Written & Directed By: Sam Mendes Cinematography: Roger Deakins Editor: Lee Smith
Cast: Olivia Colman, Michael Ward, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moore, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke, Monica Dolan, Rob Cook
Hilary is a cinema manager struggling with her mental health, and Stephen is a new employee longing to escape the provincial town where he faces daily adversity. Together they find a sense of belonging and experience the healing power of music, cinema, and community.
Directed By: Eiji Uchida Written By: Eiji Uchida and Etsuo Hiratani Cinematography: Shin’Ya Kimura
Cast: Kumi Takiuchi, Takashi Sasano
Nami is a young woman with numerous hangups sprouting from a dysfunctional childhood. She inherits a small fortune that allows her to pursue various interests, many of which are abnormal.
Directed By: Jessica M. Thompson Written By: Blair Butler Cinematography: Autumn Eakin Editor: Tom Elkins
Cast: Nathalie Emmanuel, Thomas Doherty, Sean Pertwee, Hugh Skinner, Carol Ann Crawford, Alana Boden, Stephanie Corneliussen, Courtney Taylor
After the death of her mother and having no other known relatives, Evie takes a DNA test...and discovers a long-lost cousin she never knew she had. Invited by her newfound family to a lavish wedding in the English countryside, she's at first seduced by the sexy aristocrat host but is soon thrust into a nightmare of survival as she uncovers twisted secrets in her family's history and the unsettling intentions behind their sinful generosity.
Directed By: Steven C. Miller Written By: Chris Bayrooty, Chris Siverston and Nick Waters Cinematography: Neil Cervin Editor: Greg MacLennan
Cast: Madison Pettis, Vanessa Morgan, Jedidiah Goodacre, Phoebe Miu, Jordan Buhat, Richard Harmon, Susan Bennett, Lochlyn Munro
A group of college friends rents a smart house for a weekend of partying. Later, they start to realize that Margaux, the house's super-advanced AI system, has sinister designs for them.
Directed By: Mercedes Bryce Morgan Written By: Leah Saint Marie Cinematography: Nick Matthews Editor: Anjoum Agrama
Cast: Morgan Saylor, Kat Foster, Myko Olivier, Danilo Crovetti, Keith Powell
Millicent, working on her thesis about children with severe allergies, is hired to babysit little Johnny, a sickly, mute child who suffers from every allergy under the sun. As she discovers Johnny's dark family secrets, things begin to become unhinged.
Directed By: Jayro Bustamante Written By: Jayro Bustamante and Lisandro Sanchez Cinematography: Nicolas Wong Editor: Jayro Bustamante And Gustavo Matheu
Cast: Maria Mercedes Coroy, Sabrina De La Hoz, Margarita Kenefic, Julio Diaz, Maria Telon, Juan Pablo Olyslager
An aging paranoid war criminal, protected by his faithful wife, faces death while being haunted by the ghosts of his past.
Written, Directed & Edited By: Joseph Winter & Vanessa Winter Cinematography: Jared Cook
Cast: Joseph Winter, Melanie Stone, Jason K. Wixom, Pat Bennett, Marty Collins
A disgraced internet personality attempts to win back his followers by live-streaming one night alone in a haunted house. But when he accidentally pisses off a vengeful spirit, his big comeback event becomes a real-time fight for his life.
Directed & Edited By: Yernar Nurgailyev Written By: Yernar Nurgailyev, Zhandos Ai Bassov, Daniyar Sostanbayev, Il’Yas Toleu, Anuar Turizhigitov & Alosher Utev Cinematography: Azamat Dulatov
Cast: Daniyar Alshinov, Abel Kalyeva, Azamat Makienov, Yerlan Primbetov, Dulyga Almolda, Ahmet Sakatov, Rustem Zahnyamanov
Dastan can no longer stand the constant nagging of his highly pregnant wife and decides to run away for at least one day with his friends. The men go fishing, which would have gone smoothly, if not for a series of unforeseen events.
Directed By: David R. Ellis Written & Screen story By: J. Mackye Gruber & Eric Bress Based On the Original Story & Characters Created by: Jeffrey Reddick Cinematography: Gary Capo Editor: Eric Sears
Cast: A.J. Cook, Ali Larter, Michael Landes, David Paetkau, James Kirk, Lynda Boyd, Keegan Connor Tracy, T.C. Carson, Justina Machado, Tony Todd, Sarah Carter, Jonathan Cherry, Shaun Sipos, Noel Fisher
Kimberly has a premonition of an accident killing multiple people including her and her friends. She blocks the cars behind her on the ramp and as a police trooper arrives, the accident happens. Death is stalking this group of survivors.
MOVIES WATCHED IN MARCH (2023)
STRAYS (DRAMA)(THRILLER) 7/10
THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A MINOR (MYSTERY)(ITALY)(FOREIGN)(INTERNATIONAL) 7/10
HOUSE PARTY (REBOOT)(COMEDY) 3/10
SCREAM 6 (HORROR) 8/10
WHITNEY HOUSTON: I WANNA DANCE WITH SOMEBODY (DRAMA)(BIOGRAPHY) 6/10
UNCHARTED (ACTION)(ADVENTURE) 7/10
GOD FORBID: THE SEX SCANDAL THAT BROUGHT DOWN A DYNASTY (DOCUMENTARY) 8/10
A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR (THRILLER)(DRAMA) 6/10
PLACES IN THE HEART (DRAMA) 8/10
THE INFORMER (THRILLER) 6/10
INFINITY POOL (THRILLER)(CULT) 7/10
*LIVIN’ LARGE (COMEDY) 7/10
BOSTON STRANGLER (DRAMA)(TRUE CRIME)(THRILLER) 6/10
THE WHALE (DRAMA) 7/10
JACK B. NIMBLE (THRILLER)(CULT) 7/10
CHANG CAN DUNK (TEEN)(FAMILY) 7/10
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (ACTION) 8/10
BRUISER (DRAMA) 7/10
KNOCK AT THE CABIN (THRILLER) 7/10
TRUE LEGEND (ACTION)(DRAMA)(FOREIGN)(INTERNATIONAL)(CHINA) 7/10
FURIES (ACTION)(FOREIGN)(INTERNATIONAL)(THAILAND) 7/10
KILL BOKSOON (ACTION)(DRAMA)(FOREIGN)(INTERNATIONAL) (SOUTH KOREA)7/10
TELEVISION SERIES, TELEVISION MOVIES, STAND-UP & SPECIALS
MY YEAR OF DICKS (SHORT FILM) 8/10
MURDAUGH MURDERS: A SOUTHERN SCANDAL (LIMITED SERIES)(DOCUMENTARY)(TRUE CRIME) 8/10
Written & Directed By: James Morosini Cinematography: Steven Capitano Calitri Editor: Josh Crockett
Cast: Patton Oswalt, James Morosini, Claudia Sulewski, Amy Landecker, Lil Rel Howery, Rachel Dratch, Ricky Velez, Sarah Helbringer
A hopelessly estranged father catfishes his son in an attempt to reconnect.
