Looking for something to watch over the weekend? Good news: JJ Gordon tells you what to see, stream & skip!
SEE IT – The Fargo Film Festival – we are halfway through the largest film festival in our neck of the woods. Great flicks have been watched by hundreds – there is still a great chance to see some awesome stuff. Here are the hightlights yet to come at the 2018 Fargo Film Festival!
Standing Rock: The Clean Up Story that Never Made the News at 2:45pm today
Tater Tot and Patton – tonight at 7:00pm plus the 2 minute movie contest. TT&Patton – A wayward Millenial is begrudingly sent to live at her Uncle’s farm in South Dakota. Filmed in South Dakota – don’t miss this one!
Also! A film from Mad Men star Rich Sommer (with Rich in attendance) closing out Saturday night.
More information can be found at
www.fargofilmfestival.com
STREAM IT – The film follows Anthony Weiner beginning with his time in Congress and his 2011 resignation after photos of his bulging underwear appeared on
Twitter
. The bulk of the film is about his 2013 campaign in the Democratic Party primary for Mayor of New York City. At first his campaign is going well, with many New Yorkers willing to give him a second chance as reflected in polls putting him at or near the top of a crowded field. Then additional examples of his online no-no’s surface, including explicit text conversations with women that occurred well after his resignation from Congress. The mood of the campaign switches from exuberance to pain. Intimate views are captured of Weiner, his wife and his campaign staff struggling with the new revelations and the media firestorm that ensues. In only a couple of instances is the camera asked to leave the room. Currently streaming on Hulu. OR Alpha House on Amazon Prime. It’s four US Senators who share a house. Funny stuff over here – especially from John Goodman!
SKIP IT – “Midnight Sun” This is movie about a young girl who can not go outside in the daylight because she has a rare disease. Allergic to the sun is how they breeze based the science in the movie’s trailer. She sneaks out at night to roam the streets only to bump into her longtime crush. A teenage romantic comedy. It’s paint by numbers, boring and probably should have been called Cliche, the movie.
(Jack Sunday & Amy Iler are talk-show hosts at 790 AM KFGO in Fargo-Moorhead. “It Takes 2 with Jack & Amy” can be heard weekdays 11am-2pm. Follow Amy on Twitter @AmyKFGO. Follow Jack on Twitter @nodakjack.)
