Saturday, February 25, 2023

ME TIME (2022)

 



Written & Directed by: John Hamburg  Cinematography: Kris Kachikis  Editor: Melissa Bretherton 

Cast: Kevin Hart, Mark Wahlberg, Regina Hall, Tahj Mowry, Diane Delano, Andrew Santino, John Amos, Anna Maria Horsford, Jimmy O. Yang, Shira Gross, Ilia Isorelys Paulino, Seal, Luis Gerardo Mendez 

Follows a dad who finds time for himself for the first time in years while his wife and kids are away. He reconnects with a friend for a wild weekend.

Friday, February 24, 2023

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME - FILE #0071: SIDEWALK STORIES (1989)

 


Written & Directed By: Charles Lane 

Cinematography: Bill Dill 

Editor: Charles Lane and Ann Stein 

Cast: Charles Lane, Nicole Alysia, Ellia English, Edie Falco, Toni Ann Johnson, Bill Sage, Ed Kershen, Luis Ramos, Tanya Cunningham, Attila Hoosier, Michael Baskin, Robert Clohessy, 

Nearly silent comedy filmed in black and white follows a street artist, who rescues a baby after her father was murdered. The artist then sets off to find the mother, but has to first learn how to care for the child. Ultimately he ends up in a horse drawn chase of the murderers.

Thursday, February 23, 2023

CRITICAL THINKING (2020)

 


Directed By: John Leguizamo  Written By: Dito Montiel  Cinematography: Zach Zamboni  Editor: Jamie Kirkpatrick


Cast: John Leguizamo, Michael Kenneth Williams, Rachel Bay Jones, Jorge Landeborg Jr., Corwin C. Tuggles, Angel Bismark Curiel, Jeffry Batista, Will Hochman, Zora Casebere, Ramses Jimenez 

Miami - 1998. Poverty, broken families, and a prejudiced system push underprivileged youth to the fringes of society. But for a magnetic group of teens, there's a reprieve. A game where it's not about where you come from, but how you play. That equalizer is chess. Mr. "T" Martinez, a chess militant and passionate coach, leads them to a completely foreign battlefield.

Saturday, February 18, 2023

SALOUM (2022)

 



Written & Directed By: Jean Luc Herbulot Story By: Jean Luc Herbulot & Pamela Diop Cinematography: Gregory Corandi  Editor: Nicolas Desmaison, Alasdair McCulloch and Sebastien Prangere 


Cast: Yann Gael, Evelyn lly Juhen, Roger Sallah, Mentor Ba, Bruno Henry, Marielle Salmier, Bobacer Oualy, Ndiaga Mbow, Renaud Farah, Cannabasse 

In 2003, a trio of mercenaries escaping a coup in Guinea-Bissau take refuge in a hidden region on the Saloum river of Senegal. But something from beyond the grave awaits them there.

Friday, February 17, 2023

LES MISERABLES (2019)

 



Directed By: Ladj Ly Written By: Ladj Ly, Giordano Gederlini and Alexis Manenti Cinematography: Julien Poupard Editor: Flora Vol Peldiere 


Cast: Damien Bonnard, Alexis Manenti, Djerbil Zonga, Almammy Kenoute, Issa Percia, Al-Hassan Ly, Steve Tientchau, Nizer Ben Fatem, Raymond Lopez, Luciano Lopez, Jaihson Lopez 

A cop from the provinces moves to Paris to join the Anti-Crime Brigade of Montfermeil, discovering an underworld where the tensions between the different groups mark the rhythm.

Saturday, February 11, 2023

BONES & ALL (2022)

 



Directed By: Luca Guadagnino
Written By: David Kajganich  Based in the Novel By: Camille DeAngelis Cinematography: Arsani Khachaturen  Editor:: Margo Costa 

Cast: Taylor Russell, Timothee Chalamet, Mark Rylance, Michael Stuhlberg, Andre Holland, Jessica Harper, Chloe Sevigny, Sean Bridgers, David Gordon Green, Ellie Parker, 

A story of first love between Maren, a young woman learning how to survive on the margins of society, and Lee, an intense and disenfranchised drifter, as they meet and join together for a thousand-mile odyssey that takes them through the back roads, hidden passages and trap doors of Ronald Reagan's America. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand that will determine whether their love can survive their otherness.

Friday, February 10, 2023

SISSY (2022)

 


Written & Directed By: Hannah Barlow & Kane Senes Cinematography: Steve Arnold Editor: Margi Hoy


Cast: Aisha Dee, Hannah Barlow, Emily De Margheriti, Daniel Monks, Yerin Ha, Lucy Barrett


Teen best friends Cecilia and Emma, run into each other after a decade. Cecilia is invited to Emma's bachelorette weekend where she gets stuck in a remote cabin with her high school bully and a taste for revenge.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

WENDELL & WILD (2022)

 


Directed By: Henry Selick  Written By: Henry Selick and Jordan Peele Based on A Book By: Clay McLeod Chapman and Henry Selick  Cinematography: Peter Sorg Editor: Robert Anich, Jason Hopper, Mandy Hutchings and Sarah K. Reimas 

Featuring the voices of: Lyric Ross, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Angela Bassett, James Hong, Ving Rhames, Natalie Martinez, Sam Zelaya, Tamara Smart, Seema Virdi, Ramona Young 

Two scheming demon brothers, Wendell and Wild, enlist the aid of 13-year-old Kat Elliot to summon them to the Land of the Living.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

END OF THE ROAD (2022)

 


Directed By: Millicent Shelton  Written By: Christopher J. Moore and David Loughery Cinematography: Ed Wu Editor: Tirsa Hackshaw


Cast: Queen Latifah, Beau Bridges, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Mychala Lee, Shaun Dixon, Keith Jardine, Frances Lee McCain, Jesse Luken, Tababtha Shaun 


In this high-octane action thriller, a cross-country road trip becomes a highway to hell for Brenda and her family. Alone in the New Mexico desert, they have to fight for their lives when they become the targets of a mysterious killer.

Friday, February 3, 2023

RUN SWEETHEART RUN (2022)

 


Directed By: Shana Feste Written By: Shana Feste, Kellee Terrell and Keith Josef Adkins  Cinematography: Bartosz Nalazeek Editor: Dominic Laperriere 


Cast: Ella Balinska, Pilou Asbaek, Clark Gregg, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dayo Okeniyi, Betsy Brandt, Amar Sotomayor, Amanda Jaros, Amy Doyle, Ava Grey 

After what seems to be an innocent date, Cherie now faces a night of terror when her date hunts her down and tries to kill her. She now must run for her life throughout the city and escape his grasp.