276 | Repo! The Genetic Opera

• Rated R 

• Runtime: 1hr 38min

• Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman

• Written by Darren Smith and Terrance Zdunich

• Stars: Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head and Sarah Brightman

• Premiered at Fantasia FF July 18, 2008

• Limited release in theaters November 7, 2008

• RT: 37% critics / 73%  audience
  

  Synopsis

  By the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.

Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Caddo Lake, currently streaming on Max and available elsewhere to rent.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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253 | I Saw the TV Glow

• Rated PG-13

• Runtime: 1hr 40min

• Written & Directed by Jane Schoenbrun

• Stars: Justice Smith, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Ian Foreman

• Premiered at Sundance Film Festival January 18, 2024

• Released in theaters May 17, 2024

• RT: 84% critics / 68% audience

Synopsis 

Shy teenager Owen is intrigued by a supernatural teen TV show and an older classmate named Maddy who is obsessed with the show. When they begin watching the show together, the lines between reality and television begin to blur.

Join us next time when we'll review In a Violent Nature, now playing in theaters.

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Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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