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Cocorico (2024)

Plot Summary: A proudly French family takes a DNA ancestry test expecting to confirm their pure Gallic roots. The results, predictably, are a disaster, and the film proceeds to mine every stereotype it can find. Director: Julien Hervรฉ Writer: Julien Hervรฉ Music: Matei Bratescot Starring: Christian Clavier as Frรฉdรฉric Bouvier Sauvage Didier Bourdon as Gรฉrard Martin Sylvie Testud as Nicole Martin Marianne Denicourt as Catherine Bouvier Sauvage HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ DNA Results & French Ignorance I recently did a DNA test and found out I'm 70% Portuguese, 15% Spanish, and 15% North African. During a mini-vacation in Ferreira do Zรชzere last week, this came up with my cousin Catarina. She mentioned Cocorico and specifically ...

La Mante (2017)

Plot Summary: Twenty-five years after being imprisoned, Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial killer known as "The Mantis," offers to help the police catch a copycat killer, but only if she can work with her estranged son, who is now a police officer. Director: Alexandre Laurent Writers: Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, Grรฉgoire Demaison, Laurent Vivier Music: Franรงois Lietout Starring: Carole Bouquet as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis Fred Testot as Damien Carrot Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot Serge Riaboukine as Crozet Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet Fredรฉrique Bel as Virginie Delorme HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Series Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon Jump to the Plot Explained Section ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ ...

The Shrouds (2024)

Plot Summary: Tech entrepreneur Karsh (Vincent Cassel) creates a system—GraveTech—that lets mourners watch their loved ones decompose in real time. After some shrouds are mysteriously hacked and vandalized, he digs into a disturbing cyber conspiracy involving grief, surveillance, and obsession. Director & Writer: David Cronenberg Producer(s): Saรฏd Ben Saรฏd, Martin Katz, Anthony Vaccarello Music: Howard Shore Cinematography: Douglas Koch Editing: Christopher Donaldson Starring: Vincent Cassel as Karsh Diane Kruger as Becca / Terry / Hunny Guy Pearce as Maury Sandrine Holt as Soo‑Min HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ The Return of Cronenberg… and Preset C FREDDY: Guess who's back? After a 10-y...

Robot Dreams (2023)

Plot Summary: In 1980s NYC, a lonely dog buys a robot for companionship. After an accident separates them, both embark on journeys of longing, growth, and self-discovery, leading to an emotional conclusion. Director: Pablo Berger Producer: Arcadia Motion Pictures, Noodles Production, Les Films du Worso Screenplay: Pablo Berger (based on the graphic novel by Sara Varon) Starring: No voice cast (dialogue-free film) HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A Robot, A Dog, and a Lot of Feelings Another Sunday, another animated movie, this time, the critically acclaimed Robot Dreams, an adaptation of the book by Sara Varon. Right off the bat, this animation stands out with its slick flat-color style and complete lack of dialogue. It creates a beautiful...

Robinson and Company (1991)

Plot Summary: Since childhood, Robinson Crusoe dreamed of becoming a sailor. After achieving his dream, misfortune strikes, and his ship is wrecked. As the sole survivor, he finds refuge on a deserted island, where he spends several years learning to survive. Director: Jacques Colombat Producers: Bat Productions, Belstar Productions, Films A2 Screenplay: Jean-Pierre Burgart, Jacques Colombat, based on the novel by Daniel Defoe Starring: Jacques Franรงois as Robinson Crusoe (voice) Rolando Faria as Friday (voice) Julien Guiomar as Louis Antoine de Bougainville (voice) Gรฉrard Hernandez as Dodo the bird (voice) HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ A French Adventure Through Time Continuing our journey through animated gems from 1991,...

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

Plot Summary: In the 28th century, special operatives Valerian and Laureline maintain order throughout human territories, assigned to investigate a dark, growing threat at the center of the sprawling metropolis Alpha. Director: Luc Besson Producers: Virginie Besson-Silla Screenplay: Luc Besson Starring: Dane DeHaan as Valerian Cara Delevingne as Laureline Clive Owen as Commander Arรผn Filitt Rihanna as Bubble Ethan Hawke as Jolly the Pimp Herbie Hancock as Defence Minister Kris Wu as Sergeant Neza Music: Alexandre Desplat Cinematography: Thierry Arbogast Editing: Julien Rey HOT DEAL ๐ŸŽฌ Get The Movie Now ↗ *Live prices & availability verified on Amazon ⚠️ SPOILER ALERT ⚠️ Overloaded and Underwhelming And we’re back in t...