Bent Cinema: Exploring Mort's Journey In "Running on Empty"

What this episode covers

Running on Empty is a dramedy about a man named Mort who learns that he has one year left to live. The film explores Mort's journey as he navigates his impending death and tries to decide how to spend his remaining time. While the concept is interesting, the film struggles to find its identity and some subplots feel unnecessary. The standout performances come from Jim Gaffigan and Jay Pharoah. Overall, Running on Empty receives a rating of two out of five stars. In this episode of Bent Cinema, movie correspondent Nathan Box discusses the film 'Close to You', starring Elliot Page. The film is Page's first movie back after transitioning and is a brave and unique story. Nathan highlights the importance of telling trans stories and hopes that Hollywood will allow Page to be a leading man in future projects. He also discusses the improvised nature of the film and how it can feel forced at times. Overall, Nathan gives the film a three-star rating. @natetheworld Welcome to “Bent Cinema” here on the Left of Str8 Radio Network. These are bonus entertainment episodes that feature all things Cinema with our Special Correspondent, Nathan Box out of Washington State. Here you will find Movie Reviews, Spotlights on certain movies, actors, directors, producers, writers and more. There will be some behind the scenes moments, commentary and even an interview or two on occasions. Nathan Box is a long time cinephile with an extensive background in reviewing movies and entertainment. He runs the successful website, www.natetheworld.com where he features reviews, essay’s, art and more. You follow Nathan on social media at @natetheworld. He will be presenting segments twice a month. If you have anything you want to ask Nathan about movies, his email is [email protected] Thank you for listening to Left of Str8 Podcasts, Produced by Scott Fullerton. Since 2015, Left of Str8 Podcasts was created for the LGBTQ Community and our Straight Allies. Subscribe on your favorite distributor so you never miss an episode. You can also click the bell icon to be notified when new episodes are available. The video podcasts are on YouTube and Spotify, and the audio podcast is available at all major distributors including: iTunes, iHeart Radio, GoodPods, Amazon Music, Audible, and more. If you like us, please give our episodes a 5 star rating so more people will find them in the Algorithm. Go to our website at www.leftofstr8podcasts.com to listen to all shows, enter contests, write questions to the show for our team or Guests, and if you want to be a guest or host on the network.

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