When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun, 2010. Directed by Dirk Simon. SYNOPSIS: An inside look at the Tibetan movement to free Tibet from Chinese occupation, its internal conflicts and contradictions. In When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun, a noble endeavour that feels less so as it slowly reveals the machinations of a biased agenda, the […]

2 Guns, 2013. Directed by Baltasar Kormákur.Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Paula Patton, James Marsden, Bill Paxton, and Edward James Olmos. SYNOPSIS: A DEA agent and a naval intelligence officer find themselves on the run after a botched attempt to infiltrate a drug cartel. While fleeing, they learn the secret of their shaky alliance: Neither […]

Kick-Ass, 2013. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke, Claudia Lee, Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Emms, Lindy Booth, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Nyman, and Olga Kurkulina. SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight […]

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 […]

The Gatekeepers, 2012. Directed by Dror Moreh.Starring Carmi Gillon, Yaakov Peri, Yuval Diskin, Avi Dichter, Ami Ayalon and Avraham Shalom. SYNOPSIS:A documentary featuring interviews with all surviving former heads of Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency whose activities and membership are closely held state secrets. Having little context offered to begin with, The Gatekeepers begins […]

Kick-Ass, 2013. Directed by Jeff Wadlow.Starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jim Carrey, John Leguizamo, Morris Chestnut, Clark Duke, Claudia Lee, Lyndsy Fonseca, Robert Emms, Lindy Booth, Daniel Kaluuya, Andy Nyman and Olga Kurkulina. SYNOPSIS: The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins with a group of normal citizens who have been inspired to fight […]

The Lone Ranger, 2013 Directed by Gore Verbinski.Starring Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, and Helena Bonham-Carter. SYNOPSIS: An elderly Tonto narrates the origin of the Lone Ranger, where John Reid becomes an outlaw to seek justice for his murdered brother. The Lone Ranger has been savaged by critics, so much […]

Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa, 2013. Directed by Declan Lowney.Starring Steve Coogan, Colm Meaney, Sean Pertwee, Anna Maxwell Martin, Nigel Lindsay, Felicity Montagu, Simon Greenall and Phil Cornwell. SYNOPSIS: When Alan’s radio station, North Norfolk Digital, is taken over by a new media conglomerate, it sets in motion a chain of events which see Alan having […]

Planes, 2013. Directed by Klay Hall.Featuring the voice talents of Val Kilmer, Priyanka Chopra, Anthony Edwards, Teri Hatcher, Julia Louis-Dreyus, Dane Cook, John Cleese, Brad Garrett, Stacy Keach, Larry the Cable Guy and Cedric the Entertainer. SYNOPSIS: Dusty is a cropdusting plane who dreams of competing in a famous aerial race. The problem? He is […]

The Heat, 2013. Directed by Paul Fieg.Starring Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Demian Bichir, Marlon Wayans, Michael Rapaport, Jane Curtin, Spoken Reasons and Dan Bakkedahl. SYNOPSIS: An uptight FBI Agent and a ‘doesn’t play by the rules’ Boston cop have to team up to bring down a drug lord. Racist. Sexist. Stereotyping of foreigners and highly […]