The Wind Rises, 2013. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki. Starring Hideaki Anno, Mirai Shida, Jun Kunimura, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Miori Takimoto, Mansai Nomura, Steve Alpert, and Masahiko Nishimura. SYNOPSIS: An animated biopic about Jiro Horikoshi who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II. Like all great creators Jiro Horikoshi is driven to make his dreams become reality.  As a boy he becomes so […]

Enemy, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Mélanie Laurent, Isabella Rossellini, Sarah Gadon, Stephen R. Hart, Jane Moffat, Joshua Peace and Tim Post. SYNOPSIS:A university lecturer seeks out an actor who looks exactly like him. Timid and distracted academic Adam is advised to watch a movie by a colleague and in doing so discovers his doppelganger named Anthony; curiosity goes […]

Half of a Yellow Sun, 2013. Directed by Biyi Bandele. Starring Thandie Newton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Joseph Mawle, Anika Noni Rose, Hakeem Kae-Kazim, John Boyega, Rob David, Babou Ceesay, O.C. Ukeje, and Paul Hampshire. SYNOPSIS: The privileged life of twin sisters gets thrown into turmoil when civil war threatens the newly independent Nigeria. At a family dinner the established order is disrupted when twin daughters […]

The Double, 2013. Directed by Richard Ayoade. Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Mia Wasikowska, Wallace Shawn, Rade Serbedzija, Cathy Moriarty, Noah Taylor, Gemma Chan and James Fox. SYNOPSIS: A timid man meets his charismatic and confident physical double who starts taking over his life. While sitting in a subway car Simon (Jesse Eisenberg) is told to move by passenger despite the rest of the seats […]

Mystery Road, 2013. Directed by Ivan Sen. Starring Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson, Ryan Kwanten, Tony Barry, David Field, Damian Walshe-Howling, and Tasma Walton. SYNOPSIS:A detective returns to his outback hometown to investigate the brutal murder of a teenage girl. As the sun fades away on a desolate road a truck comes to a halt with the driver conducting an inspection […]

Dallas Buyers Club, 2013. Directed by Jean-Marc Vallée. Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner, Steve Zahn Dallas Roberts, Kevin Rankin, Denis O’Hare, Juliet Reeves and Griffin Dunne. SYNOPSIS:Diagnosed with HIV and frustrated by bureaucratic red tape, Ron Woodroof (Matthew McConaughey) becomes a medical drug dealer for himself and others. A Texan bull rider and electrician who […]

The Invisible Woman, 2013. Directed by Ralph Fiennes Starring Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Fairley, Felicity Jones, Kristin Scott Thomas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Perdita Weeks and John Kavanagh. SYNOPSIS: Charles Dickens meets a young woman who becomes his muse and mistress. A school teacher (Felicity Jones) orchestrates a play rehearsal of a story written by Charles Dickens (Ralph Fiennes); it turns out […]

Rush, 2013. Directed by Ron Howard. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde, Natalie Dormer, Tom Wlaschiha, Alexandra Maria, Rebecca Ferdinando, Jamie Sives and Julian Seager. SYNOPSIS:After nearing dying in a car crash in 1976 Austrian Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda renews his professional rivalry with British racer James Hunt. A clash of styles and egos follows two ambitious […]

Love Punch, 2013. Directed by Joel Hopkins. Starring Pierce Brosnan, Emma Thompson, Tuppence Middleton, Timothy Spall, Celia Imrie, Marisa Berenson, and Louise Bourgoin. SYNOPSIS: A divorced couple who are victims of an embezzlement scheme attempt to steal back their stolen money. A wedding introduces a former couple (Pierce Brosnan and Emma Thompson) who have struggled having lasting […]

Blue is the Warmest Colour, 2013. Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche. Starring Léa Seydoux, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Salim Kechiouche, Jeremie Laheurte, Catherine Salée, Aurélien Recoing, Mona Walravens, Alma Jodorowsky, and Fanny Maurin. SYNOPSIS: A lesbian couple experiences the emotional turmoil of trying to maintain the relationship. A high school literature teacher has his students read passages from a book which deals with how […]