ELLE (2016)

Directed By: Paul Verhoeven 
Written By: David Birke 
French Adaptation: Harold Manning 
Based on the book by: Philippe Djian 
Cinematography By: Stephane Fontaine 
Editor: Job Ter Burg 


Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Cosigny, Charles Berling, Christina Berkel, Vilmala Pons, Alice Issaz 


Michèle seems indestructible. Head of a successful video game company, she brings the same ruthless attitude to her love life as to business. Being attacked in her home by an unknown assailant changes Michèle's life forever. When she resolutely tracks the man down, they are both drawn into a curious and thrilling game, a game that may, at any moment, spiral out of control.

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN (2016)

Directed By: Tate Taylor 
Written By: Erin Cressida Wilson 
Based On The Book By: Paula Hawkins 
Cinematography By: Charlotte Bruus Christensen 
Editor: Andrew Buckland & Michael McCusker 
Original Score By: Danny Elfman 


Cast: Emily Blunt, Haley Bennett, Rebecca Ferguson, Edgar Ramirez, Luke Evans, Alison Janney, Justin Theroux, Laura Prepon, John Norris, Lisa Kudrow 


A divorcee becomes entangled in a missing persons investigation that promises to send shockwaves throughout her life.

FACTORY GIRL (2006)

Directed By: George Hickenlooper 
Written By: Captain Mauzner 
Story By: Simon Monjack, Aaron Richard Golub & Captain Mauzner 
Cinematography By: Michael Grady 
Editor: Michael Levine & Dana E. Glauberman 


Cast: Sienna Miller, Hayden Christensen, Guy Pearce, Shawn Hasoty, Jimmy Fallon, Mena Suvari, Jack Huston, Edward Herrmann, Beth Grant, Illeana Douglas, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, James Naughton, Brian Bell, Patrick Wilson, Don Novello, Johnny Whitworth, Colleen Camp, Alexi Wasser, Joel Michaely 


Based on the rise and fall of socialite Edie Sedgwick, concentrating on her relationships with Andy Warhol and a folk singer.

A CINDERELLA STORY (2004)

Directed By: Mark Rosman 
Written By: Leigh Dunlap 
Cinematography By: Anthony B. Richmond 
Editor: Cara Silverman 


Cast: Hillary Duff, Jennifer Coolidge, Chad Michael Murray, Paul Rodriguez, Regina King, Kevin Kilner, Whip Hubley, Simon Helberg, Lin Shaye, Julie Gonzalo, Madeline Zima 


Routinely exploited by her wicked stepmother, the downtrodden Sam Montgomery is excited about the prospect of meeting her Internet beau at the school's Halloween dance.

THE HORDE (2009)

Directed By: Yannick Dahan & Benjamin Docher
Written By: Arnaud Bordas, Stephane Moissakas, Yannick Dahan & Benjamin Docher 
Script Consultant: Nicolas Peufaillit 
Cinematography By: Julien Meurice 
Editor: Dimitri Amar 

Cast: Eriq Ebouaney, Claude Perron, Jean-Pierre Martins, Aurelien Recoing, Doudou Masta 


A posse of crooked cops, malevolent gangsters and a horde of walking dead are the centre point of this gruesome, tight, action packed, claustrophobic tale of retribution and escape. Penned like animals, on the top floor of a deserted high-rise block, these two opposing gangs find that they are not alone in the lair of bloodthirsty corridors of death. Joining forces to survive, they must reach ground level together or perish.

FEAR, INC (2016)

Directed By: Vincent Masciale 
Written By: Luke Barnett 
Cinematography By: Shan Liljestrand 
Editor: Angela Trivino 

Cast: Lucas Neff, Chris Marquette, Abigail Breslin, Richard Riehle, Leslie Jordan, Patrick Renna, Mark Moses, Caitlin Stasey, Stephanie Drake, Naomi Grossman, David Ury, Marlon Young, Ronnie Gene Blevins 

Fear, Inc. follows a company of degenerates who can be hired for a premium to bring your greatest fears to life. But when horror junkie Joe Foster's customized scare seemingly begins, he and his friends must decide if this company is there to scare them or make them pawns in their own sick game.

CLINGER (2015)

Directed By: Michael Steves 
Written By: Michael Steves, Bubba Fish & Gabi Chennisi 
Cinematography By: Gabi Chennisi 
Editor: Bubba Fish 

Cast: Vincent Martella, Jennifer Laporte, Julia Aks, Alicia Monet Caldwell, Debbie Rochon, Lisa Wilcox, Taylor Clift 


Fern Petersen, a driven high school senior, has her life turned upside down when her overly affectionate boyfriend, Robert Klingher, dies in an embarrassing accident. When Robert returns from the dead as a love-sick ghost, he tries to reunite with Fern - only to have his heart broken. As Robert plots to kill Fern so they can be together forever, Fern will have to fight to stay in the world of the living. Clinger is a blood-soaked coming of age story about the horrors of first love.

OUIJA: ORIGIN OF EVIL (2016)

Edited & Directed By: Mike Flanagan 
Written By: Mike Flanagan & Jeff Howard 
Based on Characters Created By: Juliet Snowden & Stiles White 
Cinematography By: Michael Fimognari 
Music By: The Newton Brothers 

Cast: Annalise Basso, Elizabeth Reaser, Henry Thomas, Lulu Wilson, Parker Mack, Halle Charlton, Doug Jones, Sam Anderson, Ele Keats, Eve Gordon, Kate Sigel 


In 1967 Los Angeles, a widowed mother and her 2 daughters add a new stunt to bolster their seance scam business, inviting an evil presence into their home.

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

YOGA HOSERS (2016)

Written, Edited & Directed By: Kevin Smith 
Cinematography By: James Laxton 

Cast: Harley Quinn Smith, Lily Rose Depp, Johnny Depp, Justin Long, Sasheer Zamata, Tyler Posey, Adam Brody, Ashley Greene, Austin Butler, Tony Hale, Natasha Lyonne, Vanessa Paradis, Haley Joel Osmet, Genesis Rodriguez, Jason Mewes, Ralph Garman, Stan Lee, Kevin Smith, Kevin Conroy, Robert Kurtzman, Jack Depp, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith 


Two teenage yoga enthusiasts team up with a legendary man-hunter to battle with an ancient evil presence that is threatening their major party plans.

MY BOYFRIEND'S BACK (1993)

Directed By: Bob Balaban 
Written By: Dean Lorey 
Cinematography By: Mac Ahlberg 
Editor: Michael Jablow 

Cast: Andrew Lowery, Traci Lind, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Dooley, Matthew Fox, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Jay O. Sanders, Danny Zorn, Cloris Leachman, Matthew McCognahey 


Missy McCloud is the most beautiful girl in school and Johnny Dingle has been in love with her for years. One night, Johnny is killed trying to win her over, and soon he comes back from the dead, and wins Missy's heart

TEACHING MRS. TINGLE (1999)

Written & Directed By: Kevin Williamson 
Cinematography By: Jerzy Zielinski 
Editor: Debra Neil-Fisher 


Cast: Katie Holmes, Helen Mirren, Barry Watson, Marisa Couglin, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael McKean, Molly Ringwald, Vivica A. Fox, Liz Tauber 


Leigh Ann is salutatorian when she needs to be valedictorian to get her scholarship to Harvard. The only class she is worse than the leader in is history, taught by Mrs. Tingle, and the teacher hates her. When an attempt to get ahead in Mrs. Tingle's class goes awry, mayhem ensues and friendships, loyalties and trust are tested by the teacher's intricate mind-games.

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY (2016)

Directed By: Gareth Edwards 
Written By: Chris Weitz & Tony Gilroy 
Story By: John Knoll & Gary Whitta 
Based On Characters Created By: George Lucas 
Cinematography By: Greig Fraser 
Editor: John Gilroy, Colin Goudie & Jabez Olsson 


Cast: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Donnie Yen, Alan Tudyk, Forest Whitaker, Ben Mendelsohn, Jimmy Smits, Riz Ahmed, Mads Mikkelsen, Win Jiang, Jonathan Aris, Ben Daniels 


All looks lost for the Rebellion against the Empire as they learn of the existence of a new super weapon, the Death Star. Once a possible weakness in its construction is uncovered, the Rebel Alliance must set out on a desperate mission to steal the plans for the Death Star. The future of the entire galaxy now rests upon its success.

STAR TREK BEYOND (2016)

Directed By: Justin Lin 
Written By: Simon Pegg & Doug Jung 
Based On Characters Created By: Gene Roddenberry 
Cinematography By: Stephen F. Windon 
Editor: Greg D’Auria, Dylan Highsmith, Kelly Matsumoto & Steven Sprung 

Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Simon Pegg, Anton Yelchin, John Cho, Sofia Boutella, Lydia Wilson, Danny Pudi, Doug Jung

DESIERTO (2016)

Directed & Edited By: Jonas Cuaron 
Written By: Jonas Cuaron & Mateo Garcia 
Cinematography By: Damian Garcia 


Cast: Jeffrey Dean Morgan , Gael Garcia Bernal, Alondra Hidalgo, Marco Perez Lew Temple, Diego Catano 


A group of people trying to cross the border from Mexico into the United States encounter a man who has taken border patrol duties into his own racist hands.

ELVIS & NIXON (2016)

Directed By: Liza Johnson 
Written By: Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal & Cary Elwes 
Cinematography By: Terry Stacey 
Editor: Sabine Hoffman & Michael Taylor 


Cast: Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Johnny Knoxville, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters, Sky Ferreira, Tracy Letts, Tate Donovan, Ashley Benson, Ahna O’Reilly 


The untold true story behind the meeting between Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n Roll, and President Richard Nixon, resulting in this revealing, yet humorous moment immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives.

KONG: SKULL ISLAND (2017)

Directed By: Jordan Vogt-Roberts 
Written By: Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein & Derek Connolly 
Story By: John Gatins 
Based on the Character created By: Merian C.Cooper & Edgar Wallace 
Cinematography By: Larry Fong 
Editor: Richard Pearson 


Cast: Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John C. Reily, John Goodman, Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, John Ortiz, Shea Whigham, Toby Kebbell, Tian Jing, Thomas Mann, Richard Jenkins, Will Brittain 


A diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

MOVIES WATCHED IN APRIL (2017)

BY Max Dalton