Saturday, November 30, 2024

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME - FILE #0074: BOILING POINT (2021)

 


Directed By: Philip Barantini 

Written By: Philip Barantini and James Cummings 

Cinematography: Matthew Lewis 

Editor: Alex Fountain 


Cast: Stephen Graham, Jason Flemyng, Vinette Robinson, Alice Feetham, Ray Panthaki, Hannah Walters, Lauren Ajufo, Malachi Kirby, Taz Skylar, Izuka Hoyle


Enter the relentless pressure of a restaurant kitchen as a head chef wrangles his team on the busiest day of the year.



Friday, November 29, 2024

FULL TIME (2021)

 


Written & Directed By: Eric Gravel

Cinematography: Victor Seguin

Editor: Mathilde Van De Moortel


Cast: Laura Calamy, Anne Suarez, Genevive Mnich, Nolan Arizmendi, Sasha Lamaitre Cremaschi, Cyril Guei, Lucie Gallo, Agathe Dronne, Mathilde Weil, Dana Fiaque 


Just when Julie finally gets an interview for a job that will let her raise her children better, she runs into a national transportation strike.


Thursday, November 28, 2024

WORKING GIRLS (1986)

 


Directed & Edited By: Lizzie Borden

Written By: Lizzie Borden and Sandra Kay 

Cinematography: Judy Irola


Cast: Lousie Smith, Deborah Banks, Liz Caldwell, Marusia Zach, Amanda Goodwin, Boomer Tibs, Richard Davidson, Ronald Willoughby 


A lesbian college graduate, trying to bankroll her own photography business, works as a high-priced New York City escort.


Saturday, November 23, 2024

TWISTERS (2024)



Directed By: Lee Isaac Chung 

Written By: Martin L. Smith 

Story By: Joseph Kosinski

Based on characters created by: Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin 

Cinematography: Dan Mindel 

Editor: Terilyn A. Shropshire 



Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, Anthony Ramos, Sasha Lane, David Corenswet, Katy O’Brian, Tunde Adebimpe, Maura Tierney, Kiernan Shipka, Brandon Perea 


As storm season intensifies, the paths of former storm chaser Kate Cooper, lured back to the open plains after a devastating encounter years prior, and reckless social-media superstar Tyler Owens collide when terrifying phenomena never seen before are unleashed. The pair and their competing teams find themselves squarely in the paths of multiple storm systems converging over central Oklahoma in the fight of their lives.


Friday, November 22, 2024

THE PLATFORM 2 (2024)

 


Directed By: Galder Gaztelu-Urtuitia 

Written By: Galder Gaztelu-Urtuitia, David Desola, Egoitz Moreno and Pedro Rivera 

Cinematography: Jones Sangroniz


Cast: Milena Smit, Hovik Kruchkerian, Natalia Trent, Oscar Jaenada, Ivan Massague, Zorion Eguileor, Bastien Ughetto 



A thrilling physical journey that allows an approach to the darkness, where it is scary to look. It appeals to the viewer's civil responsibility and forces them to face the limits of their own solidarity.


Thursday, November 21, 2024

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE (2022)

 


Directed By: Daniel Goldhaber 

Written By: Daniel Goldhaber, Ariela Barer and Jordan Sjol

Based On The Book By: Andreas Malm

Cinematography: Tehillah De Castro

Editor: Daniel Garber 


Cast Sasha Lane, Ariela Barer, Forrest Goodluck, Jayme Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Jake Weary, Irene Bedard 


A crew of environmental activists plot a daring plan to disrupt an oil pipeline.


Saturday, November 16, 2024

KINDS OF KINDNESS (2024)

 



Directed By: Yorgos Lanthimos 

Written By: Yorgos Lanthinos and Effhimis Filippou 

Cinematography: Robbie Ryan 

Editor: Yorgos Mavropsaridis 


Cast: Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Hong Chau, Willem Dafoe, Margaret Qualley, Hunter Schaffer, Mamoudou Athie, Joe Alwyn, Yorgos Stefanakos 



a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and seems a different person; and a woman determined to find a specific someone with a special ability, who is destined to become a prodigious spiritual leader.


Friday, November 15, 2024

THE COFFEE TABLE (2022)

 


Directed & Edited By: Caye Cesas

Written By: Caye Cesas And Cristina Borobia

Cinematography: Alberto Morago


Cast: David Pareja, Estafina De Los Santos,  Josep Maria Riera, Claudia Riera, Eduardo Antuna, Gala Flores, Cristina Dilla, Aitzair Castro



Jesus and Maria are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship. Nevertheless, they have just become parents. To shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table. A decision that will change their existence.


Thursday, November 14, 2024

IN FABRIC (2018)

 


Written & Directed By: Peter Strickland 

Cinematography: Ari Wegner 

Editor: Matyas Fekete


Cast: Sidse Babett Knudsen, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Julian Barrett, Steve Oram, Richard Bremmer, Fatma Mohamed, Gwendoline Christie, Hayley Squires, Jaygann Ayeh 

In Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.

Wednesday, November 13, 2024

HOUSE OF SPOILS (2024)

 


Written & Directed: Bridget Savage Cole and Danielle Krudy

Cinematography: Eric Lin

Editor: Marcus Vives 


Cast: Ariana DeBose, Barbie Ferreira, Arian Moayed, Martin Csokas, Mikel Brett Silset, Amara Karen


It tells the story of a chef who opens her first restaurant where she battles kitchen chaos, a dubious investor, and self-doubt, but the pressure heats up thanks to the spirit of the estate's previous owner who threatens to sabotage her.


Saturday, November 9, 2024

LOWLIFES (2024)

 


Directed By: Tesh Guttikonda and Mitch Oliver

Written By: Al Kaplan

Cinematography: Matt Young 

Editor: Jason Hamill


Cast: Matthew MacCaull, Amanda Fix, Brenda Llewellyn, Cassandra Sawtell, Richard Harmon, Elyse Levesque, Josh Zaharia, Kevin McNulty 


The survival instincts of a road-tripping family are put to the test when they have no other choice but to stay the night at a remote homestead.


Friday, November 8, 2024

THE PASSENGER (2023)

 


Directed By: Carter Smith 

Written By: Jack Stanley 

Cinematography: Lyn Moncrief 

Editor: Eric Nagy


Cast: Kyle Gallner, Johnny Berchtold, Liza Weil, Kanesha Washington, Sue Rock, Lupe Len, Mariah Benoit, Brooks Anne Hayes 


A man is forced to face his fears and confront his troubled past. He must find a way to survive when his co-worker snaps and goes on a violent killing spree.



Thursday, November 7, 2024

THE MEAN SEASON (1985)

 


Directed By: Philip Boros

Written By: Leon Piedmont 

Cinematography: Frank Tidy 

Editor: Duwayne Dunham


Cast: Kurt Russell, Mariel Hemingway, Joe Pantoliano, Andy Garcia, Richard Masur, Richard Jordan, Richard Bradford, William Smith 



When a teenager is shot at the beach, a journalist from The Miami Journal is sent to cover the story. He's called by the murderer and told there'll be four more.