Friday, June 28, 2019

KNIFE + HEART (2019)



Directed By: Yann Martinez 
Written By: Yann Martinez & Cristiano Mangione 
Cinematography: Simon Beaufils 
Editor: Raphael Leferve 
Music By: M83 


Cast: Vanessa Paradis, Nicolas Maury, Katie Moran, Jonathan Genet, Felix Maritaud, Romane Bohringer, Elina Lowensohn, Pierre Pirol, Jacques Nolot 


Anne produces third-rate gay porn. After her editor and lover Lois leaves her, she tries to win her back by shooting her most ambitious film yet with her trusted, flamboyant sidekick Archibald. But one of her actors is brutally murdered and Anne gets caught up in a strange investigation that turns her life upside down.

LOOK AWAY (2018)



Written & Directed By: Assaf Bernstein 
Cinematography: Pedro Luque 
Editor: Danny Rafic 


Cast: India Eisely, Jason Issacs, Mira Sorvino, Penelope Mitchell, John C. Macdonald, Harrison Gilbertson, Kristen Harris 


A lonely 18-year-old high schooler opens up to her reflection because of the lack of support she has from family and her peers. She switches place with her supportive, but evil, twin that she discovers in the mirror's reflection, but the newfound freedom unleashes suppressed feelings.

BODY OF EVIDENCE (1992)



Directed By: Uli Edel 
Written By: Brad Mirman 
Cinematography: Douglas Milsome 
Editor: Thom Noble 


Cast: Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna, Julianne Moore, Anne Archer,  Frank Langella, Stan Shaw, Richard Riehle, Michael Forest, Charles Hallahan, Mark Rolston, Jurgen Prochnow, Jeff Perry 


A millionaire is found dead of heart failure handcuffed to the bed with a home video tape of him and his lover. When cocaine is found in his system, and his will leaves $8 million to his lover, they arrest her on suspicion of murder. Her lawyer succumbs to her charms, and he begins a torrid and kinky affair with her. As new evidence turns up during trial, he begins to wonder if he's defending a murderer.

FREEWAY II: CONFESSIONS OF A TRICK BABY (1999)



Written & Directed By: Matthew Bright 
Cinematography: Joel Ransom 
Editor: Suzanne Hines 


Cast: Natasha Lyonne, Maria Celedonio David Alan Grier, Michael T. Weiss, Vincent Gallo, Max Perlich, John Landis, Jenn Griffin 


In this modern update of the Hansel and Gretel fairy tale (actually more like Gretel and Gretel), 15-year old Crystal is a bulimic delinquent who makes her living by beating and robbing potential "tricks". While awaiting a 25-year jail term, Crystal hooks up with a psychotic young lesbian named Cyclona, doing time for slaughtering her entire family. After escaping, they head for Mexico, where Cyclona's saviour Sister Gomez lives in a confectionery full of children. Along the way, they leave a trail of crack rocks, binging and purging, and dead people.

Thursday, June 20, 2019

HAPPY DEATH DAY 2U (2019)



Written & Directed By: Christopher Landon 
Based on characters created by: Scott Lobdell 
Cinematography: Toby Oliver 
Editor: Ben Baudhuin 


Cast: Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, Phi Vu, Ruby Modine, Steve Zissis, Rachel Matthews, Sarah Yarkin, Suraj Sharma, Charles Aitken, Laura Clifton, Missy Yager, Jason Mayle, Rob Mello 

Having survived the farcical but utterly life-threatening events in the first film, the feisty sorority sister, Tree Gelbman, finds herself in the same college dorm, thankful to be alive. However, this time, it's Carter's roommate, Ryan, who claims that he is reliving the same paradoxical day over and over again, as a mysterious paranoid killer in a single-toothed baby-faced mask with a big kitchen knife has made a habit of murdering him. Under those circumstances, a valiant but vain attempt to face the challenge, once more, will send Tree back to square one, trapped in an all too familiar and blood-drenched time loop. How many deaths separate Tree from a truly happy birthday?

A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (REMAKE) (2010)



Directed By: Samuel Bayer 
Written By: Wesley Strick & Eric Heisserer 
Story By: Wesley Strick 
Based On Characters Created By: Wes Craven 
Cinematography: Jeff Cutter 
Editor: Glen Scantelbury 

Cast: Jackie Earle Haley, Rooney Mara, Connie Britton, Clancy Brown, Kyle Gallner, Katie Cassidy, Thomas Dekker, Kellan Lutz 


Death stalks the dreams of several young adults to claim its revenge on the killing of Freddy Kruger. Chased and chastised by this finger-bladed demon, it is the awakening of old memories and the denials of a past of retribution that spurns this hellish vision of a dreamlike state and turns death into a nightmare reality.

URBAN LEGEND (1998)



Directed By: Jamie Blanks 
Written By: Silvio Horta 
Cinematography: James Chressanthis 
Editor: Jay Cassidy 


Cast: Alicia Witt, Tara Reid, Rebecca Gayheart, Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson, Michael Rosenbaum, Loretta Devine, John Neville, Robert Englund, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Danny Comden 

 A college student suspects a series of bizarre deaths are connected to certain urban legends.

CHILD'S PLAY 3 (1991)



Directed By: Jack Bender 
Written By: Don Mancini 
Cinematography: John R. Leonetti 
Editor: Scott Wallace & Edward A. Warschilka Jr. 

Cast: Justin Whalin, Perrey Reeves, Jeremy Sylvers, Travis Fine, Dean Jacobson, Dakin Matthews, Andrew Robinson, Brad Dourif (Voice) 


Chucky returns for revenge against Andy, the young boy who defeated him, and now a teenager living in a military academy.


Friday, June 14, 2019

THE PERFECTION (2019)


Directed By: Richard Shepherd 
Written By: Richard Shepherd, Eric C. Charmelo & Nicole Snyder 
Cinematography: Vanja Cernful 
Editor: David Dean  

Cast: Allison Williams, Logan Browning, Steven Weber, Alaina Huffman When troubled musical prodigy Charlotte seeks out Elizabeth, the new star pupil of her former school, the encounter sends both musicians down a sinister path with shocking consequences.

SOMEONE GREAT (2019)


Written & Directed By: Jennifer Kaytin Johnson 
Cinematography: Autumn Eakin 
Editor: Mollie Goldstein & Jeffrey Wolf 

Cast: Gina Rodriguez, Brittany Snow, DeWanda Wise, Lakeith Stansfield, Michelle Buteau, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Rupaul, Rosario Dawson, Jaboukie Young-White, Questlove, Jesse Reyez 

After a devastating break up on the eve of her cross-country move, Jenny enjoys one last NYC adventure with her two best pals. Someone Great is a romantic comedy about love, loss, growth and the everlasting bond of female friendship.

VELVET GOLDMINE (1998)



Written &  Directed By: Todd Haynes 
Story By: Todd Haynes & James Lyons 
Cinematography: Maryse Alberti 
Editor:James Lyons 

Cast: Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Toni Collette, Eddie Izzard, Emily Woof, Michael Feast 

1971: Glamrock explodes all over the world and challenges the seriousness within the flower power generation by means of glitter and brutal music. Brian Slade, a young rock star, inspires numerous teenage boys and girls to paint their nails and explore their own sexuality. In the end Slade destroys himself. Unable to escape the character role of "Maxwell Demon" that he created, he plots his own murder. When fans discover the murder is not real, his star falls abruptly and he is quickly forgotten about. 1984: Arthur, a journalist working for a New York newspaper, gets assigned the tenth anniversary story about the fake murder of Brian Slade. When Arthur was young and growing up in Manchester, he was more than a fan of Slade. Reluctantly he accepts the assignment and starts to investigate what happened to his old glamrock hero.

DATE AND SWITCH (2014)



Directed By: Chris Nelson 
Written By: Alan Yang 
Cinematography: David Robert James 
Editor: Akkiko Iwakawa-Grieve & Tia Nolan 

Cast: Nicholas Braun, Hunter Cope, Zach Cregger, Dakota Johnson, Ray Santiago, Megan Mullally, Nick Offerman, Larry Wilmore, Gary Cole, Sarah Hyland, Dustin Ybarra, Rob Huebel, Aziz Ansari, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Brian Geraghaty 

High school seniors Michael and Matty make a pact to help each other lose their virginity before their high school prom. Their plan hits a snag when Matty tells his best friend that he's gay. Michael's supportive but awkward attempts to help Matty fit in put a strain on their decade-long friendship. Their friendship is further tested when Michael falls for Matty's former girlfriend and Matty falls for a guy whom Michael wouldn't approve of. Prom looms and Michael and Matty have to repair their friendship and then figure out their love lives.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

SEE YOU YESTERDAY (2019)



Directed By: Stefon Bristol 
Written By: Stefon Bristol & Fredrica Bailey 
Cinematography: Felipe Vara De Rey 
Editor: Jennifer Lee 


Cast: Eden Duncan-Smith, Dante Crichlow, Astro, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Jonathan Nieves, Wavvy Jones 

After her brother is killed in a miscarriage of justice, aspiring inventor Claudette 'CJ' Walker uses her scientific mind to create two time machines, one for her, and the other for her friend Sebastian. As they use the machines to try and alter the day CJ's brother died, they come to learn the ultimatum of time travel: All Actions Have Consequences.

Friday, June 7, 2019

DADDY ISSUES (2019)



Edited & Directed By: Amara Cash 
Written By: Alex Bloom & Amara Cash 
Story By: Alex Bloom 
Cinematography: Nico Aguilar 


Cast: Madison Lawlor, Montana Manning, Andrew Pifco, Kamala Jones, Jodi Carol Harrison, Monte Markham, Seth Cassell 

Maya, a 19-year-old queer pixie, spends her days working on her art and cyberstalkng her insta-crush, the sexually fluid fashion designer, Jasmine. One night Maya boldly meets Jasmine IRL, there's an insta-spark and the two begin an inspiring romantic relationship that gives Maya her first taste of true love and Jasmine the inspiration she needs to jump start her career. It's all gumdrops and fairytales until Maya discovers Jasmine's in a co-dependent relationship with a neurotic sugar daddy. What started as a dream come true turns into a beautiful nightmare.

JEFF OF THE CINEFILES & UNFINISHED BUSINESS: HALL OF FAME: FILE #0059: OUT OF THE BLUE (1980)



Directed By: Dennis Hopper 
Written By: Leonard Yakir & Brenda Nielson 
Cinematography: Marc Champion 
Editor: Doris Dyck 

Cast: Linda Manz, Dennis Hopper, Sharon Farrell, Don Gordon, Raymond Burr, David Crawley, Jim Byrnes 

A young girl whose father is an ex-convict and whose mother is a junkie finds it difficult to conform and tries to find comfort in a quirky combination of Elvis and the punk scene.

WATER LILIES (2007)



Written & Directed By: Celine Sciamma 
Cinematography: Crystel Fournier 
Editor: Julien Lacheray 

Cast: Pauline Acquart, Louise Blachere, Adele Haenel, Warren Lacquin 


Three girls, each about 15, deal with puberty, the onset of sexual attraction, and, for two, the pressure of virginity. Marie, who's slight and diffident, quiet and nearly expressionless, is friends with Anne, who's a bit chunky and impulsive and has decided that François will be her first love. Watching synchronized swimming, Marie is suddenly attracted to the team captain, Floriane, beautiful, aloof, tall, and rumored to be a slut. François pursues her. Marie begins to hang around her; they trade favors, and soon it's an odd sort of friendship. Each of the three experiences her own first, and Marie must sort out attraction and friendship.

CLOSE CALLS (2018)



Written & Directed By: Richard Stringham 
Cinematography: Craig Wynn 
Editor: Tyler Hutchins 

Cast: Jordan Phipps, Greg Fallon, Carmen Patterson, Kristoff Waltermire, Star McAnn 


Morgan, a troubled, drug-addled teen, must deal with her crazy grandma and a psycho caller when her father leaves her home alone. As the calls keep coming in, a paranoid Morgan is forced to face some of her worst fears and inner demons when she believes everyone she knows is either plotting against her - or trying to kill her.

Sunday, June 2, 2019

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 - PARABELLUM (2019)


Directed By: Chad Stahelski 
Written By: Derek Kolstad, Shay Hatten, Chris Collins & Marc Abrams 
Based On Original Characters Created By & Story By: Derek Kolstad 
Cinematography: Dan Laustsen 
Editor: Evan Schiff 

Cast: Keanu Reeves, Halle Berry, Ian McShane, Laurence Fishburne, Asia Kate Dillon, Lance Reddick, Anjelica Huston, Mark Dacascos, Yayan Ruhain, Jason Mantzoukas, Said Taghmaoui, Robin Lord Taylor, Jerome Flynn, Susan Blommaert  


In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, skilled assassin John Wick returns with a $14 million price tag on his head and an army of bounty-hunting killers on his trail. After killing a member of the shadowy international assassin's guild, the High Table, John Wick is excommunicado, but the world's most ruthless hit men and women await his every turn.

KEEPING UP WITH THE JONSES (2016)



Directed By: Greg Mottola 
Written By: Michael Lasieur 
Cinematography: Andrew Dunn 
Editor: David Rennie 

Cast: Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot, Patton Oswalt, Ming Zhao, Matt Walsh, Kevin Dunn, Bobby Lee, Ari Shaffir 


A suburban couple becomes embroiled in an international espionage plot when they discover that their seemingly perfect new neighbors are government spies.

THE CROW: CITY OF ANGELS (1996)


Directed By: Tim Pope  
Written By: David S. Goyer 
Based on the Comic Book Series By: James O’Barr 
Cinematography: Jean-Yves Escoffier 
Editor: Michael N. Knue & Anthony Redman 

Cast: Vincent Perez, Mia Kirshner, Richard Brooks, Iggy Pop, Thomas Jane, Thuy Trang, Beverley Mitchell, Vincent Castellanos 

Some time ago, Ashe Corven and his son Danny were killed when they stumbled across a pack of drug dealers murdering a fellow dealer. The dealers work for Los Angeles drug kingpin Judah Earl. Local tattoo artist Sarah, who has great knowledge of the crow legend because of what happened with her late friend Eric Draven, has been having dreams about Ashe and Danny. One night when a crow leads her to the scene of the murders of Ashe and Danny, Ashe appears before her. The crow has resurrected Ashe, so Ashe can go after Judah and his right hand man Curve. With the guidance of the crow, Ashe starts killing off Judah's men one by one, on his way to Judah.