uwantme2killhim?, 2013. Directed by Andrew Douglas.Starring Jamie Blackley, Toby Regbo, Joanna Froggatt, Liz White, Jaime Winstone, Mark Womack, Amy Wren, Louise Delamere, James Burrows and Stephanie Leonidas. SYNOPSIS: A teenage boy’s descent into the dangerous world of the Internet and the harrowing consequences of his actions. A true story. The title of this put me […]

The East, 2013. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ambitious intelligence agent is charged with infiltrating anarchist group The East and finds her loyalties tested. Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij follow up 2011’s powerhouse film Sound of My […]

Maniac, 2012. Directed by Franck Khalfoun.Starring Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Jan Broberg, Liane Balaban and America Olivo. SYNOPSIS: As he helps a young artist with her upcoming exhibition, the owner of a mannequin shop’s deadly, suppressed desires come to the surface. Remakes. The debate about them could go on and on and on for weeks, […]

Oz the Great and Powerful, 2013. Directed by Sam Raimi.Starring James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Bill Cobbs and Joey King.  SYNOPSIS: A small-time magician is swept away to an enchanted land and is forced into a power struggle between three witches. Let me start by saying that the story of […]

C.O.G., 2013. Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez.Starring Troian Bellisario, Jonathan Groff, Corey Stoll, Dale Dickey, Denis O’Hare and Dean Stockwell. SYNOPSIS: A young man chooses to spend a summer ‘roughing it’ on an Oregon apple farm, and in the process learns more than he ever thought possible. According to director Kyle Patrick Alvarez, the decision […]

The East, 2013. Directed by Zal Batmanglij.Starring Brit Marling, Alexander Skarsgård, Ellen Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Julia Ormond, Patricia Clarkson and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: Intelligence company Hillard Brood send in agent Jane to infiltrate an extremist left-wing group, to attempt to prevent their next attacks. I must admit, this film appealed to me entirely […]

Not Another Happy Ending, 2013. Directed by John McKay.Starring Karen Gillan, Stanley Weber, Gary Lewis, Amy Manson, Henry Ian Cusick, Kate Dickie, Freya Mavor, and Iain de Caestecker. SYNOPSIS: Karen Gillan stars as Jane, a budding Scottish writer who gets writers block during her second novel. Having been advised that the trailer for this film […]

The Internship, 2013. Directed by Shawn Levy.Starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rose Byrne, Aasif Mandvi, Max Minghella, Josh Brener, and Dylan O’Brien. SYNOPSIS: Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for […]

Model Behaviour, 2013. Directed by Nathan Hill.Starring Nathan Hill, Samira Amira, Stacey McMahon and Michael Fenemore. SYNOPSIS: A detective hunts a serial killer who resides within the fashion and modelling industry. Model Behaviour is a dark, intense thriller following detective Jordan Rhodes (an engaging performance from Nathan Hill, who also wrote and directed), drawn in […]

Despicable Me 2, 2013. Directed by Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud.Featuring the voice talents of Steve Carell, Russell Brand, Kristen Wiig, Benjamin Bratt, Steve Coogan, Ken Jeong and Miranda Cosgrove. SYNOPSIS: Gru is recruited by the Anti-Villain League to help deal with a powerful new super criminal. Whether you enjoyed Despicable Me or not, it […]