QUEEN(S) 2026 Written Review

 QUEEN(S)

Cast: Chi Hua Lee-Secci.

Writer and Director: Anup Kurian

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

Ging Zhou (Chi Hua) has come to America  to achive just a small part of life, liberty and the persuit of happiness.  She took a small loan from gangsters in her country so that she could afford to come here and in not the best ways possible.  She later becomes a sex worker to help pay back her debts.   

When she later gets busted for soliciting sex.  She tries her best to leave her old life behind and find good honest work.   Soon she befriends a homeless woman and begins working various jobs to earn money to pay back the loan sharks  But the debt of her loan keeps going up and her mother back home is being harassed.   Will she continue to work various jobs and barely make payments or will she go back to escorting and risk jail time.

Valley of the Dolls(67) & Beyond the Valley of the Dolls( 70)

 

 *Note*  This Episode appeared previously on this podcast a few years ago

The Vern is joined by guest critic Ryan L Terry to discuss two cult classics.  Valley of the Dolls and Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.   While both movies follow a group of women who get caught up in the world of sex drugs and fame.  They are very distinct from eachother.

Random Thoughts of a Movie Insomniac (September 2026)

 The Vern returns to talk about a few new and a slew of classic movies he saw on the big screen.

 

The Red Shoes (1948) w/ Becca of Do You Expect Us To Talk

 

One of the most gorgeous technicolor films in exisistence gets talked about on this episode. The Red Shoes involves a ballerina, torn between the love of her craft and the love of another. This movie was a major influence on Martin Scorsese, Brian DePalma, Francis Ford Coppola and so much more.

Is Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma(2026) one of the year's best

 

The Vern gives his quick thoughts on the new horror feature, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. Starring Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder. The movie was directed by Jane Schoenbrun and it is considered by many critics to be very good. But how does a fan of the genre feel about this fresh new take. Watch The Vern's review and find out

The End of Oak St (2026) is what a summer blockbuster should be

 

Dinosaurs are back in a big way in this new action adventure thrill ride from director David Robert Mitchell (It Follows).

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Non Spoiler Review)

 This was origianlly recorded right after a Press Screening with my good buddy Ashley