Saturday, December 31, 2016

BATMAN: THE KILLING JOKE (2016)



Directed By: Sam Liu 
Writen By: Brian Azzarello 
Based On The Graphic Novel Written By: Alan Moore 
Based on the Graphic Novel Illustrated by: Brian Bolland 
Based On Batman Created By: Bob Kane & Bill Finger 

Voices: Mark Hamill, Kevin Conroy, Tara Stong, Ray Wise, John DiMaggio, Bruce Timm, Maury Sterling, Brian George 

 As Batman hunts for the escaped Joker, the Clown Prince of Crime attacks the Gordon family to prove a diabolical point mirroring his own fall into madness.

I AM WRATH (2016)



Directed By: Chuck Russell 
Written By: Paul Sloan 
Story By: Yvan Gauthier 
Cinematography By: Andrzej Sekula 

Cast:John Travolta, Christopher Meloni, Rebecca DeMornay, Sam Trammel, Amanda Schull, Asante Jones, Paul Sloan, Patrick St. Esprit, Jordan Whelan 


A man is out for justice after a group of corrupt police officers are unable to catch his wife's killer.

BEST NIGHT EVER (2014)



Written & Directed By: Jason Friedberg & Aaron Seltzer 
Cinematography By: Shawn Maurer 
Editor: Peck Prior 


Cast: Desiree Hall, Eddie Ritchard, Samantha Colburn, Crista Flanagan, Andy Favreau, Nick Steele, Amin Joseph 


Claire is about to get married, but her bachelorette party quickly spirals out of control.

MAMMOTH (2009)



Written & Directed By: Lukas Moodysson 
Cinematography By: Marcel Zyskind 
Editor: Michal Leszczylowski 


Cast: Michelle Williams, Gael Garcia Bernal, Marife Necisto, Tom McCarthy 

While on a trip to Thailand, a successful American businessman tries to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid's family struggles to deal with her absence.

Thursday, December 29, 2016

DOG EAT DOG (2016)



Directed By: Paul Schrader 
Written By: Matthew Wilder 
Based on the Book By: Edward Bunker 
Cinematography By: Alexander Dynan 
Editor: Ben Rodriguez Jr. 

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Willem Dafoe, Christopher Matthew Cook, Omar J. Dorsey, Louisa Krause 


Carved from a lifetime of experience that runs the gamut from incarceration to liberation, Dog Eat Dog is the story of three men who are all out of prison and now have the task of adapting themselves to civilian life. The California three strikes law looms over them, but what the hell, they're going to do it, and they're going to do it their way. Troy, an aloof mastermind, seeks an uncomplicated, clean life but cannot get away from his hatred for the system. Diesel is on the mob's payroll and his interest in his suburban home and his nagging wife is waning. The loose cannon of the trio, Mad Dog, is possessed by true demons within, which lead him from one situation to the next. One more hit, one more jackpot, and they'll all be satisfied. Troy constructs the perfect crime and they pull it off, but in the aftermath, they keep finding the law surrounding them wherever they go.

PET (2016)




Directed By: Carles Torrens 
Written By: Jeremy Slater 
Cinematography By: Timothy A. Burton 
Editor: Elena Ruiz 

 Cast: Dominic Monaghan, Ksenia Solo, Jennette McCurdy, Da’Vone McDonald, Nathan Parsons, John Ross Bowie 


A psychological thriller about a man who bumps into an old crush and subsequently becomes obsessed with her, leading him to hold her captive underneath the animal shelter where he works. But what will the victim have in store for her captor?

Saturday, December 24, 2016

MICROBE & GASOLINE (2016)



Written & Directed By: Michel Gondry 
Cinematography By: Laurent Brunet 
Editor: Elise Fievet 

Cast: Ange Dargent, Theophile Baquet, Audrey Tatou, Diane Besnier, Ely Penh 


Two young friends embark on a road trip across France in a vehicle they built themselves.

NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION (1989)




Directed By: Jeremiah Chechik 
Written By: John Hughes 
Cinematography By: Thomas Ackerman 
Editor: Jerry Greenberg & Michael Stevenson 
Music By: Angelo Badalamenti 


Cast: Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo, John Randolph, Diane Ladd, E.G. Marshall, Randy Quaid, Doris Roberts, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Johnny Gaelecki, Juliette Lewis, Sam McMurray, Brian Doyle-Murray, William Hickey, Nicolette Scorsese 


*Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

MENTAL (2012)



Written & Directed By: P.J. Hogan 
Cinematography By: Donald McAlpine 
Editor: Jill Bilcock 


Cast: Toni Collette, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber, Caroline Goodall, Kerry Fox, Natasha Bassett, Hayley Magnus, Nicole Freeman, Chelsea Bennett, Lily Sullivan, Bethany Whitmore, Sam Clark 


The Moochmore girls are certain they all suffer from some kind of undiagnosed mental illness - because if they're not crazy then they're just unpopular. Their mother Shirley - unable to cope with her demanding daughters and unsupported by her philandering politician husband, Barry - suffers a nervous breakdown. After Barry commits his wife to a mental hospital (telling his constituents that "she's on holiday") he finds himself alone with 5 teenage girls he barely knows. Desperate, he impulsively picks up a hitchhiker named Shaz and installs her in his home as nanny to his daughters.

THE SANDLOT 2 (2005



Written & Directed By: David Mickey Evans 
Based On Characters Created By: David Mickey Evans & Robert Gunter 
Cinematography By: David Pelletier 
Editor: Harry Keramidas 

Cast: Max Lloyd-Jones, Samantha Burton, James Wilson, Brett Kelly, Sean Berdy, Greg Germann, Reece Thomspson, James Earl Jones 


In the 12-years-since comedic sequel to 1993's The Sandlot, a new group of kids have moved into the sandlot: David Durango , Mac McKing, his deaf brother Sammy "Fingers" , Tarquell , Scotty's younger brother Johnnie Smalls, and a surprise for The Sandlot 2, a girl in the group Hayley Goodfarier. When Johnnie mistakenly sends a model rocket over the junk fence in The Great Fear's yard, the gang must retrieve it. Even with the help of The Retriever, a kid who steals dog tags and finds The Great Fear's a challenge. Yes, complete with another psychotic name-calling scene with Mac and little league captain Singleton.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

BAD MOMS (2016)



Written & Directed By: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore 
Cinematography By: Jim Denault 
Editor: Emma E. Hickox & James Thomas 


Cast: Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn, Christina Applegate, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Annie Mumolo, Jay Hernandez, Clark Duke, Wendell Pierce, Oona Laurence, Emjay Anthony, David Walton, Wanda Sykes

THE NEIGHBOR (2016)




Directed By: Marcus Dunstan 
Written By: Marcus Dunstan & Patrick Melton 
Cinematography By: Eric Leach 
Editor: Andrew Wesman 


Cast: Bill Engvall, Josh Stewart, Alex Essoe, Luke Edwards, Skip Sudduth, Jaqueline Fleming

Friday, December 16, 2016

THE EYES OF MY MOTHER (2016)



Written & Directed By: Nicolas Pesce 
Cinematography By: Zach Kuperstein 
Editor: Connor Sullivan & Nicolas Pesce Cast: Kiki Magalhaes, Clara Wong, Will Brill, Flora Diaz 


In their secluded farmhouse, a mother, formerly a surgeon in Portugal, teaches her daughter, Francisca, to understand anatomy and be unfazed by death. One afternoon, a mysterious visitor shatters the idyll of Francisca's family life, deeply traumatizing the young girl, but also awakening unique curiosities. Though she clings to her increasingly reticent father, Francisca's loneliness and scarred nature converge years later when her longing to connect with the world around her takes on a dark form.

THE HARD WAY (1991)



Directed By: John Badham 
Written By: Lem Dobbs & Daniel Pyne 
Story By: Lem Dobbs & Michael Kozoll 
Cinematography By: Don McAlpine & Robert Primes 
Editor: Tony Lombardo & Frank Morriss 


Cast: Michael J. Fox, James Woods, Stephen Lang, Annabella Sciorra, LL Cool J, Delroy Lindo, Luis Guzman, Penny Marshall, Mary Mara, Christina Ricci, Lewis Black, Kathy Najimy, Yasin Bey, Michael Badalucco 


Nick Lang is a famous Hollywood actor, well known for his action movies. For his next movie, he needs the proper motivation and inspiration for his role. Thus he teams up with the reluctant New York policeman Lt. John Moss. Not only does he have to put up with Nick, who is laborious and out of touch with realities, but he also has to catch a coldblooded murderer.

OFFICER DOWNE (2016)




Directed By: Shawn Crahan 
Written By: Joe Casey 
Cinematography By: Gerardo Madrazo 
Editor: Meg Ramsay 
Production Design: Jeremy Reed 
Art Direction: Anton Tremblay 

Cast: Kim Coates, Lauren Velez, Sam Witwer, Meadow Williams, Mark Neveldine, Reno Wilson, Tracy Vilar, Alison Lohman 


Based on the Man of Action/Image Comics original graphic novel created by Joe Casey and Chris Burnham, written by Joe Casey, about a police officer who can't be stopped by death so he returns to the streets time and time again to fight crime.

CARNAGE PARK (2016)



Written & Directed By: Mickey Keating 
Cinematography By: Mac Fisken
Editor: Valerie Krulfeifer 


Cast: Ashley Bell, Pat Healy, Alan Ruck, Larry Fessenden, James Landry Hebert

Thursday, December 15, 2016

DON'T BREATHE (2016)



Directed By: Fede Alvarez 
Written By: Fede Alavarez & Royo Sayagues 
Cinematography By: Pedro Luque 
Editor: Eric L. Beason, Louise Ford & Gardner Gould 
Art Direction: Adrian Asztalos & Erick Donaldson (Detroit) 


Cast: Jane Levy, Stephen Lang, Daniel Zovatto, Dylan Minnette 


Hoping to walk away with a massive fortune, a trio of thieves break into the house of a blind man who isn't as helpless as he seems.

Saturday, December 10, 2016

UNCLE NICK (2015)



Directed By: Chris Kasick 
Written By: Mike Demski 
Cinematography By: Michael Pescasio 
Editor: Kimberley Hassett 


Cast: Brian Posehn, Paget Brewster, Missi Pyle, Scott Adsit, Melia Renee, Beau Ballinger, Joe Nunez 


Lewd, drunken Uncle Nick stumbles his way through his brother's cookie-cutter family's annual Christmas gathering in the hopes of hooking up. Presented by Errol Morris, Uncle Nick is a comedy of inappropriate behavior, uncomfortably interrupted trysts, and a monumental over-serving of ten-cent beers.

YOUTH (2015)



Written & Directed By: Paolo Sorrentino 
Cinematography By: Luca Bigazzi 
Editor: Christiano Travaglioli 
Production Design: Ludovica Ferrario 


Cast: Harvey Keitel, Michael Caine, Paul Dano, Rachel Weisz, Jane Fonda, Madelina Diana Ghenea, Chloe Pirrie 


Fred and Mick, two old friends, are on vacation in an elegant hotel at the foot of the Alps. Fred, a composer and conductor, is now retired. Mick, a film director, is still working. They look with curiosity and tenderness on their children's confused lives, Mick's enthusiastic young writers, and the other hotel guests. While Mick scrambles to finish the screenplay for what he imagines will be his last important film, Fred has no intention of resuming his musical career. But someone wants at all costs to hear him conduct again.

THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY (2016)



Directed By: Louis Lettier 
Written By: Sacha Baron Cohen, Phil Johnston & Peter Baynham 
Story By: Sacha Baron Cohen & Phil Johsnston 
Cinematography By: Oliver Wood 
Editor: Jonathan Amos, Evan Henke, Debra Neil-Fisher & James Thomas 


Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Penelope Cruz, Isla Fisher, Rebel Wilson, Tasmin Egerton, Scott Adkins, David Harewood, Annabelle Wallis, Gabourey Sidibe, Barkhad Abdi 

MI6's top assassin has a brother. Unfortunately for him, he's a football hooligan from the town of Grimsby. Nobby has everything a man from the poor English fishing town of Grimsby could want - 9 children and the most attractive girlfriend in northern England. There's only one thing missing in his life: his little brother, Sebastian. After they were adopted by different families as children, Nobby spent 28 years searching for him. Upon hearing of his location, Nobby sets off to reunite with his brother, unaware that not only is his brother an MI6 agent, but he's just uncovered a plot that puts the world in danger. On the run and wrongfully accused, Sebastian realizes that if he is going to save the world, he will need the help of its biggest idiot.

STANDOFF (2016)



Written & Directed By: Adam Alleca 
Cinematography By: Zoran Popovich 
Editor: Susan Maggi 

Cast: Thomas Jane, Laurence Fishburne, Ella Balentine 


Carter, a troubled veteran, gets a chance at redemption by protecting a 12 year-old girl from an assassin after she witnesses a murder. Holding a shotgun with a single shell, he engages in physical and psychological warfare in a desperate fight for the girl's life.

Thursday, December 8, 2016

THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN (2016)



Written & Directed By: Kelly Fremon Craig 
 Cinematography By: Doug Emmett 
Editor: Tracy Wadmore-Smith 


Cast: Hailee Steinfeld, Haley Lu Richardson, Blake Jenner, Kyra Sedgwick, Woody Harrelson, Hayden Szeto, Meredith Monroe 


Everyone knows that growing up is hard, and life is no easier for high school junior Nadine, who is already at peak awkwardness when her all-star older brother Darian starts dating her best friend Krista. All at once, Nadine feels more alone than ever, until the unexpected friendship of a thoughtful boy gives her a glimmer of hope that things just might not be so terrible after all.

MR. CHURCH (2016)



Directed By: Bruce Beresford 
Written By: Susan McMartin 
Cinematography By: Sharone Meir 
Editor: David Beatty 


Cast: Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson, Natasha McElhone. Xavier Samuel, Lucy Fry, Christian Madsen, Thom Barry 


"Mr. Church" tells the story of a unique friendship that develops when a little girl and her dying mother retain the services of a talented cook - Henry Joseph Church. What begins as a six month arrangement instead spans into fifteen years and creates a family bond that lasts forever.

MOVIES WATCHED IN NOVEMBER (2016)



LEE MARVIN - POINT BREAK POSTER

Friday, November 18, 2016

THE MONSTER (2016)



Written & Directed By: Bryan Bertino 
Cinematography By: Julie Kirkwood 
Editor: Maria Gonzales 
Music By: Tomandandy 

Cast: Zoe Kazan, Ella Ballentine, Scott Speedman, Aaron Douglas 


Kathy is the alcoholic and smoking addicted mother of the young, but mature teenager Lizzy. They live together since Kathy's husband Roy left her, and she neglects her daughter. Kathy is supposed to drive Lizzy to her father's home in the morning, but she sleeps until late afternoon and they have to travel during a rainy night. While driving through a lonely road through the woods, Kathy hits a wolf that breaks her car, leaving them stranded on the empty road. They call 911 and while waiting for the tow truck and an ambulance, the wolf disappears from the road. When the tow truck arrives, the mechanic Jesse tells that he needs to fix the axle and an oil leakage to tow her car. While repairing the vehicle, a monster attacks him but neither Kathy nor Lizzy note. When they seek Jesse out, they realize that they are not alone in the spot. Further, Kathy learns that monsters do exist. Will they be rescued on time?


DIRTY GRANDPA (2016)



Directed By: Dan Mazar 
Written By: John D. Phillips 
Cinematography By: Eric Alan Edwards 
Editor: Anne McCabe 


Cast: Zac Efron, Robert DeNiro, Aubrey Plaza, Zoey Deutch, Julianne Hough, Dermot Mulroney, Mo Collins, Adam Pally, Danny Glover, Jason Mantzoukas, Brandon Mychal Smith, Catherine Dyer 


Jason Kelly, the grandson of Dick Kelly, loses his grandmother about two weeks before his wedding to Meredith. He tries to assist his grandfather and console him for his loss, but was rather tricked into a spring break road trip; chasing youth once again. with the help of Shadia and Lenore, the two men go on an adventure they'll never forget.

NORMA RAE (1979)



Directed By: Martin Ritt 
Written By: Irving Ravetch & Harriet Frank Jr. 
Cinematography By: John A. Alonzo 
Editor: Sidney Levin 


Cast: Sally Field, Ron Liebman, Beau Bridges, Pat Hingle, Barbara Baxley, Gail Strickland, Noble Willingham, Bob Minor, Grace Zabriskie, Frank McRae, 

Like a lot of her family before her, Norma Rae works at the local textile mill, where the pay is hardly commensurate with the long hours and lousy working conditions. But after hearing a rousing speech by labor activist Reuben, Norma is inspired to rally her fellow workers behind the cause of unionism. Her decision rankles her family, especially her fiancé, Sonny, and provokes no shortage of contempt from her employers.

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

WIENER-DOG (2016)


Written & Directed By: Todd Solondz 
Cinematography By: Edward Lachman 
Editor: Kevin Messman 


Cast: Danny DeVito, Ellen Burstyn, Julie Delpy, Greta Gerwig, Kieran Culkin, Zosia Mamet, Clara Mamet, Ari Graynor, Tracy Letts, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Charlie Tahan, 


A dachshund passes from oddball owner to oddball owner, whose radically dysfunctional lives are all impacted by the pooch.

BANG GANG (A MODERN LOVE STORY) (2016)




Written & Directed By: Eva Husson 
Cinematography By: Mattias Troelstrup 
Editor: Emilie Orsini 

Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Marilyn Lima, Daisy Broom, Lornezo Leferbvre, Fred Hotier 


In a small town of France, life seems to be still and somewhat boring for a group of teenage friends, who day in, day out, are asked to cope not only with the usual issues in the life of a high school student but also with the search for love and sex. How do you blow the steam off, when you are a puzzled, sexually-frustrated youngster? Eventually, a party is thrown on a Saturday night and the solution is about to be found in a very simple idea... A game of truth or dare that will be rapidly transformed into a mandatory, dare only, series of sexy challenges between friends, will provide the means to unfold the true self and hidden potential in everyone present. Beer, drugs, spin the bottle and the "Bang Gang" revolution is born. But what deceptively appeared as a way to deal with boredom, strained family relationships, emancipation and above all liberty, quickly turned into the biggest scandal, a mockery of a modern fairy tale, a story of a child given a toy, not knowing what to do or how to play with it.

Saturday, November 12, 2016

HONEYTRAP (2013)



Written & Directed By: Rebecca Johnson 
Cinematography By: Annemarie Lean-Vercoe 
Editor: John Dwelly 

Cast: Jessica Sula, Ntonga Mwanza, Lucien Laviscount, Naomi Ryan, Danielle Vitalis, Lauren Johns, Tosin Cole, Savannah Gordon-Liburd 

Inspired by true events, it tells a story of fifteen-year-old Layla, who sets up the boy in love with her to be killed. When Troy discards her, Layla is left in ruins. She vows to rebuild herself as a hardened player in order to win him back and Shaun becomes a pawn in her game. Soon the forces she has set in motion are escalating out of control. The first UK urban drama seen from a girl's point of view, HONEYTRAP is authentically local in its setting but universal in its themes of passion, jealousy and revenge. We have not seen a character like Layla take centre-stage before and it's time her story to be told.

ADULTHOOD (2008)



Written & Directed By: Noel Clarke 
Cinematography By: Brian Tufano 
Editor: Tom Hemmings 


Cast: Noel Clarke, Adam Deacon, Scarlett Alice Johnson, Jacob Anderson, Ben Drew, Shanika Warren-Markland, Cornell John, Red Madrell, Arnold Oceng, Danny Dyer 


Not Straight Outta Compton, but straight out of jail and back on the mean streets of London. A story of retribution that has Sam Peel fighting for more than just his freedom. After a six and a half year stretch for murder, his troubles are just about to begin. This has his past conflicts catching-up with his plans to stay alive for the future.



Thursday, November 10, 2016

BLOOD TIES (2013)




Directed By: Guillaume Canet 
Written By: Guillaume Canet & James Gray 
Based on the French Film ‘RIVALS’ (Les Liens Du Sang) Written By: Jacques Maillot, Pierre Chossen & Eric Veniard 
Based On The Novel Written By: Bruno & Michel Papet 
Cinematography By: Christophe Offenstein 
Editor: Herve De Luze 


Cast: Clive Owen, Billy Crudup, Marion Cotillard, Noah Emmerich, Matthias Schoenaerts, Zoe Saldana, Dominick Lombardozzi, John Ventimiglia, Mila Kunis, Lili Taylor, James Caan, Griffen Dunne, Yul Vasquez, Jamie Hector, Eve Hewson, Olek Krupa

MOVIES WATCHED IN OCTOBER (2016)




Jake Gyllenhaal in ENEMY

Monday, November 7, 2016

THE GREASY STRANGLER (2016)



Directed By: Jim Hosking 
Written By: Jim Hosking & Toby Harvard 
Cinematography By: Marten Tedin 
Editor: Mark Burnett 


Cast: Michael St. Michaels, Sky Elboar, Elizabeth De Razzo, Gil Gex, Joe David Walters, Sal Koussa 


The Los Angeles-set tale follows Ronnie, a man who runs a Disco Walking tour along with his browbeaten son, Brayden. When a sexy, alluring woman comes to take the tour, it begins a competition between father and son for her attentions. It also signals the appearance of an oily, slimy inhuman maniac who stalks the streets at night and strangles the innocent, soon dubbed 'The Greasy Strangler.'


31 (2016)



Written & Directed By: Rob Zombie 
Cinematography By: David Daniel 
Editor: Glenn Garland 


Cast: Sherri Moon Zombie, Jeff Daniels Phillips, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Meg Foster, Lew Temple, Malcolm McDowell, Judy Geeson, Elizabeth Daily, Ginger Lynn, Jane Carr, Torsten Voges, Ricahrd Brake, Daniel Roebuck, Tracy Walter, Esperanza America, Andrea Dora 


The day before Halloween, five carnival employees are kidnapped & held hostage in an isolated compound known as "Murderworld". On Halloween, they are thrown into a sadistic game called "31" where they must survive 12 hours against a gang of maniacs dressed like clowns. It's time to play 31.


Saturday, October 22, 2016

DR. GIGGLES (1992)



Directed By: Manny Coto 
Written By: Manny Coto & Graeme Whifler 
Cinematography By: Robert Draper 
Editor: Debra Neil 


Cast: Larry Drake, Holly Marie Combs, Glenn Quinn, Cliff De Young, Sara Melson, Zoe Trilling, Michelle Johnson, Keith Diamond, Richard Bradford, John Vickery, Doug E. Doug

Friday, October 21, 2016

THE FUNHOUSE MASSACRE (2015)



Directed By: Andy Palmer 
Written By: Ben Begley 
Story By: Ben Begley & Renee Dorian 
Characters By: Renee Dorian 
Cinematography By: Flilip Vandewal 


Cast: Scottie Thompson, Matt Angel, Jere Burns, Chasty Bellesteros, Candice De Visser, Michael Eric Reid, Erick Chavarrla, Renee Dorian, Mars Crain, Clint Howard, Courtney Gains, Robert Englund, Carlos Alazraqui, E.E. Bell, Ben Begley

GRAVY (2015)




Directed By: James Roday 
Written By: James Roday & Todd Harthan 
Cinematography By: Amanda Treyz 
Editor: Abe Levy 


Cast: Michael Weston, Sutton Foster, Jimmi Simpson, Gabourey Sidibie, Paul Rodriguez, Sarah Silveraman, Lily Cole, Molly Ephriam, Gabriel Luna, James Roday, Dule Hill

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

THE INVITATION (2016)




Directed By: Karyn Kusama 
Written By: Phil Hay & Matt Manfredi 
Cinematography By: Bobby Shore 
Editor: Plummy Tucker 


Cast: Logan Marshall- Green, Emayatzy Corinealdy, Tammy Blanchard, John Carroll-Lynch, Marieh Delfino, Michelle Kruseic, Toby Huss, Lindsay Burge, Aiden Lovekamp

Saturday, October 15, 2016

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY: TRAILER COMMENTARY





Call it something manufactured, call it strategic. I would like to call it corporate, but even in between all the dollar signs I see something spiritual. If you allow it. Maybe I am just looking for it or something to make it deeper than it is.

Friday, October 14, 2016

THE FROZEN GROUND (2013)




Written & Directed By: Scott Walker 
Cinematography By: Patrick Murguia 
Editor: Sarah Boyd 


Cast: Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, Vanessa Hudgens, Dean Norris, Gia Mantegna, Brad William Henke, Curtis Jackson, Kevin Dunn, Radha Mitchell, Jodi Lyn O’Keefe

THE GLASS HOUSE (2001)



Directed By: Daniel Sackheim 
Written By: Wesley Strick 
Cinematogrpahy By: Alar Kivilo 
Editor: Howard E. Smith 
Music By: Christopher Young 



Cast: Leelee Sobieski, Stellan Skarsgard, Diane Lane, Trevor Morgan, Kathy Baker, Michael O’Keefe, Bruce Dern, Chris Noth, Carly Pope, Agnes Bruckner, January Jones, China Shavers, Michael Patrick Chan 


*Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

TALE OF TALES (2016)



Directed By: Matteo Garrone 
Written By: Matteo Garrone, Edoardo Albinati, Ugo Chiti & Massimo Gaudioso 
Based On The Book By: Giambatista Basile 
Cinematography By: Peter Suschitzky 
Editor: Marco Spoletini 


Cast: Salma Hayek, John C. Reilly, Stacy Martin, Vincent Cassel, Shirley Henderson, Toby Jones, Hayley Carmichael, Jessie Cave

Friday, October 7, 2016

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0048: LIQUID SKY (1982)


Directed By: Slava Tsukerman 
Written By: Slava Tsukerman, Anne Carlisle & Nina V. Kerova 
Cinematography By: Yuri Neyman 
Editor: Slava Tsukerman & Sharyn Leslie Ross 


Cast: Anne Carlisle, Paula E. Sheppard, Susan Doukas, Otto Von Wernerr, Bob Brady, Elanie C. Grove

THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014)




Directed By: Tetsuya Nakashima 
Written By: Tetsuya Nakashima, Miako Todano & Nobuhiro Monma 
Based on the Novel By: Akio Fukamachi 
Cinematography By: Shoichi Ato 
Editor: Yoshiyuki Koike 


Cast: Koji Yakusho, Nana Komatsu, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Fumi Nikaidou, Ai Hashimoto, Jun Kunimara, Joe Odagiri

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES




Written & Directed By: Burr Steers 
Based on the book by: Jane Austen & Seth Grahame-Smith 
Cinematography By: Remi Adefsrasin 
Editor: Padraic McKinley 


Cast: Lily James, Sam Riley, Matt Smith, Jack Huston, Lena Headey, Douglas Booth, Suki Waterhouse, Bella Heathcote Charles Dance, Sally Phillips


 *Please note that some trivia and facts have been republished from imdb among other sources In this review

Sunday, October 2, 2016

MOVIES WATCHED IN SEPTEMBER (2016)



MIA WASIKOWSKA in MAP TO THE STARS


THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (2016)




Directed By: Antoine Fuqua 
Based on the Screenplay of THE SEVEN SAMURAI by: Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni & Shinobu Hashimoto 
Written By: Richard Wenk & Nic Pizzolatto 
Cinematography By: Mauro Fiore 
Editor: John Refoua 



Cast: Denzel Washinton, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Haley Bennett, Byung-Hun Lee, Manuel-Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Cam Giganet, Matt Boomer, Luke Grimes, William Lee Scott, Sean Bridgers

Friday, September 30, 2016

SCOUTS GUIDE TO THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE (2015)




Directed By: Christopher Landon 
Written By: Carrie Evans, Christopher Landon & Emi Mochizuki 
Story By: Lona Williams, Carrie Evans & Emi Mochizuki 
Cinematography By: Brandon Trost 
Editor: Jim Page 


Cast: Tye Sheridan, Logan Miller, David Koechner, Cloris Leachman, Joey Morgan, Sarah Dumont, Halston Sage, Patrick Schwartzenegger, Missy Martinez

HANSEL & GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS (2013)



Written & Directed By: Tommy Wirkola 
Cinematography By: Michael Bonvillain 
Editor: Jim Page 


Cast: Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Peter Stormare, Thomas Mann, Derek Mears

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

GOAT (2016)



Directed By: Andrew Neel 
Written By: David Gordon Green, Andrew Neel & Mike Roberts 
Based on the book by: Brad Land 
Cinematography By: Ethan Palmer 
Editor: Brad Turner 


Cast: Ben Schnetzer, Gus Halper, Danny Flaherty, Nick Jonas, James Franco, Jake Picking