Diamonds/Diamanti (2026) Written Review

Diamnti (Diamonds)

Cast: Luisa Ranieri, Jasmine Trinica, Vanessa Scalera

Writers: Elisa Casseri, Carlotta Corradi, Ferzan Ozpetek

Director: Ferzan Ozpetek

*** and a 1/2 *'s out of Five

When it comes to fashion I am an absolute dud in that area.  Take a look inside my closet and you will see four pairs of jeans(all plack) and a wide assortment of movie and tv related shirts. I only own two nice suits in brown and black  and while my own taste is indeed daft.  I am in awe whenever I see a truly spellbinding costume in a movie  and I imagine just how much effort in time it went in to create something that will forever be immortalized on the screen.

The Rotten Truth: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Sneak Peek)

 

Here is a preview of The Rotten Truth where Donnie Roberts and The Vern talk about Terry Gilliam's film adapation of Hunter S Thompson's book, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It has a 50 % rating on Rotten Tomatoes which means some think it's utter trash and while others hail it as a masterpiece. Where do you lie?

"Get Over Here" and watch Motral Kombat II (2026) The Vern's Written Review.

Mortal Kombat II

Cast  Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Jessica McNamee

Writer: Jeremy Slater,

Director: Simon McQuoid

**** out of Five Stars

The Ballads of Billie Eilish: A written review of Hit Me Hard and Soft(2026)

 Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft

Cast: Billie Eilish

Director: James Cameron, Billie Eilish

*** out of Five Stars

When Kurt Cobain passed away in April of nineteen ninety four.  I remember seeing a lot of news footage of people saying how much his music affected them.  That he alone was the voice of a generation and how his lyrics gave strength to those who felt weak.  The same thing happened for fans of John Lennon and Prince after they died and this got me into thinking about the impact Billie has on her fans.  There is one moment during this concert documentary where people are telling us how much Billie's music speaks to them.  When you see reactions to them crying  and hugging eachother while reciting lyrics to her songs.  It's clear that she has quite an impact on a lot of her fans.  Look, I imagine Miss Eilish will ber here for a very long long time.  She is not addicted to any hard core drugs, is able to deal with mental stress through her music and has great suppourt from her family her friends and certainly her fans. It is just fascinating on how one person can influence and affect millions.

From Dusk til Dawn (1996) w/ Aaron Neuwirth

 

While they were promoting Reservoir Dogs and El Mariachi. Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino met and soon after they would begin working together on projects. One of them is a little horror movie about two bank robbers(George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino) who just wanted a safe spot to lay low for a few hours.

PTA Meetings: Licorice Pizza(2021)

 

Continuing our series on the films of Oscar winning director, Paul Thomas Anderson. The Vern brings back on film critic and composer, David Rosen of Piecing it Together to talk about Licorice Pizza. A slice of life rom com in the 70's featuring outstanding debut performances from Cooper Hoffman and Alana Haim.

The Travel Companion (Written Review)

 

The Travel Companion 

Cast: Tristan Turner, Anthony Oberbeck, Naomi Asa

Writers: Alex Mallis, Travis Wood, Weston Auburn

Directors: Alex Mallis & Travis Wood

*** and 1/2 *'s  out of Five

I can imagaine it's got to be difficult to make any type of movie no matter the genre. Simon(Tristan Turner) is a strugling young filmmaker who is currently working on a new prjoject that is part travel log and part what looks like a relflection on human connection.  His roommate Bruce(Anthony Oberbeck)  works for an airline company which allows his to pick one person to be his travel companion and Simon gets to have that luxery of traveling for free to most places.