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 […]

Creepshow, 1982. Directed by George A. Romero.Starring Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielsen, Adrienne Barbeau, Ed Harris, Ted Danson and Stephen King. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the E.C. comics of the 1950s, George A.Romero and Stephen King bring five tales of terror to the screen. In 1982, the same year as this reviewer’s birth, horror was getting a […]

Snitch, 2013. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh.Starring Dwayne Johnson, Barry Pepper, Susan Sarandon, Jon Bernthal, Michael K. Williams, Rafi Gavron, Benjamin Bratt, and Melinda Kanakaredes. SYNOPSIS: John Matthews (Johnson) is a successful haulage firm boss whose son Jason is arrested for drug trafficking after being set-up by a friend. After turning down an offer from […]

Call Girl, 2012. Directed by Mikael Marcimain.Starring Sofia Karemyr, Simon J. Berger, Josefin Asplund, Pernilla August and Anders Beckman. SYNOPSIS: A young girl is recruited from the bottom rung of society into a ruthless world where power can get you anything. Sweden has exported a number of excellent films in recent years. Most notably among […]

The Bling Ring, 2013. Written and Directed by Sofia Coppola.  Starring Katie Chang, Israel Broussard, Emma Watson, Taissa Farmiga, Leslie Mann, Georgia Rock, and Claire Julien. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities’ whereabouts in order to rob their homes. The Bling Ring is the latest […]

Twixt, 2011. Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola.Starring Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Joanne Whalley, David Paymer, Anthony Fusco and Alden Ehrenreich. SYNOPSIS: Hall Baltimore (Kilmer), a mystery writer whose career has gone downhill, goes on a book signing tour and arrives in a supposedly haunted town where he becomes involved […]

My Name Is ‘A’ by Anonymous, 2012. Written and Directed by Shane Ryan.Starring Katie Marsh, Demi Baumann, Teona Dolnikova, Alex Damiano, Kaliya Skye and Joseph Marsh. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the tragic murder of 9 year old Elizabeth Olten, at the hands of Alyssa Bustamante (in Missouri, 2009), My Name is ‘A’ is a fictional depiction […]

World War Z, 2013. Directed by Marc Forster.Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, Fana Mokoena, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Matthew Fox, Abigail Hargrove, Sterling Jerins, and Fabrizio Zacharee Guidoas. SYNOPSIS: United Nations employee Gerry Lane traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and […]

A Haunted House, 2013. Directed by Michael Tiddes.Starring Marlon Wayans, Essence Atkins, Marlene Forte, Cedric the Entertainer and David Koechner. SYNOPSIS: Malcolm and Kisha move into their dream home, but soon learn a demon also resides there. When Kisha becomes possessed, Malcolm – determined to keep his sex life on track – turns to a […]

Escape Plan, 2013. Directed by Mikael Håfström.Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, 50 Cent, Jim Caviezel, Vinnie Jones, Sam Neill, Faran Tahir,Vincent D’Onofrio and Amy Ryan. SYNOPSIS: When a structural-security authority finds himself set up and incarcerated in the world’s most secret and secure prison, he has to use his skills to escape with help from […]