Gimme the Loot, 2012.Directed by Adam Leon.Starring Ty Hickson, Tashiana Washington, Joshua Rivera, Meeko and Zoë Lescaze.SYNOPSIS: Two determined teen graffiti writers set out across New York City to tag an iconic city landmark – the New York Mets’ Homerun Apple. The photogenic nature of New York City comes out strongly in this witty wander […]

About Time, 2013.Directed by Richard Curtis.Starring Rachel McAdams, Margot Robbie, Bill Nighy, Domhnall Gleeson, Lydia Wilson and Tom Hollander. SYNOPSIS:At the age of 21 Tim (Gleeson), gets told by his father (Nighy) that he has the ability to travel through time. The film follows his life as he uses the ability to try to win the […]

Pain & Gain, 2013. Directed by Michael BayStarring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Rebel Wilson and Anthony Mackie.   SYNOPSIS: A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong. Director Michael Bay has certainly had an interesting filmmaking career. He’s given us a […]

What Doesn’t Kill You, 2008. Directed by Brian Goodman.Starring Ethan Hawke, Mark Ruffalo, Amanda Peet, Will Lyman, Brian Goodman and Donnie Wahlberg. SYNOPSIS: Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship. What Doesn’t Kill You is the […]

Bonjour Tristesse, 1958.Directed by Otto Preminger.Starring Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Jean Seberg, Mylène Demongeot and Geoffrey Horne.SYNOPSIS: Cecile, decadent young girl who lives with her rich playboy father Raymond. When Anne, Raymond’s old love interest, comes to Raymond’s villa, Cecile is afraid for her way of life.Breathless and From Here to Eternity couldn’t be further […]

Pain & Gain, 2013.Directed by Michael BayStarring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Ed Harris, Rebel Wilson, and Anthony Mackie.SYNOPSIS:A trio of bodybuilders in Florida get caught up in an extortion ring and a kidnapping scheme that goes terribly wrong.Pain & Gain defies all logic. It shouldn’t work and it shouldn’t be a marginal success; after all, […]

You’re Next, 2011.Directed by Adam WingardStarring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Wendy Glenn, Rob Moran, Barbara Crampton, Sarah Myers, Amy Seimetz, and Ti West.SYNOPSIS:A dysfunctional family meet at an isolated house to celebrate the parent’s anniversary but the gathering is interrupted by attackers wearing animal masks.After my attention was initially caught by […]

The Way Way Back, 2013.Directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash.Starring Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Sam Rockwell, Maya Rudolph and Liam James.  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 fitting in, Duncan finds an unexpected friend in […]

Blackmail, 1929.Directed by Alfred Hitchcock.Starring Anny Ondra, John Longden, Sara Allgood, Charles Paton, Cyril Ritchard and Donald Calthrop.SYNOPSIS:Grocer’s daughter Alice White kills a man in self-defence when he tries to sexually assault her. Her policeman boyfriend covers up for her, but she has been spotted leaving the scene by a petty criminal who tries to […]

Dragon (China: Wu xia), 2011.Directed by Peter Chan.Starring Donnie Yen, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Wei Tang and Yu Wang.SYNOPSIS:A sinful martial arts expert wants to start a new tranquil life, only to be hunted by a determined detective and his former master.For Donnie Yen, the Chinese martial arts star that has as yet neglected to reach for […]