Frida gracefully swam with sharks

  Maria Full of Grace (2004) After Maria Alvarez quits her job at a Colombian sweatshop, she discovers she’s pregnant.  Desperate for money, she becomes a drug mule, swallowing 62 pellets of heroin and flying to New York City with two other smugglers. When they land, the smugglers are quarantined until they pass the pellets, but… Continue reading Frida gracefully swam with sharks

Dreaming of the end

  This is the End (2013) Jay Baruchel and Seth Rogen were best friends growing up in Canada, but since Seth became a major star, their friendship has strained. When both of them go to a huge party at James Franco’s house, the apocalypse happens. You wouldn’t think the end of the world would be fertile ground for comedy,… Continue reading Dreaming of the end