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.
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.
Directed By: Pablo Larrain Written By: Pablo Larrain, Giillermo Calderon and Alejandro Moreno Cinematography: Sergio Armstrong Editor: Sebastian Sepulveda
Cast: Mariana Di Girolamo, Gael Garcia Bernal, Santiago Cabrera, Paola Giannini, Cristian Suarez, Giannina Fruttero
A couple deals with the aftermath of an adoption that goes awry as their household falls apart.
Written, Directed & Edited By: Jason Zink
Cinematography: Elliott Abel & Christopher P. Purdy
Cast: Cory Kays, Evey Reidy, Julio Montenegro Jr., Sean Jones, Warren Aitken, Travis Manners, Joe Bachan, Jason Zink
A young punk and a houseful of drunks square off against the gang of militant straight edgers that he's abandoned.
Directed By: Adam Egypt Mortimer Written By: Adam Egypt Mortimer & Brain Deleeuw Based On the novel “IN THIS WAY I WAS SAVED” By: Brian Deleeuw Cinematography: Lyle Vincent Editor: Brett W. Bachman
Cast: Miles Robbins, Patrick Schwartzenegger, Sasha Blane, Mary Stuart Masterson, Hannah Marks, Chukwudi Iwuji, Peter McRobbie
A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. He then resurrects his charismatic childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope, not realizing how dangerous Daniel is.
Written & Directed By: Vince Gilligan Cinematography: Marshall Adams Editor: Skip MacDonald
Cast: Aaron Paul, Jonathan Banks, Jesse Plemmons, Matt Jones, Charles Baker, Robert Forester, Larry Hankin, Tom Bower, Marla Gibbs, Tess Harper, Brendan Sexton III, Kevin Rankin, Krysten Ritter, Bryan Cranston
Fugitive Jesse Pinkman runs from his captors, the law, and his past.
Directed By: Ivo Van Aart Written By: Daan Windhorst Cinematography: Martijn Cousijn Editor: Irme Reutelingsperger & Yamal Stitiou
Cast: Katja Herbers, Achraf Koutet, Genio De Groot, Rein Hoffman, Claire Porro, Bram Van Der Kelen, Medina Schuurman, Harry Van Ritjthourn
A columnist must continuously deal with threats and negative comments on her social-media pages. One day, she has had enough and decides to hunt down her trolls.
Written & Directed By: Jacob Estes Story By: Drew Daywalt Cinematography: Sharone Meir Editor: Billy Fox & Scott D. Hanson
Cast: David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Alfred Molina, Mykelti Williamson, Brian Tyree Henry, April Grace, Shinelle Azoroh
After a man's family dies in what appears to be a murder, he gets a phone call from one of the dead, his niece. He's not sure if she's a ghost or if he's going mad, but as it turns out, he's not.
Directed By: Amy Poehler Written By: Liz Cackowski & Emily Spivey Cinematography: Tom Magill Editor: Julie Monroe
Cast: Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Paula Pell, Tina Fey, Jason a Schwartzman, Maya Erskine, Cherry Jones, Liz Cackowski, Emily Spivey, Jay Larson, Kate Comer
During a vacation to Napa Valley, a group of long-time friends reunite and revisit past choices in this hilarious and heartfelt comedy.
Directed By: Zara Hayes Written By: Shane Atkinson Story By: Zara Hayes & Shane Atkinson Cinematography: Tim Orr Editor: Annette Davey
Cast: Diane Keaton, Jacki Weaver, Celia Weston, Alisha Roe, Charlie Tahan, Rhea Perlman, Pam Grier, Phyllis Somerville, Patrica French, Bruce McGill
POMS is a comedy about a group of women who form a cheerleading squad at their retirement community, proving that you're never too old to 'bring it!'
Directed, Cinematography & Editor: Richard Wong Written By: Erik Linthrost
Cast: Grant Rosenmeyer, Hayden Szeto, Ravi Patel, Gabouray Sidibe, Janeane Garofolo, C.S. Lee, Jennifer Jelsema
Three young men with disabilities hit the road with a jaded nurse driver to a brothel in Montreal catering to people with special needs. Remake of the acclaimed Belgian film 'Hasta La Vista'.
Directed By: Fernando Meirelles Written By: Anthony McCarten Cinematography: Cesar Charlone Editor: Fernando Stutz
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jonathan Pryce, Luis Gnecco, Christina Banegas, Renato Scarpa, Sidney Cole
Behind Vatican walls, the conservative Pope Benedict XVI and the liberal future Pope Francis must find common ground to forge a new path for the Catholic Church.
Directed By: Clint Eastwood Written By: Billy Ray Based Upon the article “American Nightmare: The Ballad Of Richard Jewell” By: Marie Brenner Based Upon The Book “The Suspect” By: Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen Cinematography: Yves Belanger Editor: Joel Cox
Cast: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Ian Gomez, Nina Arianda, Mike Pniewski
During the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, security guard Richard Jewell discovers a suspicious backpack under a bench in Centennial Park. With little time to spare, he helps to evacuate the area until the incendiary device inside the bag explodes. Hailed as a hero who saved lives, Jewell's own life starts to unravel when the FBI names him the prime suspect in the bombing.
Directed By: Sophia Takal Written By: Sophia Takal, April Wolfe & Roy Lee Cinematography: Mark Schwartzbard Editor: Ben Baudhuin & Jeff Betancourt
Cast: Imogen Poots, Aleyse Shannon, Lily Donoghue, Brittany O’Grady, Cary Elwes, Caleb Eberhardt, Simon Mead, Madeline Adams, Zoe Robins, Ben Black
Hawthorne College is quieting down for the holidays. One by one, sorority girls on campus are being killed by an unknown stalker. But the killer is about to discover that this generation's young women aren't willing to become hapless victims as they mount a fight to the finish.
Written & Directed By: Nora Fingscheidt Cinematography: Yunus Roy Imer Editor: Stephan Bechinger & Julia Kovalenko
Cast: Helena Zengel, Albrecht Schuch, Gabriela Maria Schmeide, Lisa Hagmeister, Melanie Straub, Maryam Zaree
She is small but dangerous. Wherever Benni ends up, she is immediately expelled. The wild 9-year-old girl has already become what child protection services call a "system crasher". And she is certainly not looking to change her ways. Because Benni has one single goal: to be back at home with her mommy. But Bianca is scared of her own daughter. Mrs. Bafané from child protection services is trying her best to find a permanent placement for Benni. She hires the anger management trainer Micha as Benni's school escort and suddenly there is a seed of hope. Will Micha be able to succeed where all others despaired?
Directed By: Patrick Brice Written By: Sam Bain Cinematography: Tarin Anderson Editor: Christopher Donlon
Cast: Demi Moore, Ed Helms, Jessica Williams, Karan Soni, Nasim Pedrad, Isiah Whitlock Jr., Jennifer Kim, Calum Worthy, Martha Kelly, Dan Bakkedahl, Leland Orser
Team-building trips are the work of the devil. And if you think that's not true, try telling it to the staff from the edible cutlery company run by the self-centered Lucy Vanderton, sent on a day-trip that ends with all of them trapped in a cave; an ideal scenario for labor unrest to literally lead to cannibalism.
Written & Directed By: Jon Lucas & Scott Moore Cinematography: Ben Kutchins Editor: James Thomas
Cast: Adam Devine, Rose Byrne, Alexandra Shipp, Ron Funches, Charlyne Yi, Michael Pena, Wanda Sykes, Justin Hartley, Kid Cudi
Phil has a major dependency issue - he's addicted to his phone. He has no friends, he has a job writing pop culture "Top 10" lists, and his love life is non-existent. But his Facebook status is about to change. When he is forced to upgrade his phone, the latest model comes with an unexpected feature... Jexi - an A.I. life coach, virtual assistant, and cheerleader. With her help, Phil begins to get a real life. But as he becomes less dependent on his phone, Jexi's artificial intelligence morphs into a tech nightmare determined to keep Phil all to herself, even if it means ruining his chances of finding success.
Directed By: Danishka Esterhazy Written By: Jed Blinoff & Scott Thomas Cinematography: Trevor Calverlay Editor: Michael P. Mason
Cast: Dani Kind, Steve Lund, Celina Martin, Finlay Wojtak-Hissong, Sara Canning, Romeo Carrere, Maria Nash, Naledi Majola
You know what you are going to get from this type of film. Then again you might not of expecting this to be an exact big-screen version of the television show. Anyone going into this film can’t complain too much. As for how good or bad quality did you really think it would be?
As this is more a kind of reinvention. we have the characters more or less going on a murder spree. This is explained but seems a rather thin reason.
At first, the characters who are killed are generally unlikeable so you pretty much know they are going to be victims and the film doesn’t try to hide that fact, but then some rather likable and innocent characters start to get off.
The most enjoyable aspect of this film is the kills. The violence which like the show is very over the top and impressive in a ridiculous way. Keep in mind this Film was made to premiere in the Syfy network. Though bathes itself in gore.
The film plays like a dark comedy the only problem is that it really has no style. It just leaves the audience waiting for the kills. Then at first seems like a more demanding black comedy that at first is a revenge movie of sorts. Then just becomes a horror film. That flirts with killing children but then backs away from the edge that it tries to push us over.
There is an interesting part of the movie when a character cracks and becomes a totally different type. One that actually might relegate a sequel.
Though the film ends up being pretty predictable and comes off as a rushed Canadian horror feature. That is generic except for its pop-culture tie-in. That seems the best way to use the characters as we have already had a kind of animatronic live-action feature film in WILLY'S WONDERLAND
It doesn’t seem anyone including a studio was interested in trying to update it into a Family Comedy. So this seems an inventive way to go or at least a way to make a quick dollar for the franchise and bring them up to date maybe even be slightly subversive.
GRADE: D
Written, Directed, Edited and Cinematography By: Quentin Dupieux
Cast: Jean Dujardin, Adele Haenel, Albert Delpy, Coralie Russier, Marie Bunel
A man's obsession with his designer deerskin jacket causes him to blow his life savings and turn to crime.
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.
