mannered office worker,