After Lucia (Spanish: Después de Lucía), 2012. Directed by Michel Franco.Starring Tessa Ía González Norvind, Gonzalo Vega Sisto, Tamara Yazbek Bernal, Hernán Mendoza, Paloma Cervantes and Juan Carlos Barranco.  SYNOPSIS: After the tragic death of his wife, a father and his daughter move to Mexico City looking for a fresh start only to find that starting […]

Harakiri (Japan: Seppuku), 1962. Directed by Masaki Kobayashi.Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Rentaro Mikuni, Kei Sato and Tetsuro Tanba. SYNOPSIS: An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord’s home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take […]

Dom Hemingway, 2013. Written and Directed by Richard Shepard.Starring Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke, Jumayn Hunter, Madalina Diana Ghenea, Kerry Condon, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, and Jordan A. Nash. SYNOPSIS: After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking […]

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, 2013. Directed by Jeff Tremaine.Starring Johnny Knoxville, Jackson Nicoll, Greg Harris, and Georgina Cates. SYNOPSIS: 86-year-old Irving Zisman takes a trip from Nebraska to North Carolina to take his 8 year-old grandson, Billy, back to his real father. Approximately an hour into Bad Grandpa, Johnny Knoxville’s Irving Zisman looks at his […]

How to Survive a Plague, 2012. Directed by David France. SYNOPSIS: The story of two coalitions — ACT UP and TAG (Treatment Action Group) — whose activism and innovation turned AIDS from a death sentence into a manageable condition. This is the story of two groups of activists, ACT UP and TAG, whose passion, dedication […]

DAR HE: The Lynching of Emmett Till, 2012. Directed by Rob Underhill.Starring Mike Wiley. SYNOPSIS: Days after stepping off the train, 14-year-old Emmett Till from Chicago goes missing in Money, Mississippi. Later, the boy’s mutilated body is found in a river. DAR HE is the story of William Bradford Huie of Look magazine as he […]

Thor: The Dark World, 2013. Directed by Alan Taylor.Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Christopher Eccleston, Kat Dennings, Stellan Skarsgård, Jaimie Alexander, Tadanobu Asano, Zachary Levi, Ray Stevenson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, and Idris Elba. SYNOPSIS: Thor joins forces with Loki to fight an ancient evil which threatens the Nine Realms. “It’s […]

The Starving Games, 2013. Written and Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer.Starring Maiara Walsh, Brant Daugherty, Alexandria Deberry, Cody Christian, Nick Gomez, Diedrich Bader, and Lauren Bowles. SYNOPSIS: Good morning hungry citizens of District 12! Don’t forget today is the Gathering Ceremony, so parents please bring your beloved children to the square for a […]

Drinking Buddies, 2013. Written and Directed by Joe Swanberg.Starring Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston, Ti West, Jason Sudeikis and Mike Brune. SYNOPSIS: Kate (Olivia Wilde) and Luke (Jake Johnson) work together at a craft brewery. They have one of those friendships that feels like it could be something more. But Kate is […]

Philomena, 2013. Directed by Stephen Frears.Starring Judi Dench, Steve Coogan, Michelle Fairley, Mare Winningham, Charlie Murphy and Sophie Kennedy Clark. SYNOPSIS: A beleaguered journalist agrees to tell the story of Philomena Lee, an elderly woman who was separated from her son many years ago. Their journey takes them to America and back and both of […]