Shift (2025) Written Review

 

Shift

Cast:  Conner McGill, Sean O'Bryan, Allison McAtee, Angela Alise)

Writer and Director: Max Neace

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

When Tom(McGill) takes a job as a late night security gaurd at a storage unit.  He had no idea that he would get inolved with a mysterious blonde (McAtee) and her random affairs.  A boss(O'Bryan) who wants him to stay out of other people's business, a talk show host(Alise) who is interested in his tales of scandal, and than there is Grace but you'll have to see the movie yourself to understand that important character.

Femme Fatale February: Glida (1946)

 

She slides into my office and shuts the door.  Wearing a tight black dress with lips as red as hell.  I knew that this could mean trouble but I didn't mind.  She introduced herself and said she had a podcast called In Bed with Nikky.  I ask if I can take her coat and she obliges. Pointing to a chair for her to sit, I ask if I can make her a drink.  She smiles and says that would be a nice treat while she watches.  Nikky tells me she loves to watch.  I can feel myself getting very nervous when I ask what what does she like to watch.  She replies ever so gently but strong too, movies.  She loves to watch movies and she really enjoys it when others watch with her.  So I make myself a drink and join her to watch and discuss the film noir. Gilda (1946) starring Rita Hayworth 

This is the last in our Femme Fatale February series and it's been an absolute blast having all the amazing guests who have appear this month.  Please go back and listen to past episodes if you haven't already.

Femme Fatale February: The Last Seduction (94) and Bound (96)

 

2 great film noirs  with some amazing femme fatales are discussed on today's show.  Howard Castner of Pop Art joins The Vern in discussing the very first flick Lana and Lilly Warchowski(The Matrix, Speed Racer) ever directed.   Bound starring Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon and Joe Pantoliano.  But 1st we get seduced by The Last Seduction with Linda Fiorentino, Bill Pullman and Peter Berg.

Femme Fatale February: Basic Instinct (1992)

 

It was a dark and musty night when my next guest strolled into my podcast studio.  Wearing a white dress that seemed to hug her figure in al the right ways.  I don't really know what she looks like because after all this is  audio and I can't really see anything.  I just wanted to make this intro sound more  film noir like.   Anyways

Blake Turck from Style Island and Sexy Thrillers joins The Vern to discuss a film classic.  Basic Instinct stars Sharon Stone as Catherine Tramell, a novelist who gets accused of murder.  We dive into this neo noir erotic thriller with our ice picks and pick apart many aspects of this movie in great detail.  We also discuss the sequel and the controversial Promising Young Woman too.