Penthouse North, 2013. Directed by Joseph Ruben.Starring Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton, Barry Sloane, Andrew W. Walker and Kaniehtiio Horn. SYNOPSIS: A reclusive photojournalist lives quietly in a New York penthouse, until a smooth but sadistic criminal looking for a hidden fortune enters her life. Certain types of films seem to come in cycles. A successful […]

Prisoners, 2013. Directed by Denis Villeneuve.Starring Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Melissa Leo, and Paul Dano.   SYNOPSIS:  When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate […]

Force of Execution, 2013. Directed by Keoni Waxman.Starring Steven Seagal, Ving Rhames, Danny Trejo and Bren Foster. SYNOPSIS: Alexander Coates’ (Seagal) criminal empire has been good to him – and devastating to his enemies – until his number one hit man, Roman Hurst, messes up what should have been a routine hit. Alexander spares his […]

Dracula: The Dark Prince, 2013. Directed by Pearry Reginald Teo.Starring Luke Roberts, Jon Voight, Kelly Wenham, Ben Robson, Holly Earl and Stephen Hogan. SYNOPSIS: In his quest to find the only weapon powerful enough to destroy him, Dracula (Roberts) falls in love with Alina (Kelly Wenham), a woman who bears a striking resemblance to his […]

Out of the Furnace, 2013. Directed by Scott Cooper.Starring Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Zoe Saldana, Sam Shepard, Willem Dafoe and Forest Whitaker. SYNOPSIS: When Rodney Baze mysteriously disappears and law enforcement doesn’t follow through fast enough, his older brother, Russell, takes matters into his own hands to find justice. Watching Out of the […]

Lone Survivor, 2013. Directed by Peter Berg.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana and Alexander Ludwig.  SYNOPSIS: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious al Qaeda leader Ahmad Shahd, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left […]

Lone Survivor, 2013. Directed by Peter Berg.Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Yousuf Azami, Ali Suliman, Eric Bana and Alexander Ludwig. SYNOPSIS: Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious al Qaeda leader Ahmad Shahd, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left […]

That Awkward Moment, 2014. Written and Directed by Tom Gormican.Starring Zac Efron, Michael B. Jordan, Miles Teller, Imogen Poots, and Mackenzie Davis. SYNOPSIS: Three best friends find themselves where we’ve all been – at that confusing moment in every dating relationship when you have to decide “So…where is this going?”. That Awkward Moment attempts to […]

August: Osage County, 2013. Directed by John Wells.Starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper. Ewan McGregor, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Nicholson, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin and Benedict Cumberbatch. SYNOPSIS: A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them […]

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, 2014. Directed by Kenneth Branagh.Starring Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner, and Kenneth Branagh. SYNOPSIS: Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack. Since Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass left the Jason Bourne series, the franchise has really […]