Weekend of a Champion, 1972. Directed by Frank Simon and Roman Polanski. SYNOPSIS:In 1971, director and Formula 1 fan Roman Polanski took his film crew to spend the weekend of the Monaco Grand Prix with the then World Champion Jackie Stewart, a star who practised and competed in the most glamorous of races in the […]

The Spectacular Now, 2013. Directed by James Ponsoldt.Starring Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley, Kyle Chandler, Brie Larson, Masam Holden, Dayo Okeniyi, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. SYNOPSIS: The coming-of-age story of a hard-partying high school senior and how his philosophy on life changes when he meets the not-so-typical ‘nice girl’. As soon as I read this synopsis, […]

The Kick, 2011. Directed by Prachya Pinkaew.Starring Jae-hyeon Jo, Ji-Won Ye, Tae-joo Na, Petchtai Wongkamlao, JeeJa Yanin, Kyung-Suk Kim and Kwan-hun Lee. SYNOPSIS: A family of Korean Taekwondo experts become targeted by ruthless gangsters after they foil the planned criminal theft of a priceless Thai artefact. This neat fusion of slapstick comedy and intricate martial […]

Happy Endings (a.k.a. Winter Passing), 2005. Written and Directed by Adam Rapp.Starring Ed Harris, Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell, and Amelia Warner. SYNOPSIS: After being offered $100,000 for love letters exchanged between her famous author parents, struggling New York actress Reece Holden (Zooey Deschenal) decides to return to her home and visit her father, Don Holden […]

Machete Kills, 2013. Directed by Robert Rodriguez.Starring Danny Trejo, Alexa Vega, Mel Gibson, Carlos Estevez, Amber Heard, Vanessa Hudgens, Sofia Vergara, Jessica Alba, Lady Gaga, Michelle Rodriguez, Cuba Gooding Jr., Demián Bichir, Zoe Saldana, Edward James Olmos, William Sadler, Antonio Banderas, Tom Savini and Walton Goggins. SYNOPSIS: The U.S. government recruits Machete to battle his […]

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 […]