Dead Sushi, 2012. Directed by Noboru Iguchi.Starring Rina Takeda, Kentarô Shimazu, Takamasa Suga and Takashi Nishina. SYNOPSIS: When Keiko is disowned by her sushi chef father, she finds work in a resort hotel catering to the up-market business sector. But when a party from a nearby pharmaceuticals research facility check in, little do they know […]

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 […]

The Way Way Back, 2013. Written and Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Liam James, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph, Zoe Levin, and Rob Corddry. SYNOPSIS: Shy 14-year-old Duncan goes on summer vacation with his mother, her overbearing boyfriend, and her boyfriend’s daughter. Having a rough time […]

Runner Runner, 2013. Directed by Brad Furman.Starring Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, Gemma Arterton, Anthony Mackie, Michael Esper and Oliver Cooper. SYNOPSIS: When a poor college student who cracks an online poker game goes bust, he arranges a face-to-face with the man he thinks cheated him, a sly offshore entrepreneur. Around about the half way mark […]

Squirm, 1976. Directed by Jeff Liebermann.Starring Don Scardino, Patricia Pearcy, R.A. Dow, Jean Sullivan, Fran Higgins and Peter MacLean. SYNOPSIS: After electricity pylons fall to the ground during a cataclysmic storm, millions of volts transform the native worms of Fly Creek, Georgia into insatiable predatory beasts… Squirm, a 70’s ‘revenge of nature’ flick, is as […]

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 (Jackman) daughter and her friend go missing he decides to take matters into his own hands. Meanwhile, hotshot detective Loki (Gyllenhaal) is trying to figure out the puzzle but […]

Bring Me the Head of the Machine Gun Woman (a.k.a. Tráiganme la cabeza de la mujer metralleta), 2012. Written and Directed by Ernesto Díaz Espinoza.Starring Fernanda Urrejola, Matías Oviedo, Jorge Alis, Sofia Garcia, and Alex Rivera. SYNOPSIS:  Ruthless Argentine kingpin Che Longana uses everything in his power to stop the woman who wants to kill […]

Cheap Thrills, 2013. Directed by E.L. Katz.Starring Pat Healy, Ethan Embry, Sara Paxton, David Koechner and Amanda Fuller. SYNOPSIS: Determined to drown his sorrows Craig heads to a bar where he runs into old friend Vince. Things then go from nostalgic to crazy when the duo hooks up with a wealthy couple out for a […]

Blue Jasmine, 2013. Written and Directed by Woody Allen.Starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., and Michael Stuhlbarg. SYNOPSIS: A New York socialite, deeply troubled and in denial, arrives in San Francisco to impose upon her sister. She looks a million, but isn’t bringing money, peace, […]

Black Rock, 2012. Directed by Katie Aselton.Starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Will Bouvier, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson, and Carl K. Aselton III. SYNOPSIS: Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway […]