SPACEMAN (2024)

 

Directed By: Johan Renck

Written By: Colby Day

Based on The Book “Spaceman Of Bohemia” By Jaroslav Kalfar

Cinematography: Jakob Ihre 

Editor: John Axelrod, Scott Cummings, and Simon Smith 

Cast: Adam Sandler, Paul Dano, Carey Mulligan, Kunal Nayyar, Isabella Rosellini, Lena Olin, Marian Roden, Zuzona Stivinova, Petr Papanek, John Flanders

As an astronaut sent to the edge of the solar system to collect mysterious ancient dust finds his earthly life falling to pieces, he turns to the only voice that can help him try to put it back together. It just so happens to belong to a creature from the beginning of time lurking in the shadows of his ship.

MASTER GARDNER (2023)

 

Written & Directed By: Paul Schrader 

Cinematography: Alexander Dynan 

Editor: Benjamin Rodriguez Jr. 

Cast: Joel Edgerton, Sigourney Weaver, Quintessa Swindell, Esai Morales, Eduardo Losan, Victoria Hill, Amy Le, Matt Mercurio, Erika Ashley, Jared Bankens 

A meticulous horticulturist is devoted to tending the grounds of a beautiful estate and pandering to his employer, the wealthy dowager.

COUP DE TORCHON (Aka CLEAN SLATE) (1981)

 

Directed By: Bertrand Tavernier 

Written By: Bertrand Tavernier and Jean Aurenche

Based On The Novel “Pop. 1280” By: Jim Thompson 

Cinematography: Pierre-William Glenn

Editor: Armand Psenny 

Cast: Philippe Noiret, Isabelle Huppert, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Stephane Andean, Eddy Mitchell, Guy Marchand, Irene Skobline, Michael Beaune, Jean Champion, Victor Garrivier 

1938, in a French-African colony. Lucien Cordier is the cop of this village, populated with blacks and a few whites (usually racialist and lustful). He is a washout, everyone (including his wife Huguette) humiliates him. He never arrests anyone and looks at elsewhere when a dirty trick occurs. But one day, he turns into a machiavellian exterminating angel.

BACK TO BLACK (2024)

 

Directed By: Sam Taylor-Johnson

Written By: Michael Greenhalgh

Cinematography: Polly Morgan

Editor: Laurence Johnson and Martin Walsh 

Cast: Marisa Abela, Eddie Marsan, Jack O’Connell, Lesley Manville, Juliet Cowan, Sam Buchanan, Anna Daras, Spike Fearn, Therica Wilson-Read 

A celebration of the most iconic - and much missed - homegrown star of the 21st century, BACK TO BLACK tells the extraordinary tale of Amy Winehouse. Painting a vivid, vibrant picture of the Camden streets she called home and capturing the struggles of global fame, BACK TO BLACK honors Amy's artistry, wit, and honesty, as well as trying to understand her demons. An unflinching look at the modern celebrity machine and a powerful tribute to a once-in-a-generation talent.

PRISCILLA (2023)

 

Written & Directed By: Sofia Coopola

Based on the Book “ELVIS AND ME” by: Priscilla Presley And Sandra Harmon

Cinematography: Philippe Le Sourd

Editor: Sarah Flack

Cast: Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Domincyzk, Tim Post, Lynne Griffin, Dan Beirne, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Dan Abramovici

When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.

FERRARI (2023)

 

Directed By: Michael Mann

Written By: Troy Kennedy Martin

Based on the book “Enzo Ferrari: The Man, The Cars, The Races, The Machine” by: Brock Yates 

Cinematography: Erik Messerschmidt 

Editor: Pietro Scalia 

Cast: Adam Driver, Penelope Cruz, Patrick Dempsey, Shailene Woodley, Jack O’Connell, Gabriel Leone, Sarah Gadon, Michele Savoia, Valentina Belle, Tommaso Basili 

Set in the summer of 1957, with Enzo Ferrari's auto empire in crisis, the ex-racer turned entrepreneur pushes himself and his drivers to the edge as they launch into the Mille Miglia, a treacherous 1,000-mile race across Italy.

BARDO: FALSE CHRONICLES OF A HANDFUL OF TRUTHS (2022)

 

Directed By: Alejandro G. Inarritu 

Written By: Alejandro G. Inarritu and Nicolas Giacabone 

Cinematography: Darius Khondji

Editor: Alejandro G. Inarritu and Monica Salazar 

Cast: Daniel Gimenez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Iker Soriano, Francisco Rubio, Jay O. Sanders, Luis Coutulier, Andres Almeida, Clementina Guadarrara 

An acclaimed documentarian goes on an introspective journey through surreal dreamscapes to reconcile with the past, the present and his Mexican identity.

PROM DATES (2024)

 

Directed By: Kim O. Nguyen

Written By: D.J. Mausner

Cinematography: Bradford Lipson

Editor: Daniel Reitzenstein 

Cast: Julia Lester, Antonia Gentry, Kenny Ridwan, Jordan Buhat, JT Neal, Zion Moreno, Terry Hu, John Michael Higgins, Chelsea Handler, Arianna Rivas, Emery Kelly 

"Prom Dates" follows best friends Jess and Hannah, who made a pact at 13 to have the perfect senior prom. Despite the impending changes that college will bring over the next four years, the two are committed to honoring their prom pact. But with only 24 hours left before the big event, everything falls apart when they break up with each of their dates. Jess and Hannah are left with one night to find new dates and live out their middle-school fantasies.

MOTHER OF THE BRIDE (2024)

 

Directed By: Mark Waters 

Written By: Robin Bernheim

Cinematography: Ed Wu

Editor: Travis Sittard 

Cast: Brooke Shields, Benjamin Bratt, Miranda Cosgrove, Sean Teale, Chad Michael Murray, Rachael Harris, Michael McDonald, Wilson Cruz, Tasneek Roc, Dalip Sondhi 

Lana's daughter Emma returns from London and announces that she's getting married next month. Things become more complicated when Lana learns that the man who stole Emma's heart is the son of the man who broke her years ago.

THE RE-EDUCATION OF MOLLY SINGER (2023)

 

Directed By: Andy Palmer

Written By: Todd M. Friedman and Kevin Haskin 

Cinematography: Filip Vandewal 

Editor: Tim Rush 

Cast: Britt Robertson, Nico Santos, Ty Simpkins, Cierra Ramirez, Jamie Pressly, Holland Roden, Zach Scheerer, Paul Soter, Emma Holzer, Carlos Alazraqui, Jonathan Lipnicki, Wendie Malick

To save her job, a young lawyer must go undercover, enrolling as a freshman at her old alma mater, in order to resuscitate the well-being of her Boss' terribly awkward teenage son.

MOVIES WATCHED IN JUNE (2024)

 

MOVIES WATCHED IN JUNE (2024)