THE SWEET EAST (2023)

 

Cinematography & Directed By: Sean Price Williams

Written By: Nick Pinkerton 

Editor: Stephen Gurewitz 

Cast: Talia Ryder, Simon Rex, Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edibiri, Jeremy O. Harris, Andy Milonakis, Keith Poulson, Rish Shah, Mazin Akar, Gibby Haynes, Mimi Ryder, Jack Irv, Ella Rubin, Betsey Brown, Earl Cave

A picaresque journey through the cities and woods of the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. undertaken by Lillian, a high school senior from South Carolina. She gets her first glimpse of the wider world on a class trip to Washington, D.C.

ROMPER STOMPER (1992)

 

Written & Directed By: Geoffrey Wright

Cinematography: Ron Hagen

Editor: Bill Murphy

Cast: Russell Crowe, Jaqueline McKenzie, Daniel Pollock, Alex Scott, Leigh Russell, Dan Wyllie, Josephine Keen, James McKenna, Eric Mueck, Frank Magree 

Violent tale of white supremacist skinheads who spend their time beating up anyone who isn't white or who doesn't comply with their version of acceptability. In the end, Hando and Davey will clash violently of a disagreement of principles.

RITA, SUE AND BOB TOO (1987)

 

Directed By: Alan Clarke

Written By: Andrea Dunbar (Based on her stage plays) 

Cinematography: Ivan Strasburg

Editor: Steve Singleton 

Cast: Siobhan Finnerman, Michelle Holmes, George Costigan, Lesley Sharp, Kuruinder Ghir, Willie Ross, Danny O’Dea 

Realistic story of working-class Yorkshire life, alternately serious and light-hearted, as two schoolgirls have a sexual fling with a married man.

METAL SKIN (1994)

 

Written & Directed By: Geoffrey Wright 

Cinematography: Ron Hagen 

Editor: Bill Murphy and Jane Usher 

Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Aden Young, Tara Morice, Nadine Garner, Chantel Contouri, Petru Gheorghiu, Arthur Angel, Richard Surherland, Tommy Dysart 

Psycho Joe, a petrol-head from Altona, Melbourne, secures employment at a local Supermarket. Here, he meets the over-sexed Dazey. Joe and Dazey form a friendship based on a mutual interest in old hot cars. Joe also forms a relationship with a Satanic fellow employee. The nihilism of these young characters, coupled with parental disputes, leads to various tragedies.

THE ROUNDUP (2022)

 

Directed By: Lee Sang-Yong

Written By: Min-Seong Kim

Adapted Screenplay By: Lee Sang-Yong, Young-Jong Lee and Ma Dong-Seok

Cinematography: Sung-Lim Ju

Editor: Sun-Min Kim

Cast: Ma Don-Seok, Son Suk-Ku, Choi Gwi-Hwa, Park Ti-Hwan, Heo-Dong-Won, Ha Jun, Park Ti-Young, Yoon Byung-Hee 

Followed by Ma Seok-do, who heads to a foreign country to extradite a suspect. However, he discovers additional murder cases and learns about a killer who had committed crimes against tourists for many years.

MR. NICE GUY (1997)

 

Directed By: Samo Hung 

Written By: Fibe Ma and Edward Tang 

Cinematography: Raymond Lam

Editor: Peter Cheung and Chi-Wai Yau

Cast: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Gabrielle Fitzpatrick, Miki Le, Karen McLymont, Vince Poleto, Barry Otto, Sammo Hung, Peter Houghton, David No

A Chinese chef accidentally gets involved with a news reporter who filmed a drug bust that went awry, and is now being chased by gangs who are trying to get the videotape.

CITY HUNTER (1993)

 

Written & Directed By: Jin Wong

Based on the Comic By: Tsukasa Hojo

Cast: Jackie Chan, Richard Norton, Gary Daniels, Joey Wang, Kumiko Goto, Ching My Yau, Leon Lai, Paul Sinn, Ken Lo, Tzui-Pin Wei 

A self-indulgent private investigator winds up on a cruise ship full of rich patrons, gorgeous women, murderous terrorists, and scarce food.

MOVIES WATCHED IN JULY (2024)

 

MOVIES WATCHED IN JULY (2024) 

NIGHT OF THE HUNTED (2023)

 

Directed By: Franck Khalfoun

Written By: Franck Khalfoun and Glen Freyer 

Based On An Original Screenplay By: Ruben Avila Calvo and David R.L. 

Cinematography: Steven Petitteville

Editor: Stephane Roche 

Cast: Camille Rowe, Jeremy Scippio, Aleksander Popovic, J. John Bieler, Manaia Abdelrahim 

When an unsuspecting woman stops at a remote gas station in the dead of night, she's made the plaything of a sociopath sniper with a secret vendetta. To survive she must not only dodge his bullets and fight for her life, but also figure out who wants her dead and why.

ONE DARK NIGHT (1982)

 

Directed By: Tom McLoughlin

Written By: Tom McLoughlin and Michael Hawes 

Cinematography: Hal Trussell 

Editor: Michael Spence and Charles Tetoni 

Cast: Meg Tilly, Melissa Newman, Robin Evans, Leslie Speights, Elizabeth Daily, Donald Hotton, Adam West, David Mason Daniels, Kevin Peter Hall

As part of an initiation into a club called the Sisters, a young girl must spend the night in a mausoleum.

AXE (AKA LISA, LISA) (1972)

 

Written & Directed By: Frederick R. Friedel 

Cinematography: Austin McKinney

Editor: Frederick R. Friedel and J.G. Patterson Jr.

Cast: Leslie Lee, Jack Canon, Ray Green, Frederick R. Friedel, Douglas Powers, Frank Jones, Carol Miller 

Three criminals on a murder spree arrive at a farmhouse, where a girl is living with her paralyzed grandfather.