Which movies qualify to be released in the cinema, and which one is meant to go straight to a streaming service?

The movie Pain Hustlers delves deep into the opioid crisis but looks at it more from the corporate angle and less from the streets

M. C Edem and Onyeka O. are back from a (We will explain someday!) Hiatus. We do our best to catch up on what has been going on in the Movie-sphere and then we touch a little on Martin Scorsese's Killer Of The Flower Moon

In this episode, we discuss the TV show The Dropout, which chronicles the activities of Theranos, and shines a light on some of the practices of Tech CEO's in the early rise of Silicon Valley. 

Sources

HULU: The Dropout

ColdFusion: Theranos – Silicon Valley’s Greatest Disaster 

NBC News: BREAKING: Elizabeth Holmes Found Guilty On Four Counts Of Fraud

We discuss Inventing Anna, the amazing true story of how Anna Sorkin/Delvy played a fast one on a couple of New York socialites. Was this done premeditatedly, or was it something that she made up as she went along? 

Sources

1. Inventing Anna (Netflix)

2. How con-artist Anna Sorokin ripped off the New York elite and became a star | 60 Minutes Australia (YouTube)

The means by which people choose to traffic hard drugs are diverse, but when we think about how an individual will use their own body as a means to traffic drugs can be shocking to the uninformed. Kunle Afolayan's Swallow gives a small glimpse into circumstances that would cause someone to engage in this type of activity. We do a brief review of the movie with Monike Charles-Benite.

Happy New year! In this first episode of the year, Mfon muses on Aaron Paul's role in the movie Eye In The Sky and explores new movies that will be released in the month of January. It is going to be a great year. Follow on Twitter @reeltalkextra, email: [email protected]