Insyriated, 2017. Directed by Philippe Van Leeuw. Starring Hiam Abbass, Mohsen Abbas, Juliette Navis, Diamand Abou Abboud, and Moustapha Al Kar. SYNOPSIS: As war rages outside in Damascus, a mother struggles to keep her family safe inside their barricaded apartment. But it’s only a matter of time before what’s happening outside finds a way into […]
Movie Review – The Vault (2017)
The Vault, 2017. Directed by Dan Bush. Starring James Franco, Taryn Manning, Francesca Eastwood, Scott Haze, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Clifton Collins Jr. SYNOPSIS: Two sisters must rob a bank in order to save their brother but the bank has its own dark secrets. The line that separates horror from comedy is a thin one, with the […]
DVD Review – The Evil Within (2017)
The Evil Within, 2017. Directed by Andrew Getty. Starring Frederick Koehler, Sean Patrick Flanery, Brianna Brown, Michael Berryman, Kim Darby, and Dina Meyer. SYNOPSIS: A mentally handicapped man is driven to murder by his reflection in an antique mirror. The Evil Within is a movie that arrives on the scene with a reputation and a […]
Blu-ray Review – The Ghoul (2016)
The Ghoul, 2016. Directed by Gareth Tunley. Starring Tom Meeten, Alice Lowe, Geoffrey McGivern, Rufus Jones, Paul Kaye, Niamh Cusack, and Dan Renton Skinner. SYNOPSIS: A cop goes undercover as a patient in order to investigate a psychotherapist involved in a strange murder case. With Ben Wheatley (A Field in England/Kill List) credited as executive […]
Movie Review – The Limehouse Golem (2017)
The Limehouse Golem, 2017. Directed by Juan Carlos Medina. Starring Bill Nighy, Olivia Cooke, Douglas Booth, Eddie Marsan, Daniel Mays, and Sam Reid. SYNOPSIS: A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical so-called Golem – must be responsible. Karl Marx […]
Blu-ray Review – Lord of the Flies (1963)
Lord of the Flies, 1963. Directed by Peter Brook. Starring James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman, Roger Elwin, Nicholas Hammond SYNOPSIS : A group of boys survive a plane crash on a deserted tropical island. Divisions and splits in the social structure soon become apparent and a descent into violence and savagery looks to […]
Movie Review – God’s Own Country (2017)
God’s Own Country, 2017. Directed by Francis Lee. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones and Ian Hart. SYNOPSIS: In the Yorkshire Dales, Johnny Saxby finds himself entirely responsible for running the family farm after his father has a stroke. His only escapes from the relentless pressures of work are binge drinking at his local […]
Movie Review – Logan Lucky (2017)
Logan Lucky, 2017. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Starring Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Daniel Craig, Riley Keough, Katie Holmes, Seth MacFarlane, Hilary Swank, and Katherine Waterston. SYNOPSIS: Two brothers attempt to pull off a heist during a NASCAR race in North Carolina. It was a relief when Steven Soderbergh announced he was returning to feature […]
Movie Review – Una (2016)
Una, 2016. Directed by Benedict Andrews. Starring Rooney Mara, Ben Mendelsohn and Riz Ahmed. SYNOPSIS: Fifteen years ago, teenager Una ran away with an older man, Ray, a crime for which he was arrested and imprisoned. Now she tracks him down at his place of work in an attempt to discover the truth about their […]
Movie Review – Patti Cake$ (2017)
Patti Cake$, 2017. Directed by Geremy Jasper. Starring Danielle Macdonald, Bridget Everett, Siddarth Dhananjay, Mamoudou Athie, and Cathy Moriarty. SYNOPSIS: She’s Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killa P, aka Patti Cake$. She’s an aspiring rapper -and she’s desperate to escape her life in shabby New Jersey. There’s a lingering sense of déjà vu hanging over cinemas. Last […]
