While it looks like an indie and tackles some heavy material at times, the film has the tone and pacing of a raucous comedy, and is all the better for it. Kitana Kiki Rodriguez stars as a trans sex worker living in Los Angeles who finds out that her boyfriend and pimp has been cheating on her. Tangerine Magnoliaīefore “The Florida Project” or “Red Rocket,” filmmaker Sean Baker burst onto the scene with his 2015 comedy “Tangerine” – shot entirely on an iPhone.
This one’s funny and goofy like the original, but kicks up the musical antics and world-building with newcomers like Antonio Banderas’ Puss in Boots and Jennifer Saunders’ delightfully wicked fairy godmother. The first two “ Shrek” movies are currently streaming on Netflix, but if you have to pick one go with the superior sequel “Shrek 2.” Released in 2004, the animated follow-up finds Shrek, Fiona and Donkey meeting Fiona’s parents, all while Fiona’s fairy godmother conspires against the newly married couple.
