On this episode of Why Watch That:

Concrete Cowboy

Website: Netflix

Synopsis: The film is about a 15-year-old boy from Detroit who is sent to live with his estranged father in Philadelphia and learns about the local urban cowboys. The main source of conflict revolves around his old friend, Smush, and Smush’s efforts to undermine the local drug dealer. As the movie progresses it addresses the threat of the gentrification of the stables.

Release Date: September 13, 2020(TIFF), April 2, 2021 (United States)
Directed by: Ricky Staub
Screenplay by: Ricky Staub, Dan Walser
Starring: Idris Elba, Caleb McLaughlin, Jharrel Jerome, Byron Bowers, Lorraine Toussaint, Clifford “Method Man” Smith
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Adventure
Running Time:  111 minutes
Rated R

Godzilla vs. Kong

Website: Warner Bros.

Synopsis: The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against one another – the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong – with humanity caught in the balance.

Release Date: March 31, 2021
Directed by: Adam Wingard
Screenplay by: Eric Pearson, Max Borenstein
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza Gonzále
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Genre:  Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Running Time: 67:09
Rated PG-13