Never Let Me Go, 2010. Directed by Mark Romanek. Starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, Andrew Garfield, Sally Hawkins, Charlotte Rampling, Nathalie Richard, Domhnall Gleeson and Andrea Riseborough. SYNOPSIS: After spending their childhood in a seemingly idyllic English boarding school, three young adults must come to terms with the sinister truth behind their existence. The way […]

Candyman: The David Klein Story, 2010. Directed by Costa Botes. SYNOPSIS: A biopic charting the rise and fall of the inventor of Jelly Belly jelly beans. Covering the rise and fall of Jelly Belly inventor David Klein, Candyman is a true underdog story with a not-so-happy ending. In all, Candyman is an enjoyable view regardless […]

Operation: Endgame a.k.a. Rogues Gallery, 2010. Directed by Fouad Mikati. Starring Joe Anderson, Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin, Odette Yustman, Maggie Q, Zach Galifianakis, Adam Scott, Brandon T. Jackson, Emilie de Ravin, Bob Odenkirk, Ving Rhames and Jeffrey Tambor. SYNOPSIS: In a secret underground facility a rogue agent kills the boss of an elite government spy […]

I Am Number Four, 2011. Directed by D.J. Caruso. Starring Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Dianna Agron, Kevin Durand, Callan McAuliffe and Jake Abel. SYNOPSIS: An extraordinary young man masks his true identity, passing himself off as a typical student to elude a deadly enemy intent on his destruction. Three like him have already […]

How to Train Your Dragon, 2010. Directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. Starring Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Jonah Hill, Craig Ferguson, T. J. Miller, Kristen Wiig and David Tennant. SYNOPSIS: A young Viking aims to follow in his tribe’s tradition of slaying a dragon but finds himself befriending the creature […]

Blue Valentine, 2010. Directed by Derek Cianfrance. Starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. SYNOPSIS: The story of love found and love lost told through past and present moments in time. During the 26th Annual Sundance Film Festival, many films were introduced to the world. Many films that went on to do well among public audiences. […]

Black, 2009. Directed by Pierre Laffargue. Starring MC Jean Gab’1, Carole Karemera, Francois Levantal and Anton Yakovlev. SYNOPSIS: Black (MC Jean Gab’1), licks his wounds and considers his future after a bank robbery gone wrong, in which nearly his entire crew is wiped out. He soon receives information from his cousin about a large cache […]

In Their Sleep (French: Dans ton sommeil), 2010. Written and Directed by Caroline du Potet and Éric du Potet. Starring Anne Parillaud, Arthur Dupont and Thierry Frémont. SYNOPSIS: Late at night Sarah (Anne Parillaud) is driving home from work when a young man runs in front of her car. The panicked boy says he caught […]

My Kidnapper, 2010. Directed by Mark Henderson and Kate Horne. SYNOPSIS: Mark Henderson was one four tourists kidnapped in Colombia in 2003 by members of the National Liberation Army, ELN. A year after his release, his kidnappers contacted him via email. My Kidnapper is the story of director Henderson and his four co-kidnappees’ return to […]

A History of Violence, 2005. Directed by David Cronenberg. Starring Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, Aidan Devine, Ashton Holmes, Heidi Hayes and William Hurt. SYNOPSIS: When a mild-mannered man thwarts a robbery in his diner, the resulting media exposure brings unwanted attention that will shake his idyllic family life to its core. I was […]