Author: Josh Hornbeck

Josh is the founder of Cinema Cocktail, and he is a writer and director, podcaster and critic, and communications and marketing professional living and working in the greater Seattle area.

Color Out of Space (2020) | May 17, 12:00 am

The Gardner family moves to a remote farmstead in rural New England to escape the hustle of the 21st century. They are busy adapting to their new life when a meteorite crashes into their front yard, melts into the earth, and infects both the land and the properties of space-time with a strange, otherworldly colour. To their horror, the family discovers this alien force is gradually mutating every life form that it touches—including them. – JustWatch

Director: Richard Stanley

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Joely Richardson, Madeleine Arthur, Elliot Knight

Country: Portugal, United States, Malaysia

Distributor: RLJE Films

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Platform: Hoopla

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The Wild Pear Tree (2018) | May 16, 8:00 pm

Sinan, an aspiring writer, returns home after university hoping to scrape together enough money to publish his first novel. He wanders the town encountering old flames and obstinate gatekeepers and finds his youthful ambition increasingly at odds with the deferred dreams of his gambling-addict father. As his own fantasies mingle with reality, Sinan grapples with the people and the place that have made him who he is. – Kanopy

Director: Nuri Bilge Ceylan

Cast: Aydın Doğu Demirkol, Murat Cemcir, Bennu Yıldırımlar, Hazar Ergüçlü

Country: Turkey, Republic of Macedonia, France

Distributor: The Cinema Guild

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 3 hours, 8 minutes

Platform: Kanopy

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Nofinofy (2019) | May 16, 6:00 pm

In Madagascar, after the municipality tears down his hair salon, Roméo has to leave Tamatave’s high street for the city’s popular districts. He moves into a small shabby shed where he dreams of building a proper salon. – MUBI

Director: Michaël Andrianaly

Country: France, Madagascar

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 10 minutes

Platform: MUBI (Not currently available)

Special Programming: Documentary Cinema

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Pin Cushion (2018) | May 16, 4:00 pm

Inseparable mother Lyn and daughter Iona (Dafty One and Dafty Two) are excited for a fresh start in a new town. However, things don’t start out well. As a result, Iona decides to branch out — becoming “best friends” with some girls at school. In response, Lyn tries to branch out herself, but, for both of them, change doesn’t come so easily… – Telescope Film

Director: Deborah Haywood

Cast: Joanna Scanlan, Lily Newmark, John Henshaw, Chanel Cresswell

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Cleopatra Entertainment

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 22 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

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In This Corner of the World (2016) | May 16, 1:00 pm

Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at home. Inhabited by an ancestral wisdom, Suzu impregnates the simple gestures of everyday life with poetry and beauty. The many hardships, the loss of loved ones, the frequent air raids of the enemy, nothing alters her enthusiasm… – JustWatch

Director: Sunao Katabuchi

Cast: Non, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Mayumi Shintani

Country: Japan

Distributor: Shout! Factory

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 2 hours, 9 minutes

Platform: Netflix

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Tito and the Birds (2019) | May 16, 11:00 am

Tito is a shy 10-year-old boy who lives with his mother. Suddenly, an unusual epidemic starts to spread, making people sick whenever they get scared. Tito quickly discovers that the cure is somehow related to his missing father’s research on bird song. He embarks on a journey to save the world from the epidemic with his friends. – Telescope Film

Director: André Catoto Dias

Cast: Pedro Henrique, Mateus Solano, Denise Fraga, Matheus Nachtergaele

Country: Brazil

Distributor: Shout! Factory

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hour, 13 minutes

Platform: Amazon Prime

Special Programming: Family Films

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Emma. (2020) | May 15, 9:00 pm

Jane Austen’s beloved comedy about finding your equal and earning your happy ending, is reimagined in this delicious new film adaptation of Emma. Handsome, clever, and rich, Emma Woodhouse is a restless queen bee without rivals in her sleepy little town. In this glittering satire of social class and the pain of growing up, Emma must adventure through misguided matches and romantic missteps to find the love that has been there all along. – Universal Pictures UK

Director: Autumn de Wilde

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Johnny Flynn, Bill Nighy, Mia Goth, Miranda Hart, Josh O’Connor, Callum Turner, Rupert Graves, Gemma Whelan, Amber Anderson, Tanya Reynolds, Connor Swindells

Country: United Kingdom

Distributor: Focus Features

Rating: PG

Runtime: 2 hours, 4 minutes

Platform: Video-On-Demand

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Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 17: Comedies on Other Streaming Services

Josh is joined once again by Robert Taylor, screenwriter and critic at The Robert Taylor Odyssey, as they try to “Make ‘Em Laugh” with comedies found on other streaming services.

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Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 16: Make ‘Em Laugh!

Josh is joined once again by screenwriter and critic Robert Taylor of the Robert Taylor Odyssey as they try to “Make ‘Em Laugh” with comedies that are only available on The Criterion Channel. Plus, Matt Gasteier of The Complete Podcast stops by to discuss entry points to the films of Yasujiro Ozu.

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Criterion Channel Surfing, Episode 15: April 2020 New and Expiring Titles

Josh is joined by screenwriter and critic Robert Taylor of The Robert Taylor Odyssey to discuss April’s new and expiring titles, and Michael Hutchins stops by to discuss the state of Criterion’s permanent digital library.

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