My Top 160+ Movies for 2018... so far (and in list order)
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- DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsYalitza AparicioMarina de TaviraDiego Cortina AutreyA year in the life of a middle-class family's maid in Mexico City in the early 1970s.Another Cuarón visual treat that is simple but yet so effective...
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsChristian BaleAmy AdamsSteve CarellThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.A hard hitting satire on the evil doings of Cheney, told with cinematic flair and an engaging storytelling device...
- DirectorPaolo SorrentinoStarsToni ServilloElena Sofia RicciRiccardo ScamarcioAn escort-service owner uses his girls to get close to politician/PM and media mogul Silvio Berlusconi, but in 2006 he's preoccupied with his shaky marriage and losing an election.Sorrentino once again places the microscope over Italy's political dilemma and dissects Berlusconi's parasite infestation over a nation under the drug of TV game shows, sex and hypnotic lies, all told in a creative grandiose stylised manner...
- DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsTom SchillingSebastian KochPaula BeerGerman artist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and now lives in West Germany, but is tormented by his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime.Intriguing life of a German artist, from his childhood in the 1930s till his success in the Sixties, all captured with perfect melodramatic flare...
- DirectorJonah HillStarsSunny SuljicKatherine WaterstonLucas HedgesFollows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.Jonah Hill exquisitely captures the period with a neorealism style and superb performances from the young actors that you'd think came from that era...
- DirectorFelix van GroeningenStarsSteve CarellMaura TierneyJack Dylan GrazerBased on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful Boy chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.A well composed drama that doesn't go melodramatic and loud over the harsh subject of drugs, instead it deals with it sensibly, showing enough love and care as parents would give to their addicted child...
- DirectorBradley CooperStarsLady GagaBradley CooperSam ElliottA musician helps a young singer find fame as age and alcoholism send his own career into a downward spiral.The performances won me in this fine drama...
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsChao DengLi SunRyan ZhengIn a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king.Zhang at the top of his game in this cinematic splendor...
- DirectorWayne RobertsStarsJohnny DeppRosemarie DeWittOdessa YoungA college professor lives his life with reckless abandon after being diagnosed with a terminal illness.Wayne Roberts digs deep on what really matters in life, especially when one is near death's door, and Depp adds to the quirkiness of it all. A future cult classic...
- DirectorMaryam KeshavarzStarsSusan SarandonMatt BomerLola KirkeA war correspondent gets taken hostage while on assignment, prompting his mother, impatient with the government's lack of concern, to take matters into her own hands.Iranian director Keshavarz returns after a seven year hiatus with this fine cinematic work that is reminiscent of a Ken Loach or Mike Leigh style of filmmaking, and Sarandon is absolutely breathtaking...
- DirectorBart LaytonStarsSpencer ReinhardWarren LipkaEric BorsukFour young men mistake their lives for a movie and attempt one of the most audacious heists in U.S. history.Layton utilizes his documentary skills to uniquely tell this tale of young misfits and their regrets in life...
- DirectorPeter FarrellyStarsViggo MortensenMahershala AliLinda CardelliniA working-class Italian-American bouncer becomes the driver for an African-American classical pianist on a tour of venues through the 1960s American South.A film with heart thanks to script and performances...
- DirectorTamara JenkinsStarsKathryn HahnPaul GiamattiGabrielle ReidAn author is undergoing multiple fertility therapies to get pregnant, putting her relationship with her husband on edge.A well thought out story with the perfect casting and sensitive direction...
- DirectorLuis OrtegaStarsLorenzo FerroCecilia RothLuis GneccoThe angelic face of Carlos, a 17-year-old teenager, hides a dark facet of robberies, lies and murders.The cheeky and brazen criminal activity of a delusional sociopath teenager...
- DirectorMatthew HeinemanStarsRosamund PikeAlexandra MoenTom HollanderOne of the most celebrated war correspondents of our time, Marie Colvin is an utterly fearless and rebellious spirit, driven to the frontline of conflicts across the globe to give voice to the voiceless.This is a war correspondent's journey into hell, and Colvin took that path in order to tell the most neglected story on the war front, that of the innocent civilians caught up in the Middle Eastern mêlée post 9/11, with Pike convincing as Colvin...
- DirectorDamien ChazelleStarsRyan GoslingClaire FoyJason ClarkeA look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.Writer and director get perfectly into the mindset of Armstrong with the help of Gosling in one of the finest astronaut movies since the Right Stuff...
- DirectorThomas VinterbergStarsMatthias SchoenaertsLéa SeydouxPeter SimonischekThe 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster is followed by governmental negligence. As the sailors fight for survival, their families desperately battle political obstacles and impossible odds to save them.The incompetence and arrogance of a government protecting its pride that jeopardizes the lives of submarine sailors in this intriguing political drama...
- DirectorBryan SingerStarsRami MalekLucy BoyntonGwilym LeeThe story of the legendary British rock band Queen and lead singer Freddie Mercury, leading up to their famous performance at Live Aid (1985).Yes, Malek is amazing, but wish it spent some time with the other band members, still a fascinating account on the geniuses of Queen the band...
- DirectorWes AndersonStarsBryan CranstonKoyu RankinEdward NortonSet in Japan, Isle of Dogs follows a boy's odyssey in search of his lost dog.Anderson's unique visual storytelling style and tone works a treat on this animation...
- DirectorJennifer FoxStarsLaura DernJason RitterCommonA woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.A well constructed true story told creatively via the craft of a documentary maker's tough experience...
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsChris O'DowdRose ByrneEthan HawkeAnnie (the long-suffering girlfriend of Duncan) has an unlikely transatlantic romance with once revered, now faded, singer-songwriter, Tucker Crowe, who also happens to be the subject of Duncan's musical obsession.Another classic Nick Hornby book that translates to the screen perfectly thanks to a great cast and wonderful dialogue...
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsElsie FisherJosh HamiltonEmily RobinsonAn introverted teenage girl tries to survive the last week of her disastrous eighth grade year before leaving to start high school.Perfectly realised and thoroughly engaging observation of a cringing period in life that we all have been through, either as a student or a parent...
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsHugh JackmanVera FarmigaJ.K. SimmonsIn 1987, U.S. Senator Gary Hart's presidential campaign is derailed when he's caught in a scandalous love affair.Reitman gives it the Altman treatment with some humorless VEEP thrown in and Jackman slots in perfectly, delivering a warning piece about the political predicament and media shemozzle we're in at the moment...
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsMarcello FonteEdoardo PesceNunzia SchianoA timid dog groomer living in a poor suburb sells cocaine on the side and stays out of trouble, while trying to deal with his unstable, violent acquaintance who is a menace to the whole neighborhood.Fonte is brilliant as Marcello, the dog groomer who mixes with the wrong crowd in the slums of Napoli that alters his life...
- DirectorNuri Bilge CeylanStarsDogu DemirkolMurat CemcirBennu YildirimlarAn unpublished writer returns to his hometown after graduating, where he seeks sponsors to publish his book while dealing with his father's deteriorating indulgence into gambling.A poignant tale of a disillusioned young man who returns to his home town in hope of publishing his first book, but is sidetracked by encounters with the locals and his dream shattering father...
- DirectorCristina GallegoCiro GuerraStarsCarmiña MartínezJosé AcostaNatalia ReyesDuring the marijuana bonanza, a violent decade that saw the origins of drug trafficking in Colombia, Rapayet and his indigenous family get involved in a war to control the business that ends up destroying their lives and their culture.A saga about small time Columbian indigenous peasants and the drug crime world they created...
- DirectorGilles LelloucheStarsMathieu AmalricGuillaume CanetBenoît PoelvoordeA depressed man joins a synchronized swimming team made up of middle aged men.Being a middle-aged mid-life crises kinda guy is the perfect frame of mind to be in to watch this uplifting heartfelt film...
- DirectorJason ReitmanStarsCharlize TheronMackenzie DavisRon LivingstonA struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.Charlize shines in this tale of a mother and her mental decline...
- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsOlivia ColmanEmma StoneRachel WeiszIn early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.Yorgos' most accessible film to date, but still has his twisted humour trademark that works a treat thanks to the perfect casting...
- DirectorSara ColangeloStarsMaggie GyllenhaalGael García BernalAto Blankson-WoodA kindergarten teacher in New York becomes obsessed with one of her students who she believes is a child prodigy.Gyllenhaal is faultless as a teacher wanting to nurture a prodigy student...
- DirectorBrett HaleyStarsNick OffermanKiersey ClemonsBlythe DannerA father and daughter form an unlikely songwriting duo in the summer before she leaves for college.Perfect small indie drama that ticks all the right boxes - vinyl records, making music, grotty bar, and everyday normal dilemmas...
- DirectorAnne FletcherStarsDanielle MacdonaldJennifer AnistonOdeya RushWillowdean ("Dumplin'"), the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen, signs up for her mom's Miss Teen Bluebonnet pageant as a protest that escalates when other contestants follow her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.Danielle Macdonald is perfect once again, along with Aniston in this heartfelt and goodfeel story of acceptance and Dolly Parton...
- DirectorBrad AndersonStarsJon HammJay PotterKhalid BenchagraCaught in the crossfires of civil war, CIA operatives must send a former U.S. diplomat to negotiate for the life of a friend he left behind.The mighty pen of Tony Gilroy shows why the Middle East is so screwed up, that is now playing out in Syria...
- DirectorAnthony MandlerStarsA$AP RockyJohn David WashingtonKelvin Harrison Jr.A smart, likeable, 17-year-old film student from Harlem sees his world turned upside down when he's charged with a murder. We follow his dramatic journey through a complex legal battle.Well constructed story of a boy's life on the balance of justice...
- DirectorPaul GreengrassStarsAnders Danielsen LieJonas Strand GravliJon ØigardenA three-part story of Norway's worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed. 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norway's political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case.Greengrass takes a step back to show the coldness of the killings and the painful aftermath for the victims by not being melodramatic or shoving any political ideology down your throat...
- DirectorEthan CoenJoel CoenStarsTim Blake NelsonWillie WatsonClancy BrownSix tales of life and violence in the Old West, following a singing gunslinger, a bank robber, a traveling impresario, an elderly prospector, a wagon train, and a perverse pair of bounty hunters.Dark and twisted wonderful tales of the wild west as told by the Coen brothers visual wacky brilliance...
- DirectorOrson WellesStarsJohn HustonOja KodarPeter BogdanovichAt a media-swamped party to celebrate his 70th birthday and screen his avant-garde film-in-progress, a legendary but jaded Hollywood director is faced both with voracious fans and unsettling questions about what became of his lead actor.Welles' unfinished masterpiece gets to see the light of day and it is worth the wait. It's a mixture of Fellini meets Altman, but done the Orson Welles way, which was radical back then, but still stimulates the movie pleasure senses today...
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTye SheridanOlivia CookeBen MendelsohnWhen the creator of a virtual reality called the OASIS dies, he makes a posthumous challenge to all OASIS users to find his Easter Egg, which will give the finder his fortune and control of his world.Well played...
- DirectorDrew GoddardStarsJeff BridgesCynthia ErivoDakota Johnson1969. Four strangers check in at the El Royale Hotel. The hotel is deserted, staffed by a single desk clerk. Some of the new guests' reasons for being there are less than innocent and some are not who they appear to be.Clever structured story, (somewhat similar to Pulp Fiction), well rounded characters to care about, and enthralling enough to make you forgive the over-the-top finale...
- DirectorPaolo VirzìStarsMauro LamantiaGiovanni ToscanoIrene VetereThe corpse of a famous film producer is found in the Tiber. The investigations focus on three peculiar young scriptwriters.Great fun with the Italian film industry during the end of an era when Fellini made his last movie...
- DirectorGus Van SantStarsJoaquin PhoenixJonah HillRooney MaraOn the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.Perfect cast is what makes this so watchable...
- DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsAmandla StenbergRegina HallRussell HornsbyStarr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.Drama with purpose and food for thought...
- DirectorCarl HunterStarsBill NighySam RileyAlice LoweA detective fantasy / family drama where a love of words helps a father reconnect with a missing son.Quirky tone that works perfectly on a family with slight issues and addiction to the game of scramble...
- DirectorPawel PawlikowskiStarsJoanna KuligTomasz KotBorys SzycIn the 1950s, a music director falls in love with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee communist Poland for France.Another Pawlikowski black and white visual treat in 4:3 framing and an epic love story on a small scale...
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsLily FrankySakura AndôKirin KikiOn the margins of Tokyo, a dysfunctional band of outsiders are united by loyalty, a penchant for petty theft and playful grifting. When the young son is arrested, secrets are exposed that upend their tenuous, below-the-radar existence.An odd couple living with grandma create their own family from discarded children and unwanted relatives in this heartfelt look at social outcasts attempting to make ends meet...
- DirectorCraig William MacneillStarsChloë SevignyKristen StewartJeff PerryA psychological thriller based on the infamous 1892 murders of Lizzie Andrew Borden's family.Riveting performances from the two leads...
- DirectorGarth DavisStarsRooney MaraJoaquin PhoenixChiwetel EjioforTwelve men heard and spread the message of Jesus. Only one woman understood it.An interesting take on Jesus and the apostles with Mary being the key figure in spreading the word...
- DirectorJon S. BairdStarsSteve CooganJohn C. ReillyShirley HendersonLaurel and Hardy, the world's most famous comedy duo, attempt to reignite their film careers as they embark on what becomes their swan song: a grueling theatre tour of post-war Britain.Coogan and Reilly are superb as the sad sacks on their last legs as they continue to pursue their fortunes and dreams on a tour through the UK...
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsSofia BoutellaRomain GuillermicSouheila YacoubFrench dancers gather in a remote, empty school building to rehearse on a wintry night. The all-night celebration morphs into a hallucinatory nightmare when they learn their sangria is laced with LSD.Spectacular dance sequences and masterful long shots is what makes me climax...
- DirectorSacha GervasiStarsPeter DinklageJamie DornanFrida MuntingA look at the life of French actor Hervé Villechaize, co-star of the hit '70s TV series Fantasy Island (1977), who took his own life in 1993 at the age of 50.Dinklage is perfect once again, this time as the Fantasy Island star who fell from grace...
- DirectorBob PersichettiPeter RamseyRodney RothmanStarsShameik MooreJake JohnsonHailee SteinfeldTeen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.Spectacular animation and wild idea that was executed perfectly even with the over the top silly bits...
- DirectorDavid MackenzieStarsChris PineStephen DillaneRebecca RobinA true David vs. Goliath story of how the 14th century Scottish 'Outlaw King' Robert the Bruce used cunning and bravery to defeat the much larger and better equipped occupying English army.Stunning production values in this true riveting story involving blood gushing battles and the never ending politics in the game of thrones under an unstable United Kingdom...
- DirectorDavid LoweryStarsRobert RedfordCasey AffleckSissy SpacekBased on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.Brilliant cast, and the eighties style of filmmaking, (even down to the fonts used in the titles), gave it the perfect feel and look...
- DirectorStefano SollimaStarsBenicio Del ToroJosh BrolinIsabela MercedThe drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.Well executed and the child actor is perfect...
- DirectorChris WeitzStarsOscar IsaacBen KingsleyMélanie LaurentA team of secret agents sets out to track down the Nazi officer who masterminded the Holocaust.Not sure about the historical accuracy, but it does keep you riveted with a decent play between the captured and the kidnapper, as well as the morals and principles of true justice over revenge...
- DirectorEléonore PourriatStarsVincent ElbazMarie-Sophie FerdanePierre BenezitA shameless chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author.Not a convincing set-up but this French farce really delights in its reversal role on the War of the Sexes...
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsJohn David WashingtonAdam DriverLaura HarrierRon Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, Colorado, successfully infiltrates the local Ku Klux Klan branch aided by a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.Spike creates a Seventies cop show feel that simmers slowly until like all his movies it boils over for a confronting finale with his trademark of visual treats...
- DirectorJohn KrasinskiStarsEmily BluntJohn KrasinskiMillicent SimmondsA family struggles for survival in a world where most humans have been killed by blind but noise-sensitive creatures. They are forced to communicate in sign language to keep the creatures at bay.Cat and mouse game of the scary kind with a brilliant idea that just came off...
- DirectorMarielle HellerStarsMelissa McCarthyRichard E. GrantDolly WellsWhen Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception.Melissa's best to date and E. Grant bringing back a bit of Withnail...
- DirectorGreg BerlantiStarsNick RobinsonJennifer GarnerJosh DuhamelSimon Spier keeps a huge secret from his family, his friends and all of his classmates: he's gay. When that secret is threatened, Simon must face everyone and come to terms with his identity.Thoughtful and entertaining teen-flic in the tradition of the Master, John Hughes...
- DirectorClint EastwoodStarsClint EastwoodPatrick L. ReyesCesar De LeónA ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.Eastwood continues to tell worthwhile Americana tales of modern day woes and desperation...
- DirectorLaurent TirardStarsJean DujardinMélanie LaurentNoémie Merlant1809, France. Captain Neuville is called to the front, leaving his future bride heartbroken. Her sister decides to write letters on his behalf to cheer her up. But it all goes south when Neuville reappears.Clever French farce with the actors hamming it up perfectly for our entertainment...
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsStefano AccorsiCarolina CrescentiniElena CucciA big family that like any other one includes relatives that see each other often and others that rarely meet, reunite to celebrate the 50th wedding anniversary of grandma Alba and grandpa Pietro in a big Villa, on the island they moved to. Because of weather conditions they all remain stranded on the island and the idyll between them seems to be over.An idyllic family gathering ends up being a feuding battlefield in this amusing dark tale...
- DirectorPeter StricklandStarsSidse Babett KnudsenMarianne Jean-BaptisteJulian BarrattIn Fabric is a haunting ghost story set against the backdrop of a busy winter sales period in a department store and follows the life of a cursed dress as it passes from person to person, with devastating consequences.A demented horror artsy film utilising to great effect the style of Seventies European trashy thrillers...
- DirectorJoel EdgertonStarsLucas HedgesNicole KidmanJoel EdgertonThe son of a Baptist preacher unwillingly participates in a church-supported gay conversion program after being forcibly outed to his parents.Thought provoking subject on the stupidity of Conversion Therapy by those that misuse the teaching of God, but most importantly it is about the unity of a family...
- DirectorYoon Jong-binStarsHwang Jung-minLee Sung-minCho Jin-woongIn the mid-1990s, a loyal South Korean secret agent is caught in a political vortex plotted by the ruling classes of North and South Korea.A ripping modern spy yarn that has you intrigued, and there were no silly car chases or shoot-ups...
- DirectorEmilio EstevezStarsAlec BaldwinTaylor SchillingEmilio EstevezAn act of civil disobedience turns into a standoff with police when homeless people in Cincinnati take over the public library to seek shelter from the bitter cold.Estevez has a good look around at our society and depicts each faction in the premise of a public library with some interesting viewpoints...
- DirectorMatthew WeinerStarsChristina HendricksJack HustonPaul ReiserA movie star and a director go head to head in a battle over what is real.Interesting retelling of the Romanoffs in this mini-art indie film series, and in this episode I love the surreal moments plus the tormented games the director plays with the star...
- DirectorBruce BeresfordStarsJulia OrmondAngourie RiceRachael TaylorThe lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.It was great seeing my city of yesteryear Sydney on the big screen in this whimsical but heartfelt Aussie film...
- DirectorJoram LürsenStarsJacob DerwigBarry AtsmaFockeline OuwerkerkIn Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, banker brothers Walraven and Gijs van Hall face their greatest challenge yet when they decide to help fund the Dutch resistance.A unique aspect to fighting the occupation of your country in this intricate and engrossing war drama from the Dutch...
- DirectorEmanuel Hoss-DesmaraisStarsMatthew GoodeToni ColletteAndreas ApergisTwo scientists raise 3 children contrarily to their genetic tendencies to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.Adored the zany characters thanks to the tremendous performances in this little quirky sleeper even if it sometimes didn't fulfill the fascinating idea it had to offer...
- DirectorDavid WainStarsFrank GingerichMorgan GingerichAnnette O'TooleIn the 1970s and '80s, National Lampoon's success and influence creates a new media empire overseen in part by the brilliant and troubled Douglas Kenney.A creative and zany approach to the narrative as one would expect about Doug Kenney…
- DirectorAlonso RuizpalaciosStarsGael García BernalLeonardo OrtizgrisAlfredo CastroIn 1985, a group of criminals mock the security of the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City to extract 140 pre-Hispanic pieces from their showcases.The director sets a creative visual tone and structure with Bernal succeeding in creating some interest for his baffled soul searching character...
- DirectorMatthew WeinerStarsAaron EckhartMarthe KellerLouise BourgoinSet in Paris, an ancestral home holds the key to a family's future.Long form and stand alone, enough to make it a feature of some sort, with plenty of clout to take on taboo social subjects but in an enjoyable whimsical and entertaining way...
- DirectorCharles Stone IIIStarsKyrie IrvingLil Rel HoweryShaquille O'NealAn anti-ageist comedy about a man's dream to win the Rucker Classic street ball tournament in Harlem.What Blues Brothers did for the blues is what Uncle Drew has done for basketball in movies, creating a fun filled silly comedy with every character well thought out and played...
- DirectorMairi CameronStarsRachael BlakeSusie PorterVince ColosimoThe persona of a celebrated author is threatened when her best friend and muse reveals the dark secret behind her first novel's provenance, igniting an incendiary tale of sex, lies and betrayal.Well structured and delivers the thrills in this atmospheric Aussie mind twister...
- DirectorZoya AkhtarDibakar BanerjeeKaran JoharStarsKiara AdvaniVicky KaushalBhumi PednekarFour short films by four of India's biggest directors exploring love, sex and relationships in modern India.Four intelligent and thought provoking stories about sex and love and the whole damn thing...
- DirectorDaniel CalparsoroStarsRaúl ArévaloAura GarridoHugo ArbuesTen-year-old Nico receives a threatening letter and now his life is in danger. No one seems to believe him except one person that he doesn't know who has come to believe that fate itself wants the boy dead and tries to prevent it.Quiet intriguing once you get the gist of where this film is going...
- DirectorCraig JohnsonStarsMichael AbelaDaniel DohenyBrendan ArcherAlex, high school class president, nerd and a straight A student, has been dating Claire a long time. They decide to sleep together but then he meets a gay guy and he's confused.An intelligent teenage sexual discovery film which at times seems clunky but still engages and amuses...
- DirectorMiguel ArtetaStarsAlia ShawkatDrew LangerMarc MaronTwo women, who are dissatisfied with the dishonesty they see in dating and relationships, decide to make a pact to spend 24 hours together hoping to find a new way to create intimacy.It's those little moments that make this film complete as two lovers embark on a sexual quest of intimacy and honesty over a 24 hour period...
- DirectorRene LiuStarsBoran JingDongyu ZhouZhuangzhuang TianDuring the hectic chunyun period, two strangers traveling home meet on the train.What a fine sloppy romantic movie that takes place over the last 10 Chinese New Years eve looking at a friendship that blossoms into romance and then heartbreak and then memories, all in a creative structured time frame...
- DirectorNorberto López AmadoStarsBelén RuedaMarian ÁlvarezIván MendesA Spanish woman travels to darkest heart of Africa looking for her long-time missed younger sister.A slight variation on the Heart of Darkness theme with Lara traveling deep into the violent Congo jungle in search of her sister with plenty of barbaric and inhumane scenes that jolt your senses...
- DirectorJared SternStarsNoël WellsBen SchwartzRahul KohliA couple on their three-year anniversary need to decide whether to stay together or call it quits.Great use of dialogue in this well performed piece on relationships and the love thing that makes us all do crazy things…
- DirectorAntonio MorabitoStarsClaudio SantamariaMarco GialliniJerzy StuhrA man struggling under the crushing weight of debt must work as a tax collector to pay off his creditors.A fine Italian drama about the financial woes of a country in debt to itself and seen through the eyes of two collectors with opposing socioeconomic views...
- DirectorMarja-Lewis RyanStarsAbbi JacobsonDave FrancoCharlotte CarelA woman (Jacobson) learns her brother (Franco) has relapsed on heroin.Even with its minor faults this is still an engrossing movie about releasing the burden of self inflicted responsibility…
- DirectorPaul DanoStarsEd OxenbouldJake GyllenhaalCarey MulliganA teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.Dano's unobtrusive direction gets into the emotional mess the characters find themself in when dealing with the disintegration of the family idyllic bond...
- DirectorJulian SchnabelStarsWillem DafoeRupert FriendOscar IsaacA look at the life of painter Vincent van Gogh during the time he lived in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.An abstract journey into the mindset of a great and troubled artist played perfectly by Dafoe...
- DirectorDavid LeitchStarsRyan ReynoldsJosh BrolinMorena BaccarinFoul-mouthed mutant mercenary Wade Wilson (a.k.a. Deadpool) assembles a team of fellow mutant rogues to protect a young boy with abilities from the brutal, time-traveling cyborg Cable.Double the twisted laughs and gory action with a humane depth that surprises...
- DirectorAri AsterStarsToni ColletteMilly ShapiroGabriel ByrneA grieving family is haunted by tragic and disturbing occurrences.Twisted as, like Rosemary's Baby on steroids...
- DirectorBoots RileyStarsLaKeith StanfieldTessa ThompsonJermaine FowlerIn an alternate present-day version of Oakland, telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, propelling him into a universe of greed.An absurdist take on a modern worker's revolution filled with creative and crazy ideas...
- DirectorOndi TimonerStarsMatt SmithMarianne RendónJohn Benjamin HickeyA look at the life of photographer Robert Mapplethorpe from his rise to fame in the 1970s to his untimely death in 1989.An interesting way to get to know Mapplethorpe...
- DirectorBertrand MandicoStarsPauline JacquardElina LöwensohnAnne Lise MaulinAn abandoned seaside resort. The shooting for a fantasy film about the end of an era wraps up. Two women, both members of the film crew, one an actress, the other a director, Apocalypse and Joy, are on the verge of concluding their love affair.Once you get the movie references, then you will enjoy this surreal mad journey...
- DirectorSusanne BierStarsSandra BullockTrevante RhodesJohn MalkovichFive years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother and her two children make a desperate bid to reach safety.It's not about the scare, but more about how humans cope with doomsday survival...
- DirectorMike NewellStarsJessica Brown FindlayTom CourtenayMichiel HuismanIn the aftermath of World War II, a writer forms an unexpected bond with the residents of Guernsey Island when she decides to write a book about their experiences during the war. Then she learns the secret they are afraid to reveal.A high-end soap drama with real emotional depth and characters to love and cherish...
- DirectorRon HowardStarsAlden EhrenreichWoody HarrelsonEmilia ClarkeDuring an adventure in the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebel Alliance.A better solid story with a damn fine cast to carry it through the childish adventure...
- DirectorJon M. ChuStarsConstance WuHenry GoldingMichelle YeohThis contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.Well made formulaic rom-com of the highest order...
- DirectorAneesh ChagantyStarsJohn ChoDebra MessingJoseph LeeAfter his teenage daughter goes missing, a desperate father tries to find clues on her laptop.Clever premise with a riveting story execution that reveals the secret lives we all have stored on our computers, but the ending felt like a desperate need for a twist...
- DirectorChristopher McQuarrieStarsTom CruiseHenry CavillVing RhamesEthan Hunt and his IMF team, along with some familiar allies, race against time after a mission gone wrong.Amongst all the stunning action locations and OTT thrilling fun is a cautionary tale of political trust and deceit as all the World's top secret services get in on the silly act, with Ethan the only hope in restoring faith...
- DirectorStephan ElliottStarsGuy PearceKylie MinogueJesse DenyerA teenager comes of age in a small Australian town during the 1970s when a 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach.Over the top Aussie ocker humour of the Seventies captured perfectly, and I've always enjoyed the director's in your face crass approach...
- DirectorMarc ForsterStarsEwan McGregorHayley AtwellBronte CarmichaelA working-class family man, Christopher Robin, encounters his childhood friend Winnie-the-Pooh, who helps him to rediscover the joys of life.Disney does well with allowing some dark elements in this lavish production that has a charming formalatic story told with some visual flare, and from what I noticed in the cinema it was enjoyed by all ages...