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"Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away" a line from The Beatles song that works well with this film. A struggling musician, Jack Malik appears to be the only person in the world who remembers The Beatles music then using their songs as a way to become a rockstar. A film that more so focuses on the love aspect of his manager/friend Ellie, which at times comes off as a romance film cliche. However, at its core this is a love letter to The Beatles themselves and all fans of their music, sparking what their music always stood for, bringing people together.

A film that takes you on a journey as a man finds a large amount of money after a drug bust gone wrong, now on the run as a bounty hunter chases him down all across Texas and Mexico. A perfect example of tension building at its finest as every corner is met with someone after the money. No Country for Old Men will leave you on the edge of your seat the whole time, and listen to us as we discuss what's the most we have ever lost in a coin toss. 

A woman receives a manuscript from her first husband and while reading, brings back memories of how their marriage fell apart. Simultaneously, the film also tells the manuscript, a man out for revenge against the people who captured and killed his family. A deep psychological film that ties together infidelity, weakness, fear and, the realization of who you are meant to be. Nocturnal Animals reveals just how much someone is willing to do, to get justice.

In the year 2020, we thought monsters would eventually come from the sky, we were wrong, unaware that they would come from the water below. Creatures known as Kaiju came to destroy the world, the only answer?  The Jaeger program, giant robots built to save the earth. In an action-packed film filled with beautiful colors and dynamic fight scenes we discuss just how to CANCEL THE APOCALYPSE,...and it's still not even Franks's favorite Guillermo Del Toro film.   

Have you ever had the feeling that you can't deal with your life anymore? Wanting to be completely free with no strings attached? What some would say a mid-life crisis, others would say borders on insanity as a man decides to watch his family from up in their garage instead of coming home one night. However, the story really gets you when this turns into almost a year staying up there becoming completely self-dependent. Listen as we discuss a unique story and talk about what it truly means to be shut off from society and the real definition of loving from afar.  

Imagine knowing someone for years, spending almost every day with them, thinking you know exactly who they are, but do you? Based on the book from the same name Patrick Bateman is a New York yuppie who just so happens to also kill people. A deep psychological thriller that leaves more questions then answers, we watch as a man's grip on reality slowly slips away. Showing just how much a man is willing to do to fit in. 

Imagine truly being in love, having a connection with someone that your souls almost feel like one, living a life together that completes you. Now imagine having that connection with someone who isn't even really alive. Spike Jonze creates such a film as Theodore falls in love with Samantha, an OS1 computer made for companionship which explores a love story with a very unique twist to it. Her brings to life a beautiful love story with characters you truly become invested in, blurring the line of what is actually needed to be in a relationship and more importantly, how love can blossom in the most unconventional ways   

Turing Test-the testing of a machine's ability to exhibit intelligence equivalent to, or indistinguishable from that of a human being. A test that is the basis and a very real possibility in Alex Garland's feature film. A story that takes a young man spending a week in a remote home in the middle of nowhere to truly see if he can tell the difference. An unpredictable film with beautiful effects and horror-like plot, you yourself will wonder who is the real human, and who is just a machine.

What happens when a man who works at a job he doesn't care about, has a wife who doesn't love him and has a daughter that hates him? He goes through a mid-life crisis and starts working out, smoking weed and fantasizing about his daughter's friend. This is the plot to Sam Mendes, America Beauty, an incredible story with so many real-life problems that shows the bare all feelings we all might feel deep down inside. A Film that we would say is probably a perfect film, listen as we see what happens when a man truly has nothing to lose. 

In the future, Mega City 1 is inhabited by over 8 million people, a city forged by crime and drugs. In this world, the police must be judge, jury, and executioner and the best they have is Judge Dredd. Followed by his psychic mutant partner, Judge Anderson, they embark on a journey to bring to justice a drug kingpin known as Ma-Ma in the apartment area known as Peach Tree. An adrenaline-pumping action film with some great visuals we take the time to hop on the Lawmaker motorcycle, reload the Lawgiver and discuss why judge Dredd is THE LAW!