The Song of Names (2019)

The Song of Names: Directed by François Girard. With Eddie Izzard, Gerran Howell, Stanley Townsend, Amy Sloan. Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.

“Needless to say, this movie is incredibly cheesy. But itu0026#39;s also deceptively clever at times, and if you just go with it, itu0026#39;s a lot of fun.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eLeads Taimak and Vanity (yes, they each have only one name) are surrounded by a talented and colorful supporting cast, allowing them to do what they do best; look good (and in the case of Taimak) kick a lot of butt.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s sort of a mash-up of two of the most prominent b-movie genres of the 70s; Blaxploitation and Kung-Fu. But itu0026#39;s the 80s, so thereu0026#39;s pop music and it has a happy ending.”