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: “Yeah, it’s about […]

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 Li’s door and […]

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 bothers to explore […]

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, 2013Directed 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 as this could […]

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 their trust issues […]

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 same point is […]