09/22/2018

Today’s movie is “The Land of Steady Habits” (2018), the Netflix Original dramedy written and directed by Nicole Holofcener. The film follows Anders Hill (Ben Mendelsohn), a privileged man who decides to leave the world of finance, his wife Helene (Edie Falco), and his adult son Preston (Thomas Mann) to live on his own. However, when he develops an irresponsible relationship with a drug-addled teen named Charlie (Charlie Tahan), he begins to reevaluate the choices he has made. Spoilers ahead.

09/21/2018

Today’s movie is “Escape From New York” (1981), the science fiction cult classic directed by John Carpenter and written for the screen in collaboration with Nick Castle, Jr. The film follows Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell), a convicted felon given a mission to extract the President (Donald Pleasence) after crash landing in New York City, now a maximum-security prison confined to Manhattan Island. And everyone better get out of his way. Spoilers ahead. Podcast:

09/20/2018

Today’s movie is “The Heart of Nuba” (2016), the documentary directed by Kenneth A. Carlson. The documentary follows the efforts of Dr. Tom Catena in the Nuba Mountains in southern Sudan, working tirelessly to heal those affected by bombings from the current government, and has come to care for the Nuba people. Spoilers ahead. Podcast: onemoviepunch.libsyn.com/episode-263-the-heart-of-nuba-2016 Blog: onemoviepunch.com/home/episode-263-the-heart-of-nuba-2016