Elysium, 2013. Directed by Neill Blomkamp.Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner. SYNOPSIS: 150 years from now humankind has split in to two; those who live on Earth in poverty and disease, and those who live on a space station in Earth orbit, rich and healthy. […]

Sparrows Dance, 2012. Written and Directed by Noah Buschel.Starring Marin Ireland, Paul Sparks, Niesha Butler, Bennie Slay and Zoran Radanovich. SYNOPSIS: When her toilet begins to overflow, an agoraphobic actress reluctantly allows a plumber into her New York apartment. You can just about imagine the pitching meetings that went on for this low-budget American indie: […]

Inseparable, 2011. Written and Directed by Dayyan Eng.Starring Kevin Spacey, Daniel Wu and Beibi Gong. SYNOPSIS: A young man is seemingly at his lowest ebb; following his wife’s miscarriage and unrelenting pressure at work Li has decided he’s had enough and is about to hang himself. That is until a neighbour named Chuck knocks on […]

Bullet to the Head, 2012. Directed by Walter Hill.Starring Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang, Jason Momoa, Sarah Shahi, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Christian Slater. SYNOPSIS: After watching their respective partners die, a New Orleans hitman and a Washington D.C. detective form an alliance in order to bring down their common enemy.  Actor/Director Sylvester Stallone has been trying […]

The Look of Love, 2013. Directed by Michael Winterbottom.Starring Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Imogen Poots, Shirley Henderson, Stephen Fry, Tamsin Egerton, Matt Lucas, David Walliams and Simon Bird. SYNOPSIS: The life of Paul Raymond, the controversial entrepreneur who became Britain’s richest man. That Michael Winterbottom continues to seek depths in Steve Coogan that no-one else […]

Phantom, 2013. Written and Directed by Todd Robinson.Starring Ed Harris, David Duchovny, William Fichtner, Lance Henriksen, Jason Beghe, Kip Pardue, and Sean Patrick Flanery. SYNOPSIS: The haunted Captain of a Soviet submarine holds the fate of the world in his hands. Forced to leave his family behind, he is charged with leading a covert mission […]

What Maisie Knew, 2012. Directed by Scott McGehee and David Siegel.Starring Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan, Alexander Skarsgård, Joanna Vanderham, and Onata Aprile. SYNOPSIS: Based on the Henry James novel, What Maisie Knew is a searing picture of divorce and emotional neglect told from 6 year old Maisie’s perspective. Translating Henry James’ classic novel from 1897 […]

The Lone Ranger, 2013 Directed by Gore Verbinski.Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham-Carter. SYNOPSIS: Native American warrior Tonto recounts the untold tales that transformed John Reid, a man of the law, into a legend of justice. The Lone Ranger has so many problems that a review such […]

You’re Next, 2011. Directed by Adam Wingard.Starring Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, AJ Bowen, Wendy Glenn, and Joe Swanberg. SYNOPSIS: When the Davison family comes under attack during their wedding anniversary getaway, the gang of mysterious killers soon learns that one of victims harbors a secret talent for fighting back. Adam Wingard’s 2007 lo-fi Pop Skull […]

2 Guns, 2013. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: 2 Guns is a fast-paced action-comedy that teams up Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg as undercover agents who are double-crossing each other. When they realise they’ve been set up they have to put […]