Wednesday, April 25, 2018

The Lie (2011)


Released November 11th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Lonnie is a married man.
He and his wife have a 6 month old baby they adore.
Lonnie has good intentions but everyday when he goes to work , he doesn't want to be at work.
So he doesn't go to work...
Lonnie used to be a musician and would like to just do that but now he has more responsibly.
After attempting to go into work all week , and the boss giving him so much grief when he calls out , Lonnie snaps.
He tells a very big, and equally bad lie.
This time there is just no way of getting out of it.
Stars Joshua Leonard , Jane Adams , Jess Weixler , Mark Webber , Alia Shawkat , James Ransone , Kelli Garner , Gerry Bednob , Tipper Newton , Matthew Newton , Allison Anders , Lola Blanc
Directed by Joshua Leonard 
Rated R
DRAMA/COMEDY

The Weather Man (2005)


Released October 28th in the US.
Filmed in Illinois and New York.
The story : David is a weather man on the local news , but he thinks that kinda sucks.
Well , the real problem is that David is separated from his wife which bothers him and he is feeling like he's missing out on time with his kids.
When his father finds out he is sick , David decides to try harder to make things right in his life.
But just because he changes his ways doesn't mean everything will work out fine.
Stars Nicholas Cage , Chris Marrs , Michael Caine , Gemmenne de la Pena , Nicholas Hoult , Hope Davis , Michael Rispoli , Gil Bellows , Judith McConnell , Guy Van Swearingen , Alexander Pine
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA


"It's wind , man! It blows all over the place!"

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)


Released November 18th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Harry is a thief.
While trying to get away from the police he happens into an audition for a movie...
Now everyone that doesn't know Harry personally believes he is in fact an actor.
He gets invited to a party , where smart-guy Perry takes him under his wing.
Perry tells Harry that he must study being a private investigator for his movie role and he will teach him.
What Harry really learns is that there was a murder , of a very rich woman and it seems he and Perry are accidentally involved.
Stars Robert Downey Jr , Josh Richman, Nancy Fish , Val Kilmer , Michelle Monaghan , Corbin Bernsen , Larry Miller , Shannyn Sossamon , Rockmond Dunbar , Dash Mihok , Angela Lindvall 
Directed by Shane Black
Rated R
COMEDY/MYSTERY 

Split ; M. Night Shyamalan's (2016)


Released January 20 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.
The story : It's snotty , high school student Claire's birthday.
Everyone has left the party except for her good friend Marcia and , the class outcast , Casey.
Her ride hasn't arrived.
Claire's dad refuses to leave before Casey is picked up and when they find out her ride isn't coming , Claire's dad insists he will drive her home.
While getting in the car , something happens to dad.
The next thing the girls know , there is an unknown man where dad should be in the drivers seat of the car.
The three girls are kidnapped and taken to a guys house who has quite a few issues.
But we can just narrow it down to about 24.
Stars Neal Huff , Haley Lu Richardson , Jessica Sula , Anya Taylor Joy , James McAvoy , Betty Buckley , Izzie Coffey , Sebastian Arcelus , Brad William Henke , M Night Shyamalan
Directed by (& story written) M Night Shyamalan
Rated PG13
MYSTERY/THRILLER

Thursday, April 19, 2018

The Bye Bye Man (2017)


Released January 13th in the US.
Filmed in Ohio.
The story : Elliot , Sasha and John are all friends attending the same college.
They find a run down house close by and decide they can make it work living there.
Everything is good at first but after having a seance they learn there just might be something not right within the house , because strange things begin happening to them.
When Elliot knows he is seeing and hearing stuff in the house , and then Sasha gets sick , he and Sasha begin investigating the history of a piece of furniture containing what seems like a secret message that came along with their house.
Stars Douglas Smith , Cressida Bonas , Lucien Laviscount , Jenna Kanell , Erica Tremblay , Michael Trucco , Marisa Echeverria , Cleo King , Doug Jones , Carrie Anne Moss , Faye Dunaway
Directed by Stacy Title
Rated PG13
MYSTERY/HORROR/THRILLER

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Get Out (2017)


Released February 24th in the US.
Filmed entirely in Alabama.

The story : Chris and Rose are a couple in love , although they haven't been seeing each other for very long.
Rose has asked Chris to go home with her and visit with her parents which he is planning on doing.
But , he is a bit worried.
Rose hasn't told her parents that Chris is not white but she convinces him that its all good , her parents are not racists.
At first , things seem pretty typical of a mother and father meeting their daughters boyfriend for the first time.
But there are some strange things Chris notices.
Like the fact that the families help around the house are not white and that those people seem really off somehow.
Little things begin getting to Chris but while he is constantly telling himself it's all in his head , he cannot get over the constant wave of weird.
Stars Lakeith Stanfield , Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Lil Rel Howery , Bradley Whitford , Catherine Keener , Marcus Henderson , Betty Gabriel , Caleb Landry Jones , Stephen Root
Directed by (& story written) Jordan Peele
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR


"Black is the fashion."

Saturday, April 14, 2018

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing , Missouri (2017)


Released December 1st in the US.
Filmed in North Carolina.
The story : About a year ago , Mildred's daughter Angela was murdered.
Since then , there has been no news on finding anyone responsible.
Mildred can not give up the idea that the police need to be doing more to solve the crime.
One day , on her way to work , Mildred gets an idea.
She decides she will use the three billboards on the outskirts of town which haven't been used since the 80s to get the polices attention.
What Mildred doesn't see coming is all the trouble her billboards cost everyone.
Stars Frances McDormand , Caleb Landry Jones , Sam Rockwell , Woody Harrelson , Abbie Cornish , Kerry Condon , Darrell Britt Gibson , Lucas Hedges , Zeljko Ivanek , Amanda Warren , Sandy Martin , Peter Dinklage , Jerry Winsett , John Hawkes , Christopher Berry , Samara Weaving
Directed by (& story written) Martin McDonagh
Rated R
DRAMA

6 Balloons (2018)


Made for Netflix , airing on instant streaming April 6th in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Katie is throwing a surprise birthday party for her boyfriend.
While preparing everything , Katie has to pick up her younger brother Seth and his daughter.
After doing so , Katie notices that Seth doesn't seem to be doing too well.
Seth is an addict.
Katie is having a hard time with that.
She insists on taking him to a detox but many things keep that from working out.
Katie does what she can to make sure that everything goes smoothly.
She even goes as far as helping Seth score his drugs so he can function.
Stars Abbi Jacobson , Jane Kaczmarek , Jen Tullock , Maya Erskine , Tim Matheson , Dave Franco , Charlotte Carel , Madeline Carel , Heidi Sulzman , Tahmus Rounds , Dawan Owens
Directed by (& story written) Marja Lewis Ryan
Not Rated
DRAMA

The Girl in the Photographs (2015)


Released April 1 , 2016 in the US.
Filmed in Canada and South Dakota.
The story : Colleen works at the local supermarket in Spearfish , South Dakota.
She recently found two photographs of mutilated woman.
Colleen takes the photos to the police and finds that she is the only one who has got any of these distasteful photos.
She also learns that , according to the police , the photos do not qualify as murders and/or missing persons as no reports have been made prior.
Meanwhile , in California , a famous photographer who is from Spearfish gets word of the photographs on the internet but does not get to see them.
He is totally obsessed with the story and feels the need to travel to Spearfish to find the photos.
The photographs inspire him to do something different but when he and his entourage arrive in Spearhead they meet Colleen , who the photographer acquires an instant interest in.
Little does he realize , Colleen is the one who is receiving the photographs that he needs to see so much.
Stars Katharine Isabelle , Christy Carlson Romano , Claudia Lee , Luke Baines , Mitch Pileggi , Kal Penn , Miranda Rae Mayo , Kenny Wormald , Toby Hemingway , Oliver Seitz , Autumn Kendrick 
Directed by Nick Simon
Rated R
MYSTERY/THRILLER/HORROR

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

I , Tonya (2017)


Released January 19 , 2018 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Georgia.
Based on truths.
The story : At a very young age , Tonya was on the ice skating rink thanks to her mother.
But Tonya did have the gift of skate.
By 15 , Tonya's mother had taken her permanently out of school so she could put all her concentration into skating.
While at practice one day , Tonya met older Jeff.
Soon the two were inseparable but their relationship was an abusive one.
Regardless , the two stuck together , got a place together , got married and were there for each other all while Tonya continued honing her skills.
One day , while Tonya was training to get on the Olympics Figure Skating Team , she learned she had received a death threat.
Scared , Tonya stayed off the ice for quite sometime and all this got Jeff to thinking. 
He too should try giving a death threat.
But the idea of a written death threat and what actually panned out is pure history in the world of Womens Figure Skating.
Stars Maizie Smith , Alison Janney , Mckenna Grace , Little Man , Margo Robbie , Sebastian Stan , Julianne Nicholson , Paul Walter Hauser , Bojana Novakovic , Bobby Cannavale , Lynne Ashe
Directed by Craig Gillespie
Rated R
BIOGRAPHY/DRAMA/HISTORY

Monday, April 9, 2018

For Keeps? (1988)


Released January 15th in the US.
Filmed in Wisconsin and Canada.
The story : Smart and popular high school students Darcy and Stan are in love.
After they decide to have a romantic get away , Darcy finds out shes pregnant.
The couple tell their families and that does not go well.
They are pulled in all kinds of directions that neither of them think is what they should do.
When they finally decide to have their baby , get a place together and get married they believe nothing can ever stop them.
Stars Molly Ringwald , Randall Batinkoff , Miriam Flynn , Sharon Brown , Kenneth Mars  , Conchata Ferrell , Pauly Shore , John Zarchen , Michelle Downey , Janet MacLachlan
Directed by John G Avildsen
Rated PG13
COMEDY/DRAMA

"Well , you know , your brothers gum is the first gum I've ever chewed."

Teen Wolf (1985)


Released August 23rd in the US.
Filmed entirely in California.
The story : Scott is a normal high school student.
He has a handful of good friends , a crush on the popular chick and plays basketball on the school team , although not very good.
Lately , Scott hasn't been feeling like himself.
He feels like he needs a change but no one seems to understand where he's coming from or really notice he's actually talking when he tries to explain.
When Scott figures out that he is a werewolf and told by his father that he must learn how to embrace this , it takes sometime to get a handle on but Scott finally gets some much needed confidence ...
Or at least it seems that way.
Stars Michael J Fox , Susan Ursitti , Jerry Levine , James Hampton , Matt Adler , Lorie Griffin , Mark Arnold , James MacKrell , Jay Tarses , Mark Holton , Scott Paulin , Doug Savant
Directed by Rod Daniel
Rated PG
COMEDY/FANTASY

Friday, April 6, 2018

X-Men : Apocalypse (2016)


Released May 27th in the US.
Filmed in Canada.
The story : It's 1983.
High school student Scott Summers has just found out , while at school , that he has some special powers.
Knowing how to help Scott , his older brother Alex takes him to Professor Charles Xavier's school for mutants.
There Scott learns about his powers while meeting many other mutants.
At the same time , a false God called Apocalypse has finally been resurrected after a million years.
After seeing what the world has become , he begins getting together a group of powerful mutants to help him conquer it.
While the Professor is looking for Magneto after hearing of a tragedy involving him , he finds him in the company of Apocalypse.
That's when Apocalypse decides the way to take over the world is to consume the mind of the Professor.
Stars Ally Sheedy , Tye Sheridan , Lucas Till , James McAvoy , Jennifer Lawrence , Michael Fassbender , Nicholas Hoult , Sophie Turner , Kodi Smit McPhee , Ben Hardy , Rose Bryne , Lana Condor , Alexandra Shipp , Oscar Issac , Stan Lee , Evan Peters , Olivia Munn , Hugh Jackman
Directed by Bryan Singer
Rated PG13
SCIFI/ACTION/ADVENTURE

No Stranger Than Love (2015)


Released June 17 , 2016 in the US.
Filmed entirely in Canada.
The story : Lucy is an school art teacher who everyone in town seems to have a crush on.
One evening Clint , the coach at the same school Lucy works at , makes plans with Lucy to get together at her house.
Lucy seems to be all for this but when Clint seems to get really serious with her about her , she begins doubting going forward with Clint is the right thing to do.
Just when Clint pretty much has Lucy talked into loving him back and she says it , the floor in Lucys living room opens up right underneath Clint and he falls in...
Stars Alison Brie , Jonathan Potts , Paul Fauteux , Barry Flatman , Siobhan Murphy , Samuel Faraci , Colin Hanks , Lisa Berry , Robin Brule , Mark Forward , Christopher Cordell , Julian DeZotti , Jayne Eastwood , Dylan Everett , Jen Goodhue , Sabrina Grdevich , Justin Chatwin , Aaron Poole 
Directed by Nick Wernham
Rated R
COMEDY/DRAMA

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Wakefield (2016)


Released May 19 , 2017 in the US.
Filmed in California.
The story : Howard Wakefield is a family man who is beginning to see his daily life as pretty monotonous.
On his way home from work on the train one night , there is a power outage.
After making his way home by foot  , there still is no power and while wandering around in his yard notices a raccoon get into his garage.
Howard follows the raccoon into the garage and while up there there looks out the window into his home.
Looking in on his wife and daughters , the lights turn on.
But seeing how Howard and his wife have been fighting lately , he decides to spend the night in the garage.
The next morning , Howard begins thinking he should go inside.
But quickly changes his mind , thinking him not being home all night will just cause another problem.
Howard decides to wait til his wife is off to work to go inside but before any of that happens , many things he never imagined happen instead.
Howards wife believes , because she cannot track him down anywhere , that he is missing.
So , Howard decides maybe he should stay missing.
Stars Bryan Cranston , Jennifer Garner , Victoria Bruno , Ellery Sprayberry , Beverly DAngelo , Derek Alvarado , Monica Lawson , Ian Anthony Dale , Tracey Walter , Pippa Bennett Warner , Isaac Leyva , Jason OMara , Eliza Coleman , Cameron Simmons , Alexander Zale
Directed by Robin Swicord
Rated R
DRAMA

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Nerve (2016)


Released July 27th in the US.
Filmed entirely in New York.
The story : Vee is a high school senior , who is shy and spends most of her time fawning over a guy that doesn't know she exists.
She is yearning to break away from her boring life but she doesn't have the guts.
One day her friend Sydney tells her to sign up for a new internet game called Nerve , which is kind of like truth or dare only more involved and scary.
On Nerve , one can be a player or a watcher.
Of course Vee signs up just to watch but decides it's not her thing.
Sydney tries to get Vee to be more daring , so in an attempt to motivate her she tells her crush she's interested.
When that doesn't work out , Vee snaps and decides she wants to play Nerve instead.
Stars Emma Roberts , Juliette Lewis , Emily Meade , Miles Heizer , Brian Marc , Dave Franco , Kimiko Glenn , Marc John Jefferies , Brian Marc , Ed Squires , Rightor Doyle , Josh Ostrvsky
Directed by Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman
Rated PG13
DRAMA/ADVENTURE/ACTION/THRILLER

Monday, April 2, 2018

Dangerous Minds (1995)


Released August 11th in the US.
Filmed in California.
Based on truths.
The story : Louanne has just separated from her husband and is looking for a job.
Her friend Hal suggests a job at his place of work , a teaching job.
Louanne applies and gets the job but from the get go it isn't anything like she expected.
Her class is full of rebellious teens who no one has had the patience for.
Instead of giving up on them , Louanne finds ways to get her students attention and spark their interests so she can teach them.
Stars Michelle Pfeiffer , George Dzundza , Robin Bartlett , Courtney B Vance , Wade Dominguez , Bruklin Harris , Renoly Santiago , Lorraine Toussaint , Marcello Thedford , Beatrice Winde , Roberto Alvarez , Richard Grant , Marisela Gonzales , Toni Nichelle Buzhardt , John Neville
Directed by John N Smith
Rated R
DRAMA/BIOGRAPHY/HISTORY