Manny Rodriguez’s “The Fluffy Movie” is a comedy concert film that captures the on-stage performance of Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias. The opening is a mini-version of him around age nine or ten renting Eddie Murphy’s stand up special, which is called “Raw” and laughing hysterically.

I have watched many films on the topic of stand-up comedy, and that opening with the kid watching a vulgar comedian defines a devoted comedian. Iglesias has the delivery, the material, and the expressions to make satirical and be memorable.

Iglesias does not go right to being raunchy as most comedians do, and he never has. I see that his creative sense of humor and stories from his life is what he wants his fans to be dazzled by. An example is Iglesias talking about his son Frankie. He talks about his son bored with his Nintendo Wii and Iglesias tells the audience how he explained video gaming in his life back in the day. “Back in the day, I had a Nintendo Entertainment System, and that thing was like performing CPR.” He tells a variety of stories of how his son tries to get his way. Perhaps this storytelling strategy of Iglesias makes his fans have connections to what he is talking about.

The one joyful aspect of “The Fluffy Movie” is that it is hysterical without containing cuss words. There are some comedians that cuss a lot, cuss a little, and some that do not cuss at all. Iglesias makes funny points with clean material (but has some edgy topics for a short duration of his shows) and quirky noises.

This film was entertaining on the big screen. What is a bigger deal though, is it is totally “Fluffy.”

Three stars.

Are The Beatles still amazing? That question is a yes, when people experience “A Hard Days Night” on the big screen, and the experience is amazing with it being digitally restored.

The focus of the film is the life of The Beatles Band on a typical day. The stars (that everyone loves) are John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The director Richard Lester makes the experience amazing with the technical aspects of focusing on McCartney’s performance of “And I Lover Her.” He does this professionally by using a 360-degree pan around him, and that was accomplished by dangling the camera from strings in marionette-style and he moves it in a circle around McCartney.

During the chase scenes with The Beatles and the fans, the fans chasing them were real fans. That aspect left me in admiration because the high popularity of this group would require security. Surprisingly, this aspect worked without any fans losing their minds.

I want to get back to talking about other captivating areas of the film. When it comes to British Films, I love the James Bond Series. In a moment where Starr is in a gambling club, it was the same club as “Dr. No.” All of a sudden, both of these movies were in the same bar, and were originally released by United Artists.

“A Hard Days Night” is full of many great songs and great cinematography; it can be irresistible, also. It feels like an opportunity to see The Beatles for a second time, or even experience them in concert for the first time. The film’s vast quality does inspire a great deal of admiration for the Beatles.

Three stars.

“Wish I Was Here” was written and directed by Zach Braff. The film’s success was because of Kick Starter. Braff gave people the opportunity to invest with Kick Starter and his fan website as well. He stated that donations would lead to prizes such as private screenings, movie scripts to keep, and more. The idea worked perfectly, thanks to three-milliion dollars being donated by forty-six thousand, and five-hundred and twenty contributors.

Zach Braff, who plays Aidan Bloom, is in a place of stress in “Wish I was Here.” He is tight on money and carries a swear jar, but he actually does most of the swearing in his household. Aidan allows his two kids. Tucker Bloom and Grace Bloom (Pierce Gagnon and Joey King) to curse so more money can go into the swear jar.

Later on, we find out that Aidan’s dad Gabe (Mandy Patinkin) pays for the tuition for Aidan’s kids to go to private school. That is because Aidan loves acting to make money (similar to “Garden State), but is not having the best luck with auditions which leaves his wife Sarah Bloom (Kate Hudson) to be making most of the money with her desk job.

Aidan’s motivation for success is abound when he finds out his father has cancer. This leaves Aidan to want to to make life a joy for his children. He lets his daughter (who shaves her head) buy a wig and takes them for a thrill ride in an Aston Martin. Soon after, he seeks reconciliation with his brother Noah Bloom (Josh Gad).

The movie’s focus is Aidan, Noah, Tucker and Grace on an uplifting adventure in the state of California, and it involves nature, Comic-Con, and costumes.

“Wish I was Here” compares so much to “Garden State” but does not have lots of drama. The music is unorthodox. The Shins music in the trailer is to leave viewers in amazement somehow. With “Garden State” the music has a perfect meaning for friendship, with “Wish I was Here” the music is top-notch but does not come round at the right moments.

“With I was Here” is good, but not amazing; it has moments that drag a bit. But it is heartfelt and honest, with a director that has got a brilliant mind. Three stars.