Friday, April 30, 2021

HAM ON RYE (2021)



Directed By: Tyler Taormina Written By: Tyler Taormina & Eric Berger Cinematography: Carson Lund Editor: Kevin Anton


Cast: Haley Bodell, Audrey Boos, Sam Hernandez, Gabriella Herrera, Adam Torres, Lori Beth Denberg, Danny Tamberelli, Aaron Schwartz, Dan Jablons

A bizarre rite of passage at the local deli determines the fate of a generation of teenagers, leading some to escape their suburban town and dooming others to remain.

Thursday, April 29, 2021

JACK (1996)



 Directed By: Francis Ford Coppola  Written by: James DeMonaco & Gary Nadeau  Cinematography: John Toll Editor: Barry Malkin


Cast: Robin Williams, Diane Lane, Jennifer Lopez, Brain Kerwin, Bill Cosby, Fran Drescher, Adam Zolotin, Todd Bosley, Jurnee Smollett,  Michael Mckean, Don Novello, Keone Young, Seth Smith, Mario Yedidia, Jer Adrianne Lelliott

Because of an unusual disorder that has aged him four times faster than a typical human being, a boy looks like a 40-year-old man as he starts fifth grade at public school after being homeschooled.

Friday, April 23, 2021

FREAKY (2020)


Directed By: Christopher Landon  Written By: Christopher Landon & Michael Kennedy  Cinematography: Laurie Rose Editor: Ben Baudhuin 


Cast: Vince Vaughn, Kathryn Newton, Celeste O’Connor, Misha Osherovich, Emily Holder, Nicholas Stargal, Katie Finnaren, Dana Drori, Mitchell Hoog, Melissa Cellazo 

After swapping bodies with a deranged serial killer, a young girl in high school discovers she has less than 24 hours before the change becomes permanent.

SPONTANEOUS (2020)

 



Written & Directed By: Brian Duffield Based on the novel by: Aaron Starmer Cinematography: Aaron Morton  Editor: Steve Edwards 

Cast: Katherine Langford, Charlie Plummer, Yvonne Orji, Hayley Law, Piper Perabo, Rob Huebel, Chris Shields, Marlowe Percival, Laine MacNeil 

Get ready for the outrageous coming-of-age love story about growing up...and blowing up. When students in their school begin exploding (literally), seniors Mara and Dylan struggle to survive in a world where each moment may be their last.

Thursday, April 22, 2021

THE GOOD SON (1993)

 


Directed By: Joseph Ruben  Written By: Ian McEwan Cinematography: John Lindley Editor: George Bowers 


Cast: Macaulay Culkin, Elijah Wood, Wendy Crewson, David Morse, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Jacqueline Brookes, Quinn Culkin, Ashley Crow 

A young boy stays with his aunt and uncle and be friends with his cousin, a boy of the same age who shows increasing signs of violent and psychopathic behavior.

Saturday, April 17, 2021

SOUND OF METAL (2020)

 



Directed by: Darius Marder Written by: Darius Marder & Abraham Marder Story By: Darius Marder & Derek Cianfrance Cinematography: Daniel Bouquet  Editor: Mikkel E.G. Nielsen 


Cast: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Matthieu Amalric, Lauren Ridloff, Chelsea Lee

A heavy-metal drummer's life is thrown into freefall when he begins to lose his hearing.

Friday, April 16, 2021

187 (ONE EIGHT SEVEN) (1997)


 

Directed By: Kevin Reynolds Written By: Scott Yagemann Cinematography: Ericson Core Editor: Stephen Semel


Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Heard, Kelly Rowan, Clifton Collins Jr., Karina Arroyave, Tony Plana, Lobo Sebastian, Jack Kehler, Jonah Rooney, Method Man, Richard Riehle, Antwon Tanner 

15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.

Thursday, April 15, 2021

THE OFFENCE (1973)

 



Directed By: Sidney Lumet Written By: John Hopkins Based on the play “THE STORY OF YOURS” by: John Hopkins  Cinematography: Gerry Fisher  Editor: John Victor Smith 


Cast: Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant, Ian Bannen, Derek Newark, Ronald Radd

A burnt-out British police detective finally snaps whilst interrogating a suspected child molester.

Saturday, April 10, 2021

THE WHISTLERS (2019)

 



Written & Directed By: Corneliu Porumboiu Cinematography: Tudor Mircea Editor: Roxana Szel

Cast: Vlad Ivanov, Catrinel Martin, Rodica Lazar, Augustif Villaronga, Sabin Tembrea, Istvan Teglas, Cristobel Pinto, Antonio Buil 

Not everything is as it seems for Cristi, a policeman who plays both sides of the law. Embarking with the beautiful Gilda on a high-stakes heist, both will have to navigate the twists and turns of corruption, treachery, and deception.

Wednesday, April 7, 2021

SIDE EFFECTS (2013)

 



Directed By: Steven Soderbergh  Written By: Scott Z. Burns Cinematography: Steven Soderbergh (As Peter Andrews)  Editor: Steven Soderbergh (As Mary Ann Bernard)

Cast: Jude Law, Rooney Mara, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Channing Tatum, Vinessa Shaw, Polly Draper, Ann Dowd, Laila Robins, Mamie Gummer, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Marin Ireland 

A young woman's world unravels when a drug prescribed by her psychiatrist has unexpected side effects.

KISS OF OF DEATH (1995)

  



Directed By: Barbet Schroeder  Written By: Richard Price  Based on the Original Screenplay “KISS OF DEATH” By: Ben Hecht & Charles Lederer Based on a story By Eleazar Lipsky  Cinematography: Luciano Tovolli  Editor: Lee Percy 

Cast: David Caruso, Nicolas Cage, Samuel L. Jackson, Ving Rhames, Stanley Tucci, Helen Hunt, Michael Rapaport, Kathryn Erbe, Jay O. Sanders, Hope Davis, Anthony Heald, Philip Baker Hall, Paul Calderon, Anne Meara, John Costelloe 

A reformed convict goes undercover with the help of an angry detective to ensnare a psychotic mobster.

Saturday, April 3, 2021

DESPERADOS (2020)

 


Directed By: LP Written By: Ellen Rapoport  Cinematography: Tim Orr Editor: Christian Hoffman 

Cast: Nasim Pedrad, Anna Camp, Sarah Burns, Lamorne Morris, Robbie Amell, Heather Graham, Jessica Chaffin, Jessica Lowe

A panicked young woman, with her reluctant friends in tow, rushes to Mexico to try and delete a ranting email she sent to her new boyfriend.

Friday, April 2, 2021

THE HUSTLE (2019)




Directed By: Chris Addison  Written By: Stanley Shapiro, Paul Henning, Dale Launer & Jac Schaeffer  Cinematography: Michael Coulter  Editor: Anthony Boys 

Cast: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Tim Blake Nelson, Timothy Simons 


In this remake of 1988's "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," 2 con-women hustle in a small French Riviera town - one for small amounts from average men, and one for higher amounts wealthier men. They bet on what looks like an easy target. The winner gets $500K from him, and the loser leaves town forever.

Thursday, April 1, 2021

MOVIES WATCHED IN MARCH (2021)

 


MOVIES WATCHED IN MARCH 2021



THE UNITED STATES VS. BILLIE HOLIDAY (DRAMA) 7/10









V.F.W (ACTION)(THRILLER) 7/10'









COMING 2 AMERICA (COMEDY) 7/10 







BOSS LEVEL (ACTION) 7/10 








BIGGIE: I GOT A STORY TO TELL (DOCUMENTARY) 8/10








DIRTY LITTLE BILLY (WESTERN) 7/10 








MOXIE (TEEN)(DRAMA)(COMEDY) 7/10 










KID90 (DOCUMENTARY) 7/10










YES, DAY (FAMILY) 7/10 








THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY (ROMANCE)(COMEDY) 6/10







BUTCHER BAKER, NIGHTMARE MAKER (HORROR)(THRILLER) 6/10 









PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (DRAMA) 7/10 









ZAPPED (FAMILY) 5/10 











NIGHTMARE SISTERS (COMEDY)(HORROR)(CULT)(EROTIC) 4/10 










THE CRAFT: LEGACY (TEEN)(DRAMA)(SUPERNATURAL) 6/10 











OPERATION: VARSITY BLUES: THE COLLEGE ADMISSIONS SCANDAL (DOCUMENTARY) 7/10 









NIGHT OWLS (DRAMA)(COMEDY) 7/10 









SCREWBALL (DOCUMENTARY) 8/10 









THE UNTAMED (FOREIGN)(MEXICO)(INTERNATIONAL)(EROTIC)(DRAMA)(SUPERNATURAL)(FANTASY) 8/10 








WHITE OF THE EYE  (THRILLER) 5/10 








SLAXX (HORROR) 7/10 








BAD TRIP (COMEDY) 7/10





TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MOVIES, LIMITED SERIES, STAND-UP & SPECIALS








IT’S A SIN (LIMITED SERIES) 9/10 







WANDA- VISION (LIMITED SERIES) 8/10







ALLEN VS. FARROW (LIMITED SERIES)(DOCUMENTARY)   8/10







HARLEY QUINN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (SEASON 2) 7/10






GINNY & GEORGIA (SEASON 1) 7/10







NATALIE PALAMIDES: NATE - A ONE MAN SHOW (STAND-UP) 8/10

GOING TO BRAZIL (2016)






Directed By: Patrick Mille Written By: Patrick Mille, Julien Lambroschini & Sabrina Amara Cinematography: Andre Szenkowski  Editor: Samuel Dansei 

Cast: Vanessa Guide, Alison Wheeler, Margot Bancilhon, Philippine Stindel, Patrick Mille, Christine Citti, Susana Pires, Chico Diaz, Joseph Makebra 


Four childhood friends reunite for a wedding in Rio, only to find themselves on the run through the Brazilian countryside after accidentally killing someone at a drug-fueled party.