Only God Forgives, 2013. Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn. Starring Ryan Gosling, Kristin Scott Thomas, Vithaya Pansringam, Yayaying Rhatha Phongam and Tom Burke. SYNOPSIS:  Julian, a drug-smuggler thriving in Bangkok’s criminal underworld, sees his life get even more complicated when his mother compels him to find and kill whoever is responsible for his brother’s recent death.  A hell coloured […]

The Hangover Part III, 2013. Directed by Todd Phillips.Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS:When one of their own is kidnapped by an angry gangster, the Wolf Pack must track down Mr. Chow, who has escaped from prison and is on the lam. In 2009, The Hangover […]

Grown Ups 2, 2013. Directed by Dennis Dugan.Starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Nick Swardson, Salma Hayek, and Steve Austin. SYNOPSIS: After moving his family back to his hometown to be with his friends and their kids, Lenny finds out that between old bullies, new bullies, schizo bus drivers, drunk cops on […]

Napoleon, 1927. Written and Directed by Abel Gance.Starring Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële and Suzanne Bianchetti. SYNOPSIS:  A film about the French Field Marshal’s youth and early military career. You cannot watch Abel Gance’s Napoléon. Awkward releases on DVD that are difficult to get hold of either cost a princely sum or are […]

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, 2013. Directed by Francis Lawrence.Starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Lenny Kravitz, Elizabeth Banks, Stanley Tucci, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Paula Malcomson, Willow Shields, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone, Lynn Cohen, Meta Golding, Amanda Plummer and Jeffrey Wright. SYNOPSIS: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark become […]

Dirty Wars, 2013. Directed by Rick RowleyStarring Jeremy Scahill, Nasser Al Aulaqi and Saleha Al Aulaqi. SYNOPSIS: While investigating a devastating raid on an innocent Afghan family by US military, Jeremy Scahill discovers that this incident is far from isolated and begins his search for those responsible. The goal of the BBC is to inform, […]

Gone with the Wind, 1939. Directed by Victor Fleming.Starring Clarke Gable, Vivien Leigh, Leslie Howard, and Olivia de Havilland. SYNOPSIS: A manipulative Southern belle carries on a turbulent affair with a blockade runner during the American Civil War. Gone with the Wind demands the cinema experience. Now, we argue about films like Gravity and Avatar. […]

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, 2013. Directed by Ben Stiller.Starring Ben Stiller, Kristen Wiig, Sean Penn, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, Patton Oswalt and Shirley MacLaine. SYNOPSIS: Walter Mitty is a middle-aged man who has done nothing with his life. He continually loses himself in daydreams, wishing that he could break free of the mental […]

The Family, 2013. Directed by Luc Besson.Starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianna Agron, John D’Leo, Tommy Lee Jones and Jimmy Palumbo. SYNOPSIS: The Manzoni family, a notorious mafia clan, is relocated to Normandy, France under the witness protection program, where fitting in soon becomes challenging as their old habits die hard. Once one of […]

Heaven’s Gate, 1980. Written and Directed by Michael Cimino.Starring Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, Jeff Bridges, John Hurt, Brad Dourif and Isabelle Huppert. SYNOPSIS: In 1870 privileged Harvard graduate James Averill enjoys the exuberant pomp that is associated with the educational attainment which he and his equally well-off peers have achieved. Twenty years later he arrives […]