The Colony, 2015. Directed by Florian Gallenberger. Starring Daniel Brühl, Emma Watson, Richenda Carey, Vicky Krieps, Michael Nyqvist, Jeanne Werner, Martin Wuttke and August Zirner. SYNOPSIS: After the 1973 Chilean coup d’état against President Salvador Allende, a young German political activist is kidnapped, and deported to the sealed-off hamlet ‘Colonia Dignidad.’ His wife voluntarily enters the […]
Movie Review – Beasts of No Nation (2015)
Beasts of No Nation. 2015 Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga Starring Abraham Attah, Idris Elba, Emmanuel Nil Adom Quaye, Kurt Egylawan, and Opeyemi Fagbohungbe SYNOPSIS: A drama based on the experiences of Agu, a child soldier fighting in the civil war of an unnamed African country. As part of Agu’s (Abraham Attah) inauguration into child […]
Movie Review – Crimson Peak (2015)
Crimson Peak, 2015. Directed by Guillermo del Toro Starring Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Burn Gorman, Doug Jones, Leslie Hope and Jim Beaver. SYNOPSIS: In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape […]
Second Opinion – Spectre (2015)
Spectre, 2015. Directed by Sam Mendes. Starring Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Ralph Fiennes, Lea Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Naomie Harris, Dave Bautista, Andrew Scott and Monica Bellucci. SYNOPSIS: A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels […]
VOD Review – AfterDeath (2015)
AfterDeath, 2015. Directed by Robin Schmidt and Gez Medinger. Starring Miranda Raison, Sam Keeley, Daniella Kertesz, Elarica Gallacher and Lorna Nickson Brown. SYNOPSIS: Five young people wake up on a beach washed up by the tide. Where are they? What brought them there, and what are the strange creatures that surround them? All this and […]
VOD Review – Night of the Living Deb (2015)
Night of the Living Deb, 2015 Written and directed by Kyle Rankin Starring Maria Thayer, Ray Wise, Chris Marquette, Michael Cassidy, Syd Wilder, Julie Brister SYNOPSIS: After a girls’ night out, endearingly awkward Deb wakes up in the apartment of the most attractive guy in Portland, Maine. She’s thrilled, but she can’t remember much of what […]
VOD Review – Aaaaaaaah! (2015)
Aaaaaaaah!, 2015 Written and directed by Steve Oram Starring Steve Oram, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Lucy Honigman, Tom Meeten, Toyah Wilcox, Julian Baratt, Noel Fielding, Alice Lowe, Tony Way SYNOPSIS: Alpha Male Smith and his Beta, Keith, move to take over a local community. They hook up with restless Female, Denise, igniting a deadly feud in which emotions […]
DVD Review – LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom! (2015)
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes – Justice League: Attack of the Legion of Doom!, 2015 Directed by Rick Morales Featuring the voice talents of Dee Bradley Baker, Troy Baker, John DiMaggio, Grey Griffin, Mark Hamill, Nolan North, Josh Keaton, Khary Payton, Cree Summer, Kevin Michael Richardson, James Arnold Taylor, Tony Todd. SYNPOSIS: The newly formed Justice League, with […]
VOD Review – Some Kind of Hate (2015)
Some Kind of Hate, 2015. Directed by Adam Egypt Mortimer. Starring Ronen Rubenstein, Sierra McCormick, Grace Phipps, Spencer Breslin, Lexi Atkins, Noah Segan and Michael Polish. SYNOPSIS: A bullied teenager is sent to a reform school where he accidentally summons the spirit of a girl, herself a victim of bullying, who takes vengeance on his […]
VOD Review – The Lazarus Effect (2015)
The Lazarus Effect, 2015. Directed by David Gelb. Starring Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Bolger, Evan Peters, Donald Glover, Ray Wise. SYNOPSIS: A group of medical students discover a way to bring dead patients back to life. The title of David Gelb’s resurrection based horror relates to the bible story of Lazarus who became ill […]
