I, TONYA (2017)

Directed By: Craig Gillespie 
 Written By: Steven Rogers 
Cinematography By: Nikolas Karakatsanis 
Editor: Tatiana S. Riegel 


Cast: Margot Robie, Sebastian Stan, Alison Janney, Paul Walter Hauser, Julianne Nicholson, Bobby Canavale, Bojana Novakovic, McKenna Grace 


Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises amongst the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the activity is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes.

HOT ROD (2007)

Directed By: Akiva Schaffer 
Written By: Pam Brady 
Cinematography By: Andrew Dunn 
Editor: Malcolm Campbell 


Cast: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Isla Fisher, Danny McBride, Bill Hader, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Will Arnett, Chris Parnell, Britt Irvin 


Rod Kimble is a naïf, a slacker living in a small US town with his mom, his younger brother, and his stepfather whose respect he craves. He also misses his dead dad, whom he thinks was Evel Knievel's back-up. Rod, a man-child, believes that he is a stunt man. When his stepfather needs an operation, with help from his brother and his slacker pals, Rod hatches a plan to set a school-bus-jumping record on his moped. First, his crew and he have to raise money to rent the buses and build the ramp. Trouble is, Rod's inept at his chosen career. Looming failure is complicated by the return of Denise, Rod's next-door neighbor and secret heartthrob, who is home from college. Is public humiliation at hand?

CYMBELINE (2014)

Written & Directed By: Michael Almereyda 
Based On The Play By: William Shakespeare 
Cinematography By: Tim Orr 
Editor: John Scott Cook & Barbara Tulliver 


Cast: Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, Delroy Lindo, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Corrigan, Penn Badgely, Anton Yelchin, Dakota Johnson, Bill Pullman, John Leguizamo, James Ransone, Vondie Curtis-Hall, J.D. Williams, Spenser Treat Clark 

 A gritty story of a take-no-prisoners war between dirty cops and an outlaw biker gang. A drug kingpin is driven to desperate measures. You would need a big name cast to keep the audiences interest. Unless you have Shakespeare purist fans. As there is no real style and feels closed in and claustrophobic

RISE: BLOOD HUNTER (2007)

Written & Directed By: Sebastian Gutierrez 
Cinematography By: John Toll 
Editor: Lisa Bromwell & Robb Sullivan 


Cast: Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Robert Forester, Carla Gugino, Holt McCallany, Mako, James D’Arcy, Margo Harshman, Simon Rex, Samaire Armstrong, Zach Gilford, Fran Kranz, Elden Henson, Nick Lachey, Marilyn Manson 


A reporter wakes up in a morgue and finds herself a member of the undead, before vowing revenge against the sect which put her there.

ODDS & ENDS: THE BEST & THE WORST (PART 3 OF 3)

Part 3, The Finale. We are finally here. JEFF'S PICKS

ODDS & ENDS: 2017 ALTERNATE NOMINATIONS (PART 2 OF 3)

ODDS & ENDS: FAVORITES OF 2017

(from THE MEDDLER)

 The Following lists are not my top movies of the year, that is coming but a lead up, of some movie lists and awards. (Part 1 of 3)

GOON: LAST OF THE ENFORCERS (2017)

Directed By: Jay Baruchel 
Written By: Jay Baruchel & Jesse Chabot 
Based On Characters Created By: Jay Baruchel & Evan Goldberg 
Based On The Book “Goon” By: Douglas Smith & Adam Frattasio 
Cinematography By: Paul Sarossy 
Editor: Jason Eisener 

Cast: Seann William Scott, Wyatt Russell, Alison Pill, Kim Coates, Callum Keith Rennie, Marc-Andre Grondin, Liev Schrieber, Elisha Cuthbert, Jay Baruchel, Jason Jones, T.J. Miller 


It's a new day for the Halifax Highlanders. A pro lockout has reunited old teammates and brought a crew of new players to the bench; notably missing from the line-up, however, is everyone's favourite enforcer and heart of the team, Doug "The Thug" Glatt. Sidelined after one too many hits and now married with a baby on the way, Doug is hanging up his skates and settling into life as an insurance salesman. But when Doug's nemesis, Anders Cain, is made captain of the Highlanders and new ownership threatens to tear his team apart, Doug is compelled back into action. Ignoring the wishes of wife Eva, Doug heads to the rink, discovering an unlikely training partner in fellow retired enforcer and one-time arch rival, Ross "The Boss" Rhea. Together with grit, passion and unrivaled loyalty, they will grind out one last chance to do what they do best...protect their team

PUSHER (1996)

Directed By: Nicolas Winding Refn 
Written by: Jens Dahl & Nicolas Winding Refn 
Cinematography By: Morten Soberg 
Editor: Anne Osterud 


Cast: Kim Bodnia, Zlatko Buric, Laura Drasbaek, Slavko Labovic, Mads Mikkelsen, Peter Andersson 


Frank is a drug pusher on the roll until he makes a huge deal with dope that he hasn't paid for and he gets busted by the police. He manages to dump the dope in a nearby lake but he owes his supplier a lot of money (not a nice guy to owe money to). Now we follow Frank in his quest to raise money in the underworld of Copenhagen.

ALENA (2015)

Directed By: Daniel Di Grado 
Written By: Daniel Di Grado, Kerstin Gezelius & Alexander Onofri 
Based on the Graphic Novel By: Kim W. Andersson 
Cinematography By: Simon Olsson 
Editor: Linda Jildmalm 


Cast: Amalia Holm, Molly Nutley, Felice Jankell, Rebecka Nyman, Fanny Klefelt 


When Alena arrives at her new elite boarding school, Filippa and the other girls start to harass her. But Alena's best friend Josefin won't let her take anymore beating. If she won't strike back, Josefin will do it for her. Hard.

LYMELIFE (2008)

Directed By: Derick Martini 
Written By: Derick Martini & Steve Martini 
Cinematography By: Frank Godwin 
Editor: Mark Yoshikawa, Derick Martini & Steve Martini 


Cast: Kieran Culkin, Rory Culkin, Emma Roberts, Timothy Hutton, Cynthia Nixon, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy, Logan Huffman 


Set in the late 70's, seen through the innocent eyes of a fifteen year old boy, SCOTT, "Lymelife" is a unique take on the dangers of the American Dream. This funny, sad, violent and sometimes tragic look at first love, family dynamics and divorce weaves an intricate tapestry of American life during a time of drastic economic and emotional change.

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)

Directed By: Penny Marhshall 
Written By: Lowell Ganz & Babaloo Mandel 
Story By: Kim Wilson & Kelly Candaele 
Cinematography By: Miroslav Ondricek 
Editor: Adam Bernardi & George Bowers 
Music By: Hans Zimmer 


Cast: Geena Davis, Tom Hanks, Lori Petty, Rosie O’Donnell, Madonna, Bitty Schram, David Strathairn, Garry Marshall, Jon Lovitz, Ann Cusack, Anne Ramsay, Megan Cavanagh, Bill Pullman, Janet Jones, Tea Leoni, 


Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry.

MUSTANG (2015)

Directed By: Deniz Gamze Erguven 
Written By: Deniz Gamze Erguyen & Alice Winocour 
Cinematography By: David Chizallet 
Editor: Ersin Gok 

Cast: Gunes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu, Elit Iscan, Ilayda Akdogan 


Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them.

HYSTERICAL BLINDNESS (2002)

Directed By: Mira Nair 
Written By: Laura Cahill (Based On Her Play) 
Cinematography By: Declan Quinn 
Editor: Kristina Boden 

Cast: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands, Justin Chambers, Ben Gazzara, Anthony De Sando, Callie Thorne Two friends lament their unhappy single lives while searching for Mr. Right in 1980s New Jersey.

SUGAR & SPICE (2001)

Directed By: Francine McDougall 
Written By: Mandy Nelson 
Cinematography By: Robert Brinkmann 
Editor: Sloane Klevin 


Cast: Marley Shelton, Rachel Blanchard, Marla Sokoloff, Mena Suvari, James Marsden, Melissa George, W. Earl Brown, Sara Marsh, Alexandra Holden, Jake Hoffman, Sean Young, Adam Busch 


A popular high-school cheerleader becomes pregnant by the star quarterback and turns to crime to support her desired lifestyle.

HAPPY DEATH DAY (2017)

Directed By: Christopher Landon 
Written By: Scott Lobdell 
Cinematography By: Toby Oliver 
Editor: Gregory Plotkin 

Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Ruby Modine, Charles Aitken, Rob Mello, Rachel Matthews, Phi Vu, Ramsey Anderson 

A teenage girl, trying to enjoy her birthday, soon realizes that this is her final one. That is, if she can figure out who her killer is. She must relive that day, over and over again, dying in a different way each time. Can she solve her own murder?

SUPER DARK TIMES (2017)

Directed By: Kevin Phillips 
Written By: Ben Collins & Luke Piotrowski 
Cinematography By: Eli Born 
Editor: Ed Yonaitis 


Cast: Owen Campbell, Charlie Tahan, Elizabeth Cappuccino, Max Talisman, Sawyer Barth, Amy Hargreaves, Adea Lennox 


Teenagers Zach and Josh have been best friends their whole lives, but when a gruesome accident leads to a cover-up, the secret drives a wedge between them and propels them down a rabbit hole of escalating paranoia and violence.

WISH UPON (2017)

Directed By: John R. Leonetti 
Written By: Barbara Marshall 
Cinematography By: Michael Galbriath 
Editor: Peck Prior 
Music By: Tomandandy 


Cast: Joey King, Sydney Park, Shannon Purser, Ryan Phillippe, Ki Hong Lee, Sherilyn Fenn, Elisabeth Rohm, Alice Lee 


A teen girl discovers a magical box that will grant her seven wishes. As she uses her wishes for personal gain, bad things begin to happen to those around her. She discovers an evil entity lives inside the box and may be behind the gruesome deaths.

DEAD AWAKE (2016)

Directed By: Phillip Guzman 
Written By: Jeffrey Reddick 
Cinematography By: Dominique Martinez 
Editor: Peter Devaney Flanagan 


Cast: Jocelin Donahue, Jesse Bradford, Jesse Borrego, Lori Petty, James Eckhouse, Brea Grant. Jeffrey Reddick 


Kate Bowman is an average social worker who is investigating in the mysterious deaths of people who died in their sleep. Shortly before their deaths, the victims all reported a supernatural force that appeared to them while they were suffering from sleep-paralysis. When Kate investigates further into the case, she opens herself up to the creature's wrath, and soon finds herself, and her family suffering from an ancient evil.