KGB Productions

Saw Riff Raff a few weeks ago when it opened.  Like some movies that studios release they've only limited it release in several theaters, and the theater I saw it in the film was relegated to a small theater.  It's a shame what studios are doing, and it's a BIG problem that streaming has created.  Studios feel it's not worth promoting small films unless they became run away success.  It's a shame because Riff Raff is a smart and dark comedy about an unusual family under seige by oddly and old friend.  Ed Harris is a gift and I swear that anything he is in is leveled up by his performance alone.  But the entire cast is fabulous.  Bill Murra y is hilariously funny in a dead-pan way.  What malice he brings to his character that only Bill Murray can do, and please don't get me started on Jenifer Coolidge 's performance.  She is hilarious and someone I can watch all day.  She is a gift that keeps on giving.  Now don't get me wrong this ...

I caught this film only recently, and what attracted me to it was that it was about a bunch of boys growing up in Queens during the 80's. I being from that part of the world wanted to see what the story was about. I had no pre-conceived idea about the plot or the film itself, and I was thoroughly blown away by this little film that I had heard nothing about. Dito Montiel directs this movie from his novel "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints ", and he does so with a very dramatic effect. Robert Downey Jr plays Dito in present time. His mother phones him from Astoria Queens to tell Dito that his father is sick, and he needs to get to a hospital. As Downey heads to his dad we are slowly shown Dito's past & how he got to where he is. Shia LaBeouf plays the young Dito as he grows up on the means streets of Astoria. LaBeouf does a great job at portraying an aimless youth trying to scrape by day to day in a neighborhood of tough guys and bullies. His friend and defende...