City State (Iceland: Borgríki), 2011. Directed by Olaf de Fleur Johannesson.Starring Philip Jackson, Jonathan Pryce, Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson and Sigurður Sigurjónsson. SYNOPSIS: Set in modern day Iceland, an immigrant vows revenge after losing his unborn child in an attack by a crime syndicate, thereby binding his fate with a troubled policewoman, her […]

Silver Linings Playbook, 2012. Written and Directed by David O. Russell.Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, Chris Tucker and Julia Stiles. SYNOPSIS: After being discharged from a mental institution, a former teacher moves back in with his family and attempts to get back together with his ex-wife. His problems seemingly escalate […]

Flight, 2012. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Melissa Leo, Kelly Reilly, Bruce Greenwood and John Goodman. SYNOPSIS: An airline pilot is hailed as a hero after saving the lives of his passengers following a mid-air catastrophe, but questions are soon raised as to who or what was really at fault for […]

A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, 2011. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson.Starring John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Danneel Harris, Paula Garcés and Danny Trejo. SYNOPSIS: Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree. A […]

Argo, 2012. Directed by Ben Affleck.Starring Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston, Taylor Schilling, Kyle Chandler, John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Clea DuVall, Zeljko Ivanek, Tate Donovan and Victor Garber. SYNOPSIS: A CIA operative concocts an audicious plan to rescue six Americans who have found shelter at the home of the Canadian ambassador during the Iranian revolution.   […]

Sick: The Life and Death of Bob Flanagan, Supermasochist, 1997 Directed by Kirby DickStarring Bob Flanagan, Sheree Rose SYNOPSIS: Documentary on the performance artist, writer, musician and cystic fibrosis sufferer Bob Flanagan. Oh, and he’s a ‘supermasochist’, too. Bob Flanagan cuts a frail figure. His eyes bulge slightly from his face and blue veins push […]

Mother’s Day, 2010. Directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. Starring Rebecca De Mornay, Jaime King, Briana Evigan, Patrick Flueger, Warren Kole, Matt O’Leary, Deborah Ann Woll, Shawn Ashmore, Frank Grillo, Lisa Marcos, Lyriq Bent, Tony Nappo, Kandyse McClure and Jessie Rusu. SYNOPSIS:  The sadistic members of a villainous family return to their childhood home, interrupting a […]

King of Devil’s Island (Kongen av Bastøy), 2010. Directed by Marius Holst. Starring Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner and Trond Nilssen. SYNOPSIS: In 1915 a group of young offenders are pushed to the limits of human endurance on the Norwegian prison island of Bastøy. Calling to mind ‘youth run amok’ dramas as varied as […]

The Human Centipede II (Full Sequence), 2011. Written and Directed by Tom Six.Starring Laurence R. Harvey, Ashlynn Yennie, Maddi Black, Kandace Caine, Dominic Borrelli and Lucas Hansen. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by the fictional Dr. Heiter, disturbed loner Martin dreams of creating a 12-person centipede and sets out to realize his sick fantasy. The open-ended finale of […]

The Human Centipede (First Sequence), 2009. Written and Directed by Tom Six.Starring Dieter Laser, Ashley C. Williams, Ashlynn Yennie and Akihiro Kitamura. SYNOPSIS: A mad surgeon kidnaps and mutilates a trio of tourists in order to reassemble them into his new ‘pet’, connecting the trio’s gastric systems to create a ‘human centipede’. Two films which […]