The Great Gatsby, 2013. Directed by Baz Luhrmann.Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Elizabeth Debicki, Isla Fisher and Jason Clarke. SYNOPSIS: A Midwestern war veteran finds himself drawn to the past and lifestyle of his millionaire neighbor. There are few directors I find as perplexing as Baz Luhrmann, best known for films […]

Sixteen, 2013. Written and Directed by Rob Brown.Starring Roger Jean Nsengiyumva, Rachael Stirling, Rosie Day, Fady Elsayed and Sam Spruell. SYNOPSIS: Jumah is about to turn 16 and is already in need of a fresh start. Burdened with the shameful legacy of a past as a child soldier in the Congo, he lives with his […]

As I Lay Dying, 2013. Directed by James Franco.Starring James Franco, Danny McBride, Logan Marshall-Green, Ahna O’Reilly and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the 1930 classic by William Faulkner, this is the story of the death of Addie Bundren and her family’s quest to honour her wish to be buried in the nearby town […]

My Fathers, My Mother and Me (German: Meine Keine Familie), 2012. Directed by Paul-Julien Robert. SYNOPSIS: Communal property, free sexuality, dissolution of the nuclear family – these were the basic principles of the Friedrichshof, the largest commune in Europe founded by the Viennese Actionist Otto Mühl at the beginning of the 1970s. In My Fathers, […]

The Armstrong Lie, 2013. Written and Directed by Alex Gibney. SYNOPSIS: Alex Gibney began recording Lance Armstrong back in 2009 until filming was halted due to the much publicised doping scandal. When filming resumed several years later the project had taken on a much darker tone as the seedy underbelly of world cycling became more […]

Fast & Furious 6, 2013. Directed by Justin Lin.Starring Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, Luke Evans, Michelle Rodriguez, Elsa Pataky, Jordana Brewster, and Gina Carano. SYNOPSIS: Newly retired from the crime circuit, the ‘Ride or Die’ crew now have the luxury to indulge their millions in beach houses, casinos and private planes. That is, […]

The Four Just Men (a.k.a. The Secret Four), 1939. Directed by Walter Forde.Starring Hugh Sinclair, Griffith Jones, Frank Lawton, Francis L.Sullivan, Anna Lee and Alan Napier. SYNOPSIS: The Four Just Men are a secret group of British operatives dedicated to keeping the country’s overseas interests secure. When he is rescued from a cell, James Terry […]

Frozen Silence (Spanish: Silencio en la nieve), 2011. Directed by Gerardo Herrero.Starring Juan Diego Botto, Carmelo Gomez, Rafa Castejon. SYNOPSIS: In World War II, a former police inspector is tasked with hunting a brutal killer amidst the chaos, death and destruction of the Russian Front. The Second World War has been a consistent source of […]

Star Trek Into Darkness, 2013. Directed by J.J. Abrams.Starring Chris Pine, Benedict Cumberbatch, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Alice Eve, Bruce Greenwood, and Peter Weller. SYNOPSIS: After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt […]

Beat Girl, 2013. Directed by Mairtin de Barra.Starring Louise Dylan, Percelle Ascott, Michael Higgs, Miles Richardson. SYNOPSIS: Heather (Louise Dylan) is a training to be a classical piano player and to get into Juilliard.  Her mother has recently died and she has to live with her estranged Father (Michael Higgs) and step brother (Percelle Ascott). […]