Chicken Girls: The Movie 2018

Chicken Girls: The Movie 2018

Chicken Girls: The Movie 2018
Drama | 29 June 2018 (USA)

Storyline:

In Attaway High, there was a new principal. She banned the students from singing and dancing but only to concentrate in their studies. But then there is a Spring Fling coming up. She planned to cancel it. Rhyme and a few of her friend went to such trouble on trying to get the Spring Fling back.

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The Greenhouse Effect 2005

The Greenhouse Effect 2005
Parnikovyy effekt (original title)
1h 33min | Drama | 1 September 2005 (Russia)

User review:

loved these unlikeable characters…..one of whom is a hustler and a thief, the other is a young confused liar and ingrate.

But I still came to like them.

The excellent acting by the two young protagonists is compelling and very believable. Rita and Nemoy take us on their journey of taking each day as it comes, of searching for the past and perhaps building for a future.

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The Swamp 2001

The Swamp 2001

The Swamp 2001
La Ciénaga (original title)
Not Rated | 1h 43min | Comedy, Drama | 12 April 2001 (Argentina)

Storyline:

Chekhov in contemporary Argentina. Mecha and Gregorio are at their rundown country place near La Ciénaga with their teen children. It’s hot. The adults drink constantly; Mecha cuts herself, engendering a trip to the hospital and a visit from her son José. A cousin, Tali, brings her children. The kids are on their own, sunbathing by the filthy pool, dancing in town, running in the hills with shotguns, driving cars without licenses. One of the teen girls loves Isabel, a family servant constantly accused of stealing. Mother and son, son and sisters, teen and Isabel are in each other’s beds and bathrooms with a creepy intimacy. With no adults paying attention, who’s at risk?

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Ideal Home 2018

Ideal Home 2018

Ideal Home 2018
1h 31min | Comedy, Drama | 6 July 2018 (UK)

Storyline:

Steve Coogan and Paul Rudd star as Erasmus and Paul, a bickering gay couple whose life is turned inside out when a ten-year old boy shows up at their door claiming to be Erasmus’ grandson. Neither Paul, nor Erasmus, are ready to give up their extravagant lifestyles to be parents, but maybe this little kid has a thing or two to teach them about the value of family.

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